Programs in English: Journalism (EJR)

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The English-Journalism concentration is designed to provide an introduction to the possibilities of professional work in reporting, writing, and editing for newspapers, magazines, and other publications as well as to give students basic training in various kinds of essential journalistic skills. In addition to 24 hours of "regular" English courses, the student concentrating in journalism must take at least 12 in journalism, not including internships.

The basic course, ENGL 307, gives both an overview of journalism and intensive training in the fundamentals of news writing and editing. Assignments for the professor are supplemented by laboratory work of at least three hours a week for The Review, the student newspaper. The course is supplemented by ENGL 308, Reporters' Practicum, in which the student works a second semester for The Review. Other courses include radio news writing, advanced news writing (ENGL 407), feature writing, and copy editing-layout. There is a prerequisite for these advanced courses: ENGL 307 or the equivalent. Especially well-qualified students may be nominated by the professors for internships at area publications, including the Wilmington News-Journal.

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Requirements for Major in English--Concentration in Journalism
CORE SEQUENCE

All majors must complete five of the following six courses:

ENGL 202-- Biblical and Classical Literature
ENGL 205--British Literature I
ENGL 206--British Literature II
ENGL 300--Texts and Contexts
ENGL 324-- Shakespeare
ENGL 340-- American Literature to the Civil War
OR
ENGL 341--American Literature: Civil War to World War II

In addition to the core sequence, English majors concentrating in Journalism will take one course at the 300- level or above from each of the following groups (2 courses total):

• Medieval and Renaissance literature (excluding ENGL 324) OR Literature between 1700 and 1900
• Modern literature OR Cultural and theoretical studies

One other literature course is required. This course may be at the 200-, 300-, or 400-level if one of the courses taken in the above two groups is a 480 seminar. Otherwise, this additional course must be a 480 seminar.

Students concentrating in journalism must also take the following journalism courses:

ENGL 307--News Writing and Editing

At least three of the following:

• ENGL 308-- Reporter's Practicum
• ENGL 309--Feature and Magazine Writing
• ENGL 310--Copy Editing and Layout
• ENGL 407--Advanced Reporting
• ENGL 408--Sports Writing
• ENGL 409--Topics in Journalism

Students also have the option of taking ENGL 466--Internship. (This will be in addition to the 12 required courses.)

IMPORTANT NOTES

• ENGL 307, 308, 309, 310, 407, 409 count toward the English major only as part of the concentration in Journalism.