Catalog

2014-2015

Minor:

Journalism

Departments/Programs:

Journalism Minor (19 hours)
Required Courses	13 hours
JOURN 2610 News Reporting	4 hours
JOURN 2620 Feature Writing	4 hours
JOURN 2640 Design for Print Media	4 hours
JOURN 2690 Journalism Laboratory	1 hour

Elective Courses	6 hours
COMM 2600 Mass Media	3 hours
ART 1500 Photography 1: Digital	3 hours
ART 1550 Photography 1: Darkroom	3 hours
JOURN 3970 Journalism Internship	2-3 hours
or additional experience in JOURN 2690 Journalism Laboratory (Up to 3 hours)	1 hour

JOURN 2610 News Reporting (4 hours)

An introductory course in journalism concentrating upon basic techniques of news gathering and writing, including a basic history of news media.

JOURN 2620 Feature Writing (4 hours)

Analysis of and practice in writing news feature stories for a variety of publications. The course will stress audience appraisal, interviewing, and research.

JOURN 2640 Design for Print Media (4 hours)

Study and practice of various print-media production skills including typography, layout design, and printing techniques. Students will learn several pagination and design computer programs.

JOURN 2690 Journalism Laboratory (1 hour)

Working session during which staff members produce the weekly newspaper, The Reveille. May be repeated. Credit is limited to 4 hours.
Pass/Fail only.

COMM 2600 Mass Media (3 hours)

A study of the development of types of media including books, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and film. The interaction of these media and their impact on society and the individual are included. (Normally offered each spring semester.)

ART 1500 Photography 1: Digital (3 hours)

An introduction to the basic tools and techniques of digital photography. Focus on the technical craft of using the camera, creating digital prints, and interpreting photographs. Discussion and development of student vocabulary related to subject matter, form, and content of the photographic image in the context of historical and contemporary photographic concerns. Emphasis on student development of a creative problem-solving process related to photographic image-making. This is not a course in professional commercial photography, rather is situated within a fine-art photographic dialogue.

ART 1550 Photography 1: Darkroom (3 hours)

An introduction to the basic tools and techniques of darkroom photography. Focus on the technical craft of using the camera, creating silver gelatin prints, and interpreting photographs. Discussion and development of student vocabulary related to subject matter, form, and content of the photographic image in the context of historical and contemporary photographic concerns. Engagement with local and regional photographic community. Emphasis on student development of a creative problem-solving process related to photographic image-making. This is not a course in professional commercial photography, rather is situated within a fine-art photographic dialogue.

JOURN 3970 Journalism Internship (2-3 hours)

On-the-job training with a newspaper or other sponsor involved with communications. Work may include writing, photography, or production. Each internship will be designed individually to benefit both student and sponsor. Sponsors may be secured either by the student or by the department.
Pass/Fail only.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.