Majoring in Journalism

The Journalism Major prepares students for careers in the news media preparing for positions with newspapers, magazines and broadcast stations as multimedia reporters, photographers, writers, editors and producers.

Campus Times

The Campus Times has been published continuously since 1919, making it La Verne’s first student-run organization. The Campus Times has been recognized as the best weekly college newspaper in the state by the California Intercollegiate Press Association and has received consistent All-American honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and Gold Medal awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

Foothill Community News

LVTVStudents produce Foothill Community News, the Communications Department’s featured television news show and winner of several first place Society of Professional Journalists National Mark of Excellence Awards. Broadcast Journalism majors become proficient in news writing and reporting, as well as gain the technical skills needed for television and radio broadcasting.

La Verne Magazine

La Verne Magazine is a subscription-based city magazine published by university journalism students. The Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Collegiate Press and Columbia Scholastic Press Association have repeatedly honored it for its design, writing, and photography as one of the best collegiate magazines in the state. Regional libraries such as Honnold Library and the Los Angeles County public libraries recognize the magazine as a documentary publication that is cataloged in perpetuity in their journal archives.


Prerequisite Requirement

JOUR 100News Reporting4
Total Semester Hours4

Core Requirements

JOUR 220Newspaper Production2
JOUR 226Digital Storytelling for Journalism4
JOUR 305Radio and TV Newswriting and Editing4
JOUR 315Syntax and Grammar for the Professional Writer4
JOUR 460Law and the Mass Media4
JOUR 467Ethics of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic4
JOUR 497Internship1
JOUR 499Senior Project4
Select one of the following concentrations:24-26
Broadcast Journalism Concentration
Print-Online Journalism Concentration
Visual Journalism Concentration
Total Semester Hours51-53

Broadcast Journalism Concentration

RDIO 230Radio Production I4
or RDIO 112 Intro to Digital Audio
JOUR 300Advanced News Reporting4
JOUR 308TV News Production2,2
JOUR 317Graphic Production Processes and Design for Publications4
JOUR 345Intermediate Broadcast Journalism4
JOUR 465History of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic4
Select eight semester hours of the following:
JOUR 115
News Editing
JOUR 318
Survey of Multi-Media
JOUR 408
Selected Topics in Communications
RDIO 306
Radio Station Newswriting & Editing
TV 330
Film and Television Editing

Print-Online Journalism Concentration

JOUR 115News Editing2
JOUR 220Newspaper Production2
JOUR 300Advanced News Reporting4
JOUR 317Graphic Production Processes and Design for Publications4
JOUR 325Magazine Production2,2
JOUR 345Intermediate Broadcast Journalism4
PHOT 130Introduction to Digital Photography4
Select eight semester hours of the following:8
JOUR 313
Feature Writing
JOUR 318
Survey of Multi-Media
JOUR 320
Newspaper Production
JOUR 408
Selected Topics in Communications
JOUR 465
History of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic
PHOT 327
Staff Photography
RDIO 306
Radio Station Newswriting & Editing

Visual Journalism Concentration

JOUR 115News Editing2
JOUR 166Introduction to Mass Media4
or JOUR 465 History of Mass Media-Printed and Electronic
JOUR 308TV News Production2
JOUR 318Survey of Multi-Media4
JOUR 325Magazine Production2
JOUR 317Graphic Production Processes and Design for Publications4
PHOT 327Staff Photography2
One of the following two:
PHOT 130Introduction to Digital Photography4
or PHOT 100 Media Arts Foundations
Choose eight units from these electives:
TV 330Film and Television Editing4
TV 340Television Graphics4
JOUR 408Selected Topics in Communications1-4
Additional courses in Communications, Art, Computer Science, Photography and/or other related fields.