JOU-JOURNALISM
 

JOU 3XXX        Environmental Reporting (Pending)             3

Prerequisite: JOU 3100

Focuses on techniques required to research, report and write environmental new stories for newspapers. Students cover an environmental beat during the semester to gain experience with writing about a wide range of issues relating to environmental journalism. The course also examines issues such as reporting ethics, the role of environmental reporters in the community, the history of environmental journalism and utilization of both government databases and the Internet to gain regulatory information for environmental stories. The course explores environmental stories involving public health, public land management, restoration of endangered species, and eco-activism. Permission is required.

JOU 3100          Newspaper Reporting         3

Principles and procedures in gathering, reporting and writing news and feature articles. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg)

JOU 3300          Feature Writing              3

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

Prerequisite: JOU 3100.

Experience in preparing news, opinion and feature material for publication in the student newspaper. Permission is required.

JOU 4XXX        Public Affairs Reporting (Pending)             3

Prerequisite: JOU 3100

Principles and procedures involved in reporting and writing news stories about public affairs/government for newspapers, broadcasters and online news services. Permission is required.

JOU 4101          Advanced Newspaper Reporting        3

Prerequisite: JOU 3100.

Advanced principles and procedures in gathering, reporting and writing news, features and opinion articles. 

JOU 4201          Newspaper Editing              3

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. 

JOU 4211          Newspaper Design                3

Principles and practices in newspaper layout and design. Credit may not be earned in both JOU 4411 and JOU 4211.

JOU 4302          Editorial Writing                3

Prerequisite: JOU 3100.

Principles of and practice in the art of writing persuasively. Focuses on newspaper editorials and commentary.

JOU 4306          Writing Critical Reviews              3

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)

JOU 4308          Magazine Writing                    3

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) 

JOU 5317          Writing Critical Reviews               3

Writing reviews of books, film, art and music. Offered concurrently with JOU 4306; graduate students will be assigned additional work.