Journalism, News Concentration, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to planning the courses you take.

Major Academic Plans or MAPs show what courses you might take each semester in order to meet university and major program requirements and graduate with a degree in four years. Discussing course options with an advisor will best serve you in planning a customized schedule to meet your individual academic needs.

Additionally, you may build your personalized plan in DARS planning tools using a program MAP as a resource. Meet with your advisor each semester to assist in planning and to review your progress.

Year 1

Semester 1 (13-14 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3 OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
GE Area C: Arts Units: 3
Major / GE Area C: Humanities JMC 105 - Introduction to Mass Communication Units: 3
Major (Core) and GE Area A Critical Thinking: JMC 107 - Media Tools: Literacy in Action Units: 3
Elective Units: 1

Semester 2 (14-16 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication: ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[1]
GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 103 - Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 3 OR (MATH 103I - Mathematics as a Liberal Art with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND MATH 3 - Support for Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 1 ) ^[2]
Major (Core) JMC 120 - Beginning Reporting Units: 3
Major (Core) Lower Division Experiential Learning JMC 134 - Photojournalism Units: 3 OR JMC 150 - Media Design Units: 3 OR JMC 154 - Radio and Audio Production Units: 3 OR JMC 155 - KRFH On Air Workshop Units: 1 OR JMC 156 - Video Production Units: 3 OR JMC 160 - El Leñador News Units: 2

^[1] If ENGL 104 was taken in semester 1, take an elective or other GE course in place of ENGL 103.

^[2] Credit earned for math support course (MATH 3) does not count toward unit requirements for graduation, major or GE.

Year 2

Semester 3 (14-15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
Units: 3
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
Units: 3 (Select a class that double-counts for DCG Domestic)
Major (Core) JMC 327 - Lumberjack News Workshop Units: 2
Major (Core) Lower Division Experiential Learning: JMC 134 - Photojournalism Units: 3 OR JMC 150 - Media Design Units: 3 OR JMC 154 - Radio and Audio Production Units: 3 OR JMC 155 - KRFH On Air Workshop Units: 1 OR JMC 156 - Video Production Units: 3 OR JMC 160 - El Leñador News Units: 2
Elective Units: 1

Semester 4 (15-16 Units)

GE Area B: Physical Science GEOG 106 - Physical Geography Units: 3 (suggested)
GE Area B: Lab Activity GEOG 106L - Physical Geography Laboratory Units: 1 (suggested)
Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
OR
Humanities
Units: 3
American Institutions and GE Area D:
U.S. History
Units: 3
Major (Concentration) JMC 322 - Editing Units: 3
Major (Concentration) JMC 324 - Feature Writing for Publication Units: 3 OR JMC 334 - Advanced Photojournalism Units: 3 OR JMC 336 - Advanced Video Production Units: 3 OR JMC 450 - Media Management and Entrepreneurship Units: 3

Year 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

GE Area B: Life Science with Lab Activity: ANTH 103 - Biological Anthropology Units: 3 (Suggested)
American Institutions:
U.S. and California Government
Units: 3
Major (Core) and GWAR: JMC 332W - Media Ethics Units: 3
Major (Media Literacy Elective) / UD GE Area C: JMC 302 - Mass Media and Popular Arts Units: 3 OR JMC 309 - Analyzing Media Messages Units: 3
Major (Concentration): JMC 320 - Advanced Reporting Units: 3

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Major UD GE Area D / DCG Non-Domestic JMC 305 - Global Media and Society Units: 3
Major JMC 325 - Osprey Magazine Production Units: 2 OR JMC 355 - Advanced KRFH On Air Workshop Units: 2 OR JMC 360 - Advanced El Leñador News Units: 2 OR JMC 427 - Advanced Lumberjack News Workshop Units: 2
Major (Core) JMC 328 - Media Law Units: 3
Major (Concentration) JMC 324 - Feature Writing for Publication Units: 3 OR JMC 334 - Advanced Photojournalism Units: 3 OR JMC 336 - Advanced Video Production Units: 3 OR JMC 450 - Media Management and Entrepreneurship Units: 3
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 1

Year 4

Semester 7 (15 Units)

UD GE Area B: Math & Science ANTH 305 - Human Evolutionary Health Units: 3 OR CS 309 - Computers and Social Change Units: 3 (suggested)
Major (Concentration) JMC 318 - Media Research Units: 3
Major Experiential Learning Course Units: 2
Major JMC 480 - Special Topics Units: 3
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 1

Semester 8 (15 Units)

Major (Concentration) JMC 334 - Advanced Photojournalism Units: 3 OR JMC 336 - Advanced Video Production Units: 3 OR JMC 450 - Media Management and Entrepreneurship Units: 3
Major JMC 482 - Media Internship Units: 1-3 (Take 2 units)
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 1