Bachelor of Journalism Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Journalism degree offers students a modern blend of fundamental basics, such as writing and reporting, along with an innovative curriculum in the ever-changing world of new media.
Journalism Degree Catalogs
The Bachelor of Journalism degree comprises 120 credit hours.
Core Curriculum
A specific combination of coursework in English, Government, American History, Math, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Fine Arts.
Major requirements
- Students must complete 42 hours in journalism, but no more than 45 journalism hours may be counted toward the degree.
- Students must complete at least 72 hours outside journalism.
- J 302F, J 304F, J 310F, and J 311F must be taken in residence at UT Austin.
- J 310F and J 311F require a grade of at least a B-.
- A student majoring in journalism may not register for more than 9 hours in journalism in one semester or summer session.
Moody College of Communication requirements
- Language and Culture Requirement
- 6 hours of Communication Foundations: COM 301E and COM 302E, taken in fall semester of first and second years of enrollment.
Please see adjacent Course List for the degree requirements.
The Bachelor of Journalism degree comprises 120 credit hours.
Core Curriculum
A specific combination of coursework in English, Government, American History, Math, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Fine Arts.
Major requirements
- A minimum of 40 and a maximum of 45 hours of major-specific coursework in the School of Journalism and Media must be taken.
- J 302F, J 310F, and J 311F must be taken in residence at UT Austin.
- J 310F and J 311F require a grade of at least a B-.
Moody College of Communication requirements
- Language and Culture Requirement
- 6 hours of Communication Foundations: COM 301E and COM 302E, taken in fall semester of first and second years of enrollment.
Please see adjacent Course List for the degree requirements.
The Bachelor of Journalism degree comprises 120 credit hours.
Core Curriculum
A specific combination of coursework in English, Government, American History, Math, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Fine Arts.
Major requirements
- 36 hours of major-specific coursework in the School of Journalism and Media must be taken.
- J 302F, J 310F, and J 311F must be taken in residence at UT Austin.
- J 310F and J 311F require a grade of at least a B-.
Moody College of Communication requirements
- Language and Culture Requirement
- 6 hours of Communication courses outside your major
- 3 additional hours of English or Rhetoric (E or RHE)
- 3 hours Communication and Culture coursework
Please see adjacent Course List for the degree requirements.
Journalism Courses
Level I Foundations
Required
J 301F Fundamental Issues in Journalism
J 302F Digital Storytelling Basics
J 304F The Journalist Voice
Level II Applications
Required
J 310F Reporting: Words
J 311F Reporting: Images
Level III Specialized Skills and Concepts
Nine hours in Skills courses, chosen from:
J 320F Covering Law Enforcement and Courts
J 320G Internship Practices
J 321F Reporting on City and County Government
J 322E Reporting on Elections
J 322F Navigating State Government
J 322J Reporting Social Justice
J 322P Reporting Public Issues
J 323F Education Reporting
J 324C Reporting Consumer News
J 324F Business and Financial Reporting
J 325C Reporting Health Care
J 325F Covering Politics
J 325S Solutions Journalism
J 326C Introduction to Coding for Journalists
J 326F Reporting Sports
J 327D Reporting with Data
J 328D Advanced Reporting with Data
J 328L Reporting Latino/a Communities
J 328S Reporting en Espanol
J 329T Topics in Public Affairs Reporting
J 330C Television Reporting
J 330G Creative Nonfiction for Magazines and Books
J 330J Advanced Photo Editing and Design
J 330L Community Life: Documented
J 330P Editing Techniques
J 331D Intermediate Photographic Communication
J 331G Audio Storytelling
J 331J Studio Photography
J 331M Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship
J 331N Digital Production and Analytics
J 331W Web Editing and Production
J 332D Web Production and Editing
J 332G Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age
J 332I The Interview Process
J 332J Sports for Reporting Texas
J 332P Images in Culture
J 333G Advanced Visual Journalism: Photo
J 333J Photography for Reporting Texas
J 333S Video Production for News and Sports
J 334F Oral History as Journalism
J 334G Advanced Visual Journalism: Video
J 334I Immersive Sound Design
J 334J Web Publishing for Journalism
