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 Newswriting and Reporting (3)
Fundamentals of gathering information and journalistic
writing. By the end of the course, students will learn basic journalistic
newswriting and reporting techniques and concepts, including writing in journalistic style,
fact-gathering, conducting observation, freedom of information, and professional ethics. (Foundational course)
Prerequisites: 04:189:102; 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:206
Broadcast Newswriting and Reporting (3)
Newswriting for radio, with review of television newswriting 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.
Prerequisites: 04:567:200. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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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)
Foundations of development, content creation, and distribution across multiple platforms with a focus on multiplatform storytelling.
Prerequisite: 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's 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)
This course introduces students to various methods of media criticism and is intended to foster critical thinking in relation to a range of media products. (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. (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. (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 primary focus on print journalism. (Concept and Analysis course)
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'll 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.
04:567:200; open only to majors
Students must also be registered for 1 credit through Rutgers Study Abroad
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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)
Explores the flourishing field of audio documentary and learn the skills required to use audio as a nonfiction storytelling language. You will be exposed to the process from beginning to end--from recording technique and choosing the right interview setting, to focusing and scripting your story, to digital editing and mixing on Pro Tools First. Along the way, we'll listen to and discuss audio documentary work in a variety of stylistic approaches. (Practice and Innovation Course)
Pre-/co-requisites: 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 and research skills for web-based and new 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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04:567:327
Public Information and Public Relations (3)
Techniques of public information and media relations. Focus placed on government, public affairs, public interest issues, and nonprofit organizations. (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: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206. 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, ereader technology, 360-degree cameras, immersive media, the Mobile Journalist Workstation, 3-D imaging and audio, 3-D 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. (Concept and Analysis course)
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)
Reporting and writing about medicine, health, science, and technology. (Practice and Innovation course)
Prerequisites: 04:567:205 and 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. (Skills 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)
This course examines the ways in which Muslims have been constructed in popular discourse in the United States over the last half-century, with a particular emphasis on political Islam, and cultural constructions of Islam and its political uses. Overview of the historical encounters between the West and the areas of the world where Islam is the dominant religion, their post-World War II relationships, and the rise of political Islam in its own context. Examines how this story has been told by the mainstream media and in popular entertainment in order to make sense of post-9/11 discourse. (Concept and Analysis Course)
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04:567:370
Journalism in American Film (3)
Exposes students to many of the best-known American films about journalism. Examines how the practice and societal impact of journalism has been depicted. (Concept and Analysis course)
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.
Pre-requisites: 04:567:200 and one foundation course; major only.
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04:567:374
Media Field Production (3)
The description is: This course introduces students to the working
principals 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.
Pre-requisites: 04:567:200 and one foundation course, Open to majors only
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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)
Prerequisite: 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)
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)
Open only to junior or senior majors in journalism and media studies.
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04:567:384
Media and the Struggles 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.
Majors only.
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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.
04:567:215 or 04:567:380
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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)
Prerequisite: Approval by department chair and supervising instructor of a written project proposal. 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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04:567:393
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
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: 04:567:205 or 04:567:206. 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 and 04:567:206. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:413
Literary Journalism (3)
This
course analyzes great examples of nonfiction writing from the last century to
appreciate what makes for enduring non-fiction 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)
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)
Open only to junior or senior journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:423
Communication Law (3)
Examines laws and regulations governing U.S. mass media. (Concept and Analysis course)
Open only to juniors or seniors.
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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)
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 and 04:567:206. Open only to journalism and media studies majors.
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04:567:432
Multimedia Sports Reporting (3)
Fundamentals of multimedia sports reporting, from conventional newspaper websites to robust sports sites. Examines the use of social networking services and newer technology to transmit sports news. (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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04:567:434
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. (Concept and Analysis course
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. (Concept and Analysis 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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04:567:451
Topics in Journalism and Emerging Media I (3)
Specialized topics related to the practice of journalism are offered on a regular basis. (Practical course)
As appropriate for each topic. 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 junior and senior majors in journalism and media studies.
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04:567:457
The Civil Rights Movement, whose high point lasted from roughly 1954 to 1968, was one of the most important social movements in American history. Encompassing legal, political, and social strategies, the movement strove to abolish segregation and other forms of racial discrimination, secure equal opportunity for all, and transform attitudes about race across society. Its high point coincided with an era of extremely high-quality journalism, and its historic achievements were recorded and analyzed by many of the country's most talented writers. This course examines the Civil Rights Movement through the work of the journalists who covered it. We will read the work of these journalists to understand better both the nature of the journalism they practiced and the significance of the events they wrote about.
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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)
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)
Open only to junior and senior journalism and media studies majors or by permission of the instructor.
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04:567:460
News, Entertainment, and Politics (3)
Examines the connections between Hollywood and documentary-style film formats and American politics from a news perspective. (Concept and Analysis course)
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)
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 media studies. (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 media studies. (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
Topics in Media and Society III (3)
Upper-level seminar on specialized topics relating to media studies. (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 media studies. (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)
Analyzes, explores, and debates the role of international media in the era of globalization.(Concept and Analysis course)
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 the integration of digital technology
into journalism media studies. (Practice and Innovation course)
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 the integration of digital technology
into journalism media studies. (Practice and Innovation course)
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 the integration of digital technology
into journalism media studies. (Practice and Innovation course)
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 the integration of digital technology
into journalism media studies. (Practice and Innovation course)
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. (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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04:567:485
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, 04:567:200, 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, 04:567:200, 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)
Prerequisite: 04:567:205 or 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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