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2008-2009Student Handbook

DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISMBowling Green State University

Revised 09-05-2008

Department of Journalism Student Handbook, 2008-2009 1

Welcome to the

Journalism Department

You are starting an educational journey thatwill prepare you for many interesting career ven-tures. Knowing how to ask questions, find the an-swers and communicate clearly to various audiencesare skills that are critical for success in many jobs—jobs that are challenging, exciting and often vital forour society.

During your first year at BGSU, you shouldconcentrate on your classes and learn your wayaround the campus. You definitely need to see yourJournalism adviser regularly. He or she will help youplan your classes, avoid common college pitfalls,and maneuver through difficult situations. Althoughyou are not competing with others to become aJournalism major, you are expected to meet cer-tain standards—including a 2.7 GPA—before youcan take JOUR 200, our gateway course into ma-jor status.

Once you are secure in your academic work,get started with the campus media. That work al-lows you to apply what you’ve learned in class,learn a few things that can’t be taught in the class-room, and produce material for a strong portfolio.Your portfolio and a good academic record are thekeys to getting internships and a good first job.

Become involved with one or more of our stu-dent professional associations. They offer manyopportunities to network with professionals andoften lead to internships and career opportunities.Best of all, it’s a good way to meet other journal-ism students who share similar career interests.

You are joining a great team. I am proud ofour talented faculty, alumni, and students. Like youradviser, I am here to help. Feel free to come seeme about your problems and successes. And wel-come aboard.

Best wishes,

Jim FoustChair, Department of Journalism

ContentsContentsContentsContentsContentsJournalism Faculty ............................ 2

Degree Overview ............................... 5Pre-major Status ......................................... 5Advising ....................................................... 6Registration ................................................ 6Adding, Dropping and Changing Courses 6Normal Course Load .................................. 6Class Rank ................................................. 7100-Level Courses ..................................... 7Transfer Courses ....................................... 7Grading ....................................................... 7Unsatisfactory Academic Progress ............ 7Degree Audit ............................................... 7First Day Attendance Policy ......................... 7Undergraduate Program Committee ......... 8Appeals ....................................................... 8

Degree Requirements ....................... 8BG Perspective Requirements ................... 8I. English Composition ............................... 9II. Foreign Language ................................... 9III. Science and Math ................................... 9IV. Social Sciences ...................................... 10V. Arts and Humanities ................................ 11VI. Speaking and Listening ......................... 14Electives ...................................................... 14Minor ........................................................... 14Overlapping Classes .................................. 14

Journalism Major ............................... 15Journalism Sequences .............................. 15Journalism Core Courses .......................... 16Sequence Courses .................................... 16Electives ...................................................... 16

Degree Checksheet ........................... 17

Journalism Curriculum ..................... 19

Journalism Course Descriptions ..... 20

Finishing Touches............................. 21Internships .................................................. 21Receiving Internship Credit ........................ 21Student Organizations and Media .............. 21Campus Facilities ...................................... 22Scholarships ............................................... 22Graduation .................................................. 22

Contact List ........................................ 23

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JJJJJourourourourournalism Fnalism Fnalism Fnalism Fnalism FacultyacultyacultyacultyacultyDr. Oliver Boyd-BarrettProfessor

Ph.D., Social Science, Open University (U.K.)B.A., sociology, Exeter University (U.K.)

Dr. Oliver Boyd-Barrett joined the School of Communica-tion Studies as Director in 2005, a position he held forthree years before deciding to return to faculty in theDepartment of Journalism. His current research interestsinclude international and national news agencies, newsmedia and the “war on terror,” and Hollywood represen-tations of the intelligence community. He was previouslyProfessor of Communication at California State Polytech-nic University in Pomona, California, and has held vari-ous appointments at universities in the United Kingdom.Dr. Boyd-Barrett has published extensively on educationaland management communications, international newsmedia, and the political economy of mass communication.He is founding chair of the division for Global Communi-cation and Social Change in the International Communi-cation Association.

Dr. Katherine BradshawAssociate professor, head of the broadcast sequence

Ph.D., mass media, Michigan State UniversityM.S., journalism, Ohio UniversityB.S., journalism, Ohio University

Dr. Bradshaw teaches broadcast journalism and mediadiversity classes. For 15 years, she was a reporter, anchor,and talk show host in Denver and Kansas City. Her workwas honored with awards from the Colorado Associationof Broadcasters, the Radio and Television News Direc-tors Association, Associated Press, the Society of Pro-fessional Journalists, the Kansas City Press Club, and theMissouri Broadcasters Association. Her research inter-ests include the history of public opinion, media diver-sity, and media performance, and has been published inJournalism History, Newspaper Research Journal, andJournal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. Sheserved as an officer in the Radio and Television Journal-ism Division of the Association for Education in Journal-ism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and as a memberof the Board of Directors of the American Journalism His-torians Association (AJHA). Dr Bradshaw representsAJHA on the Accrediting Council for Education in Jour-nalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC). It is respon-sible for evaluating journalism and mass communication(JMC) programs at universities, and it makes all final ac-crediting decisions for JMC programs. Dr. Bradshaw is onthe editorial board of Electronic News and Journalism

Educator, and she is a corresponding editor for Journal-ism History. She enjoys traveling, cooking, and bird watch-ing. To contact her email [email protected], or call 419-874-9756.

Dr. Nancy BrendlingerAssociate professor, head of the print sequence

Ph.D., journalism, The University of Texas at AustinM.S., agricultural journalism, University of Wisconsin-MadisonB.S., journalism and sociology, Iowa State University

Dr. Brendlinger’s teaching areas include magazine andnews writing, media and society, and international jour-nalism. She has worked as a farm editor, area news editor,reporter and photographer for the Muscatine Journal(IA) and as an editor and writer for three newsletters atthe University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has workedfor Peace Corps, for USAID and as a Fulbright Scholar inChad, Senegal, Indonesia, Slovakia and Croatia, and asan exchange teacher in China. She now participates in anenvironmental communication/cultural exchange projectwith schools in Tunisia, Algeria and BGSU. She is alsothe associate director of the residential learning commu-nity Global Village. She enjoys movies and travel. Shehas taught at BGSU since 1990.

Dr. Catherine Cassara-JemaiAssociate professor

Ph.D., mass media, Michigan State UniversityM.A., journalism, Michigan State UniversityB.A., Russian studies, University of Virginia

Dr. Cassara-Jemai’s teaching areas include journalism his-tory, international press, environmental journalism, writ-ing, editing, and reporting. She has worked as an assis-tant editor at The Times (Springfield, VA), and as staffreporter at The Pictorial (Old Saybrook, CT), The Jour-nal Tribune (Biddeford, ME) and The Lewiston Sun (ME).She was also a feature writer for Michigan StateUniversity’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Informa-tion Service and has worked as a writing coach for severalpapers. In 1996 she worked as Assistant City Editor andWriting Coach for the Bucks County Courier-Times aspart of an American Society of Newspaper Editors KnightFellowship. Her research interests include U.S. media cov-erage of international news, U.S. media history, and newsmedia development in countries in political transition. Sheenjoys classical music, reading mystery novels, hiking,traveling and spending time with her dogs, Smudge andTasha. She has taught at BGSU since 1992.


Jessica E. DennisInstructor

M.A., Liberal Studies, The University of FindlayB.A., English Literature, Lourdes College

Mrs. Dennis has been an avid journalist for the past eightyears, working as a staff writer and city editor for GazettePublishing Company (now Brown Publishing Company).A new face at BGSU, she has taught on a collegiate levelfor several years, including English, composition, litera-ture and humanities courses at Terra Community College,Owens Community College and Tiffin University.

Dr. Tori Smith EkstrandAssistant professor, head of the Public Relations sequence

Ph.D., media law, University of North CarolinaM.A., English education, New York UniversityB.A., broadcast journalism and political science, Syracuse University

Professor Ekstrand teaches public relations and medialaw. She worked as a radio news reporter and anchor forstations in New York and was a promotions writer for TheArbitron Company before joining The Associated Pressin 1990. She worked for the AP in New York City for nineyears, her last three years as director of Corporate Com-munications, and she was part of AP’s senior manage-ment team. Her research interests include the history ofwire services, Internet law, and intellectual property. Shewas named the University of North Carolina’s Outstand-ing Graduating Ph.D. student in the School of Journalismand Mass Communication in 2002 and was the recipientof the School’s John B. Adams Award for Excellence inMass Communication Law. She has received two top pa-per awards from the Law division of the Association forEducation in Journalism and Mass Communication(AEJMC) and has also been named a “Promising Profes-sor” by AEJMC. She enjoys watching basketball, play-ing her flute, bird watching, traveling and eating in greatrestaurants.

