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Biola University
Political Science: International Relations If chosen, the second concentration may not be Political Science.
Concentration) beyond the Core Curriculum (GE) requirements, 24 of which must be upper-division. The Department offers four areas of concentration:
Specialization Courses POSC 208
World Politics
3 3 6
• Broadcast Journalism • Cross-Cultural Media • Visual Media • Writing & Publishing On-Campus Study Opportunities Biola Radio
POSC 308
Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
Select two of the following:
POSC 240 Liberty and the Free Market in England POSC 309 National Security Strategy and Military Affairs POSC 365 Wealth and Justice Total Credits
12
Biola's award-winning student-run web radio programming gives students hands-on experience in reporting news and features, covering campus and regional sports, and creating talk-show format programming around Christian music and news trends. Student work takes place in an on- campus studio or in field-reporting. EagleVision Biola's student-run Webcast programming uses state-of-the-art studio and field equipment to cover news events, sports and trends facing the Biola campus and surrounding regions of southern Los Angeles and northern Orange County. EagleVision staff get practical experience in deadline reporting, script-writing, anchoring, editing and producing packages for Internet broadcast. EagleVision also uses CNN footage for localized coverage of world events. Talk-show studio formats are used to provide students experience with news-feature variety in programming. The Chimes and Chimes Online Biola's award-winning weekly newspaper, an independent media operation, provides deadline experience in reporting, writing, photojournalism, graphics design and multimedia for the Web. Editors and business staff, funded by payroll or scholarship, are chosen by competitive application a year in advance. Staff members are selected annually for expertise in select media areas (e.g. Advertising staff are selected for background in marketing). Staff training for the editorial and advertising staff provides students with incentives for excellence in pre-professional career portfolio material. Chimes Online, a stand-alone staff of writers, photographers, and multimedia producers provides daily, interactive news and feature coverage of the campus and the La Mirada region. Media Narrative Project In a program unique among Christian colleges and universities nationally, students the Department of Media, Journalism and Public Relations regularly produce a book-length inquiry into a cross-cultural topic. By means of in-depth reporting and documentary photojournalism, students use collaborative journalism and media techniques to take a concept from idea to finished product in one semester. Topics these books have explored include: street survival and ministry on Skid Row, after- school programs in the housing projects of Los Angeles; a non-profit organization’s role in Santa Ana to prevent gang violence; and the despair and hope of life in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti. These books, designed with student input, are produced through Biola Avenue Press, the department’s imprint. The books are sold on Amazon.com. 6 th Street Public Relations Biola's student-run PR firm, 6 th Street PR, is nationally affiliated through the Public Relations Student Society of America. With less than 40 schools having student-run firms that have achieved this status, Biola's
Sociology Specialization Courses SOCI 220
Introduction to Sociology
3 3 3 3
SOCI 441 SOCI 443
Social Theory
Methods of Sociological Research
Select one of the following:
SOCI 302 SOCI 336
Sociology of Gender
Unequal Justice: Race, Class, Gender and Crime
SOCI 342 SOCI 352
Ethnic and Minority Groups
Social Inequality: Race, Class and Gender
Total Credits
12
Spanish: Second Language Learners If chosen, the second concentration may not be Spanish: Heritage Language Learners.
Specialization Courses SPAN 202
Spanish Language and Culture IV Advanced Spanish Communication I Advanced Spanish Communication II
4 4 4
SPAN 300 SPAN 301
Total Credits
12
Spanish: Heritage Language Learners If chosen, the second concentration may not be Spanish: Second Language Learners.
Specialization Courses SPAN 215
Basic Spanish for the Heritage Learner Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners I Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners II
4 4 4
SPAN 310 SPAN 311
Total Credits
12
Journalism and Integrated Media, B.A. Degree Program Upon completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements in the Department of Media, Journalism and Public Relations, students earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Integrated Media. The Journalism and Integrated Media major requires the completion of a minimum of 44 credits (49+ credits for the Cross-Cultural Media
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