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The journalism and creative writing specialization helps students develop research, interviewing, writing, editing, and multimedia storytelling skills that are crucial to success across a broad spectrum of fields and professions in this information age. A faculty of professional writers and editors teach students to research, report, interview, and write about urban affairs, politics, crime and the courts, arts and culture, law, education, science, sports, and many other topics.
Program Prerequisite |
| The Individual and the News in the Information Age | 3 credits |
Core Journalism Curriculum (15 credits) |
| Journalistic Reporting and Writing (formerly Journalistic Writing) | 4 credits |
| Media Ethics and Law | 3 credits |
| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 credits |
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| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits |
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| | Media Internship | 4 credits |
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| Narrative Writing ( Showcourse v |
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Specialization Electives (9-11 credits) |
| Feature Article Writing | 3 credits |
| Photojournalism ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3064 |
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| Electronic Research Methods and Resources for Writers ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3065 |
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Discipline | LIB |
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| Editing | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3110 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Editing in the Digital World | 3 credits |
| Business and Financial Journalism (formerly Business and Financial Writing) | 4 credits |
| Video Field Reporting (formerly Television Field Reporting) |
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| Documentary Film ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3280 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Science Communication | 3 credits |
| Journalistic Criticism and Reviewing | 3 credits |
| Journalistic Blogging | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3520 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Multimedia Reporting | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3530 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Journalistic Podcasting (formerly Podcasting and Radio News) | 3 credits |
| Creative Nonfiction | 3 credits |
| Workshop: Fiction Writing ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3610 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Sudden Fiction -- Crafting Short Short Stories ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3615 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Workshop: Playwriting ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3052 |
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Discipline | THE |
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| ) | 3 credits |
| Workshop: Film and Television Writing | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3660 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Fiction Podcasting | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3670 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Creating and Writing a Web Series | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3700 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| International Reporting | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 3770 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Cultural Reporting | 3 credits |
| Covering Climate Change (formerly Environmental Reporting) | 3 credits |
| Sportswriting | 3 credits |
| Topics in Journalism | 3 credits |
| Press Coverage of Politics and Policy | 3 credits |
| A Century of Muckraking: Investigating Corporations, Corruption and Governmental Crooks | 3 credits |
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CourseNumber | 4500 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Video Journalism | 3 credits |
| Journalism and the Literary Imagination ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4730 |
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Discipline | CMP |
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| ) | 3 credits |
| Investigative Reporting | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4910 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Fiction-Writing Workshop | 4 credits |
| Narrative Writing ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4920 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| ) | 4 credits |
| Independent Study in Journalism | Variable |
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| Media Internship | 4 credits |
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JRN 6001H-6002H |
| Journalism Honors I and II | 3 credits |
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Two Courses in Literature at the 3000-level or above | 6 credits |
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Business Journalism SpecializationThis program will teach students how to function as business and financial journalists, for news organizations or on their own. Students will learn how to report on companies, analyze economic trends and find regional variations in them, understand financial markets and their impact on society, and write and produce business news for a wide range of outlets, including newspapers and magazines, television and radio and the Internet. The specialization will help students develop research, reporting, interviewing skills, and story ideas; learn to mine data; and communicate news to different audiences across media technologies. Program Prerequisite | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 2500 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| The Individual and the News in the Information Age | 3 credits |
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| Core Curriculum (15 credits) | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3200 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Business and Financial Journalism (formerly Business and Financial Writing) | 4 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3220 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Media Ethics and Law | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3510 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits |
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CourseNumber | 5050 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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CourseNumber | 5051 |
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CourseNumber | 5052 |
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| Media Internship | 4 credits |
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| Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4920 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Narrative Writing ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4920 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| Electives (6 credits) Two of the following courses: |
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| Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3201 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Covering the Financial Markets (formerly JRN 4001) | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3202 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Covering Wealth and Poverty (formerly JRN 4002) | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3800 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| | Covering Climate Change (formerly Environmental Reporting) | 3 credits |
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| Additional Journalism Electives (6 credits) Two courses chosen from the following: | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3060 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Feature Article Writing | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3100 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Editing | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3201 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Covering the Financial Markets (formerly JRN 4001) | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3202 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Covering Wealth and Poverty (formerly JRN 4002) | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3450 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Journalistic Blogging | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3530 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Journalistic Podcasting (formerly Podcasting and Radio News) | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3700 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| International Reporting | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3770 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Cultural Reporting | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3800 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Covering Climate Change (formerly Environmental Reporting) | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4500 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Video Journalism | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4750 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Investigative Reporting | 3 credits |
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| Capstone Course (3 – 4 credits) One of the following courses: | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4500 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Video Journalism | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4750 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Investigative Reporting | 3 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4920 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Narrative Writing ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4920 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| ) | 4 credits | Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 5050 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Media Internship | 4 credits |
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Business Communication Major: Business Writing Specialization for the BA Student Anchor |
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Program Learning Goals Upon completion of the business writing specialization within the business communication major, students will be able to: - Report, research and write reports and articles in a range of formats with accuracy and context.