Dr. Jim FoustAssociate professor, chair

Ph.D., mass communication, Ohio UniversityM.S., journalism, Ohio UniversityB.A., speech communication, Youngstown State University

Dr. Foust’s teaching areas include broadcast journalism,journalism law and ethics and online journalism. Heworked as a news videographer and editor at WYTV-TVin Youngstown, Ohio, where he also produced specialprojects. His background also includes video produc-tion and multimedia design. During the summer of 2000,he worked at WXYZ-TV in Detroit as part of a NationalAssociation of Television Program Executives (NATPE)faculty development grant. His research interests includeelectronic media history, technology of mass communi-

cation and communication law. He has written a book,Big Voices of the Air: The Battle Over Clear ChannelRadio, based on his dissertation research. He also wroteOnline Journalism: Principles and Practices of Newsfor the Web, a leading online journalism textbook, and isco-author of a video production textbook. His hobbiesinclude computers and cars. He has taught at BGSU since1994.

Efrem K. GrahamInstructor

M.S., journalism, Columbia UniversityB.A., literature, Richard Stockton College

Mr. Graham has worked on-air in television news for morethan 10 years. He has held positions with NBC in NewYork and WCRB-TV in Chattanooga, TN, and is currentlyan anchor and reporter at WTVG-TV in Toledo. He hasalso taught college-level courses for more than a decade,including at Hudson County Community College in NewJersey and Chattanooga State Technical Community Col-lege in Tennessee.

Julie K. HagenbuchInstructor

M.A., mass communication, Bowling Green State UniversityB.A., broadcast journalism, Bowling Green State University

Over the last 10 years, Mrs. Hagenbuch has worked invarious aspects of the communications field includingthe governmental, advertising and healthcare industries.Most recently, she was senior communications special-ist at the Fortune 500 building manufacturer Owens Corn-ing, where she oversaw their global publication for over20,000 employees as well as speech writing for the CEO.

Dr. Smeeta MishraAssistant professor

Ph.D., Journalism, University of Texas at AustinM.A., Journalism, Syracuse UniversityM.A., Political Science, J. Nehru UniversityB.A., Political Science, Delhi University

Dr. Mishra’s teaching and research interests include in-ternational reporting, U.S. media coverage of the MiddleEast, lives of women in the Middle East and communica-tion theories. She worked as a reporter with the Englishlanguage media in New Delhi for five years before comingto the United States. At The Indian Express, a nationaldaily, two of her most challenging assignments includedcovering the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane toKandahar, Afghanistan, and telling the story of the firstIndian woman to be sentenced to death by the SupremeCourt after the country gained independence from theBritish. As a police reporter at The Express, she also didseveral investigative pieces. At The Times of India, Mishra


covered gender issues, development politics and con-sumer affairs. In 2002, Mishra earned her Master’s degreein Journalism at the Newhouse School of Public Commu-nications, Syracuse University. At the University of Texasat Austin, she received the Jesse H. Jones Fellowship forinter-disciplinary research in 2004 and the University ofTexas Continuing Fellowship in 2005. Her dissertationanalyzes U.S. media representations of the relationshipbetween Islam and democracy. When Mishra is not busyfollowing news on the Middle East, she enjoys yoga,movies, and cooking. She is on leave for the 2008-2009academic year.

Dr. Seth OyerAssistant Professor

PhD, mass communication, University of FloridaMA, mass communication, University of Central FloridaBA, English/communication, SUNY Fredonia

Dr. Seth Oyer teaches general public relations courses aswell as crisis communication planning and management.He is an accomplished public relations professional withover a decade of executive and management experience inthe technology industry. A crisis communications spe-cialist, he has acted as a public relations consultant tocorporate, not-for-profit, and political organizations. Alsoan award-winning instructor, Oyer has experience teach-ing small- and large-lecture and interactive classes, re-sulting in excellent student evaluations (with normal grad-ing curves). Dr. Oyer’s research interests include crisiscommunication management, public relations, and inter-active online media. Oyer has been published and hasseveral conference papers/publications in progress. Heenjoys sports, music, and spending time with friends andfamily.

Kelly TaylorInstructor

M.A., education and counseling, Bowling Green State UniversityB.S., communications education, Bowling Green State University

Mrs. Taylor’s teaching areas include writing, reporting,and design. She has worked as a high school journalismteacher and has advised student newspapers and year-books. She is currently secretary of the Great Lakes Inter-scholastic Press Association. She has taught at BGSUfor more than ten years.

Ganga VadhavkarInstructor

Ph.D., mass media, Wayne State UniversityM.A., Sociology, University of BombayB.A., Psychology, University of Bombay

Dr. Vadhavkar teaches introduction to mass communica-tion, feature writing and visual editing courses. Over thelast 10 years, she has taught journalism, interpersonaland other computer technology courses pertaining topublishing on the Internet, print and other mass mediaavenues. She worked as a journalist with Times of India.She briefly served as a columnist for Maharashtra Times,an Indian language daily, and the Evening News of India.Dr. Vadhavkar’s research interests include representationof domestic violence in news media, disproportionateminority contact in the juvenile justice system and emo-tional and physical violence in arranged marriages. Sherecently submitted the second draft of a multi-authoredtextbook on interpersonal communication. She is currentlyworking on an independent documentary and researchregarding the role of horoscope and ancient religiouspractices in Indian marriages.

Kelly GrahamSecretary, School of Communication Studies

Mrs. Graham assists students with information and forms,retrieves student files, and directs students and calls toappropriate faculty offices. She also handles online classevaluations.

Rori BurkettSecretary, School of Communication Studies

Mrs. Burkett handles undergraduate work, including in-ternships, independent studies, scholarships, registra-tion, scheduling and assigning advisors.


the remaining hours of coursework you need tograduate. The number of elective hours needed willvary from student to student. For example, studentswho completed four years of language in high schoolwill have more elective hours to work with than stu-dents who need to fulfill the language requirementat BGSU.

The department keeps a file for each journal-ism and pre-journalism student that contains infor-mation about high school work, scholarships received,courses taken at BGSU and internships. You andyour adviser together will keep track of your progresstoward the Bachelor of Science in Journalism de-gree on a form similar to the one on pages 17-18.The checksheet outlines all the requirements men-tioned above. These requirements are discussed inmore detail beginning on page 8 of this handbook.

Pre-Major Status

All students beginning the journalism degree programare initially listed as “pre-majors.” This means thatthey are preparing to enter the program but havenot yet completed the requirements for becomingmajors. Pre-majors normally complete major pre-requisites and general degree requirements whilethey are preparing to be admitted to major status.Most students become majors during their sopho-more year.

To be granted major status, you must:

• Complete JOUR 100 (will accept TCOM103)

• Complete JOUR 200 (see prerequisite requirements on page 16)

• Have an overall GPA of 2.5 or better

• Have an average GPA of 2.5 or better in JOUR 100 and JOUR 200

If you receive a C in both JOUR 100 (or TCOM103) and JOUR 200, you will not be permitted tocontinue in the journalism program.

You will be given an opportunity to apply for majorstatus the semester you take JOUR 200, when youwill also be asked to choose a major sequence.

DeDeDeDeDegggggrrrrree Ovee Ovee Ovee Ovee OvererererervievievievieviewwwwwThe coursework for the Bachelor of Science De-gree in Journalism at Bowling Green State Univer-sity consists of liberal arts core classes, journalismclasses and a minor concentration area. Together,these classes—along with electives—must total atleast 122 hours. At least 40 of these hours must beat the 300 and 400 level. You must have an overallGrade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 to become ajournalism major, but higher GPAs are required toachieve entry into JOUR 200 (see page 16). Seethe “Academic Policies” section of the online BGSUUndergraduate Catalog for instructions on com-puting your GPA (http://www.bgsu.edu/catalog/Acad_policies/Acad_policies15.html).