J 334K Interviewing for Historical Context
J 334N Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling
J 334P Podcast Production
J 334S Place and Audio Storytelling
J 335 Narrative Journalism
J 335D Making Magazines
J 335F Magazine Writing and Production
J 335G Advanced Television Reporting and Producing
J 335J Mobile Programming for Journalists
J 335K News Documentary Production
J 335N News Application Development
J 335P TV Reporting and Producing
J 336D Graphic Design for Print and Online
J 336F Social Media Journalism
J 336J Lifestyle Journalism
J 336M Music Journalism
J 337C Culture Reporting and Criticism
J 337D Advanced Graphic Design for Pring and Online
J 337F Long-Form Feature Writing
J 337G Opinion Writing
J 337J Writing for Online News Audiences
J 337L Food Journalism
J 337M Feature Writing
J 337P Writing and Producing for Online Publications
J 338F Advanced Visual Design
J 339F Investigative Reporting
J 339M Mobile Media Apps Development
J 339T Topics in Specialized Journalistic Skills
J 340J Documentary Tradition of Latin America
J 346F Reporting on the Environment
J 350F Media Law (required)
Three hours in Concepts courses, chosen from:
J 330M True Crime Podcasts
J 338J News for a Mobile Audience
J 340F Covering the Global Economy
J 340G Reporting Asia: A Foreign Correspondent's Framework
J 341F Understanding African Americans and the Media
J 341G Reporting China: A Foreign Correspondent's Workshop
J 341J Minorities and the Media
J 341M Representation in the News Media
J 342F Women and the News
J 342G Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States Media
J 342J Visual Media and the News
J 343F Journalism and Religion
J 343G Exploring Digital Media and Society
J 344F Reporting on Gender and Sexuality
J 344G Urban Journalism
J 345G Human Rights Journalism
J 346G Domestic Issues and Global Perspective
J 347F Reporting Latin America
J 347G Cultural Survey of Photography
J 348D Gender and the News
J 348E Ethics of Sports Media
J 348F Covering the Latino Community in the United States
J 348G The Business of Sports Media
J 348J Covering Criminal Justice
J 348M Diversity in News Organizations
J 348N Leadership in News Organizations
J 349E Elections, Voters, and News
J 349F Reporting Public Health and Science
J 349L News Literacy for a Digital Age
J 349N News Media and Politics
J 349T Topics in Understanding and Reporting Social Issues
J 350M Media Policy and Ethics
J 350N Ethnic Media
J 351C Contemporary Media Systems
J 351F Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist
J 351G Introduction to Global Media
J 351J Technology and the Internet in Journalism
J 351P Social Media, Propaganda, and Elections
J 351S Globalization and Social Media
J 351T Technology and Culture
J 352F Ethics in Journalism
J 353F Historical Perspectives in Journalism
J 354F Journalism and Press Freedom in Latin America
J 354L Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin
J 354M Journalism and Press Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa
J 354N Nonprofit Journalism
J 354R International Broadcasting
J 354S Contemporary Issues in Sports Journalism
J 355F Living in the Information Age
J 355G The Information Society
J 355M Media Industries and Entrepreneurship
J 355P The Business of News
J 356C Digital Mainland China and Taiwan
J 356G Social Media: Growth, Uses, and Impacts
J 356M Social Media and Society
J 356R Race and Digital Media Cultures
J 358N Online Incivility
J 358P Popular Culture and the Press
J 358S Communicating Social Change
J 359 Mass Media and Minorities
J 359M Topics in Journalism and Media Studies
J 359S Topics in Current Journalistic Issues
J 359T Topics in Journalism, Skills, and Techniques
Three additional hours in Skills or Concepts
Level IV Professional Practices
Six hours chosen from:
J 360F Internship
J 361F Reporting Texas
J 362F Journalism Portfolio
J 363C Broadcast Capstone
J 363D Digital Innovations Capstone
J 363F Capstone Projects in Journalism
J 363K News Documentaries
J 363L Journalism Research Capstone
J 363M Capstone in Application Development
J 363N Newsroom Capstone
J 363P Television Newsmagazine
J 363Q Capstone in Podcasting
J 363S Sports Media Capstone
J 363V Visual Capstone
J 363W Reporting Capstone
Three additional hours of journalism coursework
Level I Foundations
Required
J 301F Fundamental Issues in Journalism
J 302F Digital Storytelling Basics
Level II Applications
Required
J 310F Reporting: Words
J 311F Reporting: Images
Level III Specialized Skills and Concepts
Nine hours in Skills courses, chosen from:
J 320F Covering Law Enforcement and Courts
