Department of Journalism and Printing
Photojournalism Program
JOURNALISM MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
JOUR 1003 Mass Communications in Modern Society
JOUR 2003 Writing for the Mass Media
JOUR 2013 News Reporting
JOUR 4073 Communications Law and Ethics
PHOTOJOURNALISM EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS
JOUR 3043, Photography
JOUR 3063, News Editing
JOUR 3073, News Design
JOUR 3083, History of the Mass Media
JOUR 3093, Photojournalism
JOUR 4013, Advanced Photojournalism
JOUR 3003, Feature and Magazine Article Writing,
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JOUR 4053, Public Affairs Reporting
PRIN 1813, Introduction to Digital Publishing
3-9 hours of electives in Journalism and Printing and Radio-TV
18-24 hours for Minor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences (must be approved by adviser)
JOUR 1003 - Mass Communications in Modern Society
Survey of the varied fields of mass communications, with emphasis on their functions, operations and problems in a democracy.
JOUR 2003 - News Writing
Basic news writing for print, broadcast and internet. Course includes attention to news style and grammar. Word processing skills required. (Also listed as RTV 2003)
JOUR 2013 - News Reporting
Techniques of news gathering, with practical experience in interviewing and writing for publication. Requires three hours of laboratory work per week. Prerequisite: C or better in JOUR 2003.
JOUR 3003 - Feature and Magazine Article Writing
Methods of gathering material for feature stories through interviews, research, and observation; practice in writing the article. Requires three hours of laboratory work per week. Prerequisite: JOUR 2013.
JOUR 3043 - Photography
Elements of composition, camera, darkroom techniques and digital photography. Requires three hours of laboratory work per week.
JOUR 3063 - News Editing
Copy editing, rewriting news stories, writing headlines, with use of personal computer. Prerequisite: JOUR 2013.
JOUR 3073 - News Design
Principles of visual communication; digital and print media design, elements and practices of digital and press publication, media economic theory and practice. Prerequisite: JOUR 3063.
JOUR 3083 - History of the Mass Media
History of the mass media (newspapers, magazines, radio, television and new technology) from colonial days to the present.
JOUR 3093 - Photojournalism
Practical experience with digital photography and layout for print media; use of image editing software, color theory, scanning input and output devices. Students required to submit projects for student publication and cover news events. Requires three hours of laboratory work per week. Prerequisites: JOUR 2003 and JOUR 3043 or consent of instructor.
JOUR 4013 - Advanced Photojournalism
Digital photojournalism with emphasis on ethics and role of photojournalist in society. Students are expected to prepare a portfolio of work upon completion of the course. Six hours of laboratory work per week. Prerequisite: JOUR 3093.
JOUR 4053 - Public Affairs Reporting
Instruction and practice in gathering material and writing stories on public affairs; emphasis on courts and government. Requires three hours of laboratory work per week. Prerequisite: C or better in JOUR 2013 or consent of instructor.
JOUR 4073 - Communications Law and Ethics
Legal and ethical limitations and privileges affecting the mass media. (Also listed as RTV 4073).
PRIN 1813 - Introduction to Digital Publishing
Theory and practice in digital publishing with emphasis in acquiring digital text and images while using current software to prepare the required files and digital documents for publishing to a newspaper printing press, the World Wide Web, individual CDs, digital color proofs, and other current media.
