PRINT JOURNALISM, BA (120 credit hours)
Updated on 02/20/2015
Name
AU ID
Second major
or minor
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE WRITING AND MATH - Grade of C or better required; Must be taken A-F and NOT P/F
Requirements must be completed within 60 credit hours of course work.
College Writing: 6 credit hours
Math: 3 credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
WRTG-
3
WRTG-
3
3 or 4
*Transfer students who present 6 credit hours of acceptable composition credit satisfy the College Writing requirement by
passing the Writing Proficiency Exam before completing 30 credits at AU.
UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION - Grade of C or better required; Must be taken A-F and NOT P/F (check important notes for grade requirements)
Two courses must be taken from each foundational area; a maximum of 2 courses per academic discipline may be taken.
Only four courses may be fulfilled by AP or IB credit; Must be completed during first 60 credit hours of course work.
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
FA1 Creative Arts
1.
FA2 Traditions that Shape the Western World
3
2.
3
1.
FA3 Cross Cultural Perspectives
3
2.
3
1.
FA4 Social Institutions and Behavior
3
2.
3
1.
FA5 Natural Sciences (one course must include a lab)
3
2.
3
1.
4
2.
RELATED COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Grade of C or better required; Must be taken A-F and NOT P/F
U.S. History: 3 credit hours
Economics: 3 credit hours
Course
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
Course
Semester
3
Grade
Credit hours
HIST3
3
Choose one from the following:
Choose one from the following:
HIST-130 History of American Popular Culture
ECON-100 Macroeconomics (FA4)
HIST-205 American Encounters: 1492-1865 (FA2)
ECON-110 The Global Majority (FA3)
HIST-206 U.S. History since 1865
ECON-200 Microeconomics (FA4)
HIST-208 African-American History: to 1877
HIST-209 African-American History: 1877 to Present
HIST-210 Ethnicity in America (FA4)
HIST-215 Social Forces That Shaped America (FA2)
HIST-219 Women in America to 1850
HIST-220 Women in America since 1850 (FA4)
HIST-235 West in Crisis, 1900-1945 (FA2)
HIST-288 Oliver Stone's America
HIST-305 Topics in Race and Ethnicity in the United States
IMPORTANT NOTES
*12 credit hours of communication courses may be transferred in prior to matriculation at AU with advisor approval.
*A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required to declare a major in SOC and to take all 300 level or above communication courses.
*Only 2 communication courses may be taken abroad with prior approval from your SOC academic advisor.
*A second major or minor outside the School of Communication is required.
*A minimum of 80 credit hours of course work outside of COMM is required; 65 credit hours must be in liberal arts.
*Liberal arts do NOT include: ACCT, EDU, FIN, HFIT, IBUS, ITEC, KSB, MGMT and MKTG.
*This requirement worksheet should not be considered an official explanation of degree requirements. It should only be used as a guide
to assist in your academic planning. For an official explanation of degree requirements, please review the American University catalog
for your catalog year.
*The courses that appear on the requirement worksheet may not be offered every semester. For a list of courses offered in a particular
semester, please see the Schedule of Classes website.
*For students with catalog year 2014-2015 or later, a C or better is required in general education courses. For students with catalog years
prior to 2014-2015, a D or better is required in general education courses.
PRINT JOURNALISM COURSE REQUIREMENTS - 36 credit hours in Print Journalism required.
Grade of C or better required; Must be taken A-F and NOT P/F
CORE COURSES : All of the following (9 credit hours)
Course
Title
Prerequisite
Semester
Grade
Credit hours
COMM-100(FA4) Understanding Media
3
COMM-200
3
Writing for Communication
COMM-305
Digital Skills
COMM-100 & COMM-200
REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES: All of the following (9 credit hours)
3
COMM-320
Reporting
3
COMM-401
Communication Law
COMM-305
3
COMM-425
Advanced Reporting
COMM-320
SKILLS COURSES: Three of the following (9 credit hours)**
3
COMM-
3
COMM-
3
COMM-
3
COMM-325 Feature Article Writing (Prereq: COMM-320)
COMM-326 Sports Journalism (Prereq: COMM-200)
COMM-330 Principles of Photography (Prereq: COMM-105)
COMM-419 In-Depth Journalism (Prereq: COMM-320)
COMM-422 Writing for Convergent Media
COMM-426 Sports Writing and Reporting
COMM-491 Senior Professional Internship (Prereq: COMM-425)*
COMM-521 Opinion Writing
COMM-545 Business and Economic Journalism
MEDIA STUDIES COURSES: Three of the following (9 credit hours with 6 credit hours at the 300 level or above)**
COMMCOMM-
3
3
COMM-
3
COMM-270 How the News Media Shaped History(FA2) OR
COMM-275 Dissident Media: Voices from the Underground(FA4) OR
COMM-280 Contemporary Media in a Global Society(FA3)
COMM-365 Digital Media and Culture
COMM-504 Journalism Ethics
COMM-411 History of Documentary Film
COMM-509 Politics and the Media
COMM-415 Children, Youth and Digital Culture
COMM-514 Censorship & the Media
COMM-490 Independent Study*
COMM-588 Race/Ethnic & Community Reporting (Prereq: COMM-320)
COMM-443 Foreign Policy and the Press
* Students are permitted to do one internship (senior year) OR one independent study.
**Students may choose courses from the approved Special Topics list published each semester.