J 321F Reporting on City and County Government
J 322E Reporting on Elections
J 322F Navigating State Government
J 322J Reporting Social Justice
J 322P Reporting Public Issues
J 323F Education Reporting
J 324F Business and Financial Reporting
J 325C Reporting Health Care
J 325F Covering Politics
J 325J Community Journalism
J 325S Solutions Journalism
J 326C Intro to Coding for Journalists
J 326F Reporting Sports
J 327D Reporting with Data
J 328D Advanced Reporting with Data
J 328L Reporting Latino/a Communities
J 328S Reporting en Espanol
J 330C Television Reporting
J 330G Creative Nonfiction for Magazines and Books
J 330J Advanced Photo Editing and Design
J 330L Community Life: Documented
J 330P Editing Techniques
J 331 Web Publishing
J 331D Intermediate Photographic Communication
J 331G Audio Storytelling
J 331J Studio Photography
J 331M Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship
J 331N Digital Production and Analytics
J 331W Web Editing and Production
J 332D Web Production and Editing
J 332F News Editing for Online and Print
J 332G Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age
J 332I The Interview Process
J 332J Sports for Reporting Texas
J 332P Images in Culture
J 333G Advanced Visual Journalism: Photo
J 333J Photography for Reporting Texas
J 333L Video Production for Live Events
J 333S Video Production for News and Sports
J 334F Oral History as Journalism
J 334G Advanced Visual Journalism: Video
J 334I Immersive Sound Design
J 334J Web Publishing for Journalism
J 334K Interviewing for Historical Context
J 334N Oral History in Multimedia Story
J 334P Podcast Production
J 334S Place and Audio Storytelling
J 335 Narrative Journalism
J 335D Making Magazines
J 335F Magazing Writing and Production
J 335G Advanced Television Reporting and Producing
J 335J Mobile Programming for Journalists
J 335N News Application Development
J 335P TV Reporting and Producing
J 336D Graphic Design for Print and Online
J 336F Social Media Journalism
J 336J Lifestyle Journalism
J 336M Music Journalism
J 337C Culture Reporting and Criticism
J 337D Advanced Graphic Design for Pring and Online
J 337F Long-Form Feature Writing
J 337G Opinion Writing
J 337J Writing for Online News Audiences
J 337L Food Journalism
J 337M Feature Writing
J 337P Writing and Producing for Online Publications
J 338F Advanced Visual Design
J 338G Data Visualization
J 339F Investigative Reporting
J 339G Mobile News Application Design
J 339M Mobile Media Apps Development
J 339T Documentaries for Sports
J 339T Intro to Coding for Journalists
J 339T Photography for Story and Social Justice
J 339T Travel Podcasting
J 339T.1 Mapping in Storytelling
J 339T.3 Producing Documentaries for Sports Journalism
J 339T.4 Tracking Online Audience Engagement
J 340J Documentary Tradition of Latin America
J 341G Reporting China: A Foreign Correspondent's Workshop
J 346F Reporting on the Environment
J 349F Reporting Public Health and Science
J 349T Social Media Journalism
J 352.11 Multimedia Publishing
J 359T Photography for Reporting Texas
J 350F Media Law (required)
Three hours in Concepts courses, chosen from:
J 330M True Crime Podcasts
J 338J News for a Mobile Audience
J 340F Covering the Global Economy
J 340G Reporting Asia: A Foreign Correspondent's Framework
J 341F Understanding African Americans and the Media
J 341G Reporting China: A Foreign Correspondent's Workshop
J 341J Minorities and the Media
J 341M Representation in News Media
J 342F Women and the News
J 342G Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States Media
J 342J Visual Media and the News
J 343F Journalism and Religion
J 343G Exploring Digital Media and Society
J 344F Reporting on Gender and Sexuality
J 344G Urban Journalism
J 345G Human Rights Journalism
J 346G Domestic Issues and Global Perspective
J 347F Reporting Latin America
J 347G Cultural Survey of Photography
J 348D Gender and the News
J 348E Ethics of Sports Media
J 348F Covering the Latino Community in the United States
J 348G The Business of Sports Media
J 348J Covering Criminal Justice
J 348M Diversity in News Organizations
J 348N Leadership in News Organizations
J 349E Elections, Voters, and News
J 349F Reporting Public Health and Science
J 349L News Literacy and the Digital Age
J 349N News Media and Politics
J 349T Topics in Understanding and Reporting Social Issues
J 350M Media Policy and Ethics
J 350N Ethnic Media
J 351C Contemporary Media Systems
J 351F Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist
J 351G Introduction to Global Media
J 351J Technology and the Internet in Journalism
