Courses

Provides in-depth experience in directing and producing television programs. Prereq., JOUR 3674. Restricted to Broadcast News or Broadcast Production majors only with a minimum of 85 hours taken. Prerequisites: Restricted to Broadcast News (BCNS-BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) or Broadcast Production (BCPM-BSJR or JBCP-BSJR) majors only with a minimum of 85 hours taken.

Emphasizes the advanced techniques in digital video camera usage and digital editing for professional broadcast video production. Prereq., JOUR 3644. Restricted to Broadcast News or Broadcast Production majors only with a minimum of 75 hours taken. JOUR 4684 and 5684 are the same course. Prerequisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR 3644. Restricted to Broadcast News (BCNS-BSJR or JBCN-BSJR) or Broadcast Production (BCPM-BSJR or JBCP-BSJR) majors only with a minimum of 75 hours taken.

Emphasizes composition of criticism for the performing arts and other areas of entertainment. Prereq., JOUR 3001. Same as JOUR 5702.

Examines culture in the form of discourse, symbols, and texts transmitted through the media. Explores the relationship between such mediated culture and social myth and ideology. Same as JOUR 5711.

Provides an overview of how publishing in print and electronic forms has been tied closely to democratic ideals for centuries. Explores how the idea of the public is central to the theory and practice of media politics, and how the contested concepts of "the public sphere" and "public opinion" have long been linked to debates about the proper relationship between media and democratic citizenship. Restricted to Journalism majors with a minimum of 75 hours taken. Same as JOUR 5791. Prerequisites: Restricted to School of Journalism and Mass Communication majors with a minimum of 75 hours taken.

Provides practice in writing freelance articles. Considers types, sources, methods, titles, illustrations, and freelance markets. Students submit work for publication. Prereq., JOUR 3001. Restricted to Journalism majors with a minimum of 75 hours taken. Same as JOUR 5802. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of JOUR 3001. Restricted to Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) majors with a minimum of 75 hours taken.

Involves reporting and writing about the environment by taking into account the scientific, technological, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of environmental subjects. Same as JOUR 5822.

Same as JOUR 5872. Prerequisites: Restricted to News-Editorial (NSED-BSJR or JNED-BSJR) students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior).

Restricted to Journalism majors with a minimum of 75 hours taken. Prereqs., JOUR 3453, 3463, and 3473. Prerequisites: Restricted to Advertising (ADVT) majors with a minimum of 75 hours taken.

May be repeated up to 24 credit hours. Pass/fail only.

Offers students the opportunity to participate in research projects with faculty members or pursue their own primary research interests.

Same as JOUR 4102.

Same as JOUR 4201.

Same as JOUR 4272.

Prereq., JOUR 5272 or instructor consent. Same as JOUR 4282. Prerequisites: Restricted to Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) majors only.

Same as JOUR 4301.

Introduces the critical perspectives most often employed in qualitative media analysis: semiology, structuralism, Marxism, psychoanalytical criticism, sociological criticism, etc. Texts from contemporary print and broadcast media. JOUR 4311 and 5311 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as JOUR 4321.

Same as JOUR 4331.

Same as JOUR 4344.

Same as JOUR 4453.