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Whether you are navigating the media-rich culture as a critical thinker, learning to write and produce news and feature stories as a journalist or are gaining hands-on experience in digital video and audio as a social media expert, Kennesaw State’s Journalism and Emerging Media degree offers endless possibilities.
Learn the latest industry trends from faculty members who are award-winning professionals, including reporters, editors and international correspondents at the Associated Press, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN, NPR, commercial radio stations and various newspapers.
The Journalism and Emerging Media major offers a professionally-focused, marketplace-relevant, and theoretically-rigorous program. It includes courses in news writing, media law, digital media production, sports reporting, investigative reporting, and community-based capstone experience. It encourages students to enroll in a for-credit internship.
Term 1
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Requirement
Hours
ENGL 1101 English Composition IENGL 1101 English Composition I3 Credits
A composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation, and also including introductory use of a variety of research skills.
3
ECON 1000 Contemporary Economic IssuesECON 1000 Credits
Description not available
2
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3
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3
General Education Core IMPACTS- Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences (Technology and Science)General Education Core IMPACTS- Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences (Technology and Science)4 Credits
GEOG 1112 or GEOG 1113 or SCI 1101 or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151L) or (PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L) or (PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1152 and CHEM 1152L) or (PHYS 1112 and PHYS 1112L) or (PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L) or (CSE 1321 and CSE 1321L)
4
Total: 15
Term 2
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Requirement
Hours
ENGL 1102 English Composition IIENGL 1102 English Composition II3 Credits
A composition course that develops writing skills beyond the levels of proficiency required by ENGL 1101, that emphasizes interpretation, and evaluation, and that incorporates a variety of more advanced research methods.
Prerequisites: (
ENGL 1101 with a minimum grade of C or
ENGL 101 with a minimum grade of C)
3
POLS 1101 American GovernmentPOLS 1101 American Government3 Credits
This course examines the institutions and processes of American government and Georgia State government. Global comparisons are made between the governments of the U.S. and other modern nation-states.
3
COMM 1110 Public SpeakingCOMM 1110 Public Speaking3 Credits
The organization of materials and the vocal and physical aspects of delivery in various speaking situations.
3
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3
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3
Total: 15
Year 1 (Hours: 30)
Term 3
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Requirement
Hours
COMM 2135 Writing for Public CommCOMM 2135 Writing for Public Comm3 Credits
This course covers application and practice of writing form and style particular to communication industry careers, such as journalism, public relations and human resource areas. Includes weekly writing assignments.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 with a minimum grade of C and
ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C
3
COMM 2033 Visual CommunicationCOMM 2033 Visual Communication3 Credits
COM 2033 is an introduction to visual communication using perceptual, physiological, psychological, cultural, and semiotic concepts. The course focuses on visual awareness and processing as key elements in effective communication.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 with a minimum grade of C and
ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C
3
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3
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3
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3
Total: 15
Term 4
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Requirement
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COMM 2230 Intro to Mass CommunicationCOMM 2230 Intro to Mass Communication3 Credits
This course is a survey of the various genres of mass media such as books, magazines, newspapers, radio, television, film, Internet and others. Examines the development, roles, functions, problems and criticisms of specific media from a global context.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C
3
COMM 2240 COM Law, Ethics and DiversityCOMM 2240 COM Law, Ethics and Diversity3 Credits
This course provides an overview of law, ethics and diversity in mass media. It examines the basics of freedom of expression and press laws in the United States including freedom of information and access to government records. The course analyzes several approaches to ethics in media, journalism and public relations. It also examines diversity in the mass media, journalism and public relations industries.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C
3
COMM 2340 Digital Media ProductionCOMM 2340 Digital Media Production3 Credits
This course introduces students to the foundational skills, tools, and techniques of modern digital media production across three core disciplines: audio, photography, and video. Students will learn to operate essential hardware, use industry-relevant software, and apply principles of composition, lighting, and editing to create compelling media content through a mix of hands-on projects, peer and self-assessments, and critical analysis.
3
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3
General Education Core IMPACTS- Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences (Technology and Science)General Education Core IMPACTS- Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences (Technology and Science)3 Credits
GEOG 1112 or GEOG 1113 or SCI 1102 or GEOG 1125 or ANTH 1105 or GEOG 1110 or (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151L) or (CHEM 1152 and CHEM 1152L) or (PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L) or (PHYS 1112 and PHYS 1112L) or (PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L) or (PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L) or (CSE 1321 and CSE 1321L)
3
Total: 15
Year 2 (Hours: 30)
Term 5
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Requirement
Hours
JOUR 3330 News Reporting/WritingJOUR 3330 News Reporting/Writing3 Credits
An introduction to the ways and means of developing, gathering, writing and editing factual and editorial copy. Examines news personnel functions, reporting and interviewing techniques, ethical and legal considerations, along with news-writing practice surrounding the above.
Prerequisites: COM 2135 with a minimum grade of C and
COM 2230 with a minimum grade of C
3
JOUR 3900 Journalism HistoryJOUR 3900 Journalism History3 Credits
This course focuses on the development of news media in America, emphasizing the historical relationship of the mass media to American social, economic, and cultural patterns. The course will review the origin, growth, shortcomings, and achievements of media, the impact of society on the media, and vice versa.
3
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3
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3
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3
Total: 15
Term 6
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Requirement
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JOUR 3700 Fundamentals Digital JournalJOUR 3700 Fundamentals Digital Journal3 Credits
In this course, students develop awareness and skills in producing digital news stories. This course explores digital media elements, how audiences discover news, and planning and pitching unique to digital reporting.
Prerequisites: JOUR 3330 with a minimum grade of C
3
JOUR 4470 Media LawJOUR 4470 Media Law3 Credits
Informed by social networking and civic, citizen and community journalism applications and theories, student driven teams will produce multi-media journalistic reflections of community life and institutions. The students, ideally working with diverse sets of community members, will choose the best methods, tools and platforms for telling their stories -- and justify their choices. This course is the capstone showcase of what students have learned in the Journalism and Citizen Media concentration.
Prerequisites: COM 2230 with a minimum grade of C and
POLS 1101 with a minimum grade of D
3
Major Elective (1 of 4)Major Elective (1 of 4)3 Credits
MENT 3300 or JOUR 3360 or JOUR 3820 or JOUR 4300 or JOUR 4410 or JOUR 4412 or JOUR 4420 or JOUR 4445 or JOUR 4450
3
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3
Total: 12
Year 3 (Hours: 27)
Term 7
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Requirement
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JOUR 4100 Data JournalismJOUR 4100 Data Journalism3 Credits
This course offers theoretical and applied approaches to data journalism, including citizen media strategies and tactics needed for the profession. This course focuses on developing the skills and understanding needed to analyze and understand data and then use that data to tell engaging journalistic stories including data scraping and data visualization. Students develop an understanding of many of the methods used to collect data in journalism such as surveys and content analysis.
Prerequisites: JOUR 3330 with a minimum grade of C
3
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3
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3
Major Elective (2 of 4)Major Elective (2 of 4)3 Credits
MENT 3300 or JOUR 3360 or JOUR 3820 or JOUR 4300 or JOUR 4410 or JOUR 4412 or JOUR 4420 or JOUR 4445 or JOUR 4450
3
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3
Total: 15
Term 8
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Requirement
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JOUR 4488 Multi-Media Visions of CommJOUR 4488 Multi-Media Visions of Comm3 Credits
Informed by social networking and civic, citizen and community journalism applications and theories, student driven teams will produce multi-media journalistic reflections of community life and institutions. The students, ideally working with diverse sets of community members, will choose the best methods, tools and platforms for telling their stories -- and justify their choices. This course is the capstone showcase of what students have learned in the Journalism and Citizen Media concentration.
Prerequisites: JOUR 3700 with a minimum grade of C and
JOUR 4100 with a minimum grade of C
3
Major Elective (3 of 4)Major Elective (3 of 4)3 Credits
MENT 3300 or JOUR 3360 or JOUR 4300 or JOUR 4410 or JOUR 4412 or JOUR 4420 or JOUR 4445 or JOUR 4450 or JOUR 3820
3
Major Elective (4 of4)Major Elective (4 of4)3 Credits
MENT 3300 or JOUR 3360 or JOUR 3820 or JOUR 4300 or JOUR 4410 or JOUR 4412 or JOUR 4420 or JOUR 4445 or JOUR 4450
3
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4
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3
Total: 16
Year 4 (Hours: 31)
Program Total: 118 Hours
Milestones: All courses indicated as a Milestone with this icon ( 
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Disclaimer: An academic map is a suggested four-year schedule of courses based on degree requirements in the KSU undergraduate catalog. This sample schedule serves as a general guideline to help build a full schedule each term. Some departments allow students to use the three credit first-year seminar course as a free elective for a degree program, which may impact the program's total credit hours. Milestones, courses, and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major are designated to keep you on track to graduate in four years. Missing milestones could delay your program. Enrolled Students should reference DegreeWorks and not this plan.
This map is not a substitute for academic advisement—contact your advisor if you have any questions about scheduling or about your degree requirements. Also
see the current undergraduate catalog (catalog.kennesaw.edu) for a complete list of requirements and electives. Note: Requirements are continually under revision, and
there is no guarantee they will not be changed or revoked; contact the department and/or program area for current information.
You may choose to attend a summer term to reduce your load during fall or spring terms but still stay on track to graduate in four years.
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