Curriculum & Courses

Curriculum & Courses

 

For full course descriptions, use the online Academic Calendar.

Below is the list of courses required to complete the Bachelor of Communication - Journalism major.

Curriculum

  • COMM 2500 - Introduction to Communication Studies
  • COMM 2501 - Media History and Contemporary Issues
  • COMM 3500 - Media, Culture and Communication Theory
  • COMM 4501 - Roles and Practices in Contemporary Communications
  • JOUR 1707 - Journalism Elements
  • JOUR 1709 - Journalism Practice & Theory
  • JOUR 1720 - Introduction to Digital Media
  • JOUR 1727 - Introduction to Visual Journalism
  • JOUR 1728 - Journalism Projects
  • JOUR 3707 - News Reporting
  • JOUR 3709 - News Editing and Reporting
  • JOUR 3717 - Specialized Writing for Journalism
  • JOUR 3720 - Graphics Reporting & Digital Design
  • JOUR 3727 - Visual Journalism II
  • JOUR 3729 - Online Journalism
  • JOUR 3737 - Research Design and Methodology
  • JOUR 3740 - Audio and Visual Storytelling
  • JOUR 3747 - Audio and Visual Storytelling for Online Media
  • JOUR 3777 - Project and Content Development


One of

  • JOUR 4705 - Online Editorial Board
  • JOUR 4707 - Magazine Editorial Board


Three of

  • JOUR 4705 - Online Editorial Board
  • JOUR 4707 - Magazine Editorial Board
  • JOUR 4709 - Advanced Reporting
  • JOUR 4711 - Advanced Reporting II
  • JOUR 4727 - Photojournalism Projects
  • JOUR 4729 - Multimedia Projects
  • JOUR 4747 - Advanced Audio/Visual Projects

Up to two courses above may be substituted by one or both of

  • COMM 3797  -  Special Topics in Communications 
  • COMM 3799  -  International Communication Projects 


Zero-credit program elements*

  • JOUR 4790 - Journalism Workplace Issues and Work Experience Preparation Seminar *
  • JOUR 4791 - Journalism Work Experience I *
  • JOUR 4792 - Journalism Work Experience II *


* All courses three credits, except for zero-credit courses JOUR 4790, JOUR 4791 and JOUR 4792.


Electives

  • Six Electives


General Education Requirements

Ten courses must be completed to meet the General Education requirements to graduate with a Bachelor of Communication - Journalism.

  1. Four courses will be taken at the foundational level: one from each of the thematic clusters.
  2. Three courses will be taken at the second tier: no more than one from each of the thematic clusters. One of these courses must be from the Numeracy and Scientific Literacy cluster.
  3. Three courses must be taken at the third tier, selected from at least two of the thematic clusters.