Bachelor of Arts in Journalism: Concentration in Print and Online Journalism – Transfer Roadmap
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This is a suggested path of study for students transferring into the Journalism: Concentration in Print/Online Journalism program. This path of study assumes that all lower-division GE courses, as well as JOUR 205 , JOUR 221, and JOUR 235 have been fulfilled. JOUR 226 may also have been fulfilled prior to transfer.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 222 | Newswriting Lab (Major Core) | 1 |
| JOUR 226 | Digital News Gathering (Major Core) | 3 |
or Minor if JOUR 226 already fulfilled 1 |
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| JOUR 300GW | Reporting - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| JOUR 304 | Cultural Diversity and News Media (Major Core, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| Minor (12-28 units) - Take One 1 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| JOUR 307 | News Media Law (Major Core) | 3 |
| JOUR 330 | Editing (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Concentration): | 3 | |
| Online Journalism | ||
| Multimedia Journalism | ||
| Writing Course (Major Concentration) - Select One 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| JOUR 310 | Journalism Ethics (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Practicum): | 3 | |
| Magazine Publication Lab | ||
| Newspaper Publication Laboratory | ||
| Minor (12-28 units) - Take One 1 | 3 | |
| Advanced Journalism Elective (6 units) - Take One 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| JOUR 695 | Senior Seminar (Major Capstone) | 3 |
| Minor (12-28 units) - Take Three 1 | 9 | |
| Univeristy Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 61 | |
| 1 | List of Approved Minors (12-28 units) A Journalism major must complete a minor in one of the areas of study approved by faculty advisers. Completion requires students to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Approved disciplines for this requirement are listed below. Students should consult with an academic adviser in Journalism to determine the minor that best meets their interests and professional goals. Please see the specific minor page in this bulletin for information about requirements. African Studies (24-25 units) Africana Studies (18 units) |
| 2 | Writing - Select One JOUR 320 Investigative Reporting (3 units) JOUR 321 Feature Writing (3 units) JOUR 570 Opinion Writing (3 units) JOUR 575 Community Media (3 units) JOUR 580 Environmental Journalism (3 units) JOUR 595 Magazine Writing (3 units) JOUR 650 Seminar: Contemporary News (3 units) JOUR 667 Seminar: Topics in Journalism (3 units) |
| 3 | Electives (6 units) Choose one class (3 units fulfilled in transfer by JOUR 235) Advanced Writing (if not taken to satisfy a major requirement) JOUR 320 Investigative Reporting (3 units) JOUR 321 Feature Writing (3 units) JOUR 570 Opinion Writing (3 units) JOUR 575 Community Media (3 units) JOUR 580 Environmental Journalism (3 units) JOUR 595 Magazine Writing (3 units) Seminar JOUR 667 Seminar: Topics in Journalism (3 units) JOUR 685 Projects in the Teaching of Journalism (1-3 units) JOUR 699 Independent Study (1-3 units) Photojournalism/Visual JOUR 235 Photojournalism I (3 units) (C1) JOUR 328/ANTH 328 Anthropology and Photography (3 units) JOUR 335 Photojournalism II (3 units) JOUR 450 Publication Design and Graphics (3 units) Mutimedia/Digital JOUR 395 Online Journalism (3 units) (if not taken to satisfy a major requirement) JOUR 400 Multimedia Journalism (3 units) (if not taken to satisfy a major requirement) JOUR 495 Profiles (3 units) JOUR 582 Social Media Journalism (3 units) Project-Based Electives JOUR 223/SPAN 223 Bilingual English and Spanish Newswriting (3 units) (AERM, GP) JOUR 426 Data Journalism (3 units) JOUR 427/BECA 427 Media Entrepreneurship (3 units) JOUR 500 Contemporary Magazines (3 units) JOUR 617 Advanced Journalism Internship (3 units) JOUR 650 Seminar: Contemporary News (3 units) JOUR 680 Advanced Multimedia Journalism (3 units) Cross-Disciplinary JOUR 328/ANTH 328 Anthropology and Photography (3 units) JOUR 410/CHIN 410 Building Chinese Media Literacy (3 units) JOUR 411/CHIN 411/I R 413 Media Chinese (3 units) (GP) JOUR 452/I R 452 International Media Politics (4 units) (SJ) |