The liberal arts core classes are based onBGSU’s general education requirements. You canfind out more about these classes in the BGSU Un-dergraduate Catalog (http://www.bgsu.edu/cata-log/Acad_policies/Acad_policies19.html). Beyondthese general education requirements, the Bachelorof Science in Journalism Degree requires additionalliberal arts classes designed to prepare students tobecome journalists. These courses include econom-ics, foreign language, math, U.S. history, political sci-ence and speaking and listening. Fulfilling the liberalarts core requirements usually requires 48 to 66 hoursof coursework.

To finish your major, you must complete 32hours of coursework in the Department of Journal-ism, consisting of 14 hours of core journalism classes,9 hours in one of three sequence areas and 9 hoursof directed electives. Students are permitted to takeup to, but no more than, 39 hours in journalism. Stu-dents in the Public Relations sequence must com-plete two additional courses in management and mar-keting, which count as general elective hours. Stu-dents are strongly encouraged to meet with theiradvisor each semester.

You also must complete a minor of your ownchoosing. You may opt for one of the structuredminors listed in the university catalog or you maywork with your adviser to plan an interdepartmentalminor of at least 20 hours in an area outside masscommunications.

Once the requirements outlined above have beenmet, you may choose elective courses to complete


Advising

When you come to the BGSU Department of Jour-nalism as a freshman or as a transfer student, youwill be assigned to the undergraduate academic ad-visor, Dr. Nancy Brendlinger. She will assist you inchoosing classes, making sure you are meeting de-gree requirements on time and will generally helpyou plan your college career. When you become amajor and declare a sequence, you will be assignedan adviser with professional experience in your se-quence.

It is extremely important that you establish andmaintain regular contact with your journalism ad-viser. You must meet with him or her at least twicea year to plan your academic schedule. Facultymembers post office hours on their doors, and youshould find it easy to schedule an appointment. Ifyou cannot meet during your adviser’s office hours,call or e-mail him or her to set up an alternate ap-pointment. Before arriving for your appointment, youshould go to the School of Communication Studies(SCS) office in 302 West Hall to get your file. Youwill have to leave a driver’s license or other ID totake the file.

You should meet with your adviser well beforeyou are scheduled to register for classes. If you waituntil the last minute to see your adviser you mayfind his or her office hours are booked up. Whilejournalism professors will make every reasonableeffort to see their advisees in these situations, it isimportant to remember that they have other com-mitments.

It is a good idea to prepare for your visit withyour adviser by selecting a list of courses that inter-est you. Journalism advisers are able to recommendsome courses that might work for you, but they can-not know about every course offered by the univer-sity. They can help find whatever information youneed to make your schedule a success. Each timeyou meet with your adviser, he or she will sign yourfile folder.

If you decide you would like to change advis-ers, the department can help you find another jour-nalism professor to work with.

As you progress in your college career, youradviser can help you in other areas, such as secur-ing internships and searching for a job. Your adviseralso can guide you toward campus resources and

help you get the most out of your involvement incampus media and student organizations. The goalof this handbook is to present degree requirementsin a clear manner, but you should not use it as asubstitute for seeing your adviser.

Registration

Once you have met with your adviser, you are readyto register for classes. You will register using theuniversity’s online registration system undermy.bgsu. If you encounter difficulty registering forclasses, contact your adviser for help choosing al-ternative selections.

Adding, Dropping and Changing Courses

You can add, drop and change courses, except yourjournalism skills courses, during your open registra-tion periods. For example, if you originally registerfor a course, then decide to substitute another classfor it, you can use the course registration systemunder my.bgsu again to make this change. Of course,classes may fill up during the registration period, soyou may not be able to replace a dropped coursewith another.

Once classes begin, you can still make certainchanges using the online course registration system.During the first week of classes, you can change acourse’s grade option (see “Grading” on the nextpage) or drop a course. After the first week, youmust complete a DROP/ADD form, available in theSchool of Communication Studies office. This formnormally requires the instructor’s signature, and mustbe taken to the College of Arts and Sciences forprocessing.

To add or drop a journalism skills course, seeyour adviser. You should discuss any planned sched-ule changes with your adviser before making them.

Normal Course Load

A full-time course load at BGSU is considered to be12 to 18 hours per semester. Normally, you will carry15 or 16 hours per semester. However, you maychoose to vary your load depending on the demandsof the particular courses you are taking and yourschedule outside of class.


Class Rank

Students advance in class standing according to thefollowing schedule:

0 to 29 hours: Freshman30 to 59 hours: Sophomore60 to 89 hours: Junior90 hours and above: Senior

100-Level Courses

The university applies penalties to students who take100 level courses as seniors. You should be sure allof your general requirements that include 100 levelcourses have been fulfilled before you achieve se-nior status (90 hours or above).

Transfer Courses

If you have at least a 2.0 GPA, you may take coursesat selected universities and transfer them to BGSU.Students transferring to BGSU from another uni-versity also may use this option to convert their pre-vious coursework to BGSU credit. However, yourlast 30 hours of coursework must be taken at BGSU.

Before taking journalism courses from anotheruniversity, consult with your advisor. Most courseswill not transfer unless they were taken from an ac-credited journalism program, and no more than 12transfer credit hours can be applied to your journal-ism major or minor.

All transfers are reviewed and approved byBGSU’s Office of Registration and Records. Youshould contact them for information about transfer-ring specific credits.

Grading

Most courses are graded on the traditional “A”through “F” scale. Some courses, however aregraded “S/U.” In these courses, the student will earneither a Satisfactory (“S”) or Unsatisfactory (“U”)mark.

You also may elect to take up to 16 hours ofregular coursework as S/U rather than for a lettergrade. Since courses taken S/U do not count in yourGPA, you can use this option to protect your GPA ina course you feel you may not do well in. If you takea course S/U, you will be issued a Satisfactory gradeas long as your letter grade is “C” or above. Youwill be issued an Unsatisfactory grade for a letter

grade of “D” or “F.” You may change the gradingoption in a course during the first week of the se-mester.

All courses you take to complete your majorand minor must be taken for a letter grade. The onlyexception is JOUR 400 (Internship Credit), whichcan only be taken S/U.

If for some reason you are unable to completethe requirements of a course by the end of the se-mester, you may request an Incomplete grade fromyour instructor. At his or her discretion, you will thenbe given more time to complete the course require-ments. Incomplete grades are not counted in yourGPA; however, the instructor must submit a lettergrade according to the following schedule:

Fall Semester Incomplete: March 1

Spring Semester Incomplete: Aug. 1

Summer Semester Incomplete: Nov. 1

Incompletes that are not removed by these datesautomatically become “F” grades.

Unsatisfactory Academic Progress

A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0will receive warning, probation or suspension fromthe Office of Registration and Records. See the onlineBGSU Undergraduate Catalog for more informa-tion (http://www.bgsu.edu/catalog/Acad_policies/Acad_policies21.html).

Degree Audit

The degree audit (also called the junior audit) is areview of your progress toward graduation. The au-dit is mandatory, and must be performed during yourjunior year.

Consult your advisor for more information aboutyour degree audit.

First Day Attendance Policy

The Department of Journalism has a first day atten-dance policy for most of its courses. This meansthat you must attend the first class session. Becausesome journalism courses have a limited number ofavailable seats, a student who does not attend thefirst day may be dropped in order to allow anotherstudent to add the class.


Undergraduate Program Committee

The Department of Journalism’s UndergraduateProgram Committee (UPC) is made up of the headsof the three sequences and a coordinator. The UPCconsiders matters relating to the journalism curricu-lum in general and specific requests from individualstudents.

The UPC normally meets once each monthduring the school year. Requests from individual stu-dents, such as Appeals or Interdepartmental Minorforms, should be turned in to the School of Commu-nication Studies Office (Room 302 West Hall). Ma-terials should be turned in by the 10th of the monthto receive consideration at the committee’s nextmeeting. You should receive notification of thecommittee’s action by the end of the month.

Appeals

Students may appeal journalism requirements bysubmitting a letter to the Undergraduate ProgramCommittee (see above).

DeDeDeDeDegggggrrrrreeeeeeeeeeRRRRRequirequirequirequirequirementsementsementsementsementsThe checksheet on pages 17-18 offers an overviewof the courses you will need to complete to earn aBachelor of Science in Journalism. Your adviser willhelp you choose the courses to complete thechecksheet. This section outlines the requirementsin detail. The sub-sections are indicated with Ro-man numerals that correspond to the sections on thechecksheet.

