Classes to Consider for Journalism School

Comment From Journalism Iconoclast:
http://patthorntonfiles.com/blog/?p=239

Patrick Yen Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 6:57 pm

Here are the requirements for the Photojournalism tracks at Western Kentucky University, where I attended:
http://www.wku.edu/Journalism/Photo/

They have two photo tracks, “newspaper” print photojournalism and new media publishing. You’ll want to scroll down to the bottom of the aforementioned link to view the new media track requirements. I took the new media publishing route.

The options in the new media route allowed me to study and prepare for print, radio, broadcasting, and web journalism all in one degree. I think this is essential, to prepare for any kind of media route. Media is converging.

I also minored in Entrepreneurship because I anticipated the collapse of the industry. Business classes I took that I think should be incorporated into journo programs include:

Advertising
Marketing
Economics
Entrepreneurial Business Management
Personal Finance
Accounting
Business and Professional Speaking
Business Law

For my New Media Publishing/Photojournalism Major, I took these classes which I would suggest for others:

Introduction to Digital Video
News Videography and Editing
Broadcasting Mass/Comm Law & Ethics
Web Publishing
Writing for TV and Radio
Newswriting
Public Affairs Reporting
Photojournalism
Intro to New Media
Lighting
American National Government
State and Local Government
Literary Journalism
Documentary Film/Cinema

Also outside of the Major/Minor I would suggest:

Psychology
Sociology
Social Work/Statistics
Anthropology
Geography
US History
Western Civilization
Environmental Science

Disclaimer: These are what I call these classes,
not necessarily their "official" names.

Dig?