Journalism Minor

Florham Campus
Journalism Minor
The 15-credit Journalism minor is intended for students who seek to develop a richer understanding of broadcast, online, and print media. The purpose of the minor in journalism is to offer students the opportunity to build a skill-set suitable for the professional field of news media. Students can choose from a variety of courses, such as news writing, news editing and article writing. They can also gain newsroom experience through the Practicum course or the completion of a department approved Internship.
Required Courses (9 credits):
- COMM 2011 Introduction to Journalism
- COMM 3012 Newswriting
- COMM 3016 News Editing
Electives (6 credits) selected from the list below:
- COMM 2214 Intro to Radio Broadcasting and Digital Journalism
- COMM 2345 Journalism Practicum
- COMM 2443 Media Ethics
- COMM 3013 Feature Writing
- COMM 3015 Political Reporting
- COMM 3248 Writing for Broadcast and Podcast
- COMM 3432 Sports Journalism
- COMM 3248 Writing for Podcast & Broadcast
- COMM 4444 Multimedia Journalism
Metro Campus
Convergent Journalism Minor
This 15-credit minor builds on a foundation of basic skills in the three primary platforms of the modern media industry — print, broadcast and the internet — and offers a range of free electives that allows the students to further explore areas of specific interest.
Required Courses (9 credits):
- CGD2174 Digital Publishing (formerly COMM1174/ART1174 Desktop Publishing)
- CGD1177 Introduction to Digital Media (formerly COMM1177/ART1177)
- COMM2833 News Reporting
Choose one from the following (3 credits):
- CGD1178 Multimedia on the Internet (formerly ART1178)
- COMM2558 Basic Radio Station Engineering
- VDEO2310 Postproduction I (formerly COMM2648 Basic Video Editing)
- COMM2835 Feature Article Writing
Choose one from the following (3 credits):
- COMM3665 International News: The Views Beyond Our Borders
- COMM3668 TV: The Big Issues
- COMM3834 Advanced News Reporting
- COMM4470 The Television Newsroom