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Communication and Journalism
First Year Advising 2008-2009

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Students interested in a Communication and Journalism program of study should visit the department office, Hibbard Hall 152, to learn how to declare a major or minor and to obtain an adviser for their program. Students can also read instructions for how to declare a major or minor at http://www.uwec.edu/registrar/ChgofMajor/procedures/CJ.htm

The Department of Communication and Journalism (CJ) offers standard major and minor programs in Communication, Mass Communication and Journalism with the following options for areas of emphasis:

Communication majors/minors:
Communication: Organizational Communication
Communication: Public Communication

Journalism majors/minors:
Journalism: Broadcast Journalism
Journalism: Print Journalism

Mass Communication majors/minors:
Mass Communication: Advertising
Mass Communication: Public Relations

All Journalism and Mass Communication majors and minors are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC). The Communication majors and minors are not eligible for that group's accreditation.

The common core for all of the majors consists of CJ 105 (Communication in the Information Age) and CJ 300 (Research Methods). In addition, all CJ majors must take CJ 202 (Fundamentals of Speech) to satisfy the General Education-IA requirement.

ACEJMC standards require that students in the four accredited sequences complete 80 credits of coursework unrelated to their major, including at least 65 credits in arts and sciences curriculum unrelated to their major with the remaining 15 additional credits in curriculum from anywhere outside of the department.

Students may not have both a major and a minor in the Department of Communication and Journalism.

COURSE SELECTION
UW-Eau Claire respects individual differences. This guide complements rather than substitutes for individual advising.

ESSENTIAL COURSES
Freshmen students should take CJ 105 to begin their specific program in Communication and Journalism. Students should take CJ 202 in their first or second year, after Engl 110 (Introduction to College Writing) has been completed.

PROGRAM READINESS

  • Communication and Journalism majors/minors should meet with advisers as early as possible in their college careers to enable them to plan a course of study that will meet their designated college time schedule, and to meet the 80/65 distribution requirement noted above.
  • Most upper division courses (courses numbered 300 and above) are available only to students whose total and resident GPAs are 2.5 or above.

COMBINATIONS OF COURSES NOT RECOMMENDED
Engl 110 and Math XXX unless the student is comfortable with both subjects.

GENERAL EDUCATION

Category 1A: Required courses within a Communication and Journalism major sequence include CJ 105 and CJ 202, as well as other courses required in the various sequences.

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences must follow all general education requirements from their entrance catalogue year for Categories 1B through V for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.

TYPICAL SCHEDULES
Examples of typical schedules for the following sequences might include:

Organizational Communication major
Freshmen year course choices: CJ 105 and CJ 250 (Introduction to Organizational Communication), and possibly CJ 202

Public Communication major
Freshmen year course choices: CJ 105 and CJ 201 (Introduction to Interpersonal Communication), and possibly CJ 202

Broadcast Journalism major
Freshmen year course choices: CJ 105 and CJ 241 (Radio and Television Production Process), and possibly CJ 202

Print Journalism major
Freshmen year course choices: CJ 105 and CJ 280 (Visual Communication) and possibly CJ 202

Advertising major
Freshmen year course choices: CJ 105 and CJ 265 (Fundamentals of Advertising), and possibly CJ 202

Public Relations major
Freshmen year course choices: CJ 105 and CJ 270 (Public Relations) and possibly CJ 202

MESSAGES FOR NEW MAJORS

  • The CJ Reading Room (HHH 177) is a resource area for use by students who want to research information found in newspapers, journals and magazines from across the nation.
  • The Communication and Journalism Organization (CJO), for students in all sequences, welcomes new students and offers opportunities to learn about the majors, the department and the various communication fields.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Freshmen students should check for scholarship aid through the Financial Aid Office.
  • The CJ department offers the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Walter Jay and Clara Charlotte Damm Fund. Students should check the CJ bulletin boards at the beginning of fall semester for further details. The CJ department also offers many additional scholarships, awarded each spring, for continuing students in Communication and Journalism.
  • In addition to the Communication and Journalism Organization (CJO) and the student media organizations, there are several other organized activities available to students: American Advertising Federation (AAF); International Association of Business Communicators (IABC); Pi Kappa Delta (Forensics); Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA); and Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

FOR MORE INFORMATION

http://www.uwec.edu/commjour/

Ms. Judy Gatlin, Academic Department Associate
Hibbard Humanities Hall 152
UW-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
(715) 836-2528
gatlinj@uwec.edu

To learn how to declare this major, visit http://www.uwec.edu/registrar/chgofmajor/procedures/index.htm

Academic requirements change every year. For the most current information, refer to your catalogue and degree audit.