- Find and retrieve online information and data and evaluate it.
- Employ the fundamentals of clear business writing to produce effective communications and to begin to develop a personal writing style.
- Locate a wide range of information from various sources on local, regional, national and global issues, drawing on print, broadcast and Web archives.
- Write effectively in at least two specialties within the world of business writing, including marketing-related writing, Internet communications, legal writing, journalistic writing and financial writing.
Major Course Requirements
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For the BA student who is interested in combining business writing with preparation in business administration, the following interdisciplinary specialization within the business communication major is suggested. Base Curriculum Courses No credit toward the major
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| Writing I (or its equivalent) | 3 credits |
| Writing II | 3 credits |
| Great Works of Literature I ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 2800 |
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Discipline | CMP |
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| ) | 3 credits |
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| Great Works of Literature II ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 2850 |
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Discipline | CMP |
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Program Prerequisites 15 credits |
| Marketing Foundations | 3 credits |
| Fundamentals of Management | 3 credits |
| Business Statistics I | 3 credits |
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Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 2100 |
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Discipline | PSY |
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| Statistics for Social Science (formerly STA 2100) | 3 credits |
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| Micro-Economics (may be applied to the base curriculum - Baruch Common Core) | 3 credits |
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| Macro-Economics (may be applied to the base curriculum - Baruch Common Core) | 3 credits |
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| Current Economic Problems | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies (Students must complete |
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CourseNumber | 1000 |
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Discipline | BUS |
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as a course prerequisite BUS 1000, BUS 1011, or BUS 2000, and an appropriate math course as prerequisites)
| 3 credits |
Major/Specialization: 30–33 credits |
Interdisciplinary Core: (6-7 credits) |
Business Communication |
| Journalistic Reporting and Writing (formerly Journalistic Writing)
| 4 credits |
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| Business Communication | 3 credits |
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| Media Ethics and Law
| 3 credits |
Marketing/Advertising |
Choose one course: |
| Advertising and Marketing Communications | 3 credits |
| Marketing Research | 3 credits |
| Consumer Behavior | 3 credits |
| Public Relations
| 3 credits |
Management |
Choose one course: |
| Management: A Behavioral Approach | 3 credits |
| Management and Society
| 3 credits |
Business Writing Specialization Requirements |
Required Courses (10 – 12 credits) |
| Business and Financial Journalism (formerly Business and Financial Writing) | 4 credits |
and two from the following: |
| Editing | 3 credits |
| Business Communication | 3 credits |
| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 credits |
| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 5050 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| , Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 5051 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| , or Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 5052 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| | Media Internship
| 4 credits |
Electives (6 – 8 credits) |
| Feature Article Writing | 3 credits |
| Editing | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3110 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Editing in the Digital World | 3 credits |
| Video Field Reporting (formerly Television Field Reporting) | 3 credits |
| Media Ethics and Law | 3 credits |
| Journalistic Blogging | 3 credits |
| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 credits |
| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3520 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Multimedia Reporting | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3530 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Journalistic Podcasting (formerly Podcasting and Radio News)
| 3 credits |
| Sudden Fiction - Crafting Short Short Stories ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3615 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| ) | 3 credits |
| Creative Nonfiction | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3700 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| International Reporting | 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3770 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Cultural Reporting | 3 credits |
| Covering Climate Change (formerly Environmental Reporting) | 3 credits |
| Sportswriting | 3 credits |
| Topics in Journalism† | 3 credits |
| Press Coverage of Politics and Policy | 3 credits |
| A Century of Muckraking: Investigating Corporations, Corruption and Governmental Crooks | 3 credits |
| Investigative Reporting | 3 credits |
| Narrative Writing ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4920 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| ) | 4 credits |
| Independent Study in Journalism | Variable |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 5050 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| , Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 5051 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| , or Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 5052 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| | Media Internship
