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Program checklist · Bachelor of Arts

Journalism, Bachelor of Arts

Gardner-Webb University · Boiling Springs, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Bachelor of Arts
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
198561
CourseShelf checklist
CK_198561_0bb197cc_1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Other Graduation Requirements

54 items
  1. Academic Policies
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Academic Support Services and Programs
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Financial Information
    Not resolved to a course
  4. College of Arts and Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Department of Communication, Art, & Design
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Art, Bachelor of Arts
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Art History Minor
    Not resolved to a course
  9. Studio Arts Minor
    Not resolved to a course
  10. Second Major in Studio Arts (33 hours)
    Not resolved to a course
    33
  11. Second Major in Art History (30 hours)
    Not resolved to a course
    30
  12. Communication Studies, Bachelor of Arts
    Not resolved to a course
  13. Graphic Design, Bachelor of Arts
    Not resolved to a course
  14. Journalism, Bachelor of Arts
    Not resolved to a course
  15. Graphic Design, Associate of Arts
    Not resolved to a course
  16. Communication Studies Minor
    Not resolved to a course
  17. Graphic Design Minor
    Not resolved to a course
  18. Journalism Minor
    Not resolved to a course
  19. Department of English Language and Literature
    Not resolved to a course
  20. Department of Health, Sport, and Physical Education
    Not resolved to a course
  21. Department of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
  22. Department of Music
    Not resolved to a course
  23. Department of Natural Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
  24. Department of Public Service
    Not resolved to a course
  25. Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy
    Not resolved to a course
  26. Department of Social Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
  27. Department of Theatre Arts
    Not resolved to a course
  28. Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
    Not resolved to a course
  29. College of Health Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
  30. Godbold College of Business
    Not resolved to a course
  31. College of Education
    Not resolved to a course
  32. Gardner-Webb Online
    Not resolved to a course
  33. The Gayle Bolt Price School of Graduate Studies
    Not resolved to a course
  34. School of Divinity
    Not resolved to a course
  35. Traditional Undergraduate Course Descriptions
    Not resolved to a course
  36. GWU Online Undergraduate Course Descriptions
    Not resolved to a course
  37. Graduate Studies Course Descriptions
    Not resolved to a course
  38. School of Divinity Course Descriptions
    Not resolved to a course
  39. Directory and Appendices
    Not resolved to a course
  40. Degree Plans
    Not resolved to a course
  41. Catalog Links
    Not resolved to a course
  42. Catalog Home
    Not resolved to a course
  43. Site Map
    Not resolved to a course
  44. All Catalogs
    Not resolved to a course
  45. Journalism, Bachelor of Arts
    Not resolved to a course
  46. REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS
    Not resolved to a course
  47. REQUIRED MINOR HOURS
    Not resolved to a course
  48. PRESCRIBED COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED: NONE
    Not resolved to a course
  49. Student Learning Outcomes
    Not resolved to a course
  50. Students will demonstrate:
    Not resolved to a course
  51. an understanding of the social responsibilities of a free press;
    Not resolved to a course
  52. a full range of writing and editing processes and apply those skills in both print and non-print media; and
    Not resolved to a course
  53. Broadcast Journalism
    Not resolved to a course
  54. News Editorial
    Not resolved to a course

Required Major Hours, All Concentrations (15 hours)

5 items
  1. COMM 220
    Digital Media Convergence
    As published: “COMM 220”
  2. COMM 310
    Media Writing
    As published: “COMM 310”
  3. COMM 320
    Media Operations and Management
    As published: “COMM 320”
  4. COMM 380
    Communication Theory
    As published: “COMM 380”
  5. COMM 480
    Legal and Ethical Issues in Mass Media
    As published: “COMM 480”

Broadcast Journalism Concentration (24 hours)

7 items
  1. COMM 238
    Announcing
    As published: “COMM 238”
  2. COMM 360
  3. COMM 370
    Graphic Design I
    As published: “COMM 370”
  4. COMM 460
  5. COMM 469
    Video and Film Portfolio
    As published: “COMM 469”
  6. JOUR 317
    Reporting
    As published: “JOUR 317”
  7. JOUR 491
    Internship in Journalism I
    As published: “JOUR 491”

Electives

8 items
  1. COMM 342
    Audio Production
    As published: “COMM 342”
  2. COMM 400
    Special Topics in Communication
    As published: “COMM 400”
  3. JOUR 400
    Special Topics in Journalism
    As published: “JOUR 400”
  4. COMM 360
  5. COMM 375
    Graphic Design II
    As published: “COMM 375 / JOUR 375”
  6. JOUR 303
    Newspaper Editorial Staff I
    As published: “JOUR 303”
  7. JOUR 355
    Photojournalism
    As published: “JOUR 355”
  8. JOUR 403
    Newspaper Editorial Staff II
    As published: “JOUR 403”

News Editorial Concentration (24 Hours)

6 items
  1. JOUR 201
    Student Newspaper Staff
    As published: “JOUR 201”
  2. JOUR 317
    Reporting
    As published: “JOUR 317”
  3. JOUR 318
    Editing
    As published: “JOUR 318”
  4. JOUR 491
    Internship in Journalism I
    As published: “JOUR 491”
  5. COMM 255
    Photography
    As published: “COMM 255”
  6. COMM 370
    Graphic Design I
    As published: “COMM 370”

Photojournalism Concentration (24 Hours)

8 items
  1. COMM 255
    Photography
    As published: “COMM 255”
  2. COMM 256
    Intermediate Photography
    As published: “COMM 256”
  3. COMM 360
  4. COMM 370
    Graphic Design I
    As published: “COMM 370”
  5. JOUR 355
    Photojournalism
    As published: “JOUR 355”
  6. JOUR 450
    Documentary Photography
    As published: “JOUR 450”
  7. JOUR 459
    Portfolio
    As published: “JOUR 459”
  8. JOUR 491
    Internship in Journalism I
    As published: “JOUR 491”
Source. Gardner-Webb University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://gardner-webb.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/academic-catalog/traditional-undergraduate-programs/college-of-arts-and-sciences/department-of-communication-art-and-design/journalism-bachelor-of-arts. Captured page pages/0071.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.