Degree
Programs: To receive a Bachelor of Arts
in Journalism, students pursue a full academic and practical curriculum in
the gathering, preparation and dissemination of responsible and quality news
content. Students may select a specialty in broadcast, print or Internet journalism.
All students receive a core curriculum of news writing and reporting, critical
thinking, law and ethics. The broadcast emphasis offers significant experiential
and classroom training in television and radio broadcast. The print sequence
trains journalists for newspaper and magazine journalism. The Internet emphasis
trains students to identify and define journalism of the future on the World
Wide Web.
The world of journalism is changing fast. Once-divergent media forms are rapidly coming together in ways that make it essential for 21st-century journalism education to reflect the complexity of actual practice. Graduates must be prepared to function and lead in a new and changing environment. The Division of Journalism prepares students to succeed in this dynamic setting.
Majors will study multimedia journalism, including broadcast, print and on-line options. They will learn professional skills that will enable them to adapt swiftly to a changing journalism environment. Content that is useful and interesting will have value regardless of the delivery system or systems of a particular era. For this reason, students also are taught the intellectual and theoretical skills they will need to help them interpret the world around them and understand the role of the media in society. They will graduate as clear, concise thinkers and writers.
To view the core and sequence requirements in Journalism, click here.
Minor
in Journalism
A minor in journalism can be an excellent secondary component
to virtually any of the liberal arts majors offered at SMU.
Students are given
a core curriculum in the basics of news gathering, writing
and editing and can also take enough elective hours to develop
a basic understanding
of broadcast or Internet journalism. To view the requirements
for a minor in Journalism, click here.
To view a listing of the courses offered in Journalism, click here.