The Journalism major at Keene State College provides and maintains an intellectual environment dedicated to the investigation of the roles of the mass media in contemporary society within a liberal arts perspective. The major provides students with a theoretical understanding of the media and prepares them for careers in the field by enabling them to build both print and electronic media skills in an applied setting. The curriculum emphasizes the concepts of press objectivity, fairness, accuracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press, as well as the development of analytical writing, research, production, and presentation skills.
The curriculum covers the skill areas of journalistic writing, editing, electronic journalism, and news production. It includes at least 40 credit hours of study within Journalism. A grade C or higher must be earned in each Journalism course or Journalism course substitution counted toward the major.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Each student must demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English as specified by the Language Requirement for Students with Majors in the School of Arts and Humanities.
INTEGRATIVE STUDIES REQUIREMENTS
44 credits minimum
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
40 credits
Section A: Core
24 credits
- JRN 100 Intro to Mass Communication
- JRN 130 Writing for the Media
- JRN 230 Print Journalism
- JRN 235 Broadcast Journalism
- JRN 255 Digital Journalism
- JRN 323 Journalism Law and Ethics
Section B: Advanced Study
4 credits
- Select one from the following:
- Print – JRN 330 Public Affairs Reporting
- Broadcast – JRN 335 TV Journalism
- JRN 435 Community TV News
Section C: Electives
12 credits
- Select 12 credits from the following courses:
- JRN 282 Equinox Editor (not repeatable for credit toward major)
- JRN 311 Mass Media History and Theory
- JRN 330 Public Affairs Reporting
(This course may not be used as an elective for the major if selected in Section B.)
- JRN 335 TV Journalism
(This course may not be used as an elective for the major if selected in Section B.)
- JRN 345 Radio Journalism
- JRN 430 Feature Writing
- JRN 435 Community TV News
(This course may not be used as an elective for the major if selected in Section B.)
- JRN 450 News Editing and Management
Only 4 credits from the following courses may be used toward elective credit:
- IHJRN 267 Issues in the Media (repeatable)
- JRN 280 Equinox Staff (repeatable)
- JRN 282 Equinox Editor (repeatable)
- JRN 294 Cooperative Education (repeatable)
- JRN 380 Internship (repeatable)
- JRN 467 Specialized Journalism (repeatable)
- JRN 498 Independent Study (repeatable)
ELECTIVES
Select courses to reach a total of 120 credits for the degree.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
120 credits
