Multimedia Journalism Advising Sheet
- Students may propose other courses to their academic advisor to best meet their academic goals.
- This advising sheet is not a contract, but is designed to help students track academic progress.
- A maximum of 6 credit hours total from 3890, 3891, 3892 and 3893 may be counted for the major.
- Download the Multimedia Journalism Advising Sheet (Word Document).
- Information on departmental class offerings can be found on the semester-by-semester course rotation webpage, or by downloading a PDF version of the semester-by-semester course rotation schedule.
2025-26 Catalog Year
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Required for all Communication Majors (24 credits)
Course Title Credits COMM 1020 HU Principles of Public Speaking 3 COMM 1130 Media Writing 3 COMM 2110 HU CEL Interpersonal and Small Group Communication 3 COMM 3000 Communication Theory
Prerequisite for many upper-division courses and should be taken as early as possible.3 COMM 3150 Communication Research Methods 3 COMM 3650 Communication Law 3 COMM 4890 INT Communication Internship 3 COMM 4990 Senior Seminar 3 -
Required for Multimedia Journalism Emphasis (21 credits)
Course Title Credits COMM 1500 Introduction to Mass Communication 3 COMM 2250 HU Essentials of Digital Media 3 COMM 3130 News Reporting and Writing 3 COMM 3200 Live Events OR
COMM 3840 Data Visualization & Storytelling3 COMM 3780 Broadcast News Writing and Production 3 COMM 3890 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Signpost 3 COMM 4130 In-depth and Investigative Journalism 3 -
Electives for Multimedia Journalism (Pick 9 credits)
Course Title Credits COMM 1560 Audio Production and Performance 3 COMM 2010 HU Mass Media and Society 3 COMM 2200 Multi-Camera Production and Performance 3 COMM 2400 Social Media for Communicators 3 COMM 2560 Digital Radio Production and Broadcast 1-3 COMM 2820 Podcast Production 3 COMM 2980 Intro to Storytelling in Cinematic Virtual Reality 3 COMM 3060 Listening and Interviewing 3 COMM 3080 Intercultural Communication 3 COMM 3090 Gender and Communication 3 COMM 3220 Editing 3 COMM 3350 Visual Communication 3 COMM 3400 Introduction to Public Relations & Strategic Communication 3 COMM 3440 Public Relations Writing 3 COMM 3460 Public Relations and Social Media 3 COMM 3740 Writing for Screen 3 COMM 3820 Persuasive Communication 3 COMM 3850 Advertising 3 COMM 3890 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Signpost 1-3 COMM 3891 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with KWCR 1-3 COMM 3893 INT Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Studio 76 1-3 COMM 4400 INT Public Relations Media and Campaigns 1-3 -
Non-Communication Electives for Multimedia Journalism (Pick 15 credits)
General Assignment Reporting Track
Course Title Credits ANTH 2010 SS/EDI Peoples & Cultures of the World 3 BSAD 1010 Introduction to Business 3 CJ 1010 SS Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 CJ 1330 Criminal Law and Courts 3 CJ 4200 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice
Prerequisite: CJ 10103 ECON 1010 SS Economics as a Social Scie 3 ECON 2010 SS Principles of Microeconomics
Prerequisites: Please for a complete list of MATH requirements3 ECON 2020 SS Principles of Macroeconomics
Prerequisites: Please for a complete list of MATH requirements3 GEOG 3050 Weather and Climate: from daily storms to decades of drought
Prerequisites: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1130 or GEOG 1150 or instructor permission3 HAS 3000 The Health Care System 3 HIST 3130 U.S. Urban History 3 HIST 3270 SUS American Environmental History 3 POLS 3140 GLB Foreign Policy of the United States 3 POLS 4060 Law and Society
Course not currently being offered3 POLS 4600 American Congress 3 POLS 4750 Public Policy Analysis 3 SOC 3010 Social Inequality
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 10203 SOC 3270 Criminology
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 10203 SOC 3400 Social Change
Prerequisite: SOC 1010 or SOC 10203 SOC 3410 Sociology of Religion 3 Literary Journalism Track
Course Title Credits ART 2250 Foundations of Photography: Black and White/Analog 3 ART 3430 Typography and Publication Design
Prerequisites: ART 1120 and ART 2430 or Instructor Permission3 ENGL 2200 HU/EDI Introduction to Literature 3 ENGL 2250 CA/CW Introduction to Creative Writing
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 20153 ENGL 3050 Grammar, Style and Usage for Advanced Writing
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 20153 ENGL 3250 CW Advanced Fiction Writing
Prerequisites: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015 and ENGL 2250 or ENGL 2260 or ENGL 2270 or ENGL 2280 or ENGL 22953 ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 20153 ENGL 3350 Studies in Literary Genres
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 20153 Technical Writing Track
Course Title Credits ENGL 3140 Professional and Technical Editing
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 20153 ENGL 4100 Issues in Professional and Technical Writing
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 20153 ENGL 4120 CEL Seminar and Practicum in Professional and Technical Writing
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010 or ENGL 20153 WEB 1400 Web Design and Usability 3 WEB 2220 Digital Publishing
Prerequisites: WEB 1400, WEB 2200 or Instructor Permission3 Web Publishing Track
Course Title Credits ART 3430 Typography and Publication Design
Prerequisite: ART 1120, ART 2430 or Instructor Permission3 WEB 1400 Web Design and Usability 3 WEB 2200 Image Editing 3 WEB 2210 Computer Illustrations 3 WEB 2300 Video Editing 3 WEB 2410 Web Animation I 3 WEB 3090 Digital Presentations
Prerequisites: WEB 1700 or WEB 1501/1701, WEB 1502/1702, WEB 1503/17033 WEB 3410 Web Animation II
Prerequisite: WEB 24103 Sports Journalism Track
Course Title Credits Required: PE course representing a competitive sport 1 Required: PE course representing a competitive sport 1 Required: PE course representing a competitive sport
Note: The 3 PE credits must represent different sports and reflect an international understanding of sport. Up to 5 credits of PE may be counted toward the track.1-3 Required: PEP 2700 SS Sociohistorical Aspects of Sport 3 NUTR 1120 Nutrition for the Athlete 3 NUTR 2320 Food Values, Diet Design and Health
Prerequisites: NUTR 1020 or HLTH 10203 OCRE 3050 Recreation and Leisure in Society 3 PEP 2100 Introduction to Coaching Sport 3 PEP 2500 Sport Pedagogy 3 PEP 3400 Sport Psychology for Coaches 3 RHS 2175 Intro to Sports Medicine 3 Other sport-related courses may be substituted as approved by the advisor. 3