JOUR at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate JOUR coursework.

• JOUR 2285Introduction to Multimedia Journalismopens 6 courses (4 directly)
• JOUR 3303Video Storytellingopens 6 courses (2 directly)
• JOUR 3334Editing for Online and Print Publicationopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• JOUR 3342Public Relations Writing and Editingopens 3 courses (1 directly)
• JOUR 3313Public Relations Campaignsopens 2 courses (1.3 directly)
• JOUR 3385Media Innovation and Entrepreneurshipopens 2 courses (1.3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate JOUR work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 38 JOUR and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 14 more JOUR courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on JOUR, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in JOUR. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at JOUR 3315

  1. JOUR 2203News Reporting and Writing
  2. JOUR 2285Introduction to Multimedia Journalism
  3. JOUR 3346Broadcast Announcing and Production
  4. JOUR 3315Public Relations and Advertising Production

• 4 courses deep, ending at JOUR 4444

  1. JOUR 3300Public Relations
  2. JOUR 3342Public Relations Writing and Editing
  3. JOUR 3313Public Relations Campaigns

• 4 courses deep, ending at JOUR 4462

  1. JOUR 2203News Reporting and Writing
  2. JOUR 3334Editing for Online and Print Publication
  3. JOUR 3352Advanced News Reporting Practicum

• 3 courses deep, ending at JOUR 3306

  1. JOUR 2203News Reporting and Writing
  2. JOUR 3302Mass Media Law
  3. JOUR 3306Copyright, Trademark, Patent, and Commercial Speech in Digital Media

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for JOUR yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under JOUR yet.

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Department events

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