Contact
Anthony Adornato, Chair
Broadcast and Digital Journalism
315-443-7398
acadorna@syr.edu
Greg Munno, Chair
Magazine, News and Digital Journalism
315-443-2747
gjmunno@syr.edu
Faculty
Anthony Adornato, Lauren Bavis, Harriet Brown, Michael Clarke, Keonte Coleman, Aileen Gallagher, Seth Gitner, Jon Glass, Eric Grode, Roy Gutterman, Keren Henderson, Jamie Hoskins, Nausheen Husain, Rawiya Kameir, Joel Kaplan, Beverly Kirk, J. Elliott Lewis, Mark Lodato, Catherine Loper, Edecio Martinez, Colleen McEdwards, Tim Mirabito, Greg Munno, Jim Osman, Dan Pacheco, Adam Peruta, Alex Richards, Les Rose, Olivia Stomski, Corey Takahashi, Margaret Talev, Jodi Upton
Program Description
The journalism bachelor’s degree program at the Newhouse School of Public Communications will equip you with the skills you need to tell compelling stories across various formats, whether you're reporting live for a news broadcast, writing a longform feature, producing a podcast or social media story, or covering athletes and teams for a sports website.
Students in the journalism program learn to meet the challenges of a complex and evolving industry and study critical issues faced in today’s complex communications environment. In small classes taught by industry professionals, students develop their ability to create content for a variety of audiences and platforms. The program’s emphasis remains core skills such as editing, interviewing, information gathering and reporting, anchoring, producing and writing. Students also gain experience with design, data, multimedia and social media. Curriculum includes diversity issues, law and ethics.
Students produce content for NCC News and The NewsHouse, campus publications and local media outlets. Majors are encouraged to take advantage of University-sponsored internships and extracurricular opportunities at campus radio and television stations, newspapers and magazines, and other media outlets.
Students also have access to the state-of-the-art combined newsroom and HD studio that has 27 workstations equipped with ENPS©, Adobe Premiere Pro© for video editing, and Ross XPression© for graphic creation. The studio portion features fully robotic cameras, a video wall, a touchscreen powered by StoryTeller® software, an anchor desk, and an interview area. The control room is fully automated with Ross Overdrive© technology. Student journalists are also able to report live from the scene of news stories using Dejero© portable equipment.
Student Learning Outcomes
In addition to the comprehensive Newhouse School learning outcomes listed in the School’s Educational Mission, students in the Journalism major are expected to achieve the following additional learning outcome:
- Integrate journalism skills and employ appropriate technologies to effectively communicate ideas and to report, research, write, and produce a range of content types for a variety of platforms and audiences
Major Requirements
Journalism majors must complete 45 credits within the Newhouse School and fulfill the following requirements:
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| COM 107 | Communications and Society | 3 |
| COM 117 | Multimedia Storytelling | 3 |
| 3 |
| Race, Gender, and the Media | |
| Beauty and Diversity in Fashion Media | |
| Topics in Media, Diversity and Inclusion | |
| Communications Law for Journalists | |
| Communications Law for Public Communicators |
| JNL 211 | Cross-Media News Writing | 3 |
| JNL 221 | Foundations of Data and Digital Journalism | 3 |
| VIS 207 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| VIS 231 | Visual Journalism | 3 |
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| JNL 345 | Business and Ethics of Journalism in a Changing World | 3 |
| or SMC 345 | Communications Ethics in Sports |
| 18 |
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| Total Credits | 42 |
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| BDJ 312 | Audio and Digital News Writing, Reporting and Producing | 3 |
| BDJ 342 | Television and Digital News Reporting | 3 |
| BDJ 465 | TV & Digital News Producing and Presenting | 3 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| BDJ 312 | Audio and Digital News Writing, Reporting and Producing | 3 |
| BDJ 342 | Television and Digital News Reporting | 3 |
| BDJ 465 | TV & Digital News Producing and Presenting | 3 |
| 9 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MND 305 | Reporting | 3 |
| MND 408 | Magazine and News Editing | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| MND 305 | Reporting | 3 |
| MND 408 | Magazine and News Editing | 3 |
| 3 |
| 9 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Additional Requirements
Grammar Competency Requirement
Students must complete a grammar competency as part of their degree requirements. There are two ways students can satisfy this competency:
- First, by passing a grammar competency exam during their first semester on campus. The exam will be given twice - once before the end of the first week of classes and a second time prior to registration the next semester. A passing grade on the exam will fulfill the competency requirement.
- Second, by passing COM 101 Practical Grammar for Public Communications, a 0-credit grammar course that is mandatory for students who fail the grammar competency exam. This course can be repeated until a passing grade is earned and the competency is met.
Students must meet the grammar competency to receive a degree.
Global Experience Requirement
The Global Experience requirement may be fulfilled by studying abroad or taking an approved class. A list of courses that fulfill this requirement can be found in the Newhouse Guidebook. If a student chooses to take a Newhouse class to fulfill this requirement, the additional Newhouse hours will be added to the 122 credits needed for graduation if the student has reached the Newhouse credit maximum.
Total: 45 Newhouse credits required
Total required program credits: 122
Undergraduate University Requirements
The following requirements and experiences apply to all Syracuse University Undergraduate matriculated degree programs.