You should follow the checksheet that was ineffect when you entered the program as a pre-ma-jor. Changes may be made in the program from yearto year, but as long as you follow the requirementsin effect at the time of your entry you will be able tograduate. You may choose to follow later require-ments.

BG Perspective Requirements

BGSU requires that all graduates complete eightclasses as part of a BG Perspective core curricu-lum. This consists of two Natural Sciences courses,two Social and Behavioral Science courses, two Hu-manities and Arts courses, a Cultural Diversitycourse and an International Perspectives course.

In the following list, courses marked “BGP”meet the BG Perspective requirement for NaturalSciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, or Hu-manities and Arts depending on where they arelisted. Courses marked “ip” meet the InternationalPerspectives requirement, and courses marked “cd”meet the Cultural Diversity requirement.

If you plan your coursework carefully, all ofthese classes should meet requirements in groupsII, III, IV, V or VI as well.

For instance, you could choose to take ETHN310 to satisfy a Group V requirement, and you wouldalso be satisfying the requirement for a cultural di-versity class.

In the same way, students who take courses atBGSU to complete their language requirements au-tomatically satisfy the university requirement for aninternational perspectives class.


II. FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The foreign language requirement can be met in oneof three ways:

1. Completion of four years of high schoolcredit courses in one foreign language;

2. Successful graduation from a high school whereall of the instruction was conducted in some lan-guage other than English;

3. Completion of 14 hours of college courses inone language (or fewer by advanced placement)

Choices 1 and 2 above require no additionalcollege coursework. If you took four years of a lan-guage in high school or graduated from a high schoolwhere you studied in a foreign language, you do notneed to take any foreign language courses at BGSU.

If you have completed fewer than four yearsof high school foreign language, you have a choiceof how to complete the foreign language require-ment. You may complete the sequence of the lan-guage you worked on in high school by taking theappropriate courses at BGSU. Or, you may wish tosimply start over in a different language and com-plete the entire four-course sequence in that lan-guage.

Your adviser can discuss these options for com-pleting the foreign language requirement with you.

III. SCIENCE AND MATH

Choose an appropriate course in each of the fourareas listed.

1. Lab Science Course. Choose one from thefollowing:

BIOLOGY:101 (3) Environment of Life BGP104 (4) Introduction to Biology BGP204 (5) Concepts in Biology I BGP205 (5) Concepts in Biology II BGP331 (4) Human Anatomy and Physiology I332 (4) Human Anatomy and Physiology II343 (4) General Botany

CHEMISTRY:109 & 110 (4) Elementary Chemistry BGP117 (4) Elementary Organic and Biochemistry BGP125 (5) General Chemistry I BGP127 & 128 (5) General Chemistry II BGP135 (5) General Chemistry I BGP137 & 138 (5) General Chemistry II BGP

GEOGRAPHY213 (3) Meteorology

GEOLOGY104 (4) Earth Environments BGP105 (4) Time, Life, and Man BGP215 (3) Geologic History of Dinosaurs BGP250 (5) Field-based Physical Geology BGP (104

substitute)251 (5) Field-based Historical Geology BGP (105

substitute)304 (3) Geology of the National Parks306 (4) Rocks and Minerals418 (3) Geology of Ohio

MATERIAL SCIENCE:100 (3) Materials in the Service of Society BGP

PHYSICS101 (3) Basic Physics BGP201 (5) College Physics I BGP202 (5) College Physics II BGP211 (5) University Physics I BGP212 (5) University Physics II BGP

2. Science course. Choose one from the follow-ing (or choose another lab science course fromabove):

ASTRONOMY:201 (3) Modern Astronomy BGP212 (3) The Solar System BGPPlus All other ASTR courses

I. ENGLISH COMPOSITION

BGSU requires that all students complete an En-glish composition sequence. This sequence ends withENG 112: Varieties of Writing. Prior to your initialuniversity registration, you will be given a placementtest for the English composition sequence and youwill be placed in ENG 110: Developmental Writing,ENG 111: Introductory Writing or ENG 112.

Students who complete ENG 110 successfullynormally go right on to ENG 112. Students assignedto ENG 111 must also take ENG 112. Students as-signed to ENG 112 can complete the English com-position sequence with that course.

No more than six hours in the English composi-tion sequence may count toward graduation. So, ifyou take ENG 110 (5 hours) and ENG 112 (3 hours),only six of these hours count toward graduation.

The English composition sequence should becompleted as soon as possible. ENG 112 is a pre-requisite for JOUR 200 and the university will as-sess a penalty of 3 to 4 credit hours if you do notcomplete ENG 112 in your first 60 hours ofcoursework.


BIOLOGY:108 (3) Life in the Sea BGP

CHEMISTRY:100 (3) Introduction to Chemistry BGP177 (3) Introduction to Forensic Science BGP

GEOGRAPHY:125 (3) Weather and Climate BGP404 (3) Climatology

GEOLOGY:100 (3) Introduction to Geology BGP101 (3) Earth Science205 (3) Geologic History of Man BGP322 (3) Human Environmental Geology BGP

HONORS250 (3-5) Honors Seminar: Natural Sciences BGP

PHYSICS:100 (3) Physics of the Natural World BGP350 (3) Musical Acoustics

NOTE:You may not receive credit for more than onecourse in any of the following groups:CHEM 125 and 135CHEM 127 and 137GEOL 100, 101, or 104

3. Computer Science/Management Informa-tion Systems. Choose one from the follow-ing:

COMPUTER SCIENCE:100 (3) Computer Basics101 (3) Introduction to Programming180 (1-3) Introductory Topics

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS200 (3) Introduction to Management Information

Systems

4. Math/Accounting/Statistics. Choose onefrom the following:

ACCOUNTING200 (3) Accounting Concepts for Nonbusiness

Students221 (3) Accounting and Business Concepts I222 (3) Accounting and Business Concepts II

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS112 (3) College Algebra I115 (3) Introduction to Statistics120 (5) College Algebra122 (3) College Algebra II126 (5) Basic Calculus128 (5) Precalculus Mathematics129 (2) Trigonometry130 (3) Precalculus Mathematics131 (5) Calculus and Analytic Geometry

232 (5) Calculus and Analytic Geometry II247 (3) Fundamentals of Statistics

STATISTICS200 (3) Using Statistics

PSYCHOLOGY270 (4) Quantitative Methods I

SOCIOLOGY369 (3) Introductory Statistics

IV. SOCIAL SCIENCES

1. Political Science. Choose one from the fol-lowing:

110 (3) Amer. Govt.: Processes and Structure BGP171 (3) Intro to Comparative Government BGP/ip172 (3) Intro to International Relations BGP/ip301 (3) Modern Political Ideologies BGP/ip335 (3) Global Resource Politics BGP351 (3) Western European Politics BGP/ip361 (3) Govt. and Politics of Middle East BGP/ip372 (3) Contemporary World Politics BGP/ip402 (3) Western Political Thought I BGP403 (3) Western Political Thought II BGPPlus All Other Courses in Political Science except

POLS 443

2. Economics. Choose one from the following:200 (3) Introduction to Economics BGP202 (3) Principles of Microeconomics BGP203 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics BGPPlus All Other Economics Courses

3. U.S. History. Choose one from the following:151 (3) World Civilizations BGP/ip152 (3) The Modern World BGP/ip205 (3) Early America BGP206 (3) Modern America BGP291 (2-3) Special Studies in History301 (3) American Military History303 (3) World War II311 (3) U.S. - Latin Amer. 1810-pres. BGP/ip315 (3) Slavery in the Americas319 (3) Indian in American History cd337 (3) The Vietnam War338 (3) American Environmental History360 (3) Representative Personalities of 20th Century381 (3) United States and Asia421 (3) American Colonial History, 1492-1763422 (3) American Revolutionary Era, 1763-1789425 (3) Early National U.S., 1789-1848426 (3) Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877428 (3) America Becomes Modern: 1877-1917429 (3) America Comes of Age: 1917-1945 BGP430 (3) U.S. Since 1945: Affluence and Anxiety432 (3) Aspects of African American History cd438 (3) United States and the World, 1890-1945439 (3) United States and the World: The Cold War

