Journalism and Media Studies Minor
The interdisciplinary minor in Journalism and Media Studies is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore the theory and practice of Journalism and Media Communications as it is being produced on the ground today.
Students in the minor program will benefit from working with the many facilities in the college which include a theater, sound recording technology studios, music practice rooms, and specialized art studios. Students will also benefit from collaboration with The UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion, which, together with its partner The Boston Herald, conducts and reports on political surveys, hosts debates, and sponsors other political events on campus.
Program Requirements
The Journalism and Media Studies minor is open to all undergraduates and consists of an interdisciplinary program of 18 credits of required and elective courses.
At least two courses must be at the 300 level or above.
Required Course
JMS.100 Introduction to Journalism and Media Studies
Elective Courses
Art
70.262 Digital Imaging and Photography: Photoshop
70.375 Language of Video
70.378 Interactive Media
70.385 Streaming Video for the Wed
79-380 Understanding Movies: Cinema as Social Commentary
Criminal Justice
42.223 Crime and the Media
Cultural Studies
58.225 History of Picturing
59.217 Media and Culture
English
42.221 Writing for Interactive Media
42.222 Oral Communication
42.226 Technical and Scientific Communication
42.300 Intro to Journalism
42.301 Newswriting
42.305 Reviewing the Arts
42.309 Writing About Issues
42.320 Personal and Reflective Writing
42.369 Reading and Writing New Media
History
43.347 History of Documentary Film
43.348 Making an Historical Documentary
Political Science
46.222 Politics of the Internet
46.318 Politics & Advertising
46.422 Political Communications and Media Studies
More Information
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