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04:567:200
Writing for Media (3)
Fundamentals of writing across media platforms. By the end of the course, students will be able to write in many journalistic and media-based styles using basic and accepted techniques accepted by each discipline. This course will serve as a foundation for understanding and using different styles of writing, research, and content development. (Required course)
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04:567:201
Media Ethics and Law (3)
Legal issues and ethical problems confronting journalists. (Required course)
Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:205
Digital News Writing and Reporting (3)
Fundamentals of gathering information and journalistic writing. By the end of the course, students will learn basic journalistic news writing and reporting techniques, including writing in journalistic style,
fact-gathering, conducting observation, freedom of information, and ethics. (Foundational course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:206
Broadcast News Writing and Reporting (3)
News writing for radio, with review of television news writing approaches for comparison. (Foundational course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:207
Design and Digital Editing (3)
Fundamentals of copyediting and layout. (Foundational course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:210
Media Management and Strategy (3)
Focuses on the key economic and strategic concepts, challenges, and opportunities that are central to the management of contemporary media organizations. The course is grounded in the growing academic and professional literatures examining the unique nature of media products and services and the unique and rapidly changing marketplace dynamics in which media organizations operate. Given the ongoing convergence of media industries and technologies, this course focuses on concepts, analytical tools, and issues that have relevance across the full range of media industry sectors. (Foundational Course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies major.
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04:567:211
Exploring New Media (3)
This course examines the nature and impact of emerging media technology. Students study four primary ways new technology influences media, including 1) how media professionals do their work; 2) the nature of media content; 3) the relationships between and among media and relevant publics; and 4) the structure, culture, and management of media organizations and systems. Five areas of media technology are studied, including 1) acquisition tools; 2) storage technologies; 3) processing devices; 4) distribution technologies; and 5) display, access, or presentation tools. (Foundational course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:212
Digital Media Production (3)
Digital media production is the study of media creation and display through online and interactive experiences. This includes audio and video steaming in online contexts, but it also covers other types of new media that are hybrids of the two. Using various multimedia systems and formats, you will explore the foundations of development, content creation and distribution across multiple platforms. Focusing on multi-platform digital media, you will have the opportunity to write, produce and edit your own digital media content for online distribution.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:215
Gender, Race, and Class in the Media (3)
Content, treatment, and effects of women and minority group coverage in television, newspapers, magazines, popular music, and film. (Foundational course)
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04:567:216
Digital Media and Society (3)
Historical and contemporary social, cultural, political, and economic issues related to digital media in society. (Foundational course)
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04:567:217
Foundations of Media Analysis (3)
Survey of critical approaches to the analysis of media and its impact on society. (Foundational course)
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04:567:250
Children and Media (3)
This course examines children's relationship to
media in its historic, economic, political, and social contexts. It begins by
reviewing theories of child development as they inform children's relationship
with and understanding of media. Next, it considers the political and economic
forces that shape the landscape of children's media. Against this backdrop, the
course examines research on the effects of media on children's physical,
cognitive, social, and emotional development. Class time consists of lectures, screenings, and visits from professionals working in the field. Students in this course produce a proposal or prototype for an educational children's media property as their final project.
(Concept and Analysis Course)
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04:567:274
Consumer Media Culture (3)
Provides a critical understanding of advertising's role in modern society. Examines the history of advertising, the commercial and social aspects of the messages conveyed by ads, and the advertising industry's influence on social relations and institutions, such as journalism. The basic orientation of the course is to study consumer media culture (advertising, public relations, and branded space) as a form unique to modern society. (Concept and Analysis course)
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04:567:275
Social Media and Participatory Culture (3)
This course takes a critical approach to understanding new media environments, especially with regard to what has been called at various moments "social media," "participatory culture," "digital media," "convergence," "Web 2.0," "social web," and "interactive media," among other things. Rather than focus on these emerging media practices as purely technological phenomena, the course situates them in broader social, political, and historical contexts. We will examine key dimensions of cultural life that make up our selves, including friendship, intimacy, labor, celebrity, power, gender, control, race, sexuality, activism, and privacy. (Concept and Analysis course)
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04:567:276
Musical Cultures and Industries (3)
This course looks at the invisible power of music over lives, exploring how music can influence how people feel, what they think, and how they think. Exploration of music's social power, delving into its rich history at the center of politics, religion, and a multibillion dollar global industry. Consideration of music's relationship to technology and how changes in the media landscape are altering the role music plays in human life. (Concept and Analysis course)
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04:567:278
News Media and Government in America (3)
Examines the relationship between media and institutions and the processes through which people and societies make political choices. (Concept and Analysis course)
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04:567:314
Photojournalism (3)
Fundamentals of still photography in print and audiovisual mass media with a primary focus on print journalism. (Practice and Innovation course) Must have a 35mm camera.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:317
Writing the Mediterranean (3)
Students will draw inspiration from great Mediterranean journeys, and learn to write compelling journey stories of their own. They will travel with Homer, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, George Orwell, and other notable authors through one of the world's grandest regions, as they explore its legacy of war and exodus, cooking and eating, and romance and revenge. This course includes a spring break reporting trip to a Mediterranean country, such as Spain, Italy, or Turkey.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open to majors and MCM digital media track students only, except by special permission.
