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  • JAZ 411: Jazz VII

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    A continuation of DANC 321, this course is an advanced study of jazz dance techniques. Technical accomplishment, clarity, phrasing, musicality, personal style and presentation are all emphasized. Prerequisite: JAZ 321. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Possess the technical proficiency required of a professional dancer. (2) Apply creativity and artistry to movement. (3) Demonstrate advanced performance qualities. (4) Evaluate their personal style and adapt it to choreography. (5) Possess the ability to perform improvisational movement.
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  • JAZ 421: Jazz VIII

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    A continuation of DANC 411, this course is highest level study of jazz dance techniques. Technical accomplishment, clarity, phrasing, musicality, personal style and presentation are all emphasized. Prerequisite: JAZ 411. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Possess the technical proficiency required of a professional dancer. (2) Apply creativity and artistry to movement. (3) Demonstrate advanced performance qualities. (4) Evaluate their personal style and adapt it to choreography. (5) Possess the ability to perform improvisational movement.
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  • JOUR 101: Mass Media Literacy

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course will help students develop an informed and critical understanding of the structures, functions, and impacts of mass media, traditional and new, with particular attention to news messages. This is a vital skill set, as media messages dramatically influence personal identity, cultural norms, and representations of peoples on a global scale. It is an essential tool for both creators and consumers of mass media-in other words, everyone. Course Objectives (1) Define mass media and media literacy. (2) Identify media types and sources. (3) Describe the structure, functions, standards, and professional practices of the mass media. (4) Critique media messages. (5) Recognize the differences between media representations and reality. (6) Compare mass media representations of race, class, gender, and sexuality. (7) Assess the effects of ideology and cultural norms on the content of mass media messages, and the effect of mass media on ideology and cultural norms. (8) Examine the impact of media on power and politics, and the impact of power and politics on media.
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  • JOUR 150: Journalistic Writing and Editing

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course will introduce students to professional-level writing and editing skills and techniques. Students will learn to recognize news, conduct interviews, report and collect information, and then write in a variety of formats, including news, feature and narrative, opinion and news feature, all of which are applicable to information provided in the traditional mass media, advertising and public relations, and multimedia applications. Students will learn how to edit and prepare copy for publication and dissemination in those formats. Students must pass this course with a C- or better to progress in the major. Course Objectives (1) Explain fundamental and advanced concepts of real-world journalistic reporting and writing structures, including understanding and avoiding plagiarism. (2) Employ basic grammar and word usage skills. (3) Apply rules outlined in the AP Stylebook to properly format and edit news stories for print and online media. (4) Draw conclusions about story ideas, news judgment, news practices, and news structures by analyzing daily news reports. (5) Report news and feature stories using appropriate news judgment and reporting practices in a learning by doing method. (6) Write and revise news and feature stories appropriate for publication using appropriate judgment, structures, AP style, and grammar.
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  • JOUR 151: Broadcast News Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course will introduce students to professional-level broadcast writing and editing skills and techniques. Students will conduct interviews, report and collect information, and then write scripts in a variety of formats, understanding the relationship and importance of audio and video in broadcast formats. Students will learn how to edit and prepare copy for broadcast and dissemination in accompanying multimedia formats. Students must pass with a C- or better to progress in the major if this is a required major course. Prerequisite: JOUR 150. Course Objectives (1) Recognize news and story material. (2) Write effective leads for all types of news and feature stories. (3) Collect information through interviewing and research. (4) Structure material for readability and reader interest. (5) Structure material for viewer comprehension and interest. (6) Publish and broadcast stories in order to begin a portfolio. (7) Rewrite and edit stories. (8) Define the basic techniques of print, broadcast and on-line media. (9) Explain fundamental and advanced concepts of communications process and theory, including language learning and development of language and communication skills; writing process, skills and semantics, and communication rights, freedoms and responsibilities.
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  • JOUR 191: Practicum in Media Management

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Experience in college media under the supervision of a department faculty member, specifically leading student media including magazines, The Globe, WPPJ Radio, or U-View. Must hold a management position. May be taken 3 times, and may only be registered for if the position receives no other credit compensation. Course is offered on a pass/fail basis only. Course may substitute for JOUR 311; otherwise, course may only count towards student's General Electives Requirement. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Use media management skills in a pre-professional setting. (2) Effectively self-manage, including maintaining time and activity records, and effectively communicating with advisors, supervisors and subordinates. (3) Evaluate their personal and professional growth.
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  • JOUR 195: Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

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  • JOUR 202: Introduction to Broadcasting

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    A general overview of the broadcasting industry, key historical events and people and study of the existing economic and regulatory forces acting upon it. Course Objectives (1) Recognize important figures in broadcast history. (2) Identify and define current trends in the broadcast industry. (3) Research and write about an important broadcast figure, historical period or element of technology. (4) Explain how the broadcast industry operates and identify professional opportunities, including programming, sales and management, and legal and ethical areas.
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  • JOUR 206: Introduction to Advertising and PR

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Students explore the background and fundamentals of how organizations use persuasive communication to reach target audiences. A study of successful case studies and exercises in program writing will build the foundation and basic understanding of how advertising and public relations can advance the mission and growth of organizations in our contemporary society. Course Objectives (1) Review and explain advertising and public relations history, theory, issues, and contemporary practice. (2) Analyze how advertising and public relations professionals perform their duties by studying current professional case studies. (3) Develop basic professional skills by creating advertising and public relations materials. (4) Employ methods and techniques used in advertising and public relations professions. (5) Develop and implement individual skills into team practices with coordination and delegation of duties. (6) Integrate advertising and public relations into marking planning. (7) Define preliminary career goals and project individual abilities addressing strengths and weaknesses.
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  • JOUR 215: Video Production and Editing I

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course provides an introduction to the terminology, technical and creative principles of single-camera video for electronic field production (EFP) and electronic news gathering (ENG). Students learn and apply the basic video production techniques of camera operation, aesthetic composition, sound, lighting and editing to create and produce short-form video productions. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of preproduction, production and postproduction. (2) Critically analyze and deconstruct examples of EFP and ENG video. (3) Demonstrate proficiency in the operation of the tools used for video field production. (4) Produce videos that demonstrate an understanding of the technical and aesthetic principles of video needed for ENG and EFP. (5) Demonstrate a proficiency in editing video for ENG and EFP.
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