Major in English, Concentration in Journalism
Requirements: In addition to taking the required courses for the English major and two 300- or 400-level literature electives, students choosing the journalism concentration must take five journalism courses comprised of three required courses and two electives.
The required journalism courses are the following:
EN 107 Jounalism and Democracy
EN 272 News Reporting and Writing I
EN 416 Media Law and Ethics
The elective journalism courses are the following:
EN 268 Feature Writing
EN 270 Editing
EN 275 Sportswriting
EN 351 News Reporting and Writing II
EN 352 Practicum in Journalism
EN 353 Narrative Journalism
EN 354 Opinion Writing
EN 475 Internship in English (under supervision of faculty
member who teaches journalism)
Prerequisites: EN 102 English Composition II (or equivalent LASC course), EN 107 Journalism and Democracy, and EN 272 News Reporting and Writing I are prerequisites for every journaiism course except EN 270 Editing, which has only EN 102 English Composition II (or equivalent LASC course) as a prerequisite.