• Requirements Pre-2010

Requirements for Communications students changed in 2010.

The requirement information below applies only to students who started before September 2010.

All CJN majors must complete the Departmental Core and one of the Departmental Concentrations.

Departmental Core:         CJN 101 ______ (Intro to Communication) 
                                       CJN 103 ______ (Presentation Skills) 
                                       CJN 405 ______ (Communication Theory; Junior/Senior Standing)


Advertising Concentration

CJN 247_______ (Design & Production)
CJN 257_______ (Advertising I)
CJN 277_______ (Public Relations I)
CJN 297_______ (New Media/New Markets)
CJN 347_______ (Media Planning; prereq. 257)
CJN 339_______ (AdCopy; prereq. 247, 257)
CJN 457_______ (Integrated Marketing; prereq. 247, 257, 277)

Media Concentration

CJN 255_______ (Intro. To Media)
CJN 287_______ (Media Criticism; prereq. 255)
CJN 355_______ (Video Production)
CJN 381_______ (Business of Media; prereq. 255)
CJN 385_______ (Globalization of Media & Telecommunications; prereq. 255)
CJN 400_______ (Media Effects & Audiences; prereq. 255)
CJN 421_______ (Media Seminar; Senior Standing)

Communication Studies Concentration

CJN 235/275 _______ (Argumentation & Advocacy/Advanced Public Speaking)
CJN 215/265 _______ (Interpersonal/Small Group)
CJN 335 _______ (Persuasion)
CJN 375 _______ (Organizational Communication)
CJN 485/489 _______ (Rhetoric or Protest & Reform/Political Com.)
CJN _____ _______ (300 level or above)
CJN _____ _______ (300 level or above)

Print Journalism Concentration

CJN 112 _______ (Journalism I)
CJN 212 _______ (Journalism II; prereq. 112)
CJN 239 _______ (Media Law)
CJN 313 _______ (Advanced Reporting; prereq. 112, 212)
CJN 343 _______ (Adv. Feature Writing; prereq. 112, 212)

(Section 2)

CJN 218 _______ (Photojournalism)
CJN 255 _______ (Introduction to Media)
CJN 317 _______ (Copy Editing; prereq. 112)
CJN 403 _______ (Issues in Journalism; prereq. 112)
CJN 415 _______ (Review Writing; prereq. 112)

Public Relations Concentration

CJN 112 _______ (Journalism I)
CJN 247 _______ (Design & Production)
CJN 257 _______ (Advertising I)
CJN 277 _______ (Public Relations I)
CJN 457 _______ (Integrated Marketing; prereq. 247,257,277)
CJN 477_______ (Public Relations II; prereq. 277; junior standing)
CJN F.E _______ (Free Elective in CJN)

Film Concentration

CJN 288 _______ (Film Language: From Silents to Citizen Kane)
CJN 291 _______ (Film Studies: The Modern Era)
CJN 355 _______ (Video Production)
CJN 325/365 _______ (World/American Cinema)
CJN 366 _______ (Great Film Directors)
CJN 455 _______ (Adv. Video Production; prereq. 355)
CJN 465 _______ (Film & Society; prereq. 288, 291)

Broadcast Journalism Concentration

CJN 112 _______ (Journalism I)
CJN 212 _______ (Journalism II; prereq. 112)
CJN 239 _______ (Media Law)
CJN 253 _______ (Broadcast Journalism; prereq. 112)
CJN 355 _______ (Video Production)
CJN 490 _______ (Temple Street; prereq. 253, 355)
OR
CJN 494 _______ (Suffolk TV News; prereq. 253, 355)

(Select 1)

CJN 255 _______ (Introduction to Media)
CJN 403 _______ (Issues in Journalism; prereq. 112)
CJN 455 _______ (Adv. Video Prod.; prereq. 355)
CJN 480 _______ (Docu