1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Journalism
Stanford G. Mukasa, Chairperson;
DeGeorge, Heilman, Jesick, Mukasa, Russell, Truby; and
professors emeriti Furgiuele, Swauger
Students interested in a career in news-editorial or public relations fields, with opportunities in such related areas as advertising, desktop publishing, and marketing, should enjoy this innovative, flexible program. The journalism major combines journalism elective courses, the student's choice of a variety of courses from other university departments, plus internships which provide on-the-job experience.
The IUP journalism major is flexible for the individual student, who decides, with an adviser, what directions his or her education will take for a mass communication career. The two sequences offered are News-Editorial and Public Relations.
A student wishing to enter the program becomes a journalism major in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Then, the student chooses an individual program within a large group of elective journalism courses, plus a much larger group of courses from various other areas of the university. A student who completes the major graduates with a B.A. in journalism. Because journalism itself covers all areas of life, the journalism major covers many areas of study preparation. There are only four required courses, so the student is free to mold the program to his/her own special interests through both major and free electives.
The journalism major will use journalism courses to fulfill the minimum of 30 hours required for the major. All journalism majors must complete the intermediate sequence of a foreign language. This may be done in one of three ways: by examination, by earning credit in third and fourth levels of a foreign language, or by completing four levels of a new language. If the last procedure is used, the two beginning foreign language courses may be applied as free electives to the total number of credits needed for graduation.
The Journalism Department offers an eighteen-credit minor designed to complement any major. Three three-credit courses are required: JN105: Journalism and Mass Media; JN102: Basic Journalistic Skills; and JN120: Journalistic Writing. The remaining nine credits may be taken from the following list of Journalism major courses: JN326, JN338, JN344, JN347, JN375, and designated Special Topics courses. Internship credits do not apply toward the eighteen-credit minor; however, a student in the minor program may take an internship and apply the credits as free electives. Course Sequence The journalism faculty offers the following operational policy for its course sequence and prerequisites. The basic idea is for students to take Level I courses prior to Level II courses, etc. We ask that special attention be given to course prerequisites to avoid scheduling students without proper experience into courses. We do retain flexibility of waiving sequence and prerequisites in individual cases.
Level I JN102 Basic Journalism Skills (required for all journalism majors and minors) JN105 Journalism and Mass Media (required for all journalism majors and minors) JN120 Journalistic Writing (for journalism minors and nonmajors) JN220 Writing for the Print Media (required for all journalism majors) Level II JN243 History of American Press JN250 Women and the Press JN321 Feature Writing JN326 Public Relations I JN327 Layout, Design, and Production JN328 News Reporting (required for all journalism majors) JN337 Editing JN338 News Analysis JN344 Issues and Problems JN345 Sports Journalism JN375 World News Coverage JN393 Document Design I Level III JN347 Journalism Law JN348 Editorial Page JN423 Management JN430 Public Opinion and the News JN446 Advanced Reporting JN449 Public Affairs Reporting JN450 Advertising Writing JN482 Independent Study JN490 Public Relations II JN491 Presentation Making JN492 Problem Solving in PR JN493 Internship JN494 Document Design II
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