Journalism major at Tulane

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<p>Anyone have any information on the Journalism major at Tulane? My D is interested in a jounalism major with an international studies minor or vice-versa, but I don't think of New Orleans as being a great place for internships and experience in the field. Can anyone comment on the quality of the program?</p>

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<p>Tulane doesn’t have a journalism major except in the School of Continuing Studies.</p>

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<p>dreamtumbler is right. It doesn’t allow for a minor either, which is a little surprising to me since they offer the following courses:</p>

<pre><code>* JOUR 201 - Introduction to Journalism

  • JOUR 301 - News Writing and Reporting I
  • JOUR 320 - Feature Writing
  • MDAR 201 - Ethical Issues in the Media
  • MDAR 205 - Media and the Law
  • CSEN 331 - Business Report Writing
  • JOUR 360 - Editing, Layout, and Design
  • JOUR 401 - News Writing and Reporting II
  • MDAR 261 - Principles of Public Relations
  • JOUR 330 - Creative Non-Fiction
  • JOUR 340 - On-Line Journalism
  • MDAR 210 - Visual Communication
  • MDAR 235 - Graphic Design I
  • MDAR 281 - Web Design I
  • MDAR 501 - Media Arts Internship
    </code></pre>

<p>The problem is these are all (or mostly) out of the SOCS, as dreamtumbler says. So they might all be at night or on weekends. The SOCS is for non-traditional students (part time, adults returning to school, that kind of thing) although any Tulane student is allowed to take some courses there. Not sure if there is a limit on it. I seem to remember it might be. </p>

<p>Anyway, bottom line is that if getting an IR degree and taking courses in Journalism is OK for her, then Tulane could work. If she wants more, such as really wanting the Journalism major or minor or is just dead set against taking classes at unusual times (although that can happen sometimes anyway, but not often), then Tulane probably is not the best choice. I have heard that internships are actually fairly good, though. Maybe because there is not so much competition in the area. Not sure if UNO has Journalism or not.</p>

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<p>I saw that Journalism was in the continuing studies school, but I didn’t understand that. If they have a major in journalism, why wouldn’t they offer it as part of the regular program?</p>

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<p>The only thing I can figure (and this is a total guess) is that a lot of the instructors are practicing journalists in New Orleans and can only teach nights and weekends. If I weren’t so lazy I could check the instructor name on the courses the last couple of semesters and look them up. Maybe this weekend. If that is not the reason, then I am also mystified.</p>