A. Hickerson
Major Map: Broadcast Journalism
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism & Mass Communications (B.A.J.M.C.)
Sports Media Concentration
College of Information and Communications
School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Bulletin Year: 2022-2023
This course plan is a recommended sequence for this major. Courses designated as critical (!) may have a deadline for completion and/or affect time to graduation. Please see
the Program Notes section for details regarding “critical courses” for this particular Program of Study.
Critical
Course Subject and Title
Credit
Hours
Min.
Grade
1
Major
GPA
2
Code
Prerequisites
Notes
ENGL 101 Critical Reading and Composition
3
C
CC-CMW
STAT 201 Elementary Statistics
3
3
CC-ARP
MATH 111, 115, or STAT 110
JOUR 101 Media & Society
3
C
MR
Foreign language
4
or other Carolina Core
Requirement
5
3-4
CC-GFL
UNIV 101 The Student in the University
or Carolina Core Requirement
5
3
PR/CC
ENGL 102 Rhetoric and Composition
3
C
CC-CMW
CC-INF
C or better in ENGL 101
Carolina Core ARP
3
3
CC-ARP
!
JOUR 204 Principles of Journalism
3
C
MR
JOUR 101
Carolina Core Requirement
5
3-4
CC
Foreign language
4
or other Carolina Core
Requirement
5
3
CC-GFL
!
JOUR 291 Writing for Mass Communications
3
C
MR
ENGL 101 & 102
JOUR Elective
6
3
C
MR
See Bulletin listing.
Cognate or Minor Course
7
3
C
PR
Carolina Core Requirement
5
3-4
CC
Foreign language
4
or Carolina Core Requirement
5
3
CR/CC
JOUR 303 Law & Ethics of Mass Communications
or JOUR 304 Internet and Social Media Law
3
C
MR
JOUR Elective / Concentration Course
6
3
C
MR
See Bulletin listing.
Cognate or Minor Course
7
3
C
PR
Carolina Core CMS (SPCH 140, 145, 230, 260)
3
CC-CMS
Carolina Core Requirement
5
3
CC
!
JOUR 361 & 361L Introductory Reporting & Writing
3
C
MR
JOUR 291
JOUR Elective / Concentration Course
6
3
C
MR
See Bulletin listing.
Cognate or Minor Course
7
3
C
PR
ECON 224 Introduction to Economics
3
CR
ENGL Literature Course
8
3
CR
Social Science
3
CR
JOUR 471 Intermediate Reporting & Production
3
C
MR
JOUR 204, 303, & 361
JOUR Elective / Concentration Course
6
3
C
MR
See Bulletin listing.
Cognate or Minor Course
7
3
C
PR
Minor Course
7
or Approved Elective
9
3
C (minor)
PR
MKTG 350 Principles of Marketing
or MGMT 371 Principles of Management
3
CR
ECON 224 (MKTG 350 only)
Carolina Core Requirement
5
(only if needed to meet
CC)
0-3
CC
JOUR Elective
6
3
C
MR
See Bulletin listing.
JOUR Elective / Concentration Course
6
3
C
MR
See Bulletin listing.
Minor Course
7
or Approved Elective
9
3
C (minor)
PR
History
10
3
CR
Social or Behavioral Science
11
(300-level or above)
3
CR
Carolina Core Requirement
5
(only if needed to meet
CC)
0-3
CC
JOUR 586 Capstone I – Advanced Reporting:
Broadcast & Online Journalism
3
C
MR/CC-
INT
JOUR 471; Coreqs: JOUR 588
& 590
JOUR 588 Capstone II – Advanced Broadcast &
Online Journalism Production
3
C
MR
JOUR 471; Coreqs: JOUR 586
& 590
JOUR 590 Capstone III – Digital Journalism
3
C
MR
JOUR 471; Coreqs: JOUR 586
& 588
JOUR 580 Advanced Reporting Topics (Advanced
Reporting Directed Elective)
3
C
MR
Coreqs: JOUR 586, 588, & 590
Disclaimer: Major maps are only a suggested or recommended sequence of courses required in a program of study. Please contact your academic
advisor for assistance in the application of specific coursework to a program of study and course selection and planning for upcoming semesters.
