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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Emphasis in Public Relations
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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 Public Relations, B.A. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
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Language Requirement
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Major
Preparation for the Major
12 unitsStrategic Practice Courses
- JMS 312W - Media Writing for Scientists
- JMS 410 - Media and Sexuality
- JMS 416 - Media and Sports
- JMS 424 - Media in Latin America
- JMS 428 - Digital and Social Media Analytics
- JMS 434 - Writing for Spanish-Language and Latinx Media
- JMS 450 - Media and Culture
- JMS 452 - Media and Identity
- JMS 453 - Selena and Latinx Media
- JMS 490 - Internship
- JMS 492 - Creative Uses of Emerging Media
- JMS 499 - Special Study
- JMS 540 - Media and Masculinities
- JMS 545 - Media and Youth
- JMS 568 - Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Decision Making
- JMS 582 - Seminar in Media and Politics
- JMS 590 - Crisis Communication in PR Management
- JMS 595 - Public Relations Theory
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.