Journalism, JUMP option with Master of Arts in Communication

Journalism, JUMP option with Master of Arts in Communication Overview

Majoring in journalism at 缅北强奸 consists of developing your skills across a variety of media types including reporting and writing, copyediting, and visual elements such as photography and graphic design. You鈥檒l become familiar with professional values and ethical standards in courses where convergence, media law and diversity are emphasized. Small classes will allow you to directly engage with faculty. Outside of class but conveniently on campus, you鈥檒l have opportunities to contribute to the award-winning campus newspaper, The Shield, the award-winning radio station, 95.7 The Edge, and 缅北强奸鈥檚 TV station, SETV. Hands-on experiences don鈥檛 end on campus. You鈥檒l also find many local paid internships available to you鈥攇iving you the chance to build a professional portfolio long before you graduate.

JUMP programs are geared toward outstanding undergraduate students who plan to continue their education by enrolling in a related 缅北强奸 master鈥檚 degree program. Approved JUMP programs offer students an alternative pathway to degree completion by providing the opportunity to complete both an undergraduate and graduate degree in approximately five years.

This innovative pathway accelerates the time it takes to complete the graduate degree by allowing students in a JUMP program to complete 12 hours of graduate-level coursework during the final semesters of their undergraduate program. After completing the 12 hours of graduate coursework, special credit will be awarded at the undergraduate level and will apply toward the undergraduate program requirements. Students pay undergraduate tuition and fees for undergraduate coursework and pay graduate tuition and fees for graduate coursework (including the 12 credit hours completed while still an undergraduate).

Typical JUMP schedule

UG = Undergraduate, GR = Graduate

听	听Fall	听Spring	听Summer
听UG, Year 3	听	听Complete JUMP application; 听Apply to Graduate Studies (conditional admission)	听
听UG, Year 4 听	听15 hours UG credit 听	听3 hours UG credit 听6 hours GR credit	听6 hours GR credit 听

Upon successful completion of all UG requirements and 12 hours of GR credit, the BA/BS degree will be awarded and full admission to Graduate Studies (Master of Arts in Communication degree) will be granted.

听GR, Year 1

听9 hours GR credit

听9 hours GR credit听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

听6 hours GR credit

Credits Breakdowns

General
Education

39
Credits

Major Credit
Requirements

40
Credits

Additional Credits

41
Credits

Total Credits

120
Credits

40 hours; C or better required in all major courses; 2.25 major GPA required

The Journalism major requires 40 credit hours. The Master of Arts in Communications degree requires 36 credit hours. Students in the JUMP option complete 28 hours of undergraduate-level JRN coursework and 36 hours of graduate-level COMM coursework. After completing 12 hours of COMM electives, special credit will be awarded at the undergraduate level and will apply toward the undergraduate program requirements.

At least 22 hours in the major must be at the 300- to 400-level; at least 12 hours must be at the 400-level.

To be eligible for the Journalism JUMP option with the Master of Arts in Communication, students must:

Be seeking the Journalism major;
Have completed between 75 and 96 credit hours of undergraduate coursework;
Have completed COMM 192; JRN 273; JRN 281; JRN 374 or JRN 388; JRN 388; and either have or will complete COMM 494 and COMM 497;
Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 and a Journalism major GPA of at least 3.50;
Complete a JUMP application that includes a statement about their academic preparation and their understanding of JUMP policies and procedures.

Incoming Students

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January 13, 2025

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January 09, 2025
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August 13, 2025
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January 08, 2026
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August 12, 2026
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January 11, 2027

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January 07, 2027

Career Outlook

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The 缅北强奸 Journalism program will prepare you for a variety of journalism related careers working in various platforms such as news, magazines, radio, TV, online media, public relations, marketing, or social media. You may use journalism as a pre-law major or a pathway to information science or informatics. Once you graduate, you鈥檒l succeed in any field where writing and a command of language are needed.

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