2004-2005 CATALOG

Table of Contents Welcome Telephone Directory Academic Calendars      Year 2004/2005      Fall Semester 2004      Spring Semester 2005      Summer Semester 2005 University Mission Accreditations Degrees, Areas of Specialization, Minors Admissions After Admission Financial Assistance Student Activities Student Services and Resources Tuition and Fees Military and Veterans Information Registration and Records Academic Policies Graduation and General Degree Requirements Public Service and Research Centers College Mission Statements Undergraduate Degree Programs Master's Degree Programs Specialist Degree Programs Doctoral Degree Programs Course Numbering System Course Listings and Descriptions Administration Faculty Index

Course Listings/Descriptions Semester offering codes corrected and posted on June 7, 2004.

JOU-Journalism JOU 3100 Newspaper Reporting . . . . . 3(F,S,SS) Principles and procedures in gathering, reporting and writing news and feature articles. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) Material and supply fee will be assessed. JOU 3300 Feature Writing . . . . . 3(F,S,SS) Prerequisite: JOU 3100. Researching and writing feature articles for newspapers, trade journals and general circulation magazines. Includes manuscript preparation and querying of editors for publication. Credit may not be earned in both JOU 3330 and JOU 3300. JOU 3940 Practicum: Voyager . . . . . 3(F,S) Prerequisite: JOU 3100. Experience in preparing news, opinion and feature material for publication in the student newspaper. Permission is required. JOU 4101 Advanced Newspaper Reporting . . . . . 3(S) Prerequisite: JOU 3100. Advanced principles and procedures in gathering, reporting and writing news, features and opinion articles. Material and supply fee will be assessed. JOU 4201 Newspaper Editing . . . . . 3(F) Prerequisite: JOU 3100. The editing of local and wire copy for newspapers and other publications. Strong emphasis on principles of grammar, punctuation, diction, syntax, and logic. Headline writing, cutline writing, news judgment, and photo display. Use of standard reference books. Material and supply fee will be assessed. JOU 4211 Newspaper Design . . . . . 3(F) Principles and practices in newspaper layout and design. Credit may not be earned in both JOU 4411 and JOU 4211. Material and supply fee will be assessed. JOU 4302 Editorial Writing . . . . . 3(S) Prerequisite: JOU 3100. Principles of and practice in the art of writing persuasively. Focuses on newspaper editorials and commentary. Material and supply fee will be assessed. JOU 4306 Writing Critical Reviews . . . . . 3(SS) Devoted to writing reviews of books, film, art, and music. Offered concurrently with JOU 5317; graduate students will be assigned additional work. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) Material and supply Material and supply fee will be assessed. JOU 4308 Magazine Writing . . . . . 3(F) Principles and practices in the art of writing for magazines. Focuses on in-depth reporting and refined focus for the magazine market. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) Material and supply fee will be assessed. JOU 5317 Writing Critical Reviews . . . . . 3(SS) Writing reviews of books, film, art and music. Offered concurrently with JOU 4306; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Material and supply fee will be assessed.