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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: See the sections on Communication Arts, Electronic Media and Theatre for descriptions of courses designated COMM and THEA. JCOM 214: Writing for Print/New Media This workshop course introduces new students to the basics of journalistic reporting and writing. Students receive practice in how to identify, gather, and write news and make ethical judgments about news. The course should help students who want to work for newspapers and magazines as well as for broadcast and online media. This course is a prerequisite for JCOM 216 and JCOM 252. Prerequisites: LENG 111, 112 3 credits JCOM 215: Editing/Production of Print Media The course introduces students to the production of printed material, whether for newspaper, magazines, advertising, in-house publications, brochures, books, or anything else on paper. Prerequisites: LENG 111, LENG 112 3 credits JCOM 216: Advanced and Specialized Reporting This workshop course focuses on specialized news beats including police, courts, government, education and the environment and introduces students to computer-assisted reporting and research techniques. Prerequisites: JCOM 214/ENGL 214 3 credits JCOM 218: Feature Writing This workshop course introduces students to various genres of feature writing for newspapers, magazines and online publications, including profiles, entertainment pieces and trend stories. Prerequisites: LENG 111, LENG 112 3 credits JCOM 252: Photojournalism This course introduces students to the principles of photojournalism. Students study and practice photojournalism techniques, with consideration of the ethical issues involved with creating and using visual images. Prerequisite: JCOM 214 JCOM 390-394: Special Topics Selected topics in Journalism Communication.
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Journalism Communication Curriculum (Numerals in front of courses indicate credits)
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FRESHMAN Fall Semester College Composition/LENG 111 Foreign Language Intro to Elect Media/COMM 111 Presentational Strategies/SPCH 115 History Without Borders/LHST 111 First-Year Seminar/COMM 161
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Spring Semester Critical Anal. and Comp/LENG 112 Foreign Language Sacred Scripture/LTHE 121 Intro to TV Production/COMM 211 Introduction to Philosophy/LPHI 131 Practicum/COMM 162
16 SOPHOMORE Fall Semester Writing for Print/Media/JCOM 214 Philosophy II Series/LPHI Literature Series/LENG
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Spring Semester Theology II Series/LTHE Editing/Prod of Print Media/ JCOM 215