Extended Major in Journalism and Media Production, B.S.

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Students complete an extended major in Journalism and Media Production by completing the 12-credit hour department core, the requirements for any one major within the department, an approved Senior Experience course in the department, plus enough additional credit hours in the department to total at least 66 credit hours.

In addition, the student must fulfill all the General Studies and Multicultural requirements of Metropolitan State University of Denver. Students enrolled in the extended major are not required to complete a minor.

Department Core

JMP 1100 - Journalism Fundamentals Credits: 3
JMP 1450 - Media Literacy and Communication Credits: 3
JMP 2430 - Introduction to Media Production Credits: 3
JMP 2435 - Multimedia Writing and Production Credits: 3

Senior Experience

Students complete one of these two courses.

JMP 4500 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Journalism Credits: 3
JMP 4790 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3

Major Requirements

Students complete the major requirements in Broadcast Journalism, Journalism, Media Production and Leadership, Public Relations, Technical Writing and Editing, or Video Production. The credit hour requirements for each major, in addition to the department core, varies. Please confer with an academic advisor.

Department Electives

In addition to completing the department core and one of the major requirements, the student then completes the extended major with other course work within the department. A student must complete at least 66 credit hours within the department to attain the extended major. A student with an extended major does not have to complete a minor.