J 351P Social Media, Propaganda, and Elections
J 351S Globalization and Social Media
J 351T Technology and Culture
J 352F Ethics in Journalism
J 353F Historical Perspectives in Journalism
J 354F Journalism and Press Freedom in Latin America
J 354L Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin
J 354M Journalism and Press Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa
J 354N Nonprofit Journalism
J 354R International Broadcasting
J 354S Contemporary Issues in Sports Journalism
J 355F Living in the Information Age
J 355G The Information Society
J 355M Media Industries and Entrepreneurship
J 355P Business of News
J 356G Social Media: Growth, Uses, and Impacts
J 356M Social Media and Society
J 356R Race and Digital Media Cultures
J 358N Online Incivility
J 358P Popular Culture and the Press
J 359 Mass Media and Minorities
J 359M Topics in Journalism and Media Studies
J 359S Topics in Current Journalistic Issues
J 359T Topics in Journalism, Skills, and Techniques
Three additional hours in Skills or Concepts
Level IV Professional Practices
Six hours chosen from:
J 333J Photography for Reporting Texas
J 335G Advanced Television Reporting and Producing
J 360F Internship
J 160G Journalism Practicum
J 361F Reporting Texas
J 362F Journalism Portfolio
J 363D Digital Innovations Capstone
J 363F Capstone Projects in Journalism
J 363K News Documentaries
J 363L Journalism Research Capstone
J 363M Capstone in Application Development
J 363N Newsroom Capstone
J 363P Television Newsmagazine
J 363Q Capstone in Podcasting
J 363S Sports Media Capstone
J 363V Visual Capstone
J 363W Reporting Capstone
Four additional hours of journalism coursework
Level I Foundations
Required
J 301F Fundamental Issues in Journalism
J 302F Digital Storytelling Basics
Level II Applications
Required
J 310F Reporting: Words
J 311F Reporting: Images
Level III Specialized Skills and Concepts
Nine hours in Skills courses, chosen from:
J 318P Podcasting
J 320F Covering Law Enforcement and Courts
J 321F Reporting on City and County Government
J 322E Reporting on Elections
J 322F Navigating State Government
J 322J Reporting Social Justice
J 322P Reporting Public Issues
J 323F Education Reporting
J 324F Business and Financial Reporting
J 325C Reporting Health Care
J 325F Covering Politics
J 325J Community Journalism
J 325S Solutions Journalism
J 326F Reporting Sports
J 327D Reporting with Data
J 328D Advanced Reporting with Data
J 328L Reporting Latino/a Communities
J 328S Reporting en Espanol
J 330C Television Reporting
J 330G Creative Nonfiction for Magazines and Books
J 330J Advanced Photo Editing and Design
J 330L Community Life: Documented
J 330P Editing Techniques
J 331 Web Publishing
J 331D Intermediate Photographic Communication
J 331G Audio Storytelling
J 331J Studio Photography
J 331M Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship
J 331N Digital Production and Analytics
J 331W Web Editing and Production
J 332D Web Production and Editing
J 332F News Editing for Online and Print
J 332G Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age
J 332I The Interview Process
J 332J Sports for Reporting Texas
J 332P Images in Culture
J 333G Advanced Visual Journalism: Photo
J 333J Photography for Reporting Texas
J 333L Video Production of Live Events
J 333S Video Production for News and Sports
J 334F Oral History as Journalism
J 334G Advanced Visual Journalism: Video
J 334I Immersive Sound Design
J 334J Web Publishing for Journalism
J 334K Interviewing for Historical Context
J 334P Podcast Production
J 334N Oral History as Multimedia Story
J 334S Place and Audio Storytelling
J 335 Narrative Journalism
J 335D Making Magazines
J 335F Magazing Writing and Production
J 335G Advanced Television Reporting and Producing
J 335J Mobile Programming for Journalists
J 335N News Application Development
J 335P TV Reporting and Producing
J 336D Graphic Design for Print and Online
J 336F Social Media Journalism
J 336J Lifestyle Journalism
J 336M Music Journalism
J 337C Culture Reporting and Criticism
J 337D Advanced Graphics Design in Print and Online
J 337F Long-Form Feature Writing
J 337G Opinion Writing
J 337J Writing for Online News Audiences
J 337L Food Journalism
J 337M Feature Writing
J 337P Writing and Producing for Online Publications
J 338F Advanced Visual Design
J 338G Data Visualization
J 339F Investigative Reporting
J 339G Mobile News Application Design
J 339M Mobile Media Apps Development
J 339T Documentaries for Sport
J 339T Introduction to Coding for Journalists
J 339T Photographing the Story and Social Justice
J 339T Travel Podcasting
