A course designed to develop skills in information gathering, news judgment, organization and writing. Students will learn to cover breaking news and write features. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours per week.

An introduction to principles of broadcast writing and reporting. Students will complete assignments in class and for the school's daily newscasts. Students will learn newswriting and editing across broadcast and electronic forms. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours per week.

This class is designed to sharpen students' news judgment and teach them the skills they will need to become assignment editors and producers of radio and television newscasts. Students will study the content and selection of news stories, using audio materials from such sources as National Public Radio, and visual materials from CNN Newsource. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours per week.

This course will develop skills in information gathering, news judgment, organization and writing for sports. Students will learn to cover a major sports beat, breaking sports news and feature stories. The class also will teach editing and style, specifically related to sports coverage.

This course surveys various media systems in the contemporary world with a particular focus on the key political, economic, cultural and philosophical factors that underlie these systems. It explores the spirit and practice of journalism in the major regions/nations of the world, and will provide students with the necessary analytical tools to understand complicate issues concerning global media and communication.

This course is designed to teach students to code and display text and visual information effectively on the Internet and to understand the application of professional practices in Web site analytics and management. Visual communication theory and practice for photographs, illustrations, graphical and text elements will be taught and highlighted, in addition to the basics of HTML and CSS.

A study of the legal and ethical issues facing journalism. The course will focus on the rights, constraints and responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution, federal and state statutes, administrative law, common law and voluntary codes of ethics. This course satisfies the GCCR requirement for the Journalism major.

A study of the legal and ethical issues facing journalism. The course will focus on the rights, constraints and responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution, federal and state statutes, administrative law, common law and voluntary codes of ethics. This course satisfies the GCCR requirement for the Journalism major.

Short-form visual storytelling and reporting for the web, social media and other forms of digital communication using combinations of photographs, words, audio, and video created and/or distributed with mobile devices. This course has a $15 per credit hour course fee.

Short-form visual storytelling and reporting for the web, social media and other forