Journalism: Science and the Environment B.A.
Minimum Requirements for Science and Environmental Journalism B.A.: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Credits | ||
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 35-40 | |
| B.A. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.A. degree requirements. | 37 | |
| Journalism: Science and the Environment Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| JOUR F101X | Media and Culture | 3 |
| JOUR F201 | News Writing for the Media | 3 |
| JOUR F207 | Audio Production | 3 |
| JOUR F211 | If Einstein Were a Photographer | 3 |
| JOUR F301 | Reporting Science | 3 |
| JOUR F303 | Copy Editing | 3 |
| JOUR F307 | Video Production | 3 |
| JOUR F400 | Professional Internship | 3 |
| JOUR F429 | Public Relations and Public Information in the Sciences | 3 |
| JOUR F439 | Science Writing for Popular Media | 3 |
| JOUR F490 | Journalism Capstone: Portfolio 1 | 0 |
| Complete one of the following: 2 | 3 | |
| Media and the Environment | ||
| Seminar: Issues in Science and the Environment | ||
| Documentary Filmmaking | ||
| Complete two of the following: 2 | 6-7 | |
| Media and the Environment | ||
| Seminar: Issues in Science and the Environment | ||
| Northern and Environmental Literature | ||
| Advanced Digital Photography Portfolio | ||
| Documentary Filmmaking | ||
JOUR F497 | Individual Study | |
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Geography of the Arctic and Circumpolar North | ||
| Fundamentals of Archaeology | ||
| Culture, Health and Healing | ||
| Circumpolar Archaeology | ||
| Beginnings in Microbiology | ||
| Biomedical and Research Ethics | ||
| Aquatic Food Web Ecology | ||
| Ethnomycology | ||
| Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems | ||
| Human-environment Research Methods | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| Fire, Ice, and the Fate of Humanity: A History of Energy and Climate Change | ||
| Principles of Sustainable Agriculture | ||
| Environmental Ethics and Actions | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| U.S. Environmental Politics | ||
| International Law and the Environment | ||
| Political Economy of the Global Environment | ||
| Science, Technology and Politics | ||
| Comparative Environmental Politics | ||
| Environmental Psychology and Human Well-being | ||
| Electives | ||
| General Electives | 3-9 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
- 1
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
- 2
Each course may satisfy only one requirement.
Roadmaps
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JOUR F101X20 | 3 | JOUR F21120 | 3 |
| MATH F113X (*)6 | 3 | LS F101X15 | 1 |
| WRTG F111X1 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 |
| General Education Requirement - Arts | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| Complete one of the following:1 | 3 | Complete one of the following:1 | 3 |
COM F131X (*) | |||
WRTG F213X (*) | |||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JOUR F20120 | 3 | JOUR F30120,25 | 3 |
| JOUR F20720 | 3 | General Education Requirement - Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | General Education Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 |
| General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences | 4 | General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences | 3 | Degree Requirement - Alaska Native-themed | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JOUR F30320,25 | 3 | JOUR F205, F391, or F48020 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Ethics + Upper Division | 3 | Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences - Upper Division | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities | 3 | Program Requirement | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Humanities or Social Sciences | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor Course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JOUR F30720,25 | 3 | JOUR F42920,25 | 3 |
| JOUR F40020,25 | 3 | JOUR F43920,25 | 3 |
| Degree Requirement - Social Sciences -Upper Division | 3 | JOUR F49020,21,25 | 0 |
| Program Requirement - Upper Division | 3 | Minor Course - Upper Division | 3 |
| Minor Course | 3 | General Elective - Upper Division | 3 |
| General Elective - Upper Division | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Interpret complicated science and environmental issues for news consumers
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of AP Style, journalistic ethics and news writing principles and practices
- Collect information using a variety of methods and use it to create compelling stories for all forms of media
- Revise and edit their own work as well as the work of others
