WRITING & JOURNALISM

Journalism

For more information about Journalism Certificates email humsci@uclaextension.edu or call (310) 825-7093.

JOURN X 417

Journalism Internship

3.0 units

Internships are an important first step in resume building, developing a professional network, and getting your foot in the door. The Journalism Internship course offers Journalism Certificate students in advanced standing an opportunity to acquire real-world experience, providing a crucial link between the classroom and the field. Interns work a minimum of 90-hours during one quarter and earn three units of elective credit toward the Journalism Certificate. Journalism Certificate students use research skills to secure their own internship. A UCLA Extension journalism instructor monitors the internship throughout to ensure a substantive learning experience. Students must earn a passing grade of “B” or better to receive credit. For more information about prerequisites and the application process, email journalism@ uclaextension.edu or call (310) 825-7093.

Prerequisite(s): Open to students who have established candidacy in the Journalism Certificate and have completed 50% of the program’s curriculum, including the following prerequisite courses: JOURN X 462 Media Law and Ethics, JOURN X 440.1 Reporting and Writing I: Fundamentals of Journalism, JOURN X 440.2 Reporting and Writing II: The Practice of Journalism, and one elective, with a letter grade of “B” or better at the time of application.

Reg# 392835

Fee: $695

No refund after 19 June.

Independent Study/Internship

June 26-Sept. 17

Meetings to be arranged.

Elective course in the Journalism Certificate.

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: July 1. 7 & Scott Bowles, who is a retired film critic with USA Today and a former police reporter for the Washington Post, Detroit News, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Mr. Bowles is a two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee for beat reporting, including in 1991 for a project that coined the term “carjacking.”

JOURN X 439

The Art of the Interview

3.0 units

Great journalism relies on four major, interconnected skills: research, interviewing, analysis, and writing. This course helps students develop the first three, which integrate to generate the data, anecdotes, and character details necessary to tell compelling stories about the people and issues that affect our world.

Reg# 392834

Fee: $630 No refund after 30 June.

M Online

June 26-Sept. 17

Elective course in the Journalism Certificate.

Access to a video recording device (iPhone, iPad, digital camera) is highly recommended, though not required. Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: July 1. 7 & Richard Vega, who is a newsroom executive with more than 20 years of experience at USA Weekend, The New York Times Yahoo News, and digital start-ups. He covered politics, health, technology, entertainment and sports as a reporter at USA Weekend magazine. He led teams covering 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the death of Princess Diana for the The New York Times’s website. As the Yahoo News editorial director, he oversaw coverage of presidential elections, the death of Osama bin Laden, and the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in Japan.

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