Minor in Journalism
Units required for Minor: 22
Program Description
The Sacramento State Journalism program provides both a general academic experience and professional preparation. Sacramento's program emphasizes writing, editing, writing for interactive media, and other courses necessary to prepare students for success in media-related jobs; it also includes courses that critically examine media as an institution.
Journalism majors are the core of students who write for The State Hornet, a weekly newspaper with a website updated daily at www.statehornet.com.
A student at Sacramento State may major either in Journalism or in Government-Journalism. A minor in Journalism is valuable to the student entering a career field in which journalism plays a role.
The Journalism graduate who wants to work for a newspaper should expect to serve an apprenticeship with a small newspaper before moving up to a metropolitan daily. Journalism graduates also work as magazine editors and writers, as publications employees in government agencies and associations, in broadcast journalism, and in public affairs.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (10 Units) | ||
| JOUR 20 | Style For Media Writers | 1 |
| JOUR 30 | News Writing | 3 |
| JOUR/COMS 55 | Media Communication and Society | 3 |
| JOUR 153 | Journalism Law and Ethics | 3 |
| Electives (12 Units) | ||
| Select 12 additional units of upper division elective courses 1 | 12 | |
| Total Units | 22 | |