Interactive Journalism
The concentration of Interactive Journalism in Communication has two areas of specialization: multimedia journalism and broadcast journalism. Multimedia journalism prepares you to research and produce your own original content for increasingly digital and interactive news organizations. Broadcast journalism prepares you to step into the television studios across the country or go out in the field for original reporting. The concentration will prepare you for the rapidly-changing and evolving world of journalism.
BA Interactive Journalism - Communication
Minor Journalism
Experiential Opportunities
For students in the Interactive Journalism concentration and Communication major in general, Coastal provides multiple opportunities to get hands-on experience to prepare you for a career.
The Chanticleer Newspaper
Teal Nation Communications
Athenaeum Press
Facilities
Several lab spaces allow you to explore the role of journalism in a variety of production environments.
Digital Production Studio
WCCU Radio
Courses
Foundations
(8 Courses)
COMM 140 - Modern Human Communication: Principles and Practices
COMM 150 - Media, Self and the World
COMM 275 - Communication Theory
COMM 276 - Communication Research
JOUR 201 - Foundations of Journalism
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2 upper-division (300 or 400-level course) in Communications, Communication, Languages, and Culture or Journalism
Specialization
(6 Courses)
JOUR 200 - Interactive Journalism Basics
JOUR 304 - Writing for Interactive Journalism
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JOUR 306 - Journalism Law and Ethics or
JOUR 350 - Interactive Media and Society (3 credits)
Broadcast Journalism Track
JOUR 310 - Writing for Broadcast
JOUR 320 - Broadcast News
JOUR 314Q/340Q - TV News Reporting/Radio News and Entertainment
Multimedia Journalism Track
JOUR 305 - Journalism News Writing and Reporting for Media
JOUR 361 - News Feature Writing
JOUR 450 - Senior Seminar
Capstone
(1 Course)
COMM 491 - Communication Capstone: Thesis
or
COMM 492 Q - Communication Capstone: Project
Broadcast Journalism
Multimedia Journalism
Broadcast Journalism
Multimedia Journalism
Broadcast Journalism (transfer students)
Multimedia Journalism (transfer students)
Minor in Journalism
A minor in journalism prepares you to apply your chosen major for the public eye, as well as hone your investigative research skills.
Program Faculty Spotlight
The faculty members in Interactive Journalism teach their students how to tell solid stories in a variety of media.
Wendy Weinhold
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Journalism, Critical Media Analysis, Women and Gender Studies
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Adam Pitluck
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Journalism, Media Interconnectivity, Communications and Media Academic Administration
Student and Alumni Work
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Application Requirements
» Application
» $45 Application Fee
» Official Transcripts (Highschool, Secondary School, or Previous College)
» SAT/ACT Test Scores (optional)
For International Students
» Proof of English Proficiency (ESL Students)
» Passport
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