Focus of Study

This interest area educates students in the skills and theory of journalistic coverage of the specialized fields of science, health, environment and engineering. The program prepares students for jobs as journalism professionals at newspapers, magazines, online publications and radio-television operations. Administered by the print and digital news faculty. Students interested in science-, food- and environment-related topics may want to investigate the science and agricultural journalism program offered through the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.

Course Description

Upper-Division Journalism Core (6)

All students must take the following courses at the upper-division level:

• JOURN 3000 History of American Journalism: (3)

or

• JOURN 4568 History of Photojournalism: (3)

and

• JOURN 4000 Communications Law: (3)

Required Journalism Classes (14-15)

• JOURN 4416 Science, Health and Environmental Writing: (3)

• JOURN 4428 Health Reporting Skills: (2 – 3)

Take one of these:

• JOURN 4450 News Reporting: (3)

• JOURN 4804 Convergence Reporting: (3)

Take one of these:

• JOURN 4406 News Editing: (3)

• JOURN 4408 Magazine Editing: (3)

• JOURN 4460 Advanced News Reporting: (3)

• JOURN 4806 Convergence Editing and Producing: (3)

Take one of these capstones:

• JOURN 4990 Journalism and Democracy: (3)

• JOURN 4992 Reporting, Editing and Marketing of Converged Media: (3)

Suggested Journalism Electives (10-11)

• JOURN 4410 Intermediate Writing: (3)

• JOURN 4414 Field Reporting on the Food System and Environment: (3)

• JOURN 4430 Computer-Assisted Reporting: (3)

• JOURN 4436 Investigative Reporting: (3)

• JOURN 4730 Journalism and Conflict: (3)

• JOURN 4940 Internship in Journalism: (1 – 6)

• JOURN 4950 Understanding Audiences: (3)

• JOURN 4986 Advanced Writing: (3)

Suggested Non-Journalism Electives

• AG_EC 2070 Environmental Economics and Policy (3)
• ATM_SC 1050 Introduction to Meteorology (3)
• ATM_SC 3600 Climates of the World (3)
• BIO_SC 4978 Cancer Biology (3)
• ENGLSH 4045 Rhetorical Studies (3)
• ENV_SC 1000 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
• ENV_SC 3290 Soils and the Environment (3)
• F_S 1030 Food Science and Nutrition (3)
• F_S 1040 Introduction to Viticulture and Enology (1)
• F_S 2131 Dairy Products Evaluation (2)
• F_S 2195 Grapes and Wines of the World (3)
• F_S 3190 Study Abroad: International Meat, Dairy and Enology (3)
• F_S 3240 Principles of Viticulture I (4)
• F_W 3400 Water Quality and Natural Resources Management (3)
• HTH_PR 4300 Health Care in the U.S. (3)
• HTH_PR 4310 Health Policy for Health Professionals (1-3)
• NAT_R 1060 Ecology and Conservation of Living Resources (3)
• NAT_R 1070 Ecology and Renewable Resource Management (3)
• RU_SOC 4370 Environment and Society (3)
• SOIL 2100 Introduction to Soils (3)