Journalism and Media Studies 567
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04:567:278News Media and Government in America (3) Examines the relationship between media and institutions and the processes through which people and societies make political choices. |
04:567:310Broadcast Newswriting (3) Newswriting for radio, with review of television newswriting approaches for comparison. Prerequisite: 04:567:324. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:314Photojournalism (3) Fundamentals of still photography in print and audiovisual mass media; focus on print journalism. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:320Copy Editing and Layout (3) Fundamentals of copy editing and layout. Prerequisite: 04:567:325 or permission of instructor. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:324News Reporting and Writing (3) Fundamentals of gathering information and journalistic writing. Prerequisites: 04:189:102, and 101 or 103. |
04:567:325Writing and Editing for Print Media (3) Intermediate-level writing, reporting, and editing skills. Prerequisite: 04:567:324. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:326Advanced Reporting (3) Advanced reporting and research skills including computer-assisted reporting. Prerequisite: 04:567:325. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:327Public Information and Public Affairs (3) Techniques of public information with focus on government, public affairs, and public interest issues. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:334Women, Minorities, and the Mass Media (3) Content, treatment, and effects of women and minority-group coverage in television, newspapers, magazines, popular music, and film. |
04:567:335Mass Communication and the American Image (3) Mass communications and America's traditional self-imagery. Critical
analysis of how the American experience is and has been interpreted by
mass media; the relationship of myth to reality. Open only to juniors and seniors. |
04:567:340Science and Health Journalism (3) Reporting and writing about medicine, health, science, and technology. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:345Media Publishing and Design (3) Computer-based writing, designing, and paginating newsletters, magazines, web sites, and newspapers. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:347Information Design for Web Journalists (3) Web pages as primary sites for distributing news content and supplementing other technologies for news transmission. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:350Development of Mass Media (3) History of mass media in the United States. Prerequisites: 04:189:102, and 101 or 103. |
04:567:375Television Reporting (3) Fundamentals of television reporting and electronic newsgathering. Prerequisite: 04:567:310. |
04:567:376Advanced Television Reporting (3) Advanced television reporting and electronic newsgathering, with students assigned to various projects. Prerequisite: 04:567:375. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:379Media and Politics (3) Examines who controls the media and how the media differentially serve the public and power holders. Attention to both news and entertainment media. Prerequisites: 04:189:102, and 101 or 103; or permission of instructor. |
04:567:388,389Independent Study in Journalism and Media Studies (BA,BA) Independent study in journalism and mass media topics under faculty supervision. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors. |
04:567:394Internship in Journalism and Media Studies (BA) Supervised field experience at professional media outlets. Fieldwork and research. Prerequisite: Open only to journalism and media studies majors in the junior or senior year. |
04:567:410Magazine Writing (3) Magazine writing for publication, including consumer, trade, and business magazines. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325 or permission of instructor. |
04:567:411Media Criticism (3) Survey of critical approaches to the analysis of media and popular cultural texts. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:420Global News (3) Analyzes global production, distribution, and consumption of news. Issues include global news flows, journalistic cultures and practices, and international news coverage. Prerequisite: 04:189:102, and 101 or 103. Open only to junior or senior journalism and media studies majors. |
04:567:423Communication Law (3) Examines laws and regulations governing U.S. mass media. Prerequisites: 04:189:102, and 101 or 103. Open only to juniors or seniors. |
04:567:458Media, Government, and Politics (3) Examines interactions between media and political institutions, actors, and processes, in light of theories of journalism, communication, and political practice. Prerequisites: 04:189:102, and 101 or 103; or permission of instructor. Open only to juniors and seniors. |
04:567:460News, Film, and Politics (3) Examines the connections between Hollywood and documentary-style film formats and American politics from a news perspective. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. |
04:567:464Mass Media Management (3) Management strategies in mass media. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325. Open only to journalism and media studies majors accepted to SCILS. |
04:567:465Television Programming Strategies (3) Explore theories and methods of television programmers; students produce programs for Rutgers' television. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325. Open only to junior or senior journalism and media studies majors. |
04:567:470Critical Analyses of News (3) Surveys and critiques of social science research on news, journalists, and news media. Open only to junior or senior journalism and media studies majors or by permission of instructor. |
04:567:473Seminar in Journalism and Media Studies (3) Advanced seminar on special topics relating to journalism and media studies. Open only to junior or senior journalism and media studies majors. |
04:567:475International Media (3) Analyzes debates about media and cultural globalization and theories about international media. Prerequisites: 04:189:102, and 101 or 103. Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors. |
04:567:480Media Ethics and Law (3) Legal issues and ethical problems confronting journalists. Prerequisite: 04:567:310 or 325. Junior or senior journalism and media studies majors only. |
04:567:489Honors Seminar in Journalism and Media Studies (BA) Independent study in journalism and mass media topics under faculty supervision. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Open only to majors in the junior or senior year. |
04:567:490Honors Thesis/Project (3) Honors thesis or project under faculty supervision. Open only to journalism and media studies majors. |
04:567:495Investigative and In-Depth Reporting (3) In-depth reporting using public records and other journalism investigative techniques. Prerequisite: 04:567:325. |
