 | | Course ID: | JOUR 3030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Media, News, and Consumers | Course
Description: | The relationship between media and society. Because of the
First Amendment’s commitment to freedom of press and speech,
attention is focused on news. Students will become critical
consumers of media and will explore how media create and
disseminate messages. Focus on current issues in all media
forms. | | Athena Title: | Media, News, and Consumers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 3030E, JOUR 3030H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 3030H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Media, News, and Consumers (Honors) | Course
Description: | The relationship between media and society. Because of the
First Amendment’s commitment to freedom of press and speech,
attention is focused on news. Students will become critical
consumers of media and will explore how media create and
disseminate messages. Focus on current issues in all media
forms. | | Athena Title: | Media, News, and Consumers Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 3030, JOUR 3030E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 3030E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Media, News, and Consumers | Course
Description: | The relationship between media and society. Because of the First Amendment’s commitment to freedom of press and speech, attention is focused on news. Students will become critical consumers of media and will explore how media create and disseminate messages. Focus on current issues in all media forms. | | Athena Title: | Media, News, and Consumers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 3030, JOUR 3030H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 3090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reporting I: Critical Skills for Reporting and Storytelling | Course
Description: | Students will report, write, and edit various journalistic story types for digital, print, and broadcast platforms that adhere to professional and ethical standards of journalism in this experiential learning course. | | Athena Title: | Reporting I | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 3190. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reporting II: Research, Data, and Documents for Reporting | Course
Description: | Students learn methods to gather news and information via observation, interviewing, capturing visuals, accessing documents, and analyzing and visualizing data. Covers comprehensive storytelling across platforms, requesting and working with public documents, fact-checking and verification, and the use of digital tools to analyze audiences and optimize content for digital distribution. | | Athena Title: | Reporting II | | Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 3280. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Video Journalism | Course
Description: | Students will develop basic skills in videography and video
editing using digital camcorders and non-linear editing software.
The course will consist of lectures and equipment demonstrations.
Students will produce one news package that deals with a local
event or issue. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Video Jour | | Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and (JOUR 3190 or JOUR 3190H) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 3330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Photojournalism | Course
Description: | Introduction to basic photography within the construct of
photojournalism, with a heavy emphasis on the technical aspect
of image creation and workflow production, dealing with
controlling focus, exposure, composition, captioning, and
digital preparation. Students will produce portraits, news, and
feature photos for a mass audience. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Photojournalis | | Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and JOUR 3190 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 3380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Digital Design | Course
Description: | Introduction to digital design and visual composition. Students will apply design and user-centered concepts to journalistic storytelling involving layout, data visualization, web/mobile design, basic coding, interactives, social media, and basic animation. With ethics at the forefront, students will plan and design products for print, digital, and social environments. | | Athena Title: | Digital Design | | Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and (JOUR 3190 or JOUR 3190H) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 4090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reporting III: Storytelling Across Platforms | Course
Description: | Students will fully develop enterprise news stories across platforms by applying a multiplatform storytelling philosophy supported by peer engagement, experiential learning, and advanced writing and storytelling instruction and practice. Each will produce a long-form text story, data-based digital design, video story, photo essay, and audio story. | | Athena Title: | Reporting III | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 4090E | | Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and JOUR 3190 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 4090E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reporting III: Storytelling Across Platforms | Course
Description: | Students will fully develop enterprise news stories across platforms by applying a multiplatform storytelling philosophy supported by peer engagement, experiential learning, and advanced writing and storytelling instruction and practice. Each will produce a long-form text story, data-based digital design, video story, photo essay, and audio story. | | Athena Title: | Reporting III | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 4090 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and JOUR 3190 and permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5010. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Media Internship | Course
Description: | Supervised experience in print or electronic publishing. | | Athena Title: | Media Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and (JOUR 3190 or JOUR 3190H) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5090/7090-5090L/7090L. 6 hours. 6 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Multiplatform Newsroom: Newsource | Course
Description: | Students will work in a newsroom environment using their
journalistic knowledge and skills in the production of daily
stories for multiple platforms, including TV broadcasting,
online, mobile, and social media news delivery. They will
write, shoot, and edit under daily deadline pressure. | | Athena Title: | Newsource | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5091 or JOUR 7091 | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (JOUR 4090 or JOUR 4090E) and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5091/7091. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reporting IV: Capstone: In-Depth Projects | Course
Description: | Students develop, pitch, and produce multimedia stories for publication on a defined platform with platform-specific advanced storytelling skills training. Students report on their selected topic by identifying an informational need and its audience, conducting research, and reporting and producing content. Students work with peers to edit, package, and promote the stories. | | Athena Title: | Reporting Capstone Projects | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5090 or JOUR 7090 | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (JOUR 4090 or JOUR 4090E or SPTM 4800) and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5100. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Professional Practicum | Course
Description: | Professional course taken concurrently with selected writing, editing, and photojournalism courses. | | Athena Title: | PROF PRACT | | Nontraditional Format: | Practicum. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Corequisite: | JOUR 3410H or JOUR 3610 or JOUR 3710 or JOUR 5300 or JOUR 5350/7350 or JOUR 5360/7360 or JOUR 5370 or JOUR 5530/7530 or JOUR 5580/7580 or JOUR 5590/7590 or JOUR 5600/7600 or JOUR 5700/7700 or JOUR 5850/7850 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5160/7160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Photojournalism | Course
Description: | The daily routines of the working photojournalist, exploring
the technical skills, aesthetic considerations, ethical
approaches, and audience impact of daily news photography
through intensive field work. Significant emphasis is also
placed on sound business practices for the independent
journalist. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Photojournalism | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | JOUR 3330 and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5170. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Studies in Journalism | Course
Description: | Independent study or special projects in journalism for majors in journalism. Written proposal outlining the work to be undertaken must be submitted and receive the instructor's approval before the student will be permitted to register for the course. Students will be responsible for ensuring the funding of their projects. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Studies in Journalism | | Nontraditional Format: | This course is an independent study and has no lecture/lab hours. | | Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3030 or JOUR 3030E or JOUR 3030H) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5190/7190. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Feature Writing | Course
Description: | Teaches students to write engaging feature articles suitable
for a range of platforms. Students will write several
publishable-quality stories of various lengths and formats, and
they will learn to critically read and analyze good writing. | | Athena Title: | Feature Writing | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3090 or JOUR 3190) and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5280/7280. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Video Journalism | Course
Description: | This is an advanced course in video storytelling. Students will
explore various forms of video news stories, including in-depth
stories and documentaries. Students will research, shoot,
write, and edit multiple video stories with the goal of raising
awareness and understanding of current or historic issues. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Video Journalism | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | JOUR 3280 and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5290/7290. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Journalism | Course
Description: | Explains fundamental business concepts and provides basic financial literacy for journalism students preparing to cover a range of topics that involve money. Students will produce financial journalism through assignments that emphasize data research and interviewing techniques for reporting on complex subjects. | | Athena Title: | Financial Journalism | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5320E/7320E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Journalism Ethics and Diversity | Course
Description: | Exploration of complicated issues related to ethics and diversity, which inevitably arise in the news media but defy clear-cut answers. The course considers social responsibility and presents a contemporary framework for transparency and community with a focus on diversity as a guiding journalistic principle. | | Athena Title: | Journalism Ethics and Divers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5320 or JOUR 7320 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5320/7320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Journalism Ethics and Diversity | Course
Description: | Exploration of complicated issues related to ethics and
diversity, which inevitably arise in the news media but defy
clear-cut answers. The course considers social responsibility
and presents a contemporary framework for transparency and
community with a focus on diversity as a guiding journalistic
principle. | | Athena Title: | Journalism Ethics and Divers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5320E or JOUR 7320E | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5370/7370. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Documentary Photojournalism | Course
Description: | Exploration of the extended visual essay using still
photography and audio to create stories with social impact.
Students research, propose, and complete multiple in-depth
projects and look at how the visual story affects community
understanding. | | Athena Title: | Documentary Photojournalism | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | JOUR 3330 and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5380/7380. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Data Gathering and Visualization | Course
Description: | Familiarizes students with the conceptual, procedural, and
technical aspects of telling newsworthy stories through visual
depictions of information. Students will practice gathering and
processing data, executing basic statistical procedures, and
creating original explanatory and informational graphics for
news. | | Athena Title: | Data Gathering and Visual | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5380E/7380E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Data Gathering and Visualization | Course
Description: | Familiarizes students with the conceptual, procedural, and
technical aspects of telling newsworthy stories through visual
depictions of information. Students will practice gathering and
processing data, executing basic statistical procedures, and
creating original explanatory and informational graphics for
news. | | Athena Title: | Data Gathering and Visual | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5390/7390. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Investigative Reporting | Course
Description: | Students master investigative reporting techniques involving
documents, data, and human sources. Special emphasis on
investigating and holding accountable government and other major
institutions. Students will produce a major investigative
project. | | Athena Title: | Investigative Reporting | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3090 or JOUR 3190) and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5420/7420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Credibility, the News Media, and Public Trust | Course
Description: | A central conflict in journalism: sustaining credible practice in a time of wrenching change. Understanding change offers the chance to resolve this conflict in favor of credible practice. Focus on media trust and credibility, as well as trust in institutions, and their sources and consequences from theoretical and practical perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Cred News Media Public Trust | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5420E or JOUR 7420E | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5420E/7420E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Credibility, the News Media, and Public Trust | Course
Description: | A central conflict in journalism: sustaining credible practice in a time of wrenching change. Understanding change offers the chance to resolve this conflict in favor of credible practice. Focus on media trust and credibility, as well as trust in institutions, and their sources and consequences from theoretical and practical perspectives. | | Athena Title: | Cred News Media Public Trust | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5420 or JOUR 7420 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5490/7490. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Podcasting | Course
Description: | Equips students with the tools to be adaptable audio storytellers by introducing them to podcast production. Students will develop technical audio skills and hone their writing skills, ultimately producing short-form audio stories as well as a podcast episode and a series proposal. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Podcasting | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5490E or JOUR 7490E | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and JOUR 3190 and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5490E/7490E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Podcasting | Course
Description: | Equips students with the tools to be adaptable audio storytellers by introducing them to podcast production. Students will develop technical audio skills and hone their writing skills, ultimately producing short-form audio stories as well as a podcast episode and a series proposal. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Podcasting | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5490 or JOUR 7490 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | JOUR 3090 and JOUR 3190 and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5510/7510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Religion Reporting | Course
Description: | The intersection of faith, culture, and politics through news and feature articles and audio and visual storytelling. Students will examine media coverage of faith and spirituality. With quick-turn and longer deadlines, students will write and produce fair and accurate stories with original local reporting about the world’s major religions and various belief systems. | | Athena Title: | JOUR Religion Reporting | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3090 or JOUR 3190 or JOUR 3190H) and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5570/7570. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Travel Journalism | Course
Description: | Travel journalism that shares three qualities: emphasis on
cultural awareness; ambition to provide depth or insight beyond
travel guidebook entries; and complexity of theme, material,
and structure. Students will explore a range of techniques that
travel journalists use to discover and verify information and
to tell stories and engage audiences. | | Athena Title: | Travel Journalism | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5590/7590. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Critical Writing | Course
Description: | Hones fundamental opinion-writing and analysis skills. Students
will engage critically and creatively with art and
entertainment in various genres, including music, film,
theater, and books, and with American culture generally.
Students will write clear, cogent articles and reviews of
publishable quality, suitable for multiple platforms. | | Athena Title: | Critical Writing | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3090 or JOUR 3190) and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5640/7640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Business of News | Course
Description: | Management, leadership concepts, and techniques relevant to news media firms and entrepreneurial endeavors. This study of creating news within for-profit and not-for-profit models examines business structures, strategy and innovation, data analytics, product development, human resources emphasizing diversity and inclusion, and media economics. | | Athena Title: | Business of News | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5710/7710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Health Journalism | Course
Description: | This intensive special-topics course challenges students to strengthen their storytelling muscles by exploring the complex ecosystem of science, politics, culture, and money that shape the fields of healthcare and medicine in Georgia and beyond. Introduces students to the basics of covering health, medicine, and science in the fields of journalism and mass communication, including but not limited to journalism ethics, writing and reporting, data, and diverse sourcing. | | Athena Title: | JOUR Health News | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3090 or JOUR 3190 or JOUR 3190H) and permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5990E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Journalism | Course
Description: | Variable topics seminar to analyze processes and effects of journalism and to acquire specialized knowledge of specific journalism modes of presentation and production. | | Athena Title: | Seminar in Journalism | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5990, JOUR 5990H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3190 or JOUR 3190H) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5990. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Journalism | Course
Description: | Variable topics seminar to analyze processes and effects of journalism and to acquire specialized knowledge of specific journalism modes of presentation and production. | | Athena Title: | Seminar in Journalism | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5990E, JOUR 5990H | | Nontraditional Format: | Varies with the topic and approach. | | Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3190 or JOUR 3190H) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 5990H. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Journalism (Honors) | Course
Description: | Variable topics seminar to analyze processes and effects of journalism and to acquire specialized knowledge of specific journalism modes of presentation and production. | | Athena Title: | Seminar in Journalism Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5990, JOUR 5990E | | Nontraditional Format: | Varies with the topic and approach. | | Prerequisite: | (JOUR 3190 or JOUR 3190H) and permission of department and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | JOUR 7310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Journalism Projects | Course
Description: | Directed research resulting in written projects in selected areas
of media. | | Athena Title: | JRL PROJECTS | | Prerequisite: | JRMC 8000 and JRMC 8010 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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