Journalism
Build storytelling skills with lasting impact
As a Journalism major at DePaul, you will develop a skill set that prepares you for a career as a multimedia content producer and video storyteller. Because the Journalism field is constantly evolving with the use of new technology, you will learn about industry trends and how to use professional equipment, software and online tools.
Students earning their degree in journalism at DePaul have access to the green screen studio, control room, editing suites and the digital equipment facility. Student journalists also staff our award-winning student media outlets: The DePaulia newspaper, 14 East Magazine, Radio DePaul and the Good Day DePaul news show.
The BA in Journalism degree program is offered at our Loop Campus in downtown Chicago, giving you access to many media outlets and opportunities to meet and work professionally with leading companies in the industry.
In addition to a variety of combined degree programs, you may choose to combine your undergraduate degree in Journalism with one of the following master’s degree programs: Health Communication, Journalism, Media and Cinema Studies, or Communication and Media.
We also offer the 3+3 BA/JD Program, which allows high-achieving first-year undergraduate students to be admitted simultaneously to the College of Communication (CMN) and the College of Law (LAW). You’ll complete your first three years in CMN and your final three years in LAW.
Classes
Coursework
- Multimedia News Production
- Online Reporting and Production
- News Editing
- Feature Writing
- International Reporting
- Magazine Reporting
- Photojournalism
- Radio News
- Sports Reporting
- Television News
Resources
Concentrations/Tracks
- Latino Media & Communication
Career Options
Common Career Areas
- Advertising
- Editing
- Graphic design
- Production
- Promotions
- Public relations
- Radio
- Reporting
- Social media
- Web content
- Writing
93%
of Journalism graduates were employed, continuing their education or not seeking employment after graduation.
Course Requirements
Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | 12 | |
JOUR 275 |
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 278 |
NEWS REPORTING | |
JOUR 280 |
INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE REPORTING AND PRODUCTION | |
Select one of the following: | 4 | |
JOUR 301 |
REPORTING FOR 14 EAST MAGAZINE | |
JOUR 357 |
PHOTOJOURNALISM FOR STUDENT MEDIA | |
JOUR 380 |
REPORTING FOR GOOD DAY DEPAUL | |
JOUR 390 |
WRITING FOR THE DEPAULIA | |
Select five additional courses from the following: | 20 | |
CMN 292 |
ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD WORKSHOP (2.0 quarter hours) 2 | |
CMN 394 |
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP | |
CMN 395 |
COMMUNICATION INTERNSHIP SPECIAL TOPICS | |
CMN 397 |
RESEARCH PRACTICUM 1 | |
CMN 399 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY 1 | |
JOUR 245 |
NEWS EDITING | |
JOUR 276 |
PHOTOJOURNALISM | |
JOUR 279 |
FEATURE WRITING | |
JOUR 281 |
NEWS DOCUMENTARY | |
JOUR 282 |
TOPICS IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 290 |
JOURNALISM WORKSHOP (VARIABLE TOPICS) (2.0 quarter hours) 2 | |
JOUR 301 |
REPORTING FOR 14 EAST MAGAZINE | |
JOUR 302 |
BUSINESS WRITING AND REPORTING | |
JOUR 303 |
ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 304 |
INTRO TO DATA JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 309 |
SPORTS TALK & MULTIMEDIA | |
JOUR 311 |
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 316 |
SOUND AND VISION | |
JOUR 317 |
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING | |
JOUR 325 |
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT REPORTING | |
JOUR 330 |
WRITING FOR BROADCAST | |
JOUR 342 |
SOCIAL MEDIA & THE NEWS | |
JOUR 343 |
JOURNALISM AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | |
JOUR 349 |
TOPICS IN MEDIA LAW | |
JOUR 350 |
RADIO NEWS | |
JOUR 351 |
SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORTING 1 | |
JOUR 352 |
SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORTING II | |
JOUR 355 |
NEWSCAST PRODUCING | |
JOUR 357 |
PHOTOJOURNALISM FOR STUDENT MEDIA | |
JOUR 360 |
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 361 |
JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS | |
JOUR 362 |
THE PRESS AND THE PRESIDENCY | |
JOUR 364 |
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | |
JOUR 365 |
TELEVISION NEWS I | |
JOUR 366 |
MAGAZINE REPORTING | |
JOUR 367 |
INTERNATIONAL REPORTING | |
JOUR 368 |
SPORTS REPORTING | |
JOUR 370 |
MULTIMEDIA NEWS PRODUCTION | |
JOUR 371 |
ADVANCED REPORTING I | |
JOUR 372 |
ADVANCED REPORTING II | |
JOUR 374 |
COMMUNITY JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 375 |
LONG FORM JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 376 |
TOPICS IN JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 377 |
SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 380 |
REPORTING FOR GOOD DAY DEPAUL | |
JOUR 382 |
ADVANCED PHOTOJOURNALISM | |
JOUR 385 |
TELEVISION NEWS II | |
JOUR 389 |
LIFESTYLE REPORTING | |
JOUR 390 |
WRITING FOR THE DEPAULIA | |
JOUR 398 |
JOURNALISM STUDY AWAY/ABROAD | |
Select two electives from any College of Communication offerings or from the following College of Computing and Digital Media courses: | 8 | |
FILM 110 |
DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I (FORMERLY DC 210) | |
POST 100 |
VIDEO EDITING FOR NON-MAJORS (FORMERLY DC 120) | |
POST 110 |
EDITING I (FORMERLY DC 220) |
1 |
Students may take up to 4 hours of credit in this course toward graduation requirements. |
2 |
A maximum of 8 credits from two credit College of Communication courses can be applied to major requirements. |
Internship Credit
Students in the major may take CMN 394 and/or CMN 395 (when work relates to the major). In order to take CMN 394 or CMN 395, students must have completed two of the four communication core classes (CMN 101, CMN 102, CMN 103, CMN 104), two courses in the chosen major and have fulfilled internship program eligibility requirements.
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. ?
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