Journalism
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Journalism
907-474-7761
www.uaf.edu/journal/
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits
The journalism program offers a solid curriculum designed to prepare students to leave the classroom and be ready to take their places in the nation's newsrooms.
In addition to the solid academic background they receive in the classroom, students get practical experience by working with media on and off campus. On campus, these include KUAC, a public television and public radio station, student-owned FM radio station KSUA, and the Sun Star, the campus newspaper. Off campus, students have opportunities to intern with a variety of radio and television stations, newspapers and other media-related businesses and organizations, both in and out of Alaska.
The department runs several laboratory facilities including a digital newsroom and photography lab, a digital audio bay, a digital video editing/advanced digital printing lab, two wet photography labs and a photography studio. The department is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the B.A. degree requirements. (As part of the B.A. degree requirements, complete HIST F132*.)
- Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
JRN F101--Media and Culture--3 credits
JRN F202--News Writing for the Media--3 credits
JRN F251--Introduction to Video Production--4 credits
JRN F302W--Reporting--3 credits
JRN F400--Professional Media Internship--3 credits
JRN F404 --Photojournalism I--3 credits
JRN F413--Mass Media Law and Regulation--3 credits
JRN F421--Journalism in Perspective--3 credits
JRN F432W--Public Relations Techniques--3 credits
JRN F454O--Newscast--3 credits
JRN F490--Online Publication: "Extreme Alaska"--3 credits - Complete one of the following four courses:
JRN F215--Radio Production--3 credits
JRN F323--Editing for Journalists--3 credits
JRN F406--Photojournalism II--3 credits
JRN F480--Documentary Filmmaking --3 credits - Complete one course from the list of approved journalism electives:*
JRN F204/ART F284--Basic Digital Photography--3 credits
JRN F215--Radio Production--3 credits
JRN F240--Foreign Corresponding--3 credits
JRN F250--Website Design--3 credits
JRN/FLM F280--Video Storytelling--3 credits
JRN F311W--Magazine Article Writing--3 credits
JRN F323--Editing for Journalists--3 credits
JRN F324--Typography and Publication Design--3 credits
JRN/THR/FLM F347O--Lighting Design--3 credits
JRN/WGS F380O--Women, Minorities and the Mass Media--3 credits
JRN F390--New Media Toolkit--3 credits
JRN F402/ART F483--Advanced Photography--3 credits
JRN F405/ART F465--Advanced Photography Seminar--3 credits
JRN F406--Photojournalism II--3 credits
JRN F407/ART F487--Digital Darkroom--3 credits
JRN F411W--Writing for a Living--3 credits
JRN F440--Ethics and Reporting in the Far North--3 credits
JRN F444W--Investigative Reporting--3 credits
JRN F452--Radio and Television News Writing--3 credits
JRN F453O--Television News Reporting--3 credits
JRN F454O--Newscast--3 credits
JRN F456W--Science Writing for Magazines and Newspapers--3 credits
JRN F480--Documentary Filmmaking--3 credits
JRN/ART F484--Multimedia Theory and Practice--3 credits
JRN F493--Special Topics--3 credits
JRN F497--Independent Study--3 credits
JRN F498--Undergraduate Research--3 credits - Complete credits outside of Journalism. To assure the journalist a broad liberal arts education, 80 credits must be taken from outside of journalism, 65 of which should be from any of these departments; AKNP, ALST, ANL, ANS, ANTH, ART, ASLF, ATM, BIOL, CHEM, COMM, ECON, ENGL, ENVE, ESK, FISH, FL, FREN, GEOG, GEOS, GER, HIST, HONR, HUM, JPN, JUST, LING, LS, MATH, MSL, MUS, NORS, NRM , PHIL, PHYS, PS, PSY, RUSS, SOC, SPAN, STAT, THR and WGS
- Minimum credits required--120 credits
* Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course in the major requirements and any course offered through the Department of Journalism.
- Complete the following:*
JRN F101--Media and Culture--3 credits
JRN F202--News Writing for the Media--3 credits
Approved JRN electives--9 credits
(Any journalism course taken for the major serves as an approved elective for the minor. Other approved electives for the minor are the same as those listed for the major.) - Minimum credits required--15 credits
* Students must earn a C- grade or better in all department courses used to satisfy minor requirements.