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To graduate, M.S. students must complete all required courses and pass Reporting & Writing I, Master’s Project, Advanced Reporting & Writing Seminar and Media Workshop.
Full-time students complete their requirements as follows:
Fall Semester
Reporting & Writing I
1st Elective (RWII)
1st half of the Master's Project
Journalism Essentials
Skills |
Spring Semester
Advanced Reporting & Writing Seminar
Media Workshop
2nd Elective
2nd half of the Master's Project |
Note: Part-time students should refer to the list below for information on when the courses are offered and to check off requirements as they are completed.
Class |
Points |
Notes |
| Reporting & Writing I |
6 points |
You must have taken and passed RWI before enrolling in any other classes. |
Advanced Reporting &
Writing Seminar |
6 points |
Majority of offerings available spring semester only; one to two offered in the fall |
| Media Workshop |
6 points |
Majority of offerings available spring semester only; one offered in the summer |
| Master's Project |
6 points |
Completed in the summer for most PT students; Can be done as two, 3-point classes over the academic year |
| Elective 1 |
3 points |
Multiple offerings in fall and spring; two to three offerings in the summer; TV Reporting and Writing is required as the Elective 1 choice for broadcast students. Digital Media Newsroom is required for digital media concentrators. |
| Elective 2 |
3 points |
Multiple offerings in fall and spring; two to three offerings in the summer; students are encouraged to choose a course elsewhere in the University for their second elective |
| Critical Issues in Journalism |
2 points |
evening classes offered* |
| Journalism, Law & Society |
2 points |
evening classes offered* |
| Skills |
1 point |
PT Broadcast students also get a free radio skills class. |
*Students who have not already taken one of these two courses may opt to take the four, one-credit courses called Journalism Essentials offered on Fridays.
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