Era


426 (3) Urban Geography BGPPlus Any Other Courses in Geography except:GEOG 125, 126, 127, 213, 404, 489

GERONTOLOGY402 (3) Health and Aging

HONORS201 (3) Introduction to Critical Thinking BGP240 (3) Honors Seminar: Social Sciences BGP

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES200 (3) Intro to International Studies BGP/ip

PSYCHOLOGY101 (4) General Psychology BGPPlus Any Course in PSYC except:PSYC 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, and 335

RESC: CHAPMAN LIVING LEARNINGCOMMUNITY

205 (3) Studies in the Social Sciences BGP

SOCIOLOGY101 (3) Principles of Sociology BGP202 (3) Social Problems BGP231 (3) Cultural Anthropology BGP/ip316 (3) Minority Groups cd361 (3) The Family BGPPlus Any Course in SOC except SOC 471 and 489

WOMEN’S STUDIES302 (3) History of Feminist Thought & Action327 (3) Women in Modern Europe

V. ARTS AND HUMANITIES

1. English Literature. Choose one from the fol-lowing:

150 (3) Response to Literature BGP200 (3) Intro to Lit (various topics) BGP201 (3) Intro to Literary Genres BGP205 (2) Craft of Poetry206 (2) Craft of Fiction211 (3) African-American Literature cd212 (3) Native American Literature cd261 (3) World Lit. from Ancient Times to 1700 BGP/

ip262 (3) World Lit. from 1700 to the present BGP/ip264 (3) British Literature Survey to 1700 BGP265 (3) British Literature Survey 1700-1945 BGP267 (3) American Literature Survey BGP268 (3) American Literature to 1945 BGP269 (3) Canadian Fiction BGP/ip300 (3) Interdisiciplinary Studies in Literature301 (3) Shakespeare306 (3) Bible310 (3) Multiethnic American Literature311 (3) Gay & Lesbian Lit. and Criticism314 (3) Postcolonial Literature320 (3) Modern Poetry

4. Social Science Electives: Choose one courseeach from three of the following areas:

ASIA180 (3) Asian Civilizations BGP/ip

AMERICAN CULTURE STUDIES338 (3) American Environmental History252 (3) Indigenous Cultures of North America cd

CANADIAN STUDIES201 (3) Introduction to Canadian Studies BGP/ip

EDFI302 (3) Educational Psychology408 (3) Education in a Pluralistic Society cd

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES101 (3) Introduction to Environmental Studies BGP201 (3) Concepts in Environmental Studies BGP253 (3) Environments in Context BGP/ip301 (3) Environmental Problems BGP401 (2) Environmental Strategies

ETHNIC STUDIES101 (3) Introduction to Ethnic Studies cd110 (3) Introduction to Latinos in the U.S. cd120 (3) Introduction to Black Studies cd130 (3) Intro to Asian American Studies cd160 (3) Intro to Native American Studies201 (3) Ethnicity and Social Movements211 (3) History of Mexican Americans cd260 (3) Contemp Issues in Native America cd301 (3) Ethnicity in the United States cd303 (3) Race, Representation and Culture305 (3) Women of Color in the U.S. cd312 (3) Chicanos in the U.S. cd317 (3) African Cultures and Societies351 (3) International Perspectives on Women361 (3) Native American Women402 (3) Colonial Africa403 (3) Contemporary Africa404 (3) Africa and World Politics405 (3) Qualitative Research Methods410 (3) Mexican-American Social Thought cd415 (3) Contemporary U.S. Immigration430 (3) Nat,l &Global Persp.-Race &EthnicityBGP/

ip435 (3) Race and Urban Housing440 (3) Women and Globalization

GEOGRAPHY121 (3) World Geog: Eurasia and Africa BGP/ip122 (3) World Geog: Americas and Pacifi c BGP/ip225 (3) Geography of the Global Economy BGP/ip230 (3) Cultural Geography BGP/ip325 (3) Population Geography BGP/ip331 (3) Principles of Conservation Ecology BGP/ip337 (3) American Indian cd342 (3) United States and Canada cd349 (3) Latin America BGP/ip


323 (3) Modern Fiction325 (3) Modern Drama330 (3) Contemporary Poetry333 (3) Contemporary Fiction335 (3) Contemporary Drama385 (3) Studies in Literature-Film400 (3) Chaucer401 (3) Special Topic in Shakespeare & Criticism402 (3) English Medieval Literature403 (3) 16th & 17th Century Non-Dramatic Literature406 (3) English Renaissance Drama408 (3) Milton410 (3) Topics in English Restoration Lit & Culture415 (3) Topics in 18th Century British Lit & Culture416 (3) The Victorian Novel417 (3) Topics in British Romanticism418 (3) Victorian Poetry and Prose419 (3) Topics in Modern British Literature420 (3) Topics in Contemporary British Literature423 (3) Women’s Studies in Literature424 (3) Topics in Multiethnic Amer Literature430 (3) Topics in Early American Literature431 (3) Topics in the American Renaissance432 (3) Topics in Late-19th-Century American

Literature433 (3) Topics in Modern American Literature434 (3) Topics in Contemporary American Literature442 (3) Studies in Children’s Literature480 (3) Studies in English or American Literature

2. Philosophy. Choose one from the following:101 (3) Introduction to Philosophy BGP102 (3) Introduction to Ethics BGP103 (3) Introduction to Logic BGP125 (3) Contemporary Moral Issues BGP204 (3) Aesthetics BGP211 (3) History of Ancient Philosophy BGP212 (3) History of Modern Philosophy BGP219 (3) Philosophy of Death and Dying BGP224 (3) Socialism, Cptlsm and Democ. BGP227 (3) Philosophy of Punishment BGP230 (3) Scientifi c Reasoning BGP242 (3) Medical Ethics BGP245 (3) Philosophy of Feminism BGP300 (3) Advanced Intro to Applied Philosophy BGP321 (3) Indian and Chinese Philosophy BGP/ip332 (3) Environmental Ethics BGPPlus Any other course in PHIL.

3. A&S 250: Great Ideas BGP

4. Humanities Elective. Choose one course fromthe following:

AFRICANA STUDIES200 (3) Introduction to Africana Studies BGP/ip

AMERICAN CULTURE STUDIES200 (3) Intro to American Culture Studies BGP230 (3) Issues in American Civilization BGP250 (3) Cult. Pluralism in the U.S. cd

ART101 (3) Introduction to Art BGP

ART HISTORY145 (3) Western Art I BGP146 (3) Western Art II BGP440 (3) Modern Architecture441 (3) American Art to the Civil War442 (3) American Art Since the Civil War443 (3) Histories of Photography: Invention to

WW1444 (3) Histories of Photography: WW1 to Present445 (3) Preclassical Art446 (3) Greek Art448 (3) Early Christian and Byzantine Art449 (3) Medieval Art451 (3) Art of the Italian Renaissance453 (3) Northern Renaissance Art454 (3) Baroque and Rococo Art455 (3) Art of the 19th Century456 (3) Art of the Early 20th Century457 (3) Art of the Later 20th Century458 (3) Art of India and Southeast Asian BGP/ip459 (3) Art of China and Japan BGP/ip460 (3) Women and the Visual Arts BGP/ip461 (3) Art of Western Africa BGP/ip462 (3) Art and Power in Africa BGP/ip463 (3) Women and Art in Africa BGP/ip466 (3) Pre-Columbian Art BGP/ip468 (3) Oceanic Art BGP/ip

ARTS AND SCIENCES110 (3) Arts BG: Intro to Arts210 (3) Introduction to Aesthetic Perception410 (3) Making Aesthetic Judgments

CHINESE216 (3) Contemporary Chinese Culture480 (2-3) Selected Topics in Chinese (literature)

CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION241 (3) Great Greek Minds BGP242 (3) Great Roman Minds BGP380 (3) Classical Mythology BGP381 (3) Roman Life388 (2-3) Topics in Classical Civilization485 (3) Greek Literature in English486 (3) Latin Literature in English

ETHNIC STUDIES220 (3) African Literature BGP/ip230 (3) The Native American in Film310 (3) Mexican Culture BGP/ip320 (3) Literature of Black Nationalism340 (3) Afro-American Cinematic Experience


