Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
And 18 Units of Upper Division Coursework
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Auxiliary Discipline
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Critical / Cultural Courses
Emphasis in Media Studies
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Impacted Program
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JMS 200
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JMS 210
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JMS 220
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JMS 250
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Journalism, Emphasis in Media Studies, B.A. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
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Language Requirement
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Major
Preparation for the Major
12 unitsSkills Courses
- JMS 312W - Media Writing for Scientists
- JMS 333 - Applied Student Media - Daily Aztec
- JMS 415 - Audio Technology and Storytelling for Media
- JMS 418 - Social Media Influencing and Community Leadership
- JMS 428 - Digital and Social Media Analytics
- JMS 434 - Writing for Spanish-Language and Latinx Media
- JMS 435 - Photojournalism
- JMS 441 - Magazine and Feature Writing
- JMS 445 - Television News Reporting and Producing
- JMS 492 - Creative Uses of Emerging Media
- JMS 529 - Investigative Reporting
- JMS 530 - Solutions Journalism
- JMS 555 - Border Reporting
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.