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04:567:318
Fashion Journalism (3)
Fashion Journalism is a course for advanced
students in the journalism and media studies major who have an interest in
writing about fashion, a key industry in New York City. The course provides
students with an overview of writing about fashion, the different types of
fashion journalism, and the numerous formats for fashion journalism. Students will
also look at how fashion journalism has changed and how digital has transformed
coverage. Throughout the semester, students will use readings, televised
fashion coverage as well as online documentaries and collection showings to
learn about the fashion journalism industry and to practice reporting
techniques. Assignments will incorporate a multimedia focus with students
working to produce a full range of fashion journalism that reflects the variety
of journalism commonly produced in the industry. (Practice and Innovation Course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:319
Podcasting and Audio Documentary (3)
By the end of the course, students learn the basics of the production, writing, and journalistic process required to use audio as a nonfiction storytelling language. Students will participate in the completion of at least one podcast episode. (Practice and Innovation Course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:326
Multimedia Reporting (3)
Advanced reporting, writing, and research using new media technology. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:327
Public Information and Public Relations (3)
Techniques of public information with focus placed on government, public affairs, and public interest issues. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:328
The Hyperlocal Newsroom (3)
This class will give students hands-on experience with traditional and
digital journalism, including work in both written and multimedia formats,
through the creation and management of a news-based website covering Rutgers
and the city of New Brunswick. Students will report; write and edit stories;
create video, audio, and graphics; take photos; and learn about the various
uses of social media within the journalism field. Students will collaborate on
a news-based website that will synthesize learned skills, journalistic
practices, and knowledge of information and technology. (Practice and
Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206, or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:329
International Reporting (3)
This course
prepares students to write about life in other countries and to cover
international issues from the United States. Students analyze award-winning
global journalism and learn about and practice techniques foreign
correspondents use. (Practice and
Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:331
Digital Media Lab (3)
Students use experimental new media tools to transform news reporting, media storytelling, and other media processes. Augmented reality, e-reader technology, 360-degree cameras, immersive media, the Mobile Journalist Workstation, 3D imaging and audio, 3D printing, interactive video, video as input, geotagged content, animation and news, and other emerging new media tools are applied to journalism and media to create and test new story formats that in an analog world would be impossible, but in a digital, networked world can engage individuals across time and space; and provide much-needed context and customization, and in-depth, context-sensitive news and mediated entertainment.
Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:333
Media and Popular Culture (3)
Examines the relationship between media and popular culture and their impact on society. This course introduces students to the shifting trends, ideas, and competing forces that will lay the foundation for the cultural battleground of the future. (Concept and Analysis course)
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04:567:335
Mass Communication and the American Image (3)
Mass communication and America's traditional self-imagery. Critical analysis of the ways in which the American experience is now, and has been, interpreted by the mass media; the relationship of myth to reality. (Concept and Analysis course)
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04:567:340
Science and Health Journalism (3)
To introduce students to the specialized fields of science, health, and technology writing. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:345
Media Publishing and Design (3)
Computer-based writing, design, and pagination for newsletters, websites, magazines, and newspapers. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:207 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:347
Information Design for Web Journalists (3)
Creation, design, and development of webpages as primary sites for distributing news content and to supplement other technologies for news transmission. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:207 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:350
Development of Media (3)
This course examines what media are and what they do; how specific media technologies affect democratic discourse; how media shape narratives of class, race, ethnicity, and gender; the long-running conflict between information and propaganda, and how media conglomerates came to wield such enormous power in modern society. (Concept and Analysis course)
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04:567:365
Mediating the Middle East (3)
Media in the US have tended to present the Middle East in a negative light casting Muslim majority countries as static, violent, undemocratic, and sexist. This course will critically analyze racial and religious stereotypes and caricatures by foregrounding the rich and complex history of interaction between the West and the Near East. While the course begins in the 7th century, the emphasis will be on popular discourse in the United States over the last half century. We will study films, news media reports, television shows, video games, and arange of other outlets through which our understanding of the Middle East is mediated. Note: Students who completed Islam, Media, and the Western Imagination (04:567:365) in prior years cannot enroll in this course for credit.