420 (3) Latino/a Cultural Studies460 (3) Third World Cinema BGP/ip

FRENCH284 (3) Fr. Canadian Life through Lit BGP/ip363 (3) Introduction to French Literature366 (3) Introduction to Francophone Lit.373 (3) Intro. To French Civilization376 (3) Intro. Francophone Civilization444 (4) French Film463 (4) Topics in French Literature466 (4) Topics in Francophone Literature

GERMAN260 (3) Modern Germ Lit in Translation BGP/ip311 (3) Introduction to German Literature313 (3) German Literature in Context315 (3) German Culture and Civilization316 (3) Contemporary Germany360 (3) Literature in Translation380 (2-3) Tpcs in Germ Lang, Thought, Culture403 (3) Women and the Third Reich404 (3) German Literature and Music415 (3) The German Film480 (2-4) Selected Topics in German (literature)

HONORS260 (4) Interdisciplinary Seminar (when fi ne arts

topic)

HUMANITIES101 (3) Intro to the Humanities (Firelands campus)

ITALIAN261 (3) The Italian Cinema361 (3) Introduction to Italian Literature371 (3) Italian Civilization I372 (3) Italian Civilization II488 (3) Italian Literature: Advanced Studies

JAPANESE480 (2-3) Selected Topics in Japanese (literature)

LATIN361 (3) Latin Literature I362 (3) Latin Literature II470 (2-3) Readings in Latin Literature

MUSICOLOGY/ COMPOSITION/THEORY(MUCT)

101 (2) Exploring Music BGP125 (3) Music of World Cultures BGP/ip221 (2) Masterpieces of Music BGP233 (3) Music in African Culture BGP/ip234 (2) Music in Japanese Culture BGP/ip235 (3) Music in Indonesian Culture BGP/IP237 (3) Jazz cd261 (3) Music History I431 (3) Aesthetics of Black Music cd444 (3) Music Technology I

MUSIC PERFORMANCE STUDIES (MUSP)401 (3) History and Literature of Jazz

POPULAR CULTURE160 (3) Introduction to Popular Culture BGP170 (3) Black Popular Culture cd220 (3) Intro to Folklore and Folklife BGP231 (2-3) Studies in Popular Culture250 (3) Introduction to Popular Film270 (3) Intro to Contemp. Pop Literature280 (3) Introduction to Popular Music290 (3) Television as Popular Culture300 (3) Topics in International/Global Popular

Culture320 (3) Folktale and Legend321 (3) Folklife and Material Culture325 (3) The Folk Group/Folk Region350 (3) Advanced Studies in Popular Film365 (3) Youth and Popular Culture370 (3) History of Popular Literature380 (3) Contexts of Popular Music424 (3) Folklore Genres426 (3) Popular Entertainments460 (3) Popular Culture Advanced Studies470 (3) Studies in Popular Literature480 (2) Senior Seminar in Popular Culture

RESC (Chapman Learning Community)210 (3) Journeys of the Imagination BGP

ROMANCE LANGUAGES200 (3) European and Latin American Cinema220 (3) African Literature BGP/ip

RUSSIAN215 (3) Russian Culture BGP/IP312 (3) Introduction to Russian Literature313 (3) Contemporary Russian Literature320 (2) Readings in Russian Culture401 (3) Russian Poetry402 (3) Russian Novel403 (3) Russian Drama415 (3) Russian Film

SPANISH367 (3) Introduction to Spanish Peninsular

Literature368 (3) Introduction to Spanish American Literature371 (3) Spanish Civilization377 (3) Civilization of Mexico & Caribbean378 (3) Civilization of South America431 (3) Spanish American Fiction441 (3) Medieval and Golden Age Literature442 (3) Spanish Literature of the 19th Century444 (3) Contemporary Spanish Literature481 (3) Span-Amer Lit I:Discovery to Modern.482 (3) Span-Amer Lit: Modern to Present488 (3) Contemporary Mexican Literature489 (3) Hispanic Studies (when topic is literature

related)


THEATRE AND FILM141 (3) The Theatre Experience BGP161 (3) Introduction to Film BGP202 (3) Performance Studies I BGP215 (3) Explor. Cult. Divers. Through Perform. cd262 (3) History of Film347 (3) Theatre History and Lit: Origins-1700 BGP348 (3) Theatre History and Lit: 1700-Present BGP350 (3) Milestones in Black Theatre352 (3) Musical Theatre449 (3) Contemporary Issues in Theatre459 (3) International Puppetry460 (3) Period, Style, and Form

WOMEN’S STUDIES200 (3) Intro to Women’s Studies: Persp. on

Gender,Class and Ethnicity cd301 (3) Women, Art and Culture

VI. SPEAKING AND LISTENING

Choose one from the following:

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION102 (3) Speech Communication

THEATRE AND FILM141 (3) The Theatre Experience BGP202 (3) Performance Studies I BGP

Electives

By carefully choosing courses in consultation withyour adviser, you should be able to meet all the re-quirements for Groups I through VI, University Re-quirements, Minor requirements and Major Require-ments in less than the 122 hours required for gradu-ation. The additional hours you need will be madeup by elective courses.

Electives allow you to experiment by exploringadditional courses that interest you. For example,you may be interested in one of two minors and tak-ing an elective in each may help you make up yourmind.

You choose your elective courses and they neednot meet any specific requirements. However, cer-tain university guidelines still apply. For instance, theuniversity penalizes students who take 100 levelcourses in their senior year. You also should see“Overlapping Classes” on the next page.

Major Requirements

See “Journalism Major” on page 15.

Minor

A 20-hour minor is required of all journalism majors.The minor is designed to provide you with an addi-tional area of concentration and expertise. You shouldwork with your adviser to arrive at a minor that in-terests you and furthers your education.

Since most courses are 3 hours, you will gener-ally have to take 21 hours to complete a minor. Yourminor may not include Journalism courses or Tele-communications courses. Twelve credit hours in theminor must be at the 300 or 400 level, and all minorcourses must be taken for letter grade.

Many departments offer Structured Minorswith specific course requirements outlined in theundergradute catalog. You must follow these require-ments in order to have an acceptable minor. Youalso may assemble an Interdepartmental Minorto meet your specific interests. An Interdepart-mental Minor consists of related courses taken fromtwo or more departments on campus. You will haveto justify your interdepartmental minor courses in awritten proposal that will be considered by the Un-dergraduate Program Committee (see page 7). Re-quirements for 300 and 400 level courses also applyto Interdepartmental Minors.

Classes taken for credit in a minor normallycannot be counted toward any other requirement.However, if you select a structured minor one coursemay also fulfill a requirement in Groups II throughVI.

You should decide on a minor by early in yourjunior year. When you have selected a minor, youshould fill out a Minor Declaration Form, availablein Room 302. Your adviser’s signature also will berequired on this form.

Overlapping Classes

The Department of Journalism is accredited by theAccrediting Council for Education in Journalism andMass Communication (ACEJMC). To ensure thatjournalism students in accredited programs receivea broad-based liberal arts education, ACEJMC urgesstudents to take as many hours as possible beyondmass communication and to avoid taking courses thatduplicate material covered in their journalism courses.


To receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Jour-nalism, you must complete 32 hours of courseworkin the Department of Journalism as outlined below.This coursework consists of the following elements:

1. Core Courses: courses required of all Journalism majors

2. Sequence courses: three courses specific to one of three concentration

areas (see “Journalism Sequences”)

3. Journalism electives: three additional courses, chosen in consultation

with your adviser.

A graphical representation of journalism courserequirements is on page 19. Descriptions for coursesoffered by the Department of Journalism are on page20. The checksheet on pages 17-18 also shows jour-nalism department requirements in the right-hand col-umn. You may refer to these pages as you read thefollowing section.

Journalism Sequences

The Department of Journalism offers three differ-ent sequences. These sequences are designed to buildon core journalism skills to prepare you for work inspecialized media. However, the journalism curricu-lum is designed to be broad enough to prepare youto work in any media, no matter which sequenceyou choose. In fact, many students who graduate ina particular sequence find themselves working in—and enjoying—another area.

The three sequences are:

Print Journalism: preparation for newspaperand magazine journalism;

Broadcast Journalism: preparation for radio,television and electronic media;

Public Relations: preparation for corporate,non-profit, and other public relations.

Journalism MajorTo avoid duplication, journalism majors cannot

receive credit toward graduation for the followingcourses.

