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

• Major Requirements
• Schedule of Classes
• Department Website

Concentrations/Tracks

• Latino Media & Communication

• Minor offered
• Combined bachelor's + master's degree offered

Career Options

Common Career Areas

• Advertising
• Editing
• Graphic design
• Production
• Promotions
• Public relations
• Radio
• Reporting
• Social media
• Web content
• Writing

More career info

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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