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04:567:370
Journalism in American Film (3)
The course is designed to expose students to many of the best known and classic American films about journalism, and to examine how American (U.S.) film has depicted the practice and societal impact of journalism. The course aims to deeply immerse students in a broad range of challenging and critical questions about journalistic practice in the United States, as represented in American film. Among the goals of the course is to have students consider whether popular, filmic depictions of American journalists are accurate and have bases in fact. Similarly, students consider whether the image, or the reality of journalistic practice, keeps changing in the United States, or whether, perhaps, there has been very little if any change in either, or at all, over the 75 years of film the course covers. And if there is change, or there is no change in reality or film, how might we understand the forces behind change or stability (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisites: Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:373
Editing for Multimedia (3)
In this course, students will learn the workflows associated with editing audio, video, graphics, and text. A strong emphasis is placed on demonstration and hands-on experience in this course. Students will become familiar with developing editing scripts, managing content, importing media, editing, and encoding for distribution across multiple platforms. Instructors will also discuss editing concepts which provide a thorough understanding of technique and theory used by professional editors. Exploring these concepts will provide a better understanding of how messages and stories are told through editing. Editing media will be provided for all exercises and projects.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and one foundation course; Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:374
Media Field Production (3)
This course introduces students to the working principles of Electronic Field Production (EFP). Special attention is given to on-location creative and technical aspects of media production. Valuable EFP knowledge and skills will be gained through production exercises, projects, and readings. Students will learn the constraints and benefits of shooting on-location while producing, directing, and operating production equipment.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and one foundation course; Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:375
Television Reporting (3)
Fundamentals of television reporting and electronic news gathering with students assigned to various projects. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:206. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:376
Advanced Television Reporting (3)
Advanced television reporting and electronic news gathering with students assigned to various projects. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisite: 04:567:375. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:379
Media 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. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Open only to junior or senior majors in journalism and media studies.
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04:567:380
Media and Social Change (3)
This course looks at how past and present social movements (e.g., environmental, civil rights, labor movements) challenge dominant social, economic, and political structures and how they have been portrayed in the mass media. It also examines how social activists use media technologies to organize themselves and communicate their messages to wide audiences in order to achieve social change. (Concept and Analysis course)
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04:567:384
Media and the Struggle for Democracy in Central America (3)
This course takes students to Guatemala for 10 days to study the role of media in historic and contemporary struggles for democracy. The class meets with Guatemalan journalists, human rights activists, Indigenous associations, women's collectives, and other community groups. Students visit news agencies, community radio and TV stations, and the office of the country's first and only feminist magazine. Using Guatemala as a case study, students will learn about the regional effects of colonization, US military intervention, and neoliberal economic policies in the Central American region, as well as the key role of media in local struggles for political autonomy, human rights, and democracy.
Prerequisites: 04:567:215 or 04:567:380
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04:567:385
Irish Media, Politics and Cultural Survival (3)
This embedded course takes students to Ireland for 8 days to study the role of Irish (Gaelic) journalism and media in historic and current struggles for political autonomy and cultural identity. There are six 3-hour class meetings before we travel. In the heart of Galway's Irish-Gaelic speaking region, students will spend a few days in the lovely rural village of Carraroe, where Gaelic is the main language spoken (although everyone is bilingual in English). They will also spend two days in the cultural hub of historic Galway City, and two days in the county's bustling capital, Dublin. Through readings, films, lectures, and site visits, students will learn the history of British colonialism in Ireland and the role of Irish-Gaelic journalism in the country's struggles for political independence from England. They will meet Irish civil rights activists who fought in the 1960s and 70s for the right to have Irish/Gaelic radio and TV stations in Ireland and will visit Gaelic radio, TV, print, and online news outlets to speak with journalists and other media makers. Focused on the political and cultural importance of native language media for minoritized and formerly colonized populations, students will see examples of Irish-language journalism and cultural programming such as documentaries, websites, children's cartoons, sports, music videos, and soap operas (subtitled in English), and gain familiarity with contemporary debates about whether the Irish government should continue funding Irish language media. Connections will be emphasized between struggles for Gaelic media in Ireland and struggles by minoritized and indigenous populations in other parts of the world for the right to have media in their native languages.
