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2024-2025 Catalog / College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Programs / Journalism / Journalism, BA, BS
Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree or a Bachelor of Science degree with this major
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Note: All students should take CJN-101 and CJN-152 during their first year.
Choose three of the following:
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Note: CJN-505 must be taken for a minimum of 4 credits to count as a major elective.
Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.
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Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.
- Demonstrate hands-on creation in reporting, writing, electronic news gathering and editing though practicum, workshops or internships - Create career goals through meetings with advisors and professional journalists - Create a portfolio with samples of reporting and production work, in preparation for seeking employment in journalism -Increase awareness of skills for working in a diverse and changing media environment
Honors in the Major is a highly selective opportunity to complete a signature original project or thesis with the close personalized mentorship of a departmental faculty member beginning in the junior year. Students have the opportunity to complete a junior level interdisciplinary course addressing real-world problems. In the senior year, students present research or creative works completed in their discipline at the Honors in the Major Symposium. There is special recognition at Commencement and on the Suffolk transcript.
Degree Requirements
Students admitted to this dual degree program must meet all the requirements of an undergraduate major offered by the department of Advertising, Public Relations, & Social Media or the department of Communication, Journalism, & Media.
Students must also meet all requirements for the Master’s degree in Communication offered by the department of Advertising, Public Relations, & Social Media.
Students will take two Communication graduate courses during their senior year, one during the fall semester and one during the spring semester. The two graduate courses taken during the senior year will count toward BOTH the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. Credit hours will be awarded based on the graduate course description.
The graduate courses taken during the senior year will be determined by the Communication graduate program director.
Students are subject to the usual standards for academic standing, i.e., undergraduate standards for undergraduate courses and graduate standards for graduate courses.
Upon successful completion of all of the degree requirements, a student will receive a dual Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. The exact degree will be awarded based on the specific undergraduate program the student completes. A student may permanently exit the dual degree program and opt to graduate with a Bachelor’s degree if all the requirements for a Bachelor’s degree have been met. In this case, the graduate courses taken in the senior year will be counted as 4-credit courses applied toward the undergraduate degree requirements.
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