The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Journalism and Public Communications (JPC) prepares students to engage in the role that free expression and communication play in a global society. Students create professional-quality projects in print, audio, video, and multimedia. Graduates are prepared for careers and graduate school because of hands-on experience and an emphasis on ethics, effective communication in a variety of contexts and formats, critical thinking, and community-engaged research and creative activity.聽
Admission Requirements Graduation Requirements - Complete the聽.
- Complete the聽.
- Submit a completed ePortfolio.
- Complete at least 72 credits from outside the major.
- Complete the major requirements below, which includes 42 credits of JPC coursework.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 闯笔颁听础104 | Media Literacy | 3 |
| 闯笔颁听础201 | Reporting and Writing News | 3 |
| 闯笔颁听础202 | First Amendment and Media Ethics | 3 |
| 闯笔颁听础203 | Multimedia Storytelling I | 3 |
| 3 |
闯笔颁听础210 | Infographics, Data Visualization and Strategy | |
闯笔颁听础212 | Editing for Journalism and Public Communications | |
闯笔颁听础213 | Digital Imaging | |
| 6 |
闯笔颁听础312 | History of Alaska Media | |
闯笔颁听础313 | Film and the First Amendment | |
闯笔颁听础314 | Documentary Filmmakers and Filmmaking | |
闯笔颁听础404 | Global Media | |
JPC/LEGL A413 | Communications Law | |
| 3 |
闯笔颁听础403 | Communications and Media Research | |
闯笔颁听础492 | JPC Capstone Seminar | |
| 18 |
闯笔颁听础342 | Photojournalism | |
闯笔颁听础343 | Radio News Reporting | |
闯笔颁听础344 | Television News Reporting | |
闯笔颁听础345 | Web Design | |
闯笔颁听础362 | Principles of Strategic Communications | |
闯笔颁听础366 | Planning and Writing for Strategic Communications | |
闯笔颁听础368 | Commercial Photography | |
闯笔颁听础382 | Podcasting | |
闯笔颁听础383 | TV Studio Production | |
闯笔颁听础384 | Digital Video Production | |
闯笔颁听础443 | Public Service Reporting | |
闯笔颁听础445 | Magazines | |
闯笔颁听础463 | Crisis Communications | |
闯笔颁听础464 | Community and Fundraising Communications | |
闯笔颁听础465 | Strategic Communications Campaigns | |
闯笔颁听础484 | Digital Film Production | |
闯笔颁听础490 | Selected Topics in Journalism and Public Communications | |
闯笔颁听础495 | JPC Practica and Internships 1 | |
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
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础碍狈厂听础201 | Alaska Native Perspectives | |
颁贰尝听础292 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | |
叠础听础286 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | |
叠础听础381 | Consumer Behavior and Relationship Management | |
叠础听础480 | Marketing Media Analytics | |
贰颁翱狈听础101 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
贰颁翱狈听础102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
奥厂骋厂听础200 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | |
笔贬滨尝听础301 | Ethics | |
贬滨厂罢听础131 | History of the United States I | |
贬滨厂罢听础390 | Themes in World History | |
闯鲍厂罢听础330 | Ethics in Criminal Justice Practice and Policy | |
笔贬滨尝听础305 | Professional Ethics | |
笔厂听础301 | Comparative Political Economy | |
笔厂听础324 | Model United Nations | |
笔厂驰听础375 | Social Psychology | |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 credits must be upper-division.
Honors in Journalism and Public Communications Students majoring in journalism and public communications are eligible to graduate with departmental honors if they satisfy all of the following requirements:
- Meet the requirements for a BA in Journalism and Public Communications;
- Maintain an overall and JPC specific minimum GPA of 3.50;
- Complete 闯笔颁听础403 辞谤听闯笔颁听础492聽with a minimum grade of B.
