The Journalism Major prepares students for careers in the news media preparing for positions with newspapers, magazines and broadcast stations as multimedia reporters, photographers, writers, editors and producers.
Campus Times
The Campus Times has been published continuously since 1919, making it La Verne’s first student-run organization. The Campus Times has been recognized as the best weekly college newspaper in the state by the California Intercollegiate Press Association and has received consistent All-American honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and Gold Medal awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
Foothill Community News
Students produce Foothill Community News, the Communications Department’s featured television news show and winner of several first place Society of Professional Journalists National Mark of Excellence Awards. Broadcast Journalism majors become proficient in news writing and reporting, as well as gain the technical skills needed for television and radio broadcasting.
La Verne Magazine
La Verne Magazine is a subscription-based city magazine published by university journalism students. The Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Collegiate Press and Columbia Scholastic Press Association have repeatedly honored it for its design, writing, and photography as one of the best collegiate magazines in the state. Regional libraries such as Honnold Library and the Los Angeles County public libraries recognize the magazine as a documentary publication that is cataloged in perpetuity in their journal archives.
Prerequisite Requirement
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 100 | News Reporting | 4 |
| Total Semester Hours | 4 | |
Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 220 | Newspaper Production | 2 |
| JOUR 226 | Digital Storytelling for Journalism | 4 |
| JOUR 305 | Radio and TV Newswriting and Editing | 4 |
| JOUR 315 | Syntax and Grammar for the Professional Writer | 4 |
| JOUR 460 | Law and the Mass Media | 4 |
| JOUR 467 | Ethics of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic | 4 |
| JOUR 497 | Internship | 1 |
| JOUR 499 | Senior Project | 4 |
| Select one of the following concentrations: | 24-26 | |
Broadcast Journalism Concentration | ||
Print-Online Journalism Concentration | ||
Visual Journalism Concentration | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 51-53 | |
Broadcast Journalism Concentration
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RDIO 230 | Radio Production I | 4 |
| or RDIO 112 | Intro to Digital Audio | |
| JOUR 300 | Advanced News Reporting | 4 |
| JOUR 308 | TV News Production | 2,2 |
| JOUR 317 | Graphic Production Processes and Design for Publications | 4 |
| JOUR 345 | Intermediate Broadcast Journalism | 4 |
| JOUR 465 | History of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic | 4 |
| Select eight semester hours of the following: | ||
JOUR 115 | News Editing | |
JOUR 318 | Survey of Multi-Media | |
JOUR 408 | Selected Topics in Communications | |
RDIO 306 | Radio Station Newswriting & Editing | |
TV 330 | Film and Television Editing | |
Print-Online Journalism Concentration
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 115 | News Editing | 2 |
| JOUR 220 | Newspaper Production | 2 |
| JOUR 300 | Advanced News Reporting | 4 |
| JOUR 317 | Graphic Production Processes and Design for Publications | 4 |
| JOUR 325 | Magazine Production | 2,2 |
| JOUR 345 | Intermediate Broadcast Journalism | 4 |
| PHOT 130 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 4 |
| Select eight semester hours of the following: | 8 | |
JOUR 313 | Feature Writing | |
JOUR 318 | Survey of Multi-Media | |
JOUR 320 | Newspaper Production | |
JOUR 408 | Selected Topics in Communications | |
JOUR 465 | History of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic | |
PHOT 327 | Staff Photography | |
RDIO 306 | Radio Station Newswriting & Editing | |
Visual Journalism Concentration
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JOUR 115 | News Editing | 2 |
| JOUR 166 | Introduction to Mass Media | 4 |
| or JOUR 465 | History of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic | |
| JOUR 308 | TV News Production | 2 |
| JOUR 318 | Survey of Multi-Media | 4 |
| JOUR 325 | Magazine Production | 2 |
| JOUR 317 | Graphic Production Processes and Design for Publications | 4 |
| PHOT 327 | Staff Photography | 2 |
| One of the following two: | ||
| PHOT 130 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 4 |
| or PHOT 100 | Media Arts Foundations | |
| Choose eight units from these electives: | ||
| TV 330 | Film and Television Editing | 4 |
| TV 340 | Television Graphics | 4 |
| JOUR 408 | Selected Topics in Communications | 1-4 |
| Additional courses in Communications, Art, Computer Science, Photography and/or other related fields. | ||