MarketingMKT 412

Popular CulturePOPC 165

TelecommunicationsTCOM 263

Students may not minor in Telecommunications,though they may take two TCOM courses at the200, 300, or 400 level. In addition, when necessaryTCOM 103 may be taken for credit in place of JOUR100 and will count as one of your journalism corecourses. As a result, you are not allowed to receivecredit for both TCOM 103 and JOUR 100.


Journalism Core Courses

These courses are required of all Journalism ma-jors. They are designed to give you the basic skillsneeded in all aspects of journalistic work. The se-quence requirements will build on these core skills.The core consists of the following courses:

JOUR 100: Introduction to Mass Commu-nication (3 hours) (or TCOM 103)

JOUR 200: Introduction to JournalisticWriting (3 hours)

JOUR 250: Reporting (3 hours)

JOUR 400: Internship (2 hours)

JOUR 450: Journalism Law and Ethics (3hours)

Before you take JOUR 200, you need to sat-isfy the following prerequisites:

1. Complete at least 30 hours of course work

2. Complete JOUR 100 (or TCOM 103) and ENG112 with a grade of “C” or better

3. Have an overall GPA of 2.7 or better

In JOUR 200 you will apply for major statusand be asked to declare a sequence. Once you areadmitted to the major, you will be able to take JOUR250 and JOUR 400.

JOUR 400 gives you college credit for intern-ship experience. Journalism majors must complete2 hours of internship credit. You must complete oneon-campus internship; your second internship maybe on- or off-campus, though we recommend an off-campus experience. Broadcast sequence studentscomplete two off-campus internships.

Sequence Courses

Each of the three sequences requires three courses.Prerequisites differ among the three sequences, butJOUR 200 is a prerequisite for all sequence courses.

Print Journalism Sequence

Print Journalism students take JOUR 320: FeatureWriting, JOUR 325: Copy Editing and JOUR 420:Public Affairs Reporting. JOUR 250 is a prerequi-site for all of these courses. JOUR 320 is a prereq-

uisite for JOUR 420.

Broadcast Journalism Sequence

Students in Broadcast Journalism take JOUR 315:Visual Editing, JOUR 330: Broadcast News andJOUR 430: Advanced Broadcast News. JOUR 250and JOUR 315 are prerequisites for JOUR 330, andJOUR 330 is a prerequisite for 430.

Public Relations Sequence

Public Relations students take JOUR 340: Principlesof Public Relations, JOUR 344: Public RelationsWriting, JOUR 345: Media Publication and Designand JOUR 440: Public Relations Campaigns. JOUR345 counts as the “free” elective explained below.JOUR 250 is a prerequisite for both JOUR 344 andJOUR 345; JOUR 340 is a prerequisite for JOUR344; JOUR 344 and JOUR 345 are prerequisitesfor JOUR 440. Public Relations sequence studentsalso must complete MKT 300: Principles of Mar-keting and MGMT 305: Principles of Organizationand Management.

Electives

Each journalism major must complete three electivejournalism courses selected from the following list:

Issues Elective: choose one from JOUR 455,465, 475, 485, 495

Skills Elective: choose one course from an-other sequence, or JOUR 310, 410, 460 or 490

“Free” Elective: one course chosen in con-sultation with your adviser. A second issueselective is advised if possible. PR students musttake JOUR 345 to meet this requirement.

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Journalism Course DescriptionsJOUR 100. Introduction to Mass Communication (3) Fall, Spring,Summer. Modern journalism and mass communication; mass mediaand effects; role and influence of media such as newspapers, maga-zines, broadcast media, photojournalism, computers and related fieldsof advertising and public relations. Open to non-majors. Credit notgiven to students with credit for TCOM 103.

JOUR 200. Introduction to Journalistic Writing (3) Fall, Spring,Summer. Practice in the elementary forms of print journalism, broad-cast and public relations writing; emphasis on grammar, spelling, punc-tuation and sentence structure. Prerequisites include completion of atleast 30 hours of general education requirements including ENG 112and JOUR 100. An overall grade point average of 2.7 must have beenearned in the aforementioned coursework at the time of admittance intoJOUR 200, as well as a minimum grade of C in JOUR 100. This courseis reserved for pre-journalism majors, minors and exceptions approvedby the Department of Journalism. Application for this course must bemade at the journalism office, 319 West Hall. Credit not allowed forboth JOUR 200 and JOUR 201.

JOUR 201. Journalism Techniques for Non-Majors (3) Fall, Spring.Introduction to news values, news gathering, news writing and journalis-tic graphics for non-journalism majors whose programs might benefitfrom such a course. Credit not applicable toward major or minor injournalism. Credit not allowed for both JOUR 200 and 201. Prerequisite:completion of freshman English composition requirements.

JOUR 250. Reporting (3) Fall, Spring, Summer. Newsgathering andnewswriting for all types of news stories ranging from the simple,factual story to the complex, specialized story. Practice in coveringassignments for publication. Prerequisite: JOUR 200. Lab fee.

JOUR 310. Introduction to Visual Journalism (3) Fall. Introductionto news reportage through visual media. Includes sections on basicphotographic techniques, such as composition, exposure, camera han-dling, film development and scanning. Also includes caption writing,news judgment, journalism ethics, publication design, desktop publish-ing, and computer manipulation of images. Prerequisites: JOUR 200and access to 35mm camera. Lab fee.

JOUR 315. Visual Editing (3) Spring. Techniques of processing andediting visual journalism texts. Emphasis on videojournalism, includingvideography, editing in both linear and non-linear forms, and outputtingto tape, the Internet and other media. Techniques of using words andvisual elements together. Prerequisites: JOUR 200. Lab fee.

JOUR 320. Feature Writing (3) Fall, Spring. Developing story ideas,researching and writing newspaper and magazine feature articles; re-searching free-lance markets. Prerequisites: JOUR 250; major or minorstatus, junior standing. Lab fee.

JOUR 325. Copy Editing (3) Fall. Theory and practice in editing localand wire news, headline writing, picture editing, evaluating news, layoutand design, video display terminal operation. Prerequisites: JOUR 250;major or minor status; junior standing. Lab fee.

JOUR 330. Broadcast News (3) Fall, Summer. Techniques of writing,reporting and editing news for broadcast; rewriting wire copy; introduc-tion to ENG shooting and editing techniques; preparation and use oftelevision graphics. Student must provide own audio and video cas-settes. Prerequisites: JOUR 250; JOUR 315; major or minor status;junior standing. Lab fee.

JOUR 340. Principles of Public Relations (3). Fall, Spring. Publicrelations problems, policies, practices applied to business and nonprofitorganizations; media methods of communicating, survey research,and attitude change. Open to majors or minors only.

JOUR 341. Principles of Public Relations for Nonmajors (3). Fall,Spring, Summer. Public relations problems, policies, practices appliedto business and nonprofit organizations; media methods of communi-cating, survey research, and attitude change. Open to non-majors andnon-minors only. Approved for Distance Ed.

JOUR 344. Public Relations Writing (3) Fall, Spring. Conceptual andtheoretical introduction to the practice of public relations. Public rela-tions development, definition, problems, policies, practices and tools

applied to businesses and other organizations. Planning and preparationof print and audio-visual public relations messages. Fundamentals ofwriting for publications including newsletters, house journals, pamphletsand brochures. Prerequisites: JOUR 250 and JOUR 341; major or minorstatus; junior standing. Lab fee.

JOUR 345. Media Publication and Design (3) Fall, Spring. Theoryand practice of editing functions and techniques in producing special-ized publications: magazines, newsletters, newspapers and brochuresfor business and nonprofit organizations. Electronic typesetting andcomputer graphics. Prerequisite: JOUR 250; major or minor status,junior standing. Lab fee.

JOUR 400. Field Experience (1-3) Fall, Spring, Summer. Journalisminternship program required of all journalism majors and minors. Activ-ity may be in more than one medium, full or part time, paid or voluntary.Prerequisites: JOUR 200; major or minor status. Graded S/U.

JOUR 410. Advanced Visual Journalism (3) Spring. Refining andbuilding upon visual journalism skills, including the ability to producenews photographs as well as edit, critique, and analyze the work ofothers. Designing, editing and producing news publications. Assemblinga portfolio. Prerequisites: JOUR 250, JOUR 310, and JOUR 315; majoror minor status, junior standing. Lab Fee.