Prerequisites: 04:567:380 or 04:567:215. Majors only
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04:567:388,389
Independent Study in Journalism and Media Studies I,II (3,3)
Independent study in journalism and media studies topics under faculty supervision. (Elective course)
Prerequisites: Approval by department chair and supervising instructor of a written project proposal. 04:567:200; 75 or more overall credits, five (5) courses in major, one foundation. Open only to junior or senior majors in journalism and media studies. Minimum 2.50 GPA overall, and 2.75 in the major, and permission of instructor.
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04:567:393
3-Credit Internship in Journalism and Media Studies (3)
Supervised field experience at professional media outlets. Before registering, students must meet with the internship coordinator to determine eligibility and receive approval of the placement. Students must work at their site a minimum of 15 hours per week during the semester. Off-site (virtual) positions will not be accepted. Students will complete weekly journals and attend several in-class meetings during the semester. Students will be allowed to take both the 3-credit internship and the 6-credit internship, but are not allowed to take both of them in the same semester. Also note that students are limited to a maximum of 9 out-of-classroom credits in the major; the courses that fall under this heading are: Internship, Practicum, and Independent Study.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200; 75 or more overall credits, five (5) courses in major, one foundation. Open only to junior or senior majors in journalism and media studies. Minimum 2.50 GPA overall, and 2.75 in the major, and permission of instructor.
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04:567:394
6-Credit Internship in Journalism and Media Studies (6)
Supervised field experience at professional media outlets. Before registering, students must meet with the internship coordinator to determine eligibility and receive approval of the placement. Students must work at their site a minimum of 24 hours per week during the semester. Off-site (virtual) positions will not be accepted. Students will complete weekly journals and attend several in-class meetings during the semester. Students will be allowed to take both the 3-credit internship and the 6-credit internship, but are not allowed to take both of them in the same semester. Also note that students are limited to a maximum of 9 out-of-classroom credits in the major; the courses that fall under this heading are: Internship, Practicum, and Independent Study.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200; 75 or more overall credits, five (5) courses in major, one foundation. Open only to junior or senior majors in journalism and media studies. Minimum 2.50 GPA overall, and 2.75 in the major, and permission of instructor.
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04:567:405
Writing about Social Issues (3)
Students will cover the
game-changing stories of our time, from the widening gap between the rich and
the poor; to battles over immigration; to the climate change wars that may
determine our very survival. They'll analyze groundbreaking journalism, and
have an opportunity to write and shoot commanding stories of their own.
(Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:215 or 04:567:380; 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:328 or 04:567:329 or 04:567:445. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:410
Magazine Writing (3)
Magazine writing for publication, including consumer, trade, and business magazines. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567.206. Open only to journalism and media studies majors or by permission of the instructor.
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04:567:413
Literary Journalism
This course analyzes great examples of nonfiction writing from the last century to appreciate what makes for enduring non-fiction writing-- journalism that rises to the level of literature.
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04:567:415
Media and Climate Change (3)
This course will consider the intersections of science, media, and society. With a focus on both theory and practice, it explores the media's role in understanding and communicating about the most critical science and environmental issues of our day. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Open only to junior or senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:420
Global News (3)
Investigates, analyzes, and discusses global production, distribution, and consumption of news. Issues include global news flows, journalistic cultures and practices, and international news coverage. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Open only to junior or senior journalism and media studies majors or by permission of the instructor.
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04:567:423
Communication Law (3)
Examines laws and regulations governing U.S. mass media. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Open only to juniors or seniors or by permission of the instructor.
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04:567:425
Copyright, Media, and Culture (3)
In this course we will discuss one of the most powerful social, cultural, economic, and political institutions of our day: intellectual property (IP). How did we arrive at the notion that creative works and ideas can be owned, bought, and sold like tangible commodities? What impact does this concept have on the way we view the world? How does it help us achieve our social goals, and how does it present obstacles to reaching those goals? And, in the age of digitized information and networked communication, how can we understand the role of IP in light of the rapidly changing developments in the way culture is produced and consumed? In our efforts to better understand these issues, we will read both primary and secondary materials, covering subjects ranging from the birth of copyright to the latest developments in the global "copyfight" over information in the digital age; view relevant and interesting documentary films; and enjoy guest lectures from a variety of knowledgeable speakers. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Only open to journalism and media studies juniors or seniors.
