Journalism Major – Journalism and Creative Writing Track
Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions
The Journalism and Creative Writing specialization helps students develop the research, interviewing, writing, editing, and multimedia storytelling skills that are crucial to success across a broad spectrum of fields and professions in this information age.
Our faculty of professional writers and editors will teach you to research, report, interview, and write about urban affairs, politics, crime and the courts, arts and culture, law, education, science, sports, and many other topics. Students have an opportunity, through the media internship program, to gain professional experience during their studies.
All students are invited to showcase their reporting, writing, and editing skills through participation in Dollars & Sense, the national award-winning Baruch College magazine. The program also features opportunities for student awards, paid internships, and full-tuition fellowships.
For creative writing students, this specialization, which is affiliated with the extraordinary Harman Writer-in-Residence program, can help you to improve your own writing. You will find your own voice, as you experiment with a range of writing forms, including biography, creative non-fiction, fiction, and screenwriting, all while you expand your ability to create literary prose that reflects both your talent and critical thinking skills.
Requirements for the Major – Journalism Major – Journalism and Creative Writing Track
Upon completion of the major, students will:
- Distinguish between credible and less credible news and information sources, including challenges and opportunities presented by AI.
- Report on societal issues using reliable and varied sources, including publicly available data.
- Locate and interview human sources and incorporate into their news articles/multimedia projects the anecdotes and quotations that they have gathered through these interviews.
- Write clear and well-organized prose, demonstrating knowledge of varied styles, conventions and forms, and fairness, accuracy and balance.
- Explain how to avoid legal risks and ethical problems related to news reporting and publication.
- Describe the foundational role of independent journalism in any free society.
| The Individual and the News in the Information Age | 3 credits |
| Journalistic Reporting and Writing
(formerly Journalistic Writing) |
4 credits | |
| Media Ethics and Law | 3 credits | |
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Choose one of the following courses:
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| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 credits | |
| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits | |
| Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| Media Internship | 4 credits | |
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Narrative Writing ( ENG 4920) |
4 credits | |
| Feature Article Writing | 3 credits | |
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Photojournalism ( ART 3064) |
3 credits | |
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Electronic Research Methods and Resources for Writers ( LIB 3065) |
3 credits | |
| Editing | 3 credits | |
| Editing in the Digital World | 3 credits | |
| Business and Financial Journalism
(formerly Business and Financial Writing) |
4 credits | |
| Video Field Reporting
(formerly Television Field Reporting) |
3 credits | |
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Documentary Film ( ENG 3280)
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3 credits | |
| Science Communication | 3 credits | |
| Journalistic Criticism and Reviewing | 3 credits | |
| Journalistic Blogging | 3 credits | |
| Advanced Multimedia Reporting | 3 credits | |
| Journalistic Podcasting
(formerly Podcasting and Radio News) |
3 credits | |
| Creative Nonfiction | 3 credits | |
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Workshop: Fiction Writing ( ENG 3610) |
3 credits | |
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Sudden Fiction — Crafting Short Short Stories ( ENG 3615) |
3 credits | |
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Workshop: Playwriting ( THE 3052) |
3 credits | |
| Workshop: Film and Television Writing | 3 credits | |
| Fiction Podcasting | 3 credits | |
| Creating and Writing a Web Series | 3 credits | |
| International Reporting | 3 credits | |
| Cultural Reporting | 3 credits | |
| Covering Climate Change
(formerly Environmental Reporting) |
3 credits | |
| Sportswriting | 3 credits | |
| Topics in Journalism | 3 credits | |
| Press Coverage of Politics and Policy | 3 credits | |
| A Century of Muckraking: Investigating Corporations, Corruption and Governmental Crooks | 3 credits | |
| Advanced Video Journalism | 3 credits | |
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Journalism and the Literary Imagination ( CMP 4730)
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3 credits | |
| Investigative Reporting | 3 credits | |
| Advanced Fiction-Writing Workshop | 4 credits | |
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Narrative Writing ( ENG 4920) |
4 credits | |
| Independent Study in Journalism | Variable | |
| Media Internship | 4 credits | |
| Journalism Honors I and II | 3 credits |
| Two Courses in Literature at the 3000-level or above | 6 credits |
Students are expected to complete the major requirements in place at the time they are officially accepted into their programs. Please review the College Bulletin for the relevant academic year.
Contact
Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions
646-312-3974
Department Chair: Professor Andrea Gabor
646-312-4338