Program Contact: Ben Bogardus 203-582-3417
This dual-degree program equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to cover, write and report on environmental policies, trends and issues. By earning both an undergraduate and graduate degree in just five years, you'll save time while expanding your skillset and increasing your value to prospective employers. Students should apply to the dual-degree program through the School of Communications by the end of their second year, if they wish to pursue graduate studies in Journalism at Quinnipiac. If accepted, students can take up to 6 credits of graduate courses during their senior year beginning in the fall semester with the permission of the graduate program director. Those credits can be applied to both undergraduate and graduate programs.
Students in this program must complete all the requirements of the BS in Environmental Science and the MS in Journalism. The following table is a representative progression through those requirements. Students should work with their advisers on a plan that ensures their academic progression.
Freshman | ||
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Fall Semester | Credits | |
BIO 101 & 101L |
General Biology I and General Bio Lab I,General Biology I Lab |
4 |
CHE 101 & 101L |
Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I and Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
EN 101 | Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
FYS 101 | First-Year Seminar | 3 |
Credits | 17 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BIO 102 & 102L |
General Biology II and General Biology Lab II |
4 |
CHE 111 & 111L |
General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab |
4 |
EN 102 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
MA 275 | Biostatistics | 3 |
One-Credit Elective | 1 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall Semester | ||
CHE 210 & 210L |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
COM 140 or JRN 275 |
Storytelling or News Reporting |
3 |
ENV 220 & 220L |
Environmental Science and Environmental Science Lab |
4 |
ENV Science Elective | 4 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
AN 230 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
CHE 111 and 111L or ENV Science Elective | 4 | |
GP 240 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
PL 226 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Junior | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ENV 282 | Global Environmental History | 3 |
ENV Science Elective | 4 | |
ENV Science Elective | 4 | |
UC Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Spring Semester | ||
ENV Elective | 3 | |
JRN 260 or JRN 263 |
News Writing or Broadcast News Writing |
3 |
Language Course | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
UC Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Senior | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ENV 390 | Environmental Writing | 3 |
ENV Elective | 3 | |
JRN 501 or JRN 552 |
Reporting and Fact-Checking or Media Law and Ethics |
3 |
Elective | 3 | |
UC Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
ENV 350 | Environmental Studies Practicum | 3 |
IDS 400 | Transdisciplinary Project | 3 |
JRN 552 | Media Law and Ethics | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Summer Semester | ||
Grad Elective | 3 | |
Grad Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 6 | |
Fifth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
JRN 504 | Digital Essentials | 3 |
JRN 600 | Capstone Proposal | 3 |
Grad Elective | 3-4 | |
Grad Elective | 3-4 | |
Credits | 12-14 | |
Spring Semester | ||
JRN 546 | Digital News Production | 3 |
JRN 601 | Capstone Project | 3 |
Grad Elective | 3-4 | |
Grad Elective | 3-4 | |
Credits | 12-14 | |
Total Credits | 152-156 |