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04:567:430
Sports Writing and Reporting (3)
Fundamentals of sports writing, reporting, and commentary for print and online media. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:432
Multimedia Sports Reporting (3)
This course will explore the many facets of multimedia sports reporting, from conventional newspaper websites to robust sports sites and the use of social networking services to transmit sports news.
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:434
Critical Issues in Sports Media (3)
Examines the critical issues in sports and sports media, including race, gender, class, politics, culture, economics, and the role of sport in society.
Prerequisite: Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:438
Media and Data (3)
Who decides what we watch, read, and listen to
in the digital media age? Increasingly the answer is not a person at all, but
an algorithm that studies our online behavior and tries to predict what we'll
click, like, and share next. This course will look at how media industries--such as TV, film, music, book publishing, and journalism--are using Big Data
to compete in a fierce battle for audiences' attention. How are data and
algorithms shaping the movies we watch on Netflix, the songs we hear on
Spotify, the books we read on Kindle, and the news we consume on Facebook and
Twitter? What are the potential benefits and drawbacks of this transformation? (Concept
and Analysis course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:215 or 04:567:216 or 04:567:217. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:445
Media, Movement, and Community Engagement (3)
This course will enable students to participate in the development of a journalism and media production project. They will also learn how to harness technology and study its implementation and impact on social change. (Concept
and Analysis and/or Practice and Innovation course; student may only use this
course to satisfy one requirement.)
Prerequisite: 04:567:215 or 04:567:380.
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04:567:450
Promotional Media (3)
What is a promotional culture? Bringing together elements of media studies, visual culture, critical branding/marketing studies, and consumer culture, this course is designed to provide advanced undergraduate students with analytical tools to understand the extent to which promotional language, communication, and habits suffuse our everyday lives.
Prerequisites: 04:567:274. Only open to journalism and media studies juniors or seniors.
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04:567:451
Topics in Journalism and Emerging Media I (3)
Specialized topics related to the practice of journalism are offered on a regular basis. (Practice and Innovation Course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:207 or by permission. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:452
Topics in Journalism and Emerging Media II (3)
Specialized topics related to the practice of journalism are offered on a regular basis. (Practice and Innovation Course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:207 or by permission. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:453
Topics in Journalism Emerging Media III (3)
Specialized topics related to the practice of journalism are offered on a regular basis. (Practice and Innovation Course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206 or 04:567:207 or by permission. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:454
Practicum in Journalism and Media Studies (3)
Specific directed project work conducted under faculty supervision. (Practice and Innovation Course)
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor required. Open only to sophomore, junior, and senior majors in journalism and media studies.
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04:567:457
Journalism of the Civil Rights Movement (3)
Students read and study the journalism of the U.S. civil rights movement (1954-1968) to understand its historical role.
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04:567:458
Media, Government, and Politics (3)
Examines interactions between media and political institutions, actors and processes, in light of theories of journalism, communication, and political practice. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:459
Media, Democracy, and the Public (3)
The course explores how the news media have figured in constituting a public sphere in American history. Readings juxtapose classics of political philosophy with historical or sociological works describing democracy in practice in the United States. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:460
News, Entertainment, and Politics (3)
Examines the influence of entertainment media on political news, opinion, knowledge, and behavior.(Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:465
Documentary Filmmaking and Storytelling (3)
Long-form video journalism storytelling developed over a significant period of time teaching students critical thinking, research, writing skills, and various production techniques. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:206 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:470
Critical Analysis of News (3)
Surveys and critiques of social science research on news, journalists, and the news media. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisite: Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:471
Topics in Media and Society I (3)
Upper level seminar on specialized topics relating to journalism media studies. Examples of recent topics: Covering the World, Design for the World Wide Web, History of Sports Journalism. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and 04:567:215 or 04:567:216 or 04:567:217. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:472
Topics in Media and Society II (3)
Upper level seminar on specialized topics relating to journalism media studies. Examples of recent topics: Covering the World, Design for the World Wide Web, History of Sports Journalism. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and 04:567:215 or 04:567:216 or 04:567:217. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:473
Topis in Media and Society III (3)