JOUR 420. Public Affairs Reporting (3) Spring. Field practice in cov-ering governmental and community affairs with attention both to gen-eral and specialized areas. Prerequisite: JOUR 320; Major or minorstatus, junior standing.

JOUR 430. Advanced Broadcast News (3) Spring. Writing, editing,producing and anchoring for broadcast. Emphasis on ENG shooting andediting, field reporting and studio production. Research on issues af-fecting broadcast journalists. Student must provide own videotape cas-sette. Prerequisites: JOUR 315 and JOUR 330; major or minor status,junior standing. Lab fee.

JOUR 440. Public Relations Campaigns (3) Spring. Application ofpublic relations theories, tools and techniques to the public relationscampaign. Research, planning and execution are practiced. Prerequi-sites: JOUR 344 and JOUR 345; major or minor status, senior standing.

JOUR 450. Journalism Law and Ethics (3) Fall, Spring, Summer.Legal concept of freedom of the press, constitutional guarantees, libel,privacy, copyright, broadcast regulation, contempt, obscenity, ethicalproblems, right to know. Open to non-majors.

JOUR 455. Diversity Issues in the Media (3) Fall. Focus on the newsmedia image of racial and ethnic minorities and the image of women andother underrepresented social groups. Exploration of the extent to whichdiscrimination and prejudice function within news media industries interms of employment opportunities and how news coverage perpetu-ates stereotypes of women, people of color and other underrepresentedsocial groups. Open to non-majors.

JOUR 460. Online Journalism (3) Reporting, writing, and editing newsfor interactive media, particularly the Internet. Special emphasis on theunique attributes of interactive media, and how these attributes affectcontent. Usability, web site design, and HTML authoring. Prerequisites:JOUR 250; major or minor status; junior standing.

JOUR 465. American Journalism History (3) Fall. American journal-ism from colonial newspapers to the multimedia age, emphasizing re-current themes and issues in the history of the mainstream and alterna-tive press. Open to non-majors.

JOUR 475. Perspectives on International Media (3) Spring. Social,economic and political factors, organization and control in the nationalnews and informational systems of countries around the world. Open tonon-majors.

JOUR 480. Special Problems in Journalism (1-3) Fall, Spring, Sum-mer. Research problems, practical projects, intensive readings or mini-courses to meet needs of student’s special interests. Prerequisite:instructor’s consent.

JOUR 485. Media and Society (3) Spring. Media as institution, its role,content, effects and responsibilities as a cultural force in society.Topics to vary. Open to non-majors.

JOUR 490. Specialized Journalism Skills (1-3) Fall, Spring, Sum-mer. Topics to vary based on student and faculty interest and develop-ments in the profession.

JOUR 495. Specialized Journalism Issues (1-3) Fall, Spring, Sum-mer. Topics to vary based on student and faculty interest and develop-ments in the profession.


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Internships allow journalism students to supplementtheir classroom learning with “real world” experi-ence. They are invaluable as preparation for a ca-reer in the field. BGSU’s journalism program requiresstudents to complete two internships, thus providingtwo opportunities to build industry contacts and workin a professional environment.

The department e-mails students about intern-ship and job announcements and keeps a notebookwith announcements.

Advisers are a good source of information andguidance about internships, jobs and the applicationprocess, but it is up to you to do the work necessaryto secure an internship. This process gives you criti-cal experience assembling resumes, writing coverletters and interviewing. On-campus internships op-portunities include The BG News, BG-24 News, TheObsidian, The Gavel, The Key yearbook, office ofmarketing and communications and various publicrelations positions.

Many media organizations off campus have in-ternships available. Some organizations have formalinternship programs for which they hire a limitednumber of interns at a certain time each year. How-ever, many are less formal and hire interns as theyare needed or as they apply. Many internships payfor student work, but some do not. To receive anhour of college credit for an internship, you mustcomplete 120 hours of work on the job. It is com-mon to complete internships—especially off-cam-pus internships—during the summer months; how-ever, many students complete them during the schoolyear.

During your internship, you will have two su-pervisors. Your faculty adviser will help you receiveBGSU credit for the internship, and your work su-pervisor will oversee your performance on the job.

Receiving Internship Credit

To be eligible to receive internship credit, you mustmeet the following requirements:

1. You must have major or minor status

2. You must have completed JOUR 200 with agrade of “C” or better

3. You must have a GPA of at least 2.5 in yourjournalism courses

4. You must have an overall GPA of at least 2.25

Once you have arranged for an internship, youmust fill out two copies of a Journalism InternshipForm, available in the School of CommunicationStudies office. You must have your adviser sign theform. You also must sign an Internship Policy state-ment on the back of the form which describes in-ternship expectations and accountability. When youturn in the completed forms, the department will reg-ister you for internship credit. To receive credit youmust complete the paperwork before you start workon the internship.

You will be required to complete a formal re-port at the end of your internship and turn in twocopies to your faculty adviser. One copy will be re-turned to you; the other will be kept in your aca-demic file. In addition, individual faculty may haveother expectations. For instance, some faculty askfor a monthly update on your progress, while othersask that you keep a journal and meet with them inperson at the end of the internship. Completing thesetasks as specified is crucial to receiving college creditfor the internship.

Student Organizations and Media

Student organizations at BGSU include the PublicRelations Student Society of America, the Societyof Professional Journalists, the National Associationof Black Journalists, and Radio Television News Di-rectors Association. These organizations provide anopportunity to interact with students who share yourinterests. They also bring media professionals to cam-pus and give you a chance to network with and learnfrom media professionals.

Students can also gain practical, hands-on ex-perience through campus media organizations. TheBG News is a daily, student-run newspaper that hasbeen printed since the 1920s. Other special interestnewspapers such as The Gavel, The Obsidian, andThe Key yearbook provide opportunities for differ-ent types of print experience.

Students interested in radio have a range of op-tions. WFAL-AM broadcasts on campus and withinthe Bowling Green area. WBGU, an FM broadcast


station, covers approximately 20 miles from theBGSU campus. The BG Radio News Organization(BGRNO) broadcasts news on WBGU and WFAL.Students interested in sports broadcasting can workfor Bowling Green Radio Sports, which broadcastsBGSU games and sporting events over the campusradio stations.

BG-24 News is a student-run television news-cast that airs live four nights a week over the localcable system. BG-24 News provides opportunitiesfor all kinds of television work, including writing, tech-nical operation, reporting, videography, producing, di-recting and anchoring. You can also take advantageof WBGU-TV, the university’s public television sta-tion, to get professional television experience.

Student organizations have recruiting meetingsearly each semester. You can start working withcampus media right away, but be careful not to givethem so much time that your classes suffer.

Campus Facilities

West Hall boasts several computer and media pro-duction laboratories. A complete television produc-tion studio is located on the first floor, along withtape-based and computer video editing facilities anddigital audio suites. The studios for WFAL andWBGU-FM are located on the first floor as well. Amultimedia laboratory with Final Cut Pro digital videoworkstations is located in the basement.

The BG News production area is located onthe second floor, along with two computerized writ-ing labs (one Mac and one PC). Room 209, theMacintosh lab, is also equipped with a printer andscanners. This lab is available for use by journalismstudents during times it is not being used for classes.A schedule of open lab times is posted on the door,and you can use the lab by getting a lab pass in theSchool of Communication Studies office. Many othercomputer labs are available across campus.

Scholarships

The Department of Journalism gives out a numberof scholarships each year, ranging from $100 to$4000.

Scholarship applications for the year ahead are

available each February. Notices about applicationdeadlines are e-mailed to students, advertised in theBG News, and announced on flyers posted aroundWest Hall.

An awards ceremony each spring gives stu-dents, parents, faculty and staff a chance to gatherand recognize students’ accomplishments and schol-arship awards.

Graduation

You must apply for graduation in the School of Com-munication Studies office, 302 West Hall, at the be-ginning of the semester in which you plan to gradu-ate. You must have completed a degree audit (seepage 7) before applying for graduation.

The department reviews graduation applicationsand contacts students by mail, starting with thosewho appear to have problems. A tentative list of gradu-ates is normally posted outside the school office nearthe end of each semester.

You will order your cap and gown from theuniversity bookstore. To get the right color tasselyou need to be sure to tell them that you are a Jour-nalism graduate (not a College of Arts and Sciencesgraduate).


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