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Communications Students Find Different Career Paths in News-Editorial Sequence
Although the News-Editorial Sequence began with the mission of providing professional preparation for the newspaper business, times have changed, and so has our Department. Today there are many more career paths. Besides finding opportunities to work as reporters, sports writers or photojournalists on weekly or daily newspapers, our graduates may land their first jobs with news wire services, organizational and professional newsletters, national, regional and local magazines, trade periodicals and world wide web news publications. Many corporations value the skills our Department teaches in writing, editing, layout and visual communications, skills that are augmented by the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technology and software.
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| The News-Editorial Sequence Curriculum |
Lower Division Requirements:
Comm. 100, Survey of Mass Media
Comm. 200, News Writing
Comm. 220, Voice and Diction
Comm. 250, Introduction to Broadcasting
*Students complete three one-hour courses in which practical experience is emphasized. At least two of those courses must be in journalism; one may be in broadcasting. |
Upper Division Requirements:
Comm. 300, News Gathering
Comm. 305, Copy Editing
Comm. 320, Writing Features & Editorials
Comm. 383, Practica in Journalism*
Comm. 400, Computer-Assisted Reporting
Comm. 491, Communication Law and Ethics
Comm. 492, Senior Seminar |
| Communications Electives: Students take a total of six upper division hours (two courses) from among 300- or 400- level Communications courses. Students and their faculty advisers choose these courses together, depending on desired career goals. |
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