The journalism and professional writing major is interdisciplinary, so it offers a broad range of courses in writing and other areas of study, allowing students to design programs appropriate to their goals and interests.
The major consists of the following coursework:
Journalism and Professional Writing Foundation Courses (9-course units)
- JPW 208: Digital Journalism
- JPW 209: Broadcast Journalism or COM 212: Introduction to Digital Filmmaking
- JPW 308: Media Law or COM 210: Mass Media & the First Amendment
- JPW 309: Media Ethics
- JPW 311: News Editing and Production
- JPW 325: Advanced Reporting Methods
- JPW 390: Beats and Deadlines
- JPW 475: Data Journalism
- JPW 499: Media Experience
Journalism and Professional Writing Options (4-course units)
Select four courses:
- JPW 250: Introduction to Professional Writing
- JPW 251: Feature Writing
- JPW 271: Fact-Checking
- JPW 320: Social Media Strategy
- JPW 321: Race, Gender, and the News
- JPW 322: Future of the News
- JPW 335: Health and Environmental Journalism
- JPW 350: Magazine Writing
- JPW 370: Topics in Journalism
- JPW 371: Topics in Professional Writing
- JPW 372: Introduction to Media Entrepreneurship
- JPW 385: Literature of Literary Journalism
- JPW 391: Independent Study in Journalism or Professional Writing
- JPW393: Independent Research
- JPW 397: Practicum (by permission)
- JPW 399: Internship in Journalism or Professional Writing
- JPW 401: The Washington Center
- JPW 471: Topics in Professional Writing
- JPW 493: Independent Research II
- CS 102: Intro to Computational Thinking
- COM 172: Intro to Media Communications
- COM 220: Editing for Social Media
- COM 261: Intro to Public Relations
- COM 265: Emerging Communication Technologies
- COM 269: Intro to Audio Production
- COM 350: Documentary Production
- COM 369: Advanced Audio
- COM 371: Strategies in Public Relations
- COM 380: News in our Lives Today
- IMM 130: Design for the Web
- IMM 280: Design Perspectives
- IMM 240: Technical Writing
Take the Next Step
- Prospective Students: Apply to TCNJ
- Current TCNJ Students: Apply to JPW Major