Plan of Study

General Education Requirements

The Program offers four courses that fulfill the Applied component of The Arts Requirement, JNLM 235, 301, 321 and 335; and one Comparative Practices course, JNLM 321.

The Minor

The Journalism Minor is designed to complement a student's depth of knowledge in a major field of study. For students interested in Journalism careers, common majors include Politics, Sociology/Anthropology, Peace and Global Studies, Human Development and Social Relations, and English. Students who plan on careers in other fields will find that the Journalism Program can help them hone their writing and interviewing skills, understand how to deal effectively with the media, and create publications or other materials for use in either public or in-house presentations.

Students minoring in Journalism must complete:

• JNLM 235 Photography

• JNLM 301 Journalism I: News Reporting and Writing

• JNLM 303 Journalism II: Introduction to News Presentation

• JNLM 321 Creative Writing

• Work on the staff of The Earlham Word, other campus publications or WECI news radio for three semesters

• An internship with a professional news organization or a substantial independent research or creative project