课程设置是新闻传播教育中起决定作用的因素。随着时代的发展,我国原有的课程设置模式已不能适应现阶段新闻实务界的需求。如何按照新时期新闻媒体的人才需求标准对高校新闻传播类专业课程设置进行改革,已成为一个迫切需要探讨的课题。本文在介绍有关美国新闻传播院系在课程设置上的做法后,对我国新闻传播类专业课程设置提出了自己的看法和建议。 Curriculum is a factor that plays a decisive role in the education of journalism and communication. With the development of the times, the original curriculum model in our country can no longer meet the needs of the current press practice. How to reform the course of journalism and communication specialty in colleges and universities according to the standard of talent demand of the news media in the new era has become an urgent issue to be discussed. After introducing the practices of the American journalism and communication departments in the course setting, this article puts forward my own opinions and suggestions on the setting of the major of journalism and communication in our country.