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Twin Cities Campus
Media and Information B.A.School of Journalism & Mass Communication
College of Liberal Arts
The Media and Information major helps you develop knowledge and skills about the role of media and mass communication in society and media storytelling with strategy and purpose. Areas of study include: 1) Emerging Media, Technology, and Management, 2) Global Media and Diversity, 3) Health Communication, 4) Media History, 5) Media Ethics and Law, and 6) Media, Politics, and Psychology. The major is designed for students who wish to pursue a liberal arts approach to the study of media institutions, processes, effects, theory, research methods, and analysis. While this major helps you develop a set of skills and methodological/theoretical knowledge, it could also be applied to, but not exclusively to, professional settings such as psychology, law, and politics.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
It is strongly recommended that students complete Jour 1001 prior to declaring the major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the Media and Information BA is JOUR.
At least 12 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
Students may combine the Media and Information BA with the Digital Media Studies minor, but not with the Media and Information minor.
Students may earn no more than one undergraduate major in Journalism, Strategic Communication: Advertising and Public Relations, and Media and Information.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) students earning a BA, BS, or BIS degree must complete the second-year career management course CLA 3002.
All students must complete a capstone in at least one CLA major. The requirements for double majors completing the capstone in a different CLA major will be clearly stated. Students must also complete all major requirements in both majors to allow the additional capstone to be waived. Student completing an addition degree must complete the capstone in each degree area.
Foundation Course
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
JOUR 1001 - Media in a Changing World
[SOCS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 1001H - Media in a Changing World
[SOCS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
Core Courses
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
JOUR 3005 - Media Effects
[SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3614 - History of Media Communication
[HIS, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3741 - Diversity and Media
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3751 - Digital Media and Culture
[AH, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3771 - Media Ethics
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
Electives
The number of Electives required will depend on the amount of credits taken to fulfill the Core Courses requirement. Consult the Hubbard School website to see how courses fit into the following areas of focus: 1) Emerging Media, Technology, and Management, 2) Media and Diversity, 3) Health Communication, 4) Media History, 5) Media Ethics and Law, and 6) Media, Politics, and Psychology.
Take 2 - 7 course(s) totaling 6 - 15 credit(s) from the following:
1xxx to 3xxx-level Electives
Take no more than 5 course(s) totaling at most 15 credit(s) from the following:
·
CSCL 3211 - Global and Transnational Cinemas
[GP]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3231 - Comedy: Media, Politics & Society
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 1501 - Digital Games and Society
[AH, TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3006 - Visual Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3007 - The Media in American History and Law: Case Studies
[HIS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3201 - Principles of Strategic Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3551 - The Business of Digital Media: Innovation, Disruption, and Adaptation
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3552 - Technology, Communication & Global Society
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3553 - Mobile Communication
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3590 - Special Topics in Mass Communication: Context
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3745 - Media and Popular Culture
[AH, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3757 - Principles of Health Communication Strategy
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3775 - Strategic Communication Law
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 1202W - Media: Word, Image, Sound
[AH, TS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
SCMC 1202W - Media: Word, Image, Sound
[AH, TS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3220W - Screen Cultures
[AH, TS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
SCMC 3220W - Screen Cultures
[AH, TS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3004 - Information for Mass Communication
(3.0 cr)
or
JOUR 3004H - Information for Mass Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 3776 - Media Law
(3.0 cr)
or
JOUR 3776H - Media Law
(3.0 cr)
·
4xxx to 5xxx-level Electives
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
JOUR 4251 - Psychology of Advertising
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 4272 - Digital Advertising: Theory and Practice
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 4274W - Advertising in Society
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 4590 - Special Topics in Mass Communication: Context
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 4801 - Global Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5501 - Communication, Public Opinion, and Social Media
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5541 - Mass Communication and Public Health
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5552 - Law of Internet Communication
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5601W - History of Journalism
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5606W - Literary Aspects of Journalism
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5725 - Management of Media Organizations
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5777 - Contemporary Problems in Freedom of Speech and Press
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 4721 - Mass Media and U.S. Society
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
JOUR 4721H - Mass Media and U.S. Society
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
Capstone
The capstone requirement is fulfilled by taking JOUR 4999 after 90 credits have been earned. Students who double major within CLA can choose to complete the capstone requirement in their other major and only have to complete 33 credits within the major.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
JOUR 4999 - Capstone
(1.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the Major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) totaling 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
JOUR 4274W - Advertising in Society
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5601W - History of Journalism
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
JOUR 5606W - Literary Aspects of Journalism
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3220W - Screen Cultures
[AH, TS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
SCMC 3220W - Screen Cultures
[AH, TS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 1001/Jour 1001H |
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Course Equivalencies: | Jour 1001/Jour 1001H |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Course Equivalencies: | Glos 3605/Hist 3705/Jour 3614 |
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Course Equivalencies: | Jour 3786/Pol 3786 |
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Course Equivalencies: | Jour 3786/Pol 3786 |
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Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3211/SCMC 3211 |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 1202W/SCMC 1202W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 1202W/SCMC 1202W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3220W/SCMC 3220W |
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Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3220W/SCMC 3220W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 3004/Jour 3004H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 3004/Jour 3004H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 3776/Jour 3776H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Course Equivalencies: | Jour 3776/Jour 3776H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 5541/PubH 6074 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | EngW 5606W/Jour 5606W |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 5777/Law 6030 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 4721/Jour 4721H |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Jour 4721/Jour 4721H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EngW 5606W/Jour 5606W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3220W/SCMC 3220W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CSCL 3220W/SCMC 3220W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |