The Courses

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

197A Journalism Success (both sem) 1cr

201 Introduction to Journalism (both sem)

225 Readings in Journalism (both sem)

296, 396, 496 Independent Study (both sem)

298, 398, 498 Practicum: Journalism Internship (both sem) 1-9 cr

300 Newswriting and Reporting (both sem) 4 cr

301 Intro to Multimedia Reporting (both sem)

308 Media Technology and Culture (both sem)

310 The Press and the Third World (both sem)

320 History of American Journalism (HS) (1st sem)

335 Principles of Public Relations

345 Media Criticism (both sem)

375 News Editing (1st sem) 4 cr

391 Seminars

Journalism as Conversation (2nd sem)

Travel Writing and Photojournalism (2nd sem)

Newspaper Feature Writing (2nd sem) 4 cr

Writing about Food (2nd sem) 4 cr

392 Seminars

Opinion Writing (both sem) 4 cr

Introduction to Non-Fiction Writing (2nd sem) 4 cr

393 Seminars

Radio Reporting and Podcasting (2nd sem) 4 cr

Sports Journalism (1st sem) 4 cr

Philosophy of Journalism (2nd sem)

Journalists in the Movies (both sem)

394 Seminars

Community Journalism Project (2nd sem) 4 cr

Web Design for Journalists (2nd sem)

395 Seminars

Broadcast News Reporting (both sem) 4 cr

397 Special Topics

Entrepreneurial Journalism (1st sem)

Environmental Journalism (both sem) 4 cr

Multimedia Reporting (both sem) 4 cr

Introduction to Photojournalism (both sem)

Business of Radio Broadcasting (2nd sem)

Documentary Tradition in Literature and Film (both sem)

Images in Sports (1st sem)

The Politics of Sport (2nd sem)

Investigative Journalism and the Web (1st sem) 4 cr

445 Journalism and Law (2nd sem)

450 Freedom of the Press (2nd sem)

460 Journalism Ethics (both sem)

491 Seminars

Writing about Pop Culture (both sem) 4 cr

Performing Arts Reporting (2nd sem) 4 cr

492 Seminars

Magazine Writing (both sem) 4 cr

493 Literary Journalism in the 20th Century (HS) (1st sem) 4 cr

497 Special Topics

Diaries, Memoirs and Journals (both sem) 4 cr

Covering Race (2nd sem) 4 cr

The Politician and the Journalist (both sem)

Art of the Profile (2nd sem)

Journalism, Gender and Cultural Context (2nd sem)

Journalism Launchpad (2nd sem) 1 cr

Advanced Photojournalism (2nd sem)

Advanced Video Journalism (2nd sem)

Advanced Investigative Journalism and the Web II (2nd sem) 4 cr

Community Journalism II (2nd sem) 4 cr

499 Capstone Course: Truth/Telling: Narrative Nonfiction (year-long)

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