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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Writing Studies B.A.
Sub-plan: Journalism
Sample Plan: Writing Studies - Journalism
Total Credits: 121.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 cr
WRIT 1506 - Literacy, Technology and Society : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, HUMANITIES
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :3.0 cr
Elective :1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 2506 - Theories of Writing Studies : 3.0 cr
LE (Logic & Quantitative Reasoning) :3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
JOUR 2001 - Introduction to Journalism : 3.0 cr
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US, Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
LING 2506 - Language and Writing : 3.0 cr
JOUR 2101 - Journalist's Toolbox : 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Sustainability) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
JOUR 3001 - Local Journalism : 3.0 cr
JOUR 3401 - Digital Storytelling : 4.0 cr
JOUR 2300 - Visual Journalism : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 4250 - New Media Writing : 3.0 cr
JOUR 3700 - Media Law and Ethics : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
JOUR 4102 - Newsroom Practicum : 3.0 cr
JOUR 4001 - Specialized Reporting: Narrative Nonfiction : 3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 4506 - Capstone Course: Senior Portfolio Preparation : 1.0 cr
WRIT 4220 - Document Design and Graphics : 3.0 cr
Minor Course 4.0 cr
Minor Course 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr