The JAM Minor (Journalism and Media)
The JAM Minor
The Journalism & Media minor serves students aspiring to become journalists, as well as those seeking to pursue other private and public sector media-related careers.
If you have any questions about the minor, don’t hesitate to ask!
Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS): Professor Philip Napoli
Director of Undergraduate Studies Assistant (DUSA): Kim Krzywy
The Journalism and Media Minor (JAM)
Academic Requirements:
The minor draws upon all Duke courses relating to journalism, public policy and media studies. The JAM minor is open to all Duke undergraduates, in any major. The requirements include 6 courses as follows:
- 1 core course on journalism ethics (must be taken for a letter grade)
- JAM 371, News as a Moral Battleground
- 1 of these 4 core practicum courses (must be taken for a letter grade)
- JAM 363: Intro to Podcasting
- JAM 364S: Art of the Interview
- JAM 365S: Video Journalism
- JAM 367S: News Writing and Reporting
- 1 Media & Democracy-designated course. These courses engage in analysis of various dimensions of our news and information ecosystem, and will be identified each semester on the courselist.
- 3 elective courses
- Any JAM course that is not already counted as a core course
- Any approved elective course offered through another department
- Study away courses may also be approved as electives with permission of the DUS, Professor Philip Napoli
Other requirements (for all current and future classes):
- A pre-approved media-related internship.
- Students should complete the internship before or during the capstone course. Students will make a presentation on their internship experience during the capstone course and should keep this in mind while doing the internship. You may want to return to Duke with print, audio or video clips which represent your work during the internship.
- Junior year progress requirement:
- By the end of the junior year, students should have completed a minimum of 3 courses; or have a completion plan approved by the DUS, Professor Philip Napoli. Don’t hesitate to reach out to Prof. Napoli if you have any questions about your timeline for completing the requirements.
- Engagement Requirement:
- We ask that JAM students attend at least two DeWitt Wallace Center events per semester during their junior and senior semesters, if they are attending classes on campus (students on study-away programs or on leave are exempted from this requirement). Be sure to sign-in at events that you attend! If you have any questions about meeting this requirement, please contact our events coordinator, Shelley Stonecipher.