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The following list of courses
does not include all offerings by the Department of Journalism and Media
Studies. Please refer to the current graduate catalog and undergraduate
catalog for complete descriptions.
JOU
2100 - Beginning Reporting (3). PR: MMC 2100 and MMC 3602. Basic
instruction in news judgment, sources of news, newsgathering and newswriting
techniques. Typing ability is required.
MMC 2100 - Writing for the Mass Media (3). PR: Sophomore standing; 2.7 overall grade point average; grade
of “C” in ENC 1101, ENC 1102, and passing score on English
Diagnostic Test. An introduction to the basic skills of writing for
the mass media with practice in library research, persuasive writing
and informational writing.
JOU 4200 - News Editing I (3). PR: ECO 1000, JOU 2100, and SYG 2010. Evaluating news and its display;
editing and rewriting copy for the mass media, with emphasis on the
daily newspaper; news judgment, headlines, makeup; ethical problems.
VIC 3001 - Introduction to Visual
Communications (3). PR: MMC 2100 and MMC 3602. Survey of visual
communications theory, techniques and contemporary application in the
visual media. Critical examination of visual communications in newspapers,
magazines, television, motion pictures and new media.
JOU 3101 - Advanced Reporting (3).
PR: JOU 2100 or RTV 3301 (RTV majors only), JOU 4200 (may be taken concurrently),
PHI 1103 and POS 2041. Reporting and writing the more complex and specialized
story, techniques of investigative and analytical reporting, including
ethical and legal considerations.
JOU 3308 - Magazine Design
and Production (3). PR: CRW 2100 and JOU 2100. Planning, researching,
writing, and marketing articles for general and special interest magazines
and newspaper magazine supplements; experiences in developing article
ideas and analysis of contemporary magazine articles.
JOU 3306 - Critical Writing: Editorials,
Reviews, Columns (3). PR: JOU 3101 and JOU 4200. Interpretive and
opinion writing for the mass media. Analysis and discussion of current
events as a basis for critical thinking and editorial writing; evaluation
of editorial pages of leading newspapers. Study of journalistic techniques
involved in personal columns.
MMC 3602 - Mass Communications and
Society (3). PR: Sophomore standing. A survey of the history, theory,
processes, and philosophy of mass communications and the mass media
in the United States, and their relationship to the other major institutions
of American society.
PGY 3610C - Photojournalism I (3). PR: MMC 2100 and MMC 3602. Laboratory required. Fundamentals of
news and feature photography. Camera operation, picture composition,
darkroom techniques, editing in digital format with introduction
to software applications. History, ethics and law of photojournalism.
Here is the specifications for the camera you need for this class.
PGY 3620 - Photojournalism II (3).
PR: PGY 3610C. Laboratory required. Advanced process and practice of
photography for publication. Here is the specifications for the camera
you need for this class.
JOU 3940 - Reporting Practicum (1). PR: JOU 3101 and CI. For journalism majors. S/U only. Practical
experience outside the classroom where the student works for academic
credit under the supervision of a professional practitioner. Periodic
written and oral reports to the faculty member coordinating the study.
VIC 3943 - Visual Communications Practicum (1). PR:Senior standing of CI. For journalism majors. S/U only. Practical
experience outside the classroom for academic credit under the supervision
of a professional practitioner. Periodic written and oral reports to
the faculty member coordinating the practicum.
JOU 4181 - Public Affairs Reporting (3). PR: JOU 3101, POS 2041 and POS 3142 or POS 2112. Covering city
council meetings, courthouse, city hall, courts, society, and other
special assignments. Emphasis is on coverage of major governmental units
of all levels of government, including examination and interpretation
of public documents and records.
JOU 4200 - News Editing I (3)
PR: ECO 1000, JOU 2100, and SYG 2010. Evaluating news and its display.
Editing and rewriting copy for the mass media including new media, with
emphasis on the daily newspaper. News judgment, headlines and makeup.
Ethical problems. Introduction to theories of design and graphics.
MMC 4200 - History and Principles
of Communications Law (3). PR: MMC 2100 and MMC 3602. Historical
and constitutional background of freedom and control of expression,
statutory enactments, major court decisions and administrative rulings
which affect print media, telecommunications, advertising, and public
relations.
MMC 4203 - Communication Ethics (3). PR: MMC 3602 and MMC 2100 or DPR. A study of the fundamental principles
and philosophies of ethics and their application to the decision-making
process in the various professions of mass communications.
JOU 4206 - Newspaper and News Publication
Design (3). PR: JOU 4200 or CI. Theoretical and practical applications
of newspaper and news publication design, including typography, graphics,
graphics software and electronic picture editing. Exercises in design
for newspapers and news publications in both print and electronic formats.
MMC 4420 - Research Methods in Mass
Communications (3). PR: MMC 2100 and MMC 3602. Theory and practice
of quantitative, historical and critical research methods and their
applications to the study of mass communications. Emphasis on quantitative
methods in experimental and survey research, statistical analysis and
evaluation of data.
MMC 4900 - Directed Reading in Mass
Communications (1-3). PR: Junior standing and CI. Reading and directed
study in special topics.
MMC 4910 - Individual Research in
Mass Communications (1-3). PR: Junior standing and CI. The course
provides means for a student to do independent study in an area not
covered by a numbered course.
MMC 4936 - Selected Topics in Mass
Communications Studies (3). Selected Topics in Mass Communications
Studies (1-3). PR: MMC 2100, MMC 3602 and CI. Courses designed to meet
current or specific topics of interest to instructors and students.
JOU 4941 - Editing Practicum (1).
PR: Senior standing, JOU 4200 and CI. For journalism majors. S/U only.
Practical experience outside the classroom where the student works for
academic credit under the supervision of a professional practitioner.
Periodic written and oral reports to the faculty member coordinating
the study.
JOU 4944 - Magazine Practicum (1). PR: Senior standing and CI. For journalism majors. S/U only. Practical
experience outside the classroom where the student works for academic
credit under the supervision of a professional practitioner. Periodic
written and oral reports to the faculty member coordinating the study.
MMC 4945 - Media Internship-Seminar (3). PR: CI and 15 hours in journalism. Courses and completion of an
10-14 weekmedia internship with newspaper, broadcast station or other
media-related agency approved by the department. S/U only. Reports on
experiences for discussion and evaluation to faculty coordinator.
JOU 5105 - Newswriting and
Editing (3). PR: Graduate standing in journalism or CI. Introduction
to the basics of gathering, writing and editing the news, with an emphasis
on practical assignments done under professional conditions and standards.
Discussions and readings emphasize the larger context and implications
of news.
JOU 5305 - Explorations in Newswriting (3). PR: Graduate standing in journalism or CI. Explores the notion
that narrative-style journalism can be accurate, thorough, fair and
compelling, effectively bringing readers into stories and giving them
a bigger stake in the news. Course goes beyond traditional practices
of reporting and writing news stories.
JOU 6107 - News Coverage of Public
Life (3). PR: Graduate standing in journalism or CI. Problems and
methods of reporting urban affairs, including municipal government and
politics, but with an emphasis on the community and its diversity. Research,
analysis of current issues.
JOU 6122 - Reporting: Methods and
Perspectives (3). PR: JOU 5015, graduate standing in journalism
or CI. Practice and study of computer-assisted reporting, social-science
research, interviewing, data document research, observational techniques
and other methods of news gathering. Special focus on cultural sensitivity
and understanding.
JOU 6191 - Contemporary Issues in
Journalism (3). PR: CI. Study of the role of the free press in a
democratic society and its efforts to fulfill its social and ethical
responsibilities by analyses and discussions of the problems that face
the reporter, the editor and the publisher.
JOU 6707 - Studies in Press Criticism
and Literature (3). PR: CI. Study of the principles, methods, performance
and literature of journalism and its practitioners from a multidisciplinary
perspective of critical analysis.
MMC 6208 - Mass Communications Ethics (3). An introduction to fundamental ethical principles and application
of these principles to a variety of situations in journalism, broadcasting
and public relations.
MMC 6306 - International Communications
Seminar (3). Study of mass communications as national and international
systems, exploring such areas as flow of news; international news communications
networks; overseas activities of American media interest; international
propaganda; international media organizations; satellite communication;
communication and national development.
MMC 6401 - Mass Communication Theory (3). PR: CI. The study of mass communications theories, structures,
influences and their relationships to institutions in American society.
MMC 6421 - Research Methods in Mass
Communications (3). PR: CI. Theory and practice of quantitative,
historical and critical research methods and their applications to the
study of mass communications. Emphasis on quantitative methods in experimental
and survey research, statistical analysis and evaluation of data.
MC 6608 - Public Opinion and the Mass
Media (3). PR: CI. The influence of public opinion on private and
public institutions in a democratic society and the role of the mass
media in opinion formation. The nature of persuasion in establishing
or modifying public opinion, and perspectives on the social responsibilities
of communications.
MMC 6612 - Seminar: Law and the Mass
Media (3). PR: CI. Interrelationships of the media and government
at the judicial, executive and legislative levels. Focus is on legal
limitations and privileges of the media; theory and philosophy of the
First Amendment; research procedures in court and administrative agency
documents.
MMC 6900 - Directed Readings in Mass
Communications (1-3). PR: CC. Readings in specialized areas of mass
communications as agreed to by the instructor and student by contract.
May be repeated up to three credit hours. (S/U grade only.)
MMC 6910 - Individual Research in
Mass Communications (1-3). PR: CC. Independent study in which the
student, under contract with the instructor, explores an area not covered
by other scheduled courses in the graduate program. May be repeated
up to three credit hours. (S/U grade only.)
MMC 6936 - Selected Topics in Mass
Communications (3). PR: CC. Courses designed to meet current, specific
topics of interest to students and faculty. May be repeated up to nine
hours, provided the topics differ.
MMC 6945 - Professional practicum (3). PR: 12 graduate hours in Mass Communications, CC. Work with a media
organization selected by the student and approved and supervised by
the graduate adviser. (S/U grade only.)
MMC 6950 - Non-Thesis Project (3). PR: CC. Completion of a major project under faculty supervision.
Topic selected according to the student's needs and interests. (S/U
grade only.)
MMC 6971 - Thesis: Master's (6). PR: CC. May
be taken for varying credit in successive semesters up to six credit
hours. (S/U grade only.)
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