North Carolina A&T State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

Department:
Journalism/Mass Comm

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Journalism/Mass Comm
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Journalism and Mass Communication: Print Journalism

Core Courses

JOMC 220 - News Writing	3
JOMC 240 - Media History	3
JOMC 245 - Tech. Info. Sources	3
JOMC 493 - Comm. Law and Ethics	3
JOMC 591 - Media Workshop	2
JOMC 598 - Media Internship	3
Grammar Proficiency Examination	0
Exit Examination	0

Emphasis Requirements

JOMC 231 - Practicum II	1
JOMC 300 - Photojournalism	3
JOMC 424 - News Editing & Layout	3
JOMC 440 - Editorial Writing	3
JOMC 502 - Current Issues in Mass Comm.	2
JOMC 530 - Advanced Reporting & Writing	3
JOMC 540 - Feature Writing	3

JOMC Electives
Please note that there are only six (6) hrs of electives a JOMC student can take:

JOMC 302:	Minorities in Mass Media	3
JOMC 366:	Leadership Problem & Media Mgt.	3
JOMC 403:	Black Press in the United States	3
JOMC 418:	Digital Audio Production	3
JOMC 500:	Public Relations Seminar	3
JOMC 600:	Media and Politics	3
JOMC 601:	International Communication	3
JOMC 602:	Communication Theory	3
JOMC 603:	Mass Communication Seminar	3
JOMC 604:	Film Criticism	3
JOMC 605:	Organizational Communication	3
JOMC 606:	Business Reporting	3
JOMC 607:	Medical and Science Reporting	3

* All JOMC majors must successfully pass the grammar proficiency exam and the exit exam to fulfill graduation requirements. You cannot take major courses that are not in your area of emphasis as electives.

Suggested Emphasized Electives
Suggested non-major courses (15) hours see the N.C. A&T catalog for specific requirements. Please adhere to prerequisites in the various departments. See advisor for other non-major courses as options.

AGEC 632 - Intl. Agricultural Trade Policy

BIOL 101 - Concepts of Biology

BIOL 220 - Basic Microbiology

BIOL 221 - General Microbiology

CHEM 251 - Elementary Biochemistry

CHEM 252 - Elementary Biochemistry Lab

COMP 120 - Computer Science Colloquium I

HIST 204 - U.S. History from 1492-1877

HIST 205 - U.S. History since 1877

ENGL 203 - Human. Perspec. of the South

ENGL 300 - Advanced Composition

ENGL 450 - Advanced Grammar

POLI 200 - American Government & Politics

POLI 444 - International Relations

POLI 541 - Party Politics & Pressure Groups

SOCI 204 - Social Problems

GCS 110 - Designing for Graphic Comm.

GCS 430 - Technical Illustration and Design

TECH 382 - Comp. Applic. for Tech. Studies

TECH 444 - Introduction to Comm. Systems

Important Information: A minimum of 82 hours must be outside mass communication, 67 of which is in liberal arts and sciences. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 is needed in mass communication.

Suggested Outside Classroom Activities: Media Network, Public Relations Club, Honors Program with grade point average of 3.5, reporting and writing for the A&T Register, reporting, directing, videotaping for video productions in television studio, report and write for university and college publications, performing volunteer journalism and mass communication work for student organizations and local community, attending meetings and conferences affiliated with journalism and mass communication.