Magazine, BS

Contact:

Melissa Chessher, Chair
318 Newhouse 3, 315-443-4004

Faculty

Harriet Brown, Melissa Chessher, Aileen Gallagher, Adam R. Peruta, James Shahin, Corey Takahashi

Students seeking a bachelor’s degree in magazine face realistic and exacting assignments designed to prepare them for careers in the magazine field, both in print and online. In small classes, students develop and perfect their ability to research, write, and edit. In addition, they study areas such as graphics, multimedia, law, ethics, and social media.

Major Requirements

Students are required to complete 35 Newhouse credits in the magazine major. The major requirements are outlined below.

Required Courses (29 credits)

Note:

*COM 346 - Race, Gender, and the Media or COM 348 - Beauty and Diversity in Fashion Media can be used to satisfy the diversity requirement instead of COM 344 and an approved course in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Students must take MAG 406 and MAG 408 during different semesters.

Capstone Requirement: Choose One (3 credits)

Additional Requirements

Global Experience

Newhouse Elective (3 credits)

Magazine majors are required to take one Newhouse elective.