J 339T.1 Mapping in Storytelling
J 339T.2 Music into Words
J 339T.3 Producing Documentaries for Sports Journalism
J 339T.4 Tracking Online Audience Engagement
J 340J Documentary Tradition of Latin America
J 341G Reporting China: A Foreign Correspondent's Workshop
J 346F Reporting on the Environment
J 349F Reporting Public Health and Science
J 349T Social Media Journalism
J 352.11 Multimedia Publishing
J 350F Media Law (required)
Three hours in Concepts courses, chosen from:
J 330M True Crime Podcasts
J 338J News for a Mobile Audience
J 340F Covering the Global Economy
J 340G Reporting Asia: A Foreign Correspondent's Framework
J 341F Understanding African Americans and the Media
J 341G Reporting China: A Foreign Correspondent's Workshop
J 341J Minorities and the Media
J 341M Representation in News Media
J 342F Women and the News
J 342G Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States Media
J 342J Visual Media and the News
J 343F Journalism and Religion
J 343G Exploring Digital Media and Society
J 344F Reporting on Gender and Sexuality
J 344G Urban Journalism
J 345G Human Rights Journalism
J 346G Domestic Issues and Global Perspective
J 347F Reporting Latin America
J 347G Cultural Survey of Photography
J 348D Gender and the News
J 348E Ethics of Sports Media
J 348F Covering the Latino Community in the United States
J 348G The Business of Sports Media
J 348J Covering Criminal Justice
J 348M Diversity in News Organizations
J 348N Leadership in News Organizations
J 349E Elections, Voters, and the News
J 349F Reporting Public Health and Science
J 349L News Literacy and the Digital Age
J 349N News Media and Politics
J 349T Topics in Understanding and Reporting Social Issues
J 350M Media Policy and Ethics
J 350N Ethnic Media
J 351C Contemporary Media Systems
J 351F Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist
J 351G Introduction to Global Media
J 351J Technology and the Internet in Journalism
J 351P Social Media, Propaganda, and Elections
J 351S Globalization and Social Media
J 351T Technology and Culture
J 352F Ethics in Journalism
J 353F Historical Perspectives in Journalism
J 354F Journalism and Press Freedom in Latin America
J 354L Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin
J 354M Journalism and Press Freedon in Middle East and North Africa
J 354N Nonprofit Journalism
J 354R International Broadcasting
J 354S Contemporary Issues in Sports Journalism
J 355F Living in the Information Age
J 355G The Information Society
J 355M Media Industries and Entrepreneurs
J 355P Business of News
J 356G Social Media Growth, Uses, and Impacts
J 356M Social Media and Society
J 356R Race and Digital Media Cultures
J 358N Online Incivility
J 358P Popular Culture and the Press
J 359 Mass Media and Minorities
J 359M Topics in Journalism and Media Studies
J 359S Topics in Current Journalistic Issues
Three additional hours in Skills or Concepts
Level IV Professional Practices
Six hours chosen from:
J 335G Advanced Television Reporting and Producing
J 333J Photography for Reporting Texas
J 360F Internship
J 160G Journalism Practicum
J 361F Reporting Texas
J 362F Journalism Portfolio
J 363D Digital Innovations Capstone
J 363F Capstone Projects in Journalism
J 363K News Documentaries
J 363M Capstone in Application Development
J 363N Newsroom Capstone
J 363P TV Newsmagazine
J 363Q Capstone in Podcasting
J 363S Sports Media Capstone
J 363V Visual Capstone
J 363W Reporting Capstone
Archive Degree Checklists & Flow Charts
Enrollment
- Journalism majors may not take more than 9 hours of Journalism coursework per semester
- Journalism students may not count more than 60 hours of Communication coursework toward the degree
- Journalism students may not count more than 36 hours of Journalism coursework toward the degree
Flags
Students should choose courses in the core curriculum and in the major requirements that also fulfill their major department's Flag requirements. The Flags required for Moody College students are:
- Writing: three courses required; one must be outside of the core curriculum
- Cultural Diversity in the United States: one course required
- Ethics: one course required
- Global Cultures: one course required
- Independent Inquiry: one course required
- Quantitative Reasoning: one course required
Electives
- Bring a student's total hours to 120
- Students can also fill elective hours by declaring a minor. Students may declare only one minor or certificate to supplement their Moody major(s) and must declare their minor/certificate intentions before they have completed 65% of their degree requirements.