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Journalism
TRANSFER MAJOR
Curriculum Code No. 1045
Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Department of Language & Literature
Penn105 • Phone (215) 968-8150
The Journalism major prepares students for news reporting, writing, copy editing, and page layout in both traditional print media and electronic publishing. The courses parallel the offerings in the first two years of most four-year institutions. The weekly campus newspaper, The Centurion, provides practical workshop experience. Students gain computer skills by writing stories in computer labs and by using the Internet and electronic databases to gather information.
Graduates of this program are able to
- transfer to four-year colleges in a journalism/ communication major;
- gain employment in entry-level news reporting or editing; and
- use QuarkXPress layout software in publishing or newspaper position.
Degree Course Requirements
| COMM110 |
Effective Speaking |
3 |
| COMM111 |
Media and Society | 3 |
| COMP110 |
English Composition I A,K,1 | 3 |
| COMP111 |
English Composition II K,2 | 3 |
| HIST151 |
U.S. History I 3 | 3 |
| HIST152 |
U.S. History II 3 | 3 |
| JOUR175 |
News Reporting and Writing I K | 3 |
| JOUR277 |
Public Affairs Reporting I,K | 3 |
| LITR232 |
American Literature from 1865 | |
| | or |
| LITR277 |
Introduction to Short Fiction | 3 |
| POLI120 |
American State and Local Government | 3 |
| |
College Level Mathematics A,E or Science E |
3 |
| | Creative Expression B | 2 |
| | Electives J |
11 |
| INTG285 |
Integration of Knowledge G,K,4 | 3 |
| | Journalism Electives F | 6 |
| | Personal Health D | 2 |
| | Social Perspectives C | 3 |
| | | 60 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.
| First Semester |
| COMM111 |
Media and Society | 3 |
| COMP110 |
English Composition I A,K1 | 3 |
| JOUR175 |
News Reporting and Writing I K | 3 |
| COMM110 |
Effective Speaking |
3 |
| | Personal Health D | 2 |
| | | 14 |
| Second Semester |
| COMP111 |
English Composition II K,2 | 3 |
| LITR232 |
American Literature from 1865 |
| | or |
| LITR277 |
Introduction to Short Fiction | 3 |
| POLI120 |
American State and Local Government | 3 |
| | Elective J | 3 |
| JOUR277 |
Public Affairs Reporting K,1 |
3 |
| | | 15 |
| Third Semester |
| HIST151 |
U.S. History I 3 |
| | or |
| HIST152 |
U.S. History II 3 | 3 |
| | Creative Expression B | 3 |
| | Electives J | 3 |
| | Journalism Electives F | 3 |
| | Social Perspectives C | 3 |
| | | 15 |
| Fourth Semester |
| HIST151 |
U.S. History I | |
| | or | |
| HIST152 |
U.S. History II | 3 |
| |
College Level Mathemaitcs A,E or Science E |
3 |
| | Electives | 4 |
| INTG285 |
Intergration of Knowledge G,K,4 | 3 |
| | Journalism Electives | 3 |
| | | 16 |
A Placement testing required.
B Choose from VACV145, COMP115, COMP116, VAFA151.
C Choose from GEOG110, POLI111, PSYC110, SOCI110,
WMST110.
D Consult the list of courses approved for this subcategory on page 9. Any course may be chosen.
E Consult the list of courses approved for this subcategory.Any course may be chosen.
F Choose from JOUR155, JOUR275, JOUR276.
G Any INTG course may be chosen.
H Corequisite or prerequisite: COMP107 or COMP110.
I Prerequisite: JOUR175.
J Pre-college level courses do not meet this requirement.
K Course requires prerequisite.
1 Satisfies College Writing Level I.
2 Satisfies College Writing Level II.
3 Satisfies Cultural Perspectives.
4 Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement.
Students who do not seek the Associate of Arts Degree may earn the legend, "Major Requirements Satisfied", on their transcripts by successfully completing all the courses listed in the major except three credits in mathematics or science, six credits in U.S. History, three credits in literature, two credits in personal health, three credits in integration of knowledge and fifteen credits of undesignated electives.
Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.
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