Journalism
Journalism prepares you to discover, interpret, evaluate and present information through methods of communicating effectively with others. Each day journalists provide the public with facts and information necessary for sound planning and intelligent decision-making. The UW-Eau Claire journalism program prepares you to become an effective communicator.
Why study journalism?
Because of its role in transmitting values and information, journalism is an essential element in a democratic society. Journalism helps you to:
- Enhance your oral, written and visual communication skills - the first skills at which employers look.
- Develop research and information skills and strengthen your capacity for critical and analytical thinking.
- Become a more informed consumer by understanding mass communication processes in diverse cultural, social, legal and ethical contexts.
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Career options
Below are just a few examples:
- News writing and reporting for broadcast or print media
- Corporate or political communication or administration
- Internet communicator
Undergraduate programs
The UW-Eau Claire department of communication and journalism offers majors and minors in journalism, communication and mass communication (see separate Fact Sheets for communication and mass communication) with the following areas of emphasis:
Journalism majors/minors
- Broadcast Journalism
- Print Journalism
Communication majors/minors
- Organizational Communication
- Public Communication
Mass Communications majors/minors
- Advertising
- Public Relations
Special department admission requirements
No student may have both a major and a minor from the department of communication and journalism. Nearly all upper division courses (numbered 300 and above) required in major and minor programs are available only to students who have completed prerequisite courses with grades of C or above and whose total and resident grade-point averages are 2.5 or above.
High school preparation
- Students interested in the journalism programs need a strong background in written and oral communication. Students are also encouraged to be involved in extracurricular activities such as their high school newspaper, yearbook or forensics.
- All students who enroll at UW-Eau Claire are required to have a minimum of 17 college preparatory units including:
– 4 years of English (at least 3 composition and literature)
– 2 years of a single foreign language
– 3 years of math (algebra, geometry, 1 advanced college preparatory math)
– 3 years of natural science
– 3 years of social science (1 must be world or American history)
– 2 additional units in the areas already mentioned or other academic areas
Freshman course work (sample first year)
Most students take 30 credits (15 per semester) their freshman year. For journalism majors/minors, courses commonly include:
- Engl 110, Introduction to College Writing
- CJ 105, Communication in the Information Age
- CJ 202, Fundamentals of Speech
- General education electives
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