Journalism, BA

Students majoring in journalism at Butler will learn to produce professional-quality stories and programming for a variety of audiences in a variety of formats. In the process, students will develop professional skills, competencies and knowlege in the following areas:

Requirements for the Major

JR 112 - Introduction to Multimedia Journalism Min Units: 3
JR 215 - Innovative Tools for Storytelling Min Units: 3
JR 312 - Multimedia Journalism Min Units: 3
JR 325 - Gender and News: Global Views Min Units: 3
CCM 330 - Representations of Race & Difference Min Units: 3
JR 412 - In-depth Journalism Min Units: 3
JR 414 - Media Law Min Units: 3
JR 417 - Global Media Min Units: 3
JR 420 - Media Ethics Min Units: 3
JR 440 - Journalism Internship Min Units: 3
COM 480 - Media Business Min Units: 3

Six Credits From Approved List:

CME 108 - Multimedia Graphics Min Units: 3
CME 109 - Fundamentals of Videography and Video Editing Min Units: 3
COM 245 - Media Analytics Min Units: 3
COM 301 - Intensive Industry Experience Min Units: 1
JR 310 - Investigative Journalism Min Units: 1
JR 311 - Drone Journalism Min Units: 1
JR 333 - Performance Lab Min Units: 1
SPM 405 - Sports Newsroom Min Units: 3
CME 411 - Entertainment Criticism Min Units: 3
JR 427 - Special Topics in Journalism Min Units: 1
JR 440 - Journalism Internship Min Units: 3
SPM 458 - Perspectives in Sports Media Min Units: 3