Degrees Offered:
- Minor: Journalism
Course Listings
- Click here to read complete descriptions of the Journalism courses offered from the Department of English at Wittenberg.
- Click here to read complete descriptions of the Journalism courses offered from the Department of Communication & Digital Media at Wittenberg.
- Click here to read complete descriptions of the Journalism courses offered from the Department of Art at Wittenberg.
Degree Requirements:
Minor in Journalism (20 credits)
Required Courses
- ENGL 241: Beginning Journalism
- CMDM 205: Media Literacy
- ENGL 320: Advanced News Writing OR ENGL 321: Advanced Feature Writing
Eight (8) credits from the following:
- ART 145: Introduction to Computer Imaging
- ART 241: Introduction to Photography
- ART 280: Digital Photography
- CMDM 351: Media Law
- CMDM 491: Internship (must be approved for minor)
- ENGL 320 or ENGL 321 (whichever is not taken for the core requirement above)
- ENGL 491: Internship (must be approved for minor)
Senior minors will also submit a portfolio of their journalistic work with a brief reflective essay.
NOTE: The journalism minor can be taken in combination with an English major with two courses overlapping; the journalism minor could also potentially overlap two courses with a communication major.