Journalism and New Media Studies, B.A.(Both Campuses)

Core Courses:

For information about department courses that fulfill core curriculum requirements, consult the current Core Curriculum Guide 

Required Courses (24 credits)

 All Journalism majors must take the following eight courses:

• JNM 108 - Intro to Journalism 3 credits

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• JNM 110 - Journalism Workshop: The Art of the Essay 3 credits or
• ENG 125 - An Introduction to Magazine Writing 3 credits.

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• ART 165 - Graphic Design I 3 credits. or
• ART 269 - Digital Photography 3 credits. or
• ART 277 - Web Design 3 credits or
• COM 205 - Multimedia Applications 3 credits

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• JNM 200 - History of Media 3 credits
• JNM 210 - Digital Reporting 3 credits
• JNM 340 - The Business of Media 3 credits
• JNM 411 - Senior Thesis 3 credits
• JNM 435 - Supervised Internship 3 Credits

History Requirement (3 Credits)

• HIS 274 - Long Island in History 3 credits. or
• HIS 276 - History of New York: State and City 3 credits.

• One of which all Journalism majors must take as the History requirement of their Self and Society CORE.

Electives (18 credits)

Journalism majors take six additional classes (18) credits from among the following options, but must take a minimum of two classes from each of the categories to ensure comprehensive mastery of the major.

• New Media Category

• ART 267 - Computer Assisted Graphic Design Workshop 3 credits.
• JNM 310 - New Media Workshop 3 credits
• JNM 311 - Data-Driven Journalism and Infographics 3 credits
• JNM 370 - Special Topics: Journalism and New Media 3 credits
• JNM 410 - Web Design Workshop 3 credits

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• Journalism for Web 2.0

• JNM 300 - Local Reporting (New York City or Long Island) 3 credits
• JNM 320 - Reporting Arts and Culture 3 credits
• JNM 330 - Reporting Business and the Economy 3 credits
• JNM 350 - Science and Environmental Reporting 3 credits