Bachelor of Arts in 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 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 226 | Introduction to Multimedia Journalism (Major Core) | 3 |
or Minor if JOUR 226 already fulfilled 1 |
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| JOUR 304 | Cultural Diversity and News Media (Major Core, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| Minor (12-28 units) - Take Two 1 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| JOUR 250 | Deadline Journalism (Major Core) | 3 |
| JOUR 300GW | Reporting - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| JOUR 307 | News Media Law (Major Core) | 3 |
| JOUR 310 | Journalism Ethics (Major Core, UD-C) | 3 |
| Minor (12-28 units) - Take One 1 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| JOUR 400 | Video Journalism (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Practicum): | 3 | |
| Magazine Publication Lab | ||
| Newspaper Publication Laboratory | ||
| Writing Course - Select One 2 | 3 | |
| Multimedia Course - Select One 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Capstone - Select One 4 | 3 | |
| Minor (12-28 units) - Take Two 1 | 6 | |
| Advanced Journalism Elective (6 units) - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Approved Minor or Certificate (12-28 units)
A Journalism major must complete a minor or certificate (12-unit minimum) alongside their bachelor's degree. Completion requires students to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students should consult with an academic adviser in Journalism to determine a minor or certificate program that meets their interests and professional goals. Please see the specific minor page in this bulletin for information about requirements.
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Writing - Select One
JOUR 320 Investigative Reporting (3 units)
JOUR 330 Editing (3 units)
JOUR 595 Magazine and Feature Writing (3 units)
JOUR 667 Seminar: Topics in Journalism (3 units)
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Multimedia - Select One
JOUR 426 Data Journalism (3 units)
JOUR 450 Publication Design and Graphics (3 units)
JOUR 480 Audio Journalism (3 units)
JOUR 582
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Senior Capstone (3 units)
Select One:
JOUR 575 Community Media (3 units)
JOUR 605 Magazine Publication Lab (3 units)
JOUR 609 Newspaper Publication Laboratory (3 units)
JOUR 695 Senior Seminar (3 units)
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Electives (6 units) Choose two classes
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 and Feature Writing (3 units)
Seminar
JOUR 667 Seminar: Topics in Journalism (3 units)
JOUR 699 Independent Study (1-3 units)
Photojournalism/Visual
JOUR 235 Photojournalism I: Foundations of Photojournalism (3 units) (C1)
JOUR 328/ANTH 328 Anthropology and Photography (3 units)
JOUR 335 Photojournalism II: Staff Photojournalism (3 units)
JOUR 450 Publication Design and Graphics (3 units)
Mutimedia/Digital
JOUR 395 Online Journalism (3 units)
JOUR 480/BECA 480 Audio Journalism (3 units)
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 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/BECA 451 International Media Politics (4 units) (SJ)