Graduation Requirements Summary
1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the major GPA for this program of study.
3. A score of less than 16 on the Math Placement Test requires that a student take STAT 110 as the first ARP course to meet the prerequisite requirement
for STAT 201.
4. Students in the College of Information and Communications are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 122
course through course credit or the corresponding foreign language placement score.
5. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
6. Journalism electives include: 1) one Professional practice directed elective –editing, reporting or management (3 hours); 2) two conceptual directed
electives (6 hours); and 3) three additional JOUR electives (9 hours). Sports Media Concentration courses may fulfill 12 hours of the major elective
requirements.
Sports Media Concentration Courses: JOUR 391 – Sports Media & Society (3) and 9 hours from the list below:
JOUR 243 – Sports Activism and Media (3)
JOUR 443 – Sports Announcing (3)
JOUR 244 – Special Topics in Sports Media (3)
JOUR 444 – Multimedia Sports Storytelling (3)
JOUR 245 – Live Television Sports Production (3)
JOUR 461 – Sports Journalism (3)
JOUR 343 – Social Media for the Sports Media (3)
JOUR 499 – Special Topics (3)
JOUR 345 – Sports Media, Gender, & Sexuality (3)
JOUR 597 – Internship in Mass Communications (3)
JOUR 428 – Super Bowl Commercials (3)
7. Students must complete either a minor (18 hours) or a cognate (12 hours) from courses outside the SJMC. The minor is intended to develop a coherent
basic preparation in a second area of study. Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the minor. No course
may satisfy both major and minor requirements. A cognate requires a minimum of 12 hours of courses in other departments related to the student’s
major and/or career goals. Cognate courses may be taken in one or more departments depending on the interest and requirements of the student, but
must have approval of the student’s advisor. Journalism courses may not be used in the cognate. At least 6 of the 12 hours must be at the 300-level or
higher. No 100-level courses may be used in the cognate.
8. English literature course (3 hours) from ENGL 282-288.
9. The Carolina Core, College and Program requirements must include at least 72 semester hours in academic subjects. Students with fewer than 72
hours in these areas must take enough electives to fulfill the 72-hour minimum. No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational
nature may apply as credit toward the 72-hour minimum.
10. The School of Journalism and Mass Communications requires one U.S. History (HIST 111 or 112) and one non-U.S. History (HIST 101-109) course.
Whichever is not fulfilled through the Carolina Core GHS requirement must be fulfilled through this college requirement.
11. Three hours of a 300-level or higher course in Social or Behavioral Sciences from: AFAM (African American Studies); ANTH (Anthropology); COLA
(College of Liberal Arts); GEOG (Geography – except GEOG 545 & 546); HIST (History); LASP (Latin American Studies); POLI (Political Science);
PSYC (Psychology); SOCY (Sociology); SOST (Southern Studies); WGST (Women’s & Gender Studies).
Program Notes:
• Courses identified as “critical” may affect time to graduation due to prerequisite requirements for subsequent required courses.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may
fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• Admission to the upper division is based upon a minimum 2.50 cumulative USC GPA; completion of JOUR 101 and JOUR 291 with grades of C or
higher; completion of 60 or more semester hours toward the degree; completion of foreign language requirement; selection of a particular program of
study within the college; and selection and approval of a minor or cognate.
• All majors within the school will be expected to pass all journalism and mass communications courses used toward the degree with a minimum grade of
C. No journalism and mass communications course may be repeated more than once by any student unless formally approved by the school petition
committee.
• The last 30 credit hours toward your degree must be earned in residence at the University of South Carolina-Columbia.
University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements. For more information regarding these requirements,
please visit the Carolina Core page on the University website.
Codes:
CC
Carolina Core
CC-INF
Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-AIU
Carolina Core-Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-INT
Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-ARP
Carolina Core-Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-SCI
Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-CMS
Carolina Core-Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-VSR
Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CC-CMW
Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CR
College Requirement
CC-GFL
Carolina Core-Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
MR
Major Requirement
CC-GHS
Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
PR
Program Requirement
CC-GSS
Carolina Core – Social Sciences
Minimum Total
Hours
Minimum Major
Requirements Hours
College & Program
Requirements Hours
Carolina Core Hours
Minimum
Institutional GPA
120
48
36-42
31-37
2.5