The Department of Journalism and Media Studies offers a major leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. It provides undergraduate students with a broad spectrum of courses in the theory and practice of journalism and mass media, preparing them for professional careers in newspapers, magazines, television, radio, cable television, the news agencies and wire services, publishing, and public information service in the government and private sectors.

The major is open to students at Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and as a second major for students in some other Rutgers schools.  Students must meet all requirements of their college as well as the requirements specified for the major. (See the New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog for information on admissions, financial aid, academic policies and procedures, and degree requirements of the individual colleges.)

All Journalism/Media Studies courses (except the internship, 04:567:394) must be taken for a grade and the assigned academic credit. No grade below “C” will be accepted toward the major. No more than six (6) transfer credits (2 courses) will be accepted toward the major; a maximum of one course each from the skills and conceptual areas.

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