| 4 credits |
showcourse |
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JRN 6001H-6002H |
| Journalism Honors I and II | 3 credits |
†Students may enroll in JRN 3900 more than once if the topic is different. |
The Minor
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Courses in Journalism
| The Individual and the News in the Information Age | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Journalistic Reporting and Writing (formerly Journalistic Writing) | 4 hours; 4 credits |
| Feature Article Writing | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Photojournalism ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3064 |
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Discipline | ART |
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| ) | 4 hours; 3 credits |
| Electronic Research Methods and Resources for Writers ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3065 |
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Discipline | LIB |
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| ) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3100 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Editing | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3110 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Editing in the Digital World | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Business Communication | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Business and Financial Journalism (formerly Business and Financial Writing) | 4 hours; 4 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3201 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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(formerly JRN 4001) | Covering the Financial Markets | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3202 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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(formerly JRN 4002) | Covering Wealth and Poverty | 3 hours; c credits |
| Video Field Reporting (formerly Television Field Reporting) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Media Ethics and Law | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Documentary Film ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3280 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| ) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Science Communication | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Journalistic Criticism and Reviewing | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Journalistic Blogging | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 hours; 4 credits |
| Multimedia Reporting | 4 hours; 4 credits |
| Advanced Multimedia Reporting | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3530 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Journalistic Podcasting (formerly Podcasting and Radio News) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Creative Nonfiction | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Workshop: Fiction Writing ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3610 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| ) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Sudden Fiction - Crafting Short Short Stories ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3615 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| ) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Workshop: Playwriting ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3052 |
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Discipline | THE |
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| ) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Workshop: Film and Television Writing | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3660 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Fiction Podcasting | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3670 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Creating and Writing a Web Series | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3700 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| International Reporting | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 3770 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Cultural Reporting | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Covering Climate Change (formerly Environmental Reporting) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Sportswriting | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Topics in Journalism | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Press Coverage of Politics and Policy | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| A Century of Muckraking: Investigating Corporations, Corruption, and Governmental Crooks | 3 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4500 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Video Journalism | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Journalism and the Literary Imagination ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4730 |
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Discipline | CMP |
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| ) | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Investigative Reporting | 4 hours; 3 credits |
Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4910 |
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Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Fiction-Writing Workshop | 4 hours; 4 credits |
| Narrative Writing ( Showcourse v |
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CourseNumber | 4920 |
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Discipline | ENG |
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| ) | 4 hours; 4 credits |
| Independent Study in Journalism I | Variable hours and credits |
| Independent Study in Journalism II | Variable hours and credits |
| Independent Study in Journalism III | Variable hours and credits |
| Media Internship I | 4 hours; 4 credits |
| Media Internship II | 4 hours; 4 credits |
| Summer Media Internship | 4 hours; 4 credits |
| Honors Journalism I | 3 hours; 3 credits |
| Honors Journalism II | 3 hours; 3 credits |