Journalism and Media Minor

Program Code: U-JAM-MIN
Plant Type: Minor
Department: DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy
Website: dewitt.sanford.duke.edu/journalism-and-media-studies-minor-jam

Program Summary

The Journalism and Media minor is administered by the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy in the Sanford School of Public Policy. The minor is a way for students interested in the intersection of media, journalism, and democracy to advance their understanding of the increasingly complex and ever-evolving media and information environment and ways in which this environment is affecting politics, culture, and public policy. The minor provides professional and analytical skills for students interested in journalism-related career paths, as well as for students interested in career paths related to media, technology, public affairs, and public policy. The minor can be completed independent of or alongside a major in Public Policy. Journalism and Media Studies minors come from across departments in both the sciences and humanities.

There is no major available for the program.

Academic Requirements

The minor draws upon all Duke courses relating to journalism, public policy and media studies. The JAM minor is open to all Duke undergraduates in any major. The requirements include 6 courses as follows:

• 1 core course on journalism ethics (must be taken for a letter grade)

  • JAM or PJMS 371: News as a Moral Battleground

• 1 of the following core practical courses (must be taken for a letter grade)

  • JAM or PJMS 365S: Video Journalism

  • JAM or PJMS 366S: Long-form Journalism

  • JAM or PJMS 367S: News Writing and Reporting

• 3 elective courses

  • Any JAM or PJMS course that is not already counted as a core course

  • Any approved elective course offered through another department

  • Study away courses approved by the DUS, Professor Stephen Buckley

  • NOTE: There are no restrictions on the number of electives that can originate in JAM or PJMS, or from outside of the department.

• 1 core capstone/internship course

  • JAM or PJMS 410, Journalism and Media Capstone course

  • NOTE: The capstone course will consist of a major project that integrates ideas and concepts learned in previous coursework with the hands-on experience from the required internship. You will need to complete your internship before or during this course.