Upper level seminar on specialized topics relating to journalism media studies. Examples of recent topics: Covering the World, Design for the World Wide Web, History of Sports Journalism. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and 04:567:215 or 04:567:216 or 04:567:217. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:474
Topics in Media and Society IV (3)
Upper level seminar on specialized topics relating to journalism media studies. Examples of recent topics: Covering the World, Design for the World Wide Web, History of Sports Journalism. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and 04:567:215 or 04:567:216 or 04:567:217. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:475
International Media (3)
Analyze debates about media and cultural globalization, and theories about international media. (Concept and Analysis course)
Prerequisites: Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:476
Topics in Creative Media Practice I (3)
Upper-level seminar on specialized topics relating to journalism media studies. Examples of recent topics: Covering the World, Design for the World Wide Web, History of Sports Journalism. Note: Please check with the journalism and media studies coordinator of undergraduate studies or the School of Communication and Information Office of Student Services each semester to find out if the course is conceptual or skills.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and 04:567:210 or 04:567:211 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:477
Topics in Creative Media Practice II (3)
Upper-level seminar on specialized topics relating to journalism media studies. Examples of recent topics:
Covering the World, Design for the World Wide Web, History of Sports
Journalism. Note: Please check with the journalism and media studies
coordinator of undergraduate studies or the School of Communication and
Information Office of Student Services each semester to find out if the
course is conceptual or skills.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and 04:567:210 or 04:567:211 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:478
Topics in Creative Media Practice III (3)
Upper-level seminar on specialized topics relating to journalism media studies. Examples of recent topics:
Covering the World, Design for the World Wide Web, History of Sports
Journalism. Note: Please check with the journalism and media studies
coordinator of undergraduate studies or the School of Communication and
Information Office of Student Services each semester to find out if the
course is conceptual or skills.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and 04:567:210 or 04:567:211 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:479
Topics in Creative Media Practice IV (3)
Upper-level seminar on specialized topics relating to journalism media studies. Examples of recent topics:
Covering the World, Design for the World Wide Web, History of Sports Journalism. Note: Please check with the journalism and media studies
coordinator of undergraduate studies or the School of Communication and
Information Office of Student Services each semester to find out if the
course is conceptual or skills.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200 and 04:567:210 or 04:567:211 or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:484
Workshop in Journalism and Media Practice I (1.5)
Specialized topics directed at enhancing or introducing journalism and/or media-related skill sets. These are intense seven-week workshops teaching students specific skills applicable to the field. The specialized focus can be an accelerated introduction to basics or an advanced training in particular skills learned in previous offerings.
Prerequisites: 04:567:205, 04:567:206, or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:485
Workshop in Journalism and Media Practice II (1.5)
Specialized topics directed at enhancing or introducing journalism and/or media-related skill sets. These are intense seven-week workshops teaching students specific skills applicable to the field. The specialized focus can be an accelerated introduction to basics or an advanced training in particular skills learned in previous offerings. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205, 04:567:206, or 04:567:212. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:488
Independent Study in Media Studies (3)
Independent study in media studies topics under faculty supervision. (Elective course)
Prerequisites: 75 or more overall credits, five (5) courses in major, one foundation, 567:200, 2.75 major GPA, 2.5 overall GPA, and permission of instructor. Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:489
Independent Study in Journalism (3)
Independent study in journalism topics under faculty supervision. (Elective course)
Prerequisite: 75 or more overall credits, five (5) courses in major, one foundation, 567:200, 2.75 major GPA, 2.5 overall GPA, and permission of the instructor. Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:490
Senior Thesis/Project (3)
Honors thesis or project under faculty supervision. (Elective course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:488 or 04:567:489. Permission of instructor. Must meet certain GPA requirements. Open only to senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:495
Investigative and In-Depth Reporting (3)
In-depth reporting project using public records and other investigative journalism techniques. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:499
Capstone in Gender and Media (3)
In this capstone to the gender and media minor, students will develop, discuss, produce, and critique a project related
to gender, media, and technology. Students will articulate and present the project in written and oral
formats and will have the option to also (1) create an in-depth multimedia
component to the project; 2) complete an internship; or 3) complete a service-learning experience. Note: Students in the minor, especially those who are not otherwise SC&I majors, may choose to enroll in the capstone through the program in women's and gender studies, course number 01:988:499.
Prerequisite: Minimum of 12 credits in the gender and media minor must be completed before enrolling in the capstone.
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