Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

Business Journalism Specialization

 

The Business Journalism specialization focuses on how to follow economic trends, the financial markets, corporations and their leaders, neighborhood businesses – and the impact of all of them on society. The specialization also will help students develop research and reporting skills, mine data and communicate news to different audiences.

Program Prerequisite: 

JRN 2500   Perspectives on the News 
3 credits

Core Curriculum (15 Credits toward major):

JRN 3050   Journalistic Writing           
4 credits

JRN 3200   Business and Financial Journalism
4 credits

JRN 3220 Media Ethics 
3 credits

JRN 5050-5051 Media Internship  
4 credits
Or                                                                                                 
JRN 4920 Research Seminar 
4 credits                                                                          

Business Journalism Electives (6 Credits toward major)

JRN 3510    Multimedia Reporting

3 credits

JRN 3800   Environmental Reporting              
3 credits

JRN 3900   Topics in Journalism  
3 credits

JRN 4200     Press Coverage  of Politics and Policy
 3 credits             

JRN 4220   A Century of Muckraking
3 credits

JRN 4750   Investigative Reporting       
3 credits

Additional Journalism Electives (3-4 Credits toward major)

At least 3 credits must be chosen among the following journalism courses, or a FEIT seminar, or the Harman writer-in-residence course. The additional 3 credits may be any course at Baruch College, subject to approval by the student’s journalism adviser.

JRN 3060   Feature Article Writing  
3 credits

JRN  3100   Copy Editing
3 credits

JRN  3500    Advanced Reporting and Writing
4 credits

JRN  3210   TV Journalism: The Basics
3 credits

JRN 3600   Creative Journalism
 3 credits

JRN 3800   Environmental Reporting
3 credits

JRN 3900  Topics in Journalism
3 credits  

JRN 4200   Business Press Coverage of Politics and Policy
3 credits          

JRN 4220   A Century of Muckraking
3 credits

JRN 4750   Investigative Reporting
3 credits

JRN  4920   Research Seminar
4 credits

LIB/JRN 3065 Electronic Research Methods and Resources for Writers
3 credits

Two Additional Electives (6 Credits toward major)

Two 3-credit additional electives must be selected in consultation with business journalism faculty from SPA, Weissman or Zicklin.

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