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Dec 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Journalism with a concentration in Digital and Print Journalism, BA
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In the Mayborn School of Journalism, you learn to communicate and tell stories relevant to society’s needs. The digital and print journalism concentration focuses on news reporting and trains you in digital practices currently employed in the industry.
Program requirements
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Major requirements
46 semester hours in journalism in advertising, public relations, digital and print journalism, broadcast and digital journalism, or photojournalism. Students may take no more than 48 hours in journalism. Check catalog for prerequisites before enrolling in any advanced course.
Journalism foundation requirements
The following requirements are prerequisites for all advanced journalism courses:
- Complete the following with a 2.0 cumulative UNT GPA:
- The journalism math requirement for all concentrations:
- Complete the following with a grade of C or better:
Digital and print journalism concentration
46 semester hours in journalism. Foundation courses, 6 hours
Writing/reporting/editing, 6 hours
Advanced writing/reporting/editing, 6 hours
One required course: Plus 3 hours selected from
Visual journalism, 9 hours
One required course: Plus 6 hours selected from
Critical thinking course, 3 hours
Professional application course, 1 hour
Selected from: 9 additional hours
9 additional hours selected from advanced writing/reporting/editing, critical thinking, visual journalism or professional application courses listed above or selected from: Other course requirements
None. Minor
An 18-hour minor outside the Mayborn School of Journalism. Electives
Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the Mayborn School of Journalism.
Other requirements
Students majoring in journalism are required to maintain a 2.0 cumulative UNT GPA to enroll in journalism courses and have a 2.5 GPA in JOUR and ADVG courses used in the major to graduate.
- A grade of C or higher is required for all journalism courses to be applied toward the major/minor degree requirements.
- No more than 12 semester hours of journalism credit will be accepted from a transfer student who is entering with fewer than 75 semester credit hours. For students transferring with 75 or more semester credit hours, a maximum of 18 transfer journalism hours will be accepted for credit toward the bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of 72 semester credit hours must be completed outside of journalism. These 72 semester credit hours may not include MRTS.
Four-year degree plan (example)
The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
*Also used to satisfy one of the Advanced Social Science option courses.
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