Courses

Prereqs., JOUR 5511 and 5552. Restricted to majors. Same as JOUR 4502. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of JOUR 5511 and 5552 and is restricted to JOUR graduate students only.

Covers problems and practice in reporting news of government, politics, the courts, and industry, business, science, and other areas involving public issues. For graduate students only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Journalism & Mass Communication graduate students only.

Shows how to dig beneath the surface of issues and events. Focuses on research, interviewing, and writing. Prereq., JOUR 5511.

Covers principles and techniques involved in the preparation of news for broadcasting. Introduces the use of television equipment. Covers principles and techniques involved in the preparation of news for broadcasting. Introduces the use of television equipment. Prerequisites: Restricted to Journalism & Mass Communication (JOUR) or Communication (COMC) graduate students only.

Instructs students in computer-assisted reporting, including a knowledge of commercial databases, global information networks, and the use of spreadsheets to analyze census data and other complex information. Prerequisites: Restricted to Journalism & Mass Communication (JOUR) or Communication (COMC) graduate students only.

Covers how to produce quality, substantive, in-depth stories for television. Covers the basics of investigative reporting, research, and working with sources.

Discusses principles and practice in copy editing and writing headlines for local and wire stories. Practice in page makeup, picture editing, and electronic editing. Prereq., JOUR 3001. Restricted to majors.

Same as JOUR 4562. Prerequisites: Restricted to Journalism & Mass Communication graduate students only.

Prereq., JOUR 5511. Same as JOUR 4602. Prerequisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR 5511.

Prereqs., JOUR 5511 and 5514. Same as JOUR 4624. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite courses of JOUR 5511 and 5514.

Prereq., instructor consent. Same as JOUR 4634. Prerequisites: Restricted to Journalism & Mass Communication graduate students only.

Studies state and federal laws and court decisions that affect mass communication in order to develop knowledge of mass media rights and responsibilities and an understanding of the legal system.

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: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Prereq., JOUR 5511. Same as JOUR 4702. Prerequisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR 5511.

Same as Jour 4711.

Same as JOUR 4791.

Prereq., JOUR 5511. Same as JOUR 4802. Prerequisites: Requires a prerequisite course of JOUR 5511.

Helps students acquire the basic skills and knowledge required of science journalists. Also examines issues of scientific importance such as climate change, the nature of scientific knowledge, and how science is covered in various media. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Seniors) or graduate students only.

Same as JOUR 4822.

Visual communication involves understanding both perception of messages and construction of them. Students analyze their visual thinking abilities and develop habits of visual analysis and criticism, as well as visual communication skills. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as JOUR 4872. Prerequisites: Restricted to Journalism & Mass Communication (JOUR) or Communication (COMC) graduate students only.