Students in Bonnie Bucqueroux's JRN 108 class blogging during one of the presidential debates.

Undergraduate Courses: 100, 200 and 300 level

JRN 108: Introduction to Mass Media (3)
History, function, economics and audience uses of mass media including newspapers, television, and magazines. News and content decision making. Special legal and ethical issues.

JRN 200: News Writing and Reporting I (4)
Information gathering, development of news judgment, and writing of basic news stories. News style, structure, readability. News sources and interviewing techniques. Prerequisite: Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement and designated score on the School's Proficiency test

JRN 203 Introduction to Information Graphics (3)
General theory and practice in designing information graphics that visualize content by combining text and images such as photos, diagrams, maps, and charts. Prerequisite: STA 110

JRN 205: Writing for Media (3)
Forms of writing for mass media, including print and broadcast journalism and public relations.

JRN 300: News Writing and Reporting II (4)
Advanced reporting skills, including in-depth interviews. Use of survey research, information graphics, and electronic data retrieval. News judgment in public affairs reporting. Prerequisite: JRN 200

JRN 303 News Graphics and Public Affairs (4)
Advanced information graphics for news media including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, statistical analyses and visual reporting. Prerequisites: STA 110 and JRN 203 and JRN 336

JRN 305: News Editing (3)
Evaluation and processing of news. Copy and picture editing, headline writing, and basic page layout and design. Use of graphs and charts. Editorial decision making. Prerequisite: JRN 300

JRN 306: Broadcast News I (4)
Gathering, writing, editing, producing, and delivering news stories, features, and documentaries. Broadcast style. Basics of TV news. Prerequisite: JRN 200

JRN 308: Special Topics in Journalism (1-4)
Specialized courses in online, current issues, graphics, broadcast, news writing and specialized reporting topics.

JRN 310: Photojournalism I (3)
Press photo theory and content. Camera and dark-room techniques. Ethics. Prerequisite: JRN 200 or 205

JRN 322: Literary Journalism (3)
Critical reading of the most influential magazine writers an editors of the 20th century from Twain and Thoreau to the new journalism of Tom Wolfe and Jon Krakauer.

JRN 325: History of Journalism (3)
Origins and development of news media including newspapers, magazines, television and radio.

JRN 332: Magazine Article Writing (3)
Planning, research and reporting for magazines. Organizing, writing and rewriting magazine stories. Freelance marketing and selling of articles. Prerequisite: JRN 200 or 205

JRN 335: International Press (3)
Effects of international press systems on the flow of news and information. Press theories and freedoms around the world. Impact of global news. Mass communication, news and development.

JRN 336: Publication Design I (3)
Theory and practice in visual editing, information graphics, page design, typography, and use of color in publications. Prerequisite: JRN 200 or 205

JRN 345: Images and Messages (3)
Analytical, historical, and critical study of visual communication. Role and effects of imagery in news and documentary presentations. Ethics of visual messages. Impact of technology on visual journalism.

JRN 370: Social Groups and the News Media (3)
News media coverage of various social groups. Gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, and disabilities. Economic, political, and sociological factors affecting coverage. Minority, ethnic and alternative media outlets.

JRN 391: Current Issues in Journalism (3)
Selected themes, topics or issues involving emerging practices of journalism and operations of mass media.

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• 100, 200, 300 level
  
• 400 level
  
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