Journalism Minor
Requirements
The journalism minor requires six courses.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 1702 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 |
| One Digital Production for Journalism course 1 | 4 | |
| JOUR 2711 | Intermediate Multimedia Reporting 2 | 4 |
| One course in Journalism Ethics, Law, Policy, or History 1 | ||
| Two courses in Intermediate/Advanced Journalism Reporting/Writing 1 | ||
- 1
See Journalism Major for approved courses.
- 2
Students in the class of 2021 and earlier are exempt from this requirement, and may take an additional intermediate/advanced journalism course.
Requirements for students who took JOUR 1701 in spring 2021 or earlier
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 1701 | Introduction to Multimedia Journalism With Lab | |
| JOUR 2711 | Intermediate Multimedia Reporting 1 | 4 |
| One course in Journalism Ethics, Law, Policy, or History 2 | ||
| Two courses in Intermediate/Advanced Journalism Reporting/Writing 2 | ||
| One journalism-related elective 3 | ||
- 1
Students in the class of 2021 and earlier are exempt from this requirement, and may take an additional intermediate/advanced journalism course.
- 2
See Journalism Major for approved courses.
- 3
Any course with the JOUR subject code or the JOUR attribute code may fulfill this requirement.
Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation with a journalism major or minor, students will have achieved the following curricular goals:
- In terms of knowledge, students will develop a critically-informed understanding of journalism as a set of industries and institutions, a site of political and cultural contestation, a space of creative and critical production, and an evolving political and economic ecosystem.
- Be conversant in journalism history, and be able to connect those histories to current and emerging media forms and issues of pluralism.
- Be cognizant of the regulatory, economic, occupational, and legal parameters that frame journalistic practice.
- In terms of skills, students will serve the public good by reporting, writing and creating compelling journalism across media platforms.
- In terms of values, students will be aware of the ethical and moral challenges that journalists face, and the ways in which such challenges are addressed.
- Be sensitive to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion as reflected in the theory, practice, and history of journalism.
Availability
The minor in journalism is available at Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH) and Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC). Students in Fordham's School of Professional and Continuing Studies may minor in journalism only if they receive the approval of their advising dean and/or department, and their schedules are sufficiently flexible to permit them to take day courses at the Rose Hill or Lincoln Center campuses. Such students must provide the Communication and Media Studies Associate Chair at their home campus a statement confirming they are able to take day classes in order to fulfill their minor requirements.