{"id":41,"date":"2021-09-27T16:50:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T16:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/journalism-major-minor\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T16:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:37:13","slug":"journalism-major-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/journalism-major-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism Major &amp; Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Journalism &amp; Creative Media Programs Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/majors-minors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/creative-media-entertainment\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Creative Media &#038; Entertainment Major &#038; Minor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/journalism-major-minor\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Journalism Major &#038; Minor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/critical-communication-media\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Critical Communication and Media Studies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/music-industry-studies\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Music Industry Studies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/sports-media\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Sports Media<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/esports-communication\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Esports Communication<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/faculty-and-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-journalism-major-amp-minor\">Journalism Major &amp; Minor<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Butler Journalism student, you\u2019ll be at work\u2014day one. Our digitally focused degree features hands-on coursework built around an extensive off-campus field experience in addition to traditional classroom activities. With the Indianapolis metro area as your reporting lab, you will be able to produce and publish professional quality journalism that integrates audio, video, visual, and interactive technologies and social media with audience-based writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/internships-2\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Journalism Internships<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/journalism\/collegian\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >The Butler Collegian<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/eugene-s-pulliam-school-of-journalism-creative-media\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Student Media<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-691ce708a032d-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-691ce708a032d_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-691ce708a032d-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tMajor in Journalism\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-691ce708a032d-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-691ce708a032d-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-691ce708a032d-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>120 Total Credit Hours (Includes Butler University Core Requirements)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>COM 101\u2014Foundations of Public Speaking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SW 266-CCM\u2014Media Literacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication &amp; Culture course (selected from approved list)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second major, minor or concentration area required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Journalism Major (JR) &#8211; Major 48 Required Credit Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JR students obtain rich, hands-on education in multimedia journalism that includes required coursework in audio, video, digital, print, visual and social media, as well as, extensive on-the-ground reporting experience in the nation&#8217;s 16th largest city and 26th largest media market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JOURNALISM MAJOR REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required Courses<\/strong> (3 credits each)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>JR 101&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;and Society&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 112&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Introduction to Multimedia&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 212&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Reporting and Writing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 215&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Innovative&nbsp;Journalism: Tools and Approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 312&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Multimedia&nbsp;Journalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 325&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Gender and News: Global Views<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 412&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;In-depth&nbsp;Journalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 414&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Media Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 417&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Global Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 420&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Media Ethics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 440&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp;Internship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two Approved Electives<\/strong> (6 credits total)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CME 108&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Multimedia Graphics&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CME 109&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Fundamentals of Videography and Video Editing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COM 245&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Media Analytics&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COM 301&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Intensive Industry Experience&nbsp;(1 credit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR 310&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Investigative&nbsp;Journalism&nbsp; 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