Requirements for the major in Communication & Journalism

All COJO majors take 11 courses totaling 44 credits, as follows:

1 = COJO 111 Communication and Citizenship (4 credits)

2 = COJO 112 Public Communication: Speaking and Writing (4 credits)

3 = One theory and research course (4 credits) from these three choices:

1. COJO 211 Communication Theories and Methods
2. COJO 212 Rhetorical Criticism
3. COJO 213 Mass Communication Research

4, 5 and 6 = Three theory and analysis courses (12 credits), with at least two numbered 300 or above, from the following:

• COJO 211 Communication Theories and Methods (majors may count this course here only if they have not used it to fulfill the theory and research requirement)
• COJO 212 Rhetorical Criticism (majors may count this course here only if they have not used it to fulfill the theory and research requirement)
• COJO 213 Mass Communication Research (majors may count this course here only if they have not used it to fulfill the theory and research requirement)
• COJO 220 Interpersonal Communication
• COJO 230 Foundations in Media and Society
• COJO 232 Visual Communication
• COJO 234 Principles of Advertising and Public Relations
• COJO 320 Organizational Communication  
• COJO 326 Modern American Rhetoric
• COJO 328 Communication of Race, Class, and Gender
• COJO 330 Communication History
• COJO 332 Documentary in American Culture
• COJO 334 Literary Journalism
• COJO 336 Media Law
• COJO 338 Political Communication
• COJO 340 Television Criticism
• COJO 372 Environmental Communication
• COJO 430 Society, Culture and the Media
• COJO 432 Media Structure and Power

7, 8 and 9 = Three practice and application courses (12 credits), with at least one numbered 300 or above, from the following:

• COJO 251 Multimedia Reporting
• COJO 252 Editing
• COJO 254 Photojournalism
• COJO 256 Design Concepts of Communication
• COJO 258 Writing and Designing for the Web
• COJO 260 Electronic Media Production
• COJO 262 Radio Production
• COJO 264 Media Communication Skills
• COJO 268 Advertising Copywriting
• COJO 270 Public Relations Writing
• COJO 272 Advertising Media and Connections Planning
• COJO 274 Small Group Communication
• COJO 276 Argumentation and Advocacy
• COJO 350 Magazine Writing
• COJO 354 Advanced Photojournalism
• COJO 360 Videography: TV Production in the Field
• COJO 366 Persuasion
• COJO 368 Advanced Advertising Copywriting
• COJO 370 Intercultural Communication
• COJO 372 Environmental Communication
• COJO 451 Advanced Multimedia Reporting
• COJO 456 Graphic Design Studio        
• COJO 460 Advanced Video Production
• COJO 470 Advertising and Public Relations Campaigns     
• COJO 472 Family Communication

10 = One elective course (4 credits) from any category and level in COJO, including independent study, experiential learning (internship), study abroad or topics

11 = COJO 480 Communication Ethics (4 credits), the senior capstone seminar taken only in the final semester before graduation

NOTE:  Majors may not take COJO 100 Public Speaking  or COJO 105 Communication and the Workplace.