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4.50 Credits
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101) This course draws on a wide range of scholarly opinions and research, focusing on why young people are bored by conventional journalism, and often find themselves disinterested in much print and broadcast news. The course will not only look at youth as consumers of media but also as producers of it by reviewing the prevalence, effectiveness, history and development of school journalism programs. In addition, the course investigates the adolescent as news reporter and citizen, a potentially active shaper of his or her own development. Additional questions include whether shifts in tastes may contribute to the generational decline in readers and viewers.
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4.50 Credits
(Prerequisites: JRN 330, JRN 335) This course examines the social welfare beat, covering the segment of American society that relies on the government and private charities for basic survival. This beat is often challenging for reporters because of privacy considerations and fear of social stigma that can make authorities reluctant to allow interviews or access to the places where the poor live. Students focus on intractable social dilemmas such as welfare reform, homelessness, child abuse and neglect, drug dependency, and mental illness. Students plan and orchestrate projects on issues that they wish to learn more about or delve into the charitable agencies that seek to bring assistance and attention to disenfranchised groups.
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4.50 Credits
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101) This course is a study of how movies portray journalists in popular culture, historically and continuing to the present. Students will view, analyze and discuss the role of journalists in a variety of films that dramatically illustrate the journalist as hero or villain, raise important First Amendment issues and show how corporate pressures impact journalists, the media and the public.
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4.50 Credits
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101) This course will examine how objectivity developed in American journalism and what criticisms exist against it. Students will consider real-life ethical scenarios that have faced newspaper journalists, TV reporters, established website journalists and blog authors. Students will discuss how they would have handled the situations and why. Discussions will also revolve around such issues as: the standard of objectivity and potential alternative systems and the influence of different journalistic formats on ethical choices.
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4.50 Credits
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101) This course focuses on the legal aspects of journalism and the ways professional journalists exercise the rights of the press and free expression guaranteed them by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The class will provide students with both a theoretical understanding of the legal issues in journalism and practical knowledge of how to apply that understanding in the conduct of their professional work gathering and disseminating information. In addition students learn to manage the responsibilities that such rights entail and to respond to limits on those rights.
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4.50 Credits
(Prerequisites: JRN 300, JRN 310, JRN 320, JRN 321, JRN 335) This course focuses on what it takes to successfully write and assemble reporter packages for broadcast news programs. The course includes shooting video for the package, deciding which video pieces to use and conducting interviews to get information and effective sound bites for the report. In addition to writing and reporting techniques, students will learn how to perform for TV news, including the manner of dress, speech and other factors that relate to trust, believability, and likeability.
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4.50 Credits
(Prerequisite: JRN 430) This advanced course in broadcast journalism builds on skills developed in JRN 430 (Reporting for TV News). Students learn to distinguish between writing for print journalism and for broadcast. This course covers writing scripts that distinguish between the short, clear prose for print as opposed to writing for radio with its emphasis on spoken words, or TV, which requires weaving together words and visuals.
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4.50 Credits
(Prerequisites: JRN 310, JRN 330, JRN 335, JRN 340 and concentration classes MUL 335 or HRN 430, JRN 431, BRO 330, BRO 340) In this capstone course, students apply the knowledge and skills gained in other courses by working in a journalistic environment, such as a newspaper, broadcast or web-based newsroom or multimedia facility. Students work with the program lead faculty in advance of the course to identify their area of interest and develop a proposal for either a journalism internship or a project. Students who choose journalism projects work on student-developed "inhouse"projects that may include writing stories for the student newspaper, editing a blog, and composing stories for podcasts, multimedia or broadcast programs. Grading is H, S, or U only. During an internship, a student will work as an apprentice reporter, copy editor or other news-related role at a qualified news outlet. A qualified news outlet must have a memorandum of understanding with the School of Media and Communication and be approved by the Office of Academic Affairs that defines the organization's needs and the responsibilities of interns. All students assemble a capstone portfolio consisting of their best work from this and previous courses and a reflective essay on the internship or project.
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4.50 Credits
A lower division introductory course exploring the practical application of Civil Law and the various area of practice. The student will learn rudimentary legal research and be introduced to the form of legal writing referred to as "IRAC."
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4.50 Credits
A survey of contracts, sales, agencies, personal property, commercial paper and associated topics. Emphasizes prevention of litigation and liability arising from business operations.
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