Course sequence - Honours BA Digital Journalism (start at uOttawa)

The course offering varies from year to year, and courses may not be offered at the suggested term. You may adjust your course sequence as needed while respecting the course prerequisite(s).

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Suggested Course Sequence

Year	Fall (15 course units)	Winter (15 course units)
1^st year Mandatory per term	CMN1160 (3 units) \| INTRO MEDIA STUDIES CMN2101 (3 units) \| RESEARCH METHODS COMMUNIC. JOU1150 (3 units) \| HISTORY OF JOURNALISM 6 optional course units in economics (ECO), geography (GEG), in history (HIS), in political science (POL) or in sociology (SOC) from the list of optional courses	CMN2170 (3 units) \| NEW MEDIA JOU3100 (3 units) \| DIGITAL JOURNALISM I JOU3300 (3 units) \| THEORIES OF JOURNALISM 3 course units from: CMN3105 or CMN3152 3 optional course units in English (ENG) from the list of courses
2^nd year Mandatory per term	CMN4170¹ (3 units) \| SOCIAL USES OF NEW MEDIA ENG3171 (3 units) \| COMMUNICATION INFORMATION AGE JOU4100 (3 units) \| DIGITAL JOURNALISM II 3 optional course units in communication (CMN) from the list of optional courses 3 optional course units in economics (ECO), geography (GEG), in history (HIS), in political science (POL) or in sociology (SOC) from the list of optional courses	CMN3102 (3 units) \| QUANTITATIVE METHODS CMN4115¹ (3 units) \| MEDIA AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING ENG3170 (3 units) \| WRITING FOR DIGITAL MEDIA II JOU3916 (3 units) \| INTERNSHIP JOU4300 (3 units) \| SOC. OF JOUR.: PROD. TO RECEP.
3^rd year	Pursue completion of the Journalism diploma by transferring to Algonquin College.
4^th year	Pursue completion of the Journalism diploma by transferring to Algonquin College.

Notes

A prerequisite waiver is required to enroll in the courses CMN4115 and CMN4170. Please contact the Undergraduate Studies Office of the Faculty of Arts to complete the enrollment in these courses.

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Suggested Course Sequence 2024

Year	Fall	Winter
1^st year (30 course units)	CMN1160 CMN2101 JOU1150 6 optional course units in economics (ECO), geography (GEG), in history (HIS), in political science (POL) or in sociology (SOC) from the list of optional courses	JOU3100 JOU3300 3 course units from: CMN3105 or CMN3152 3 optional course units in English (ENG) from the list of courses 3 optional course units in economics (ECO), geography (GEG), in history (HIS), in political science (POL) or in sociology (SOC) from the list of optional courses
2^nd year (30 course units)	CMN2170 CMN3102 JOU4100 ENG3171 3 optional course units in communication (CMN) from the list of optional courses	CMN4115 ENG3170 JOU3916 JOU4300 CMN4170
3^rd year (30 course units)	15 course units in equivalences for the diploma in Journalism from Algonquin College	15 course units in equivalences for the diploma in Journalism from Algonquin College
4^th year (30 course units)	15 course units in equivalences for the diploma in Journalism from Algonquin College	15 course units in equivalences for the diploma in Journalism from Algonquin College

Suggested Course Sequence 2022

Year	Fall	Winter
1st year (30 course units)	CMN1160 CMN2101 JOU1150 6 course units from the list of optional courses¹	JOU3100 JOU3300 3 course units from: CMN3105 or CMN3152 6 course units from the list of optional courses¹
2nd year (30 course units)	CMN2170 CMN3102 JOU4100 ENG3171 3 course units from the list of optional courses¹	CMN4115 CMN4170 ENG3170 JOU3916 JOU4300
3rd year	Algonquin College²	Algonquin College²
4th year	Algonquin College²	Algonquin College²

Notes

1. Optional courses: 3 optional course units in Communication (CMN) from list, 3 course units in English (ENG) from list, and 9 optional course units in economics (ECO), geography (GEG), in history (HIS), in political science (POL) or in sociology (SOC) from the list of optional courses. (See References - Program Requirements)

2. 60 credits in equivalencies for the diploma in Journalism from Algonquin College

Suggested Course Sequence 2021

Year	Fall	Winter
1st year (30 course units)	CMN1160 CMN2101 JOU1150 6 course units from the list of optional courses	JOU3100 JOU3300 3 course units from: CMN3105 or CMN3152 6 course units from the list of optional courses
2nd year (30 course units)	CMN2170 CMN3102 JOU4100 ENG3171 3 course units from the list of optional courses	CMN4115 CMN4170 ENG3170 JOU3916 JOU4300
3rd year	Algonquin College	Algonquin College
4th year	Algonquin College	Algonquin College

Notes

Optional courses: 3 optional course units in Communication (CMN) from list, 3 course units in English (ENG) from list, and 9 optional course units in economics (ECO), geography (GEG), in history (HIS), in political science (POL) or in sociology (SOC) from the list of optional courses. (See References - Program Requirements)
60 credits in equivalencies for the diploma in Journalism from Algonquin College

Suggested Course Sequence 2020

Year	Fall	Winter
1st year (30 course units)	CMN1160 CMN2101 JOU1150 6 course units from the list of optional courses	CMN2170 JOU3100 JOU3300 3 course units from: CMN3105 or CMN3152 3 course units from the list of optional courses
2nd year (30 course units)	CMN3102 JOU4100 ENG3171 6 course units from the list of optional courses	CMN4115 CMN4170 ENG3170 JOU3916 JOU4300
3rd year	Algonquin College	Algonquin College
4th year	Algonquin College	Algonquin College

Notes

3 optional course units in Communication (CMN) from list, 3 course units in English (ENG) from list, and 9 optional course units in economics (ECO), geography (GEG), in history (HIS), in political science (POL) or in sociology (SOC) from the list of optional courses. (See References - Program Requirements)
60 credits in equivalencies for the diploma in Journalism from Algonquin College