2017-2018

Track 1:  For students entering the program with a BS in Computer Science.

Second Summer Session (6 credits):

GRA 617 Visual Communication Theory and Practice	3
NEW 605 News Writing and Reporting	3

Fall Semester (12 credits):

COM 698 Media Law	3
CPS 688 Algorithms for Computational Journalism	3
MNO 601 Principles: Business, History, and the Ethics of Journalism	3
MNO 617 Multiplatform Reporting and Writing	3

Spring Semester (12 credits):

CIS 668/IST 664 Natural Language for Processing	3
CPS 782 Capstone Project Course for Computational Journalism	3
ICC 505 Web Journalism and Innovation	3
Journalism Elective	3

First Summer Session (6 credits):

COM 670 Experience Credit In consultation with the program director, students must select a journalistic organization that is currently offering, or wants to offer, data-driven stories. The student must work under a professional supervisor and must develop, with a faculty sponsor, a syllabus of practical deliverables, learning outcomes and assessments sufficient for 6 academic credits.

6

Total Credits in Program

36