Editing and Publishing, Minor

The requirements for a minor must be completed concurrently with the major degree requirements. No minor may be added by completing courses after receiving the bachelor’s degree.

At least six (6) credit hours must be earned in courses acceptable for residence credit by standards set forth by the Dodge College of Arts and Sciences, excluding transfer, correspondence, and examination (AP, CLEP, Advanced Standing) credit. Courses for the minor may not be taken Pass/ No Pass.

No single course may be used by a student to satisfy a major requirement and a minor requirement. A course may be used, however, to satisfy both a major support requirement and a minor requirement. 

Requests to substitute a minor requirement must be approved in writing by the Dodge College of Arts and Sciences.

Required Courses

Students must successfully complete at least 15 hours of courses, including at least 9 hours at the upper-division level.

• A grade of C or better must be earned in each course counted for minor credit.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Language Skills
Students must earn a passing grade on a test of English-language skills administered by the College of Journalism or the OU Writing Center, or by completion of the copy editing test administered in ENGL 4113 Magazine Editing & Publishing.
Interdisciplinary Methods
Choose two courses (6 hours) from the following: 1		6
ARTC 2813	Introduction to Visual Culture and Media Literacy
COMM 2113	Business and Professional Communication
DES 2653	Visual Communication II
DES 2663	Typography I
ENGL 2273	Literary and Cultural Analysis
EXPO 1223	Expository Writing
FMS 1113	Introduction to New Media
HIST 2573	The History Sleuth
HSTM/LIS/WGS/HIST 2033	Introduction to Digital Humanities
JMC 2033	Media Writing & Storytelling
LIS 1013	Information and Digital Literacy
Additional Upper-Division Coursework
Choose 3 courses (9 hours) from the following: 2		9
DES 3663	Typography II
DES 4993	Visual Communication Topics
COMM 3643	Media and Society
COMM 3653	Computer Mediated Communication
COMM 4643	Mass Media Effects
ENGL 3153	Technical Writing
ENGL 3163	Rhetoric and the Digital Humanities
ENGL 3183	Digital Composing
ENGL 3193	Working with Writers
ENGL 4053	Topics in Technical Writing
ENGL 4113	Magazine Editing and Publishing in the Humanities
ENGL 4990	Independent Study (publishing-related topics)
HIST 3523	History after the Internet: Exploring Digital History
HSTM 3493	The History of Media
JMC 3023	Long Form Storytelling
JMC 3083	Business of Media
JMC 3103	News Editing
JMC 3343	Advertising Design & Visual Storytelling
JMC 3383	Digital Design I
JMC 3393	Intermediate Copywriting
JMC 3473	Art Direction & Design
JMC 4383	Digital Design II
LIS/WGS/HIST/HSTM 4073	Cultural Heritage Data and Social Engagement
LIS 4633	Web Design and Implementation
Total Credit Hours		15

¹

If a student wishes to use a course not listed here to fulfill the interdisciplinary methods requirement, it must be pre-approved. 

²

Up to three hours of upper-division independent study coursework may count for the minor.

Up to three hours of internship with a journal or magazine at OU, the OU Daily (JMC 3011), the OU Press, or another publishing company, may count toward the minor.

Up to three hours of variable topics courses in any discipline, provided they have a publishing focus, may count toward the minor; however, they must be pre-approved.

• Minors in the Dodge College of Arts & Sciences are available to all undergraduate students at OU. If the minor is officially declared, successfully completed, and noted on the graduation application, the student’s transcript will so indicate at the time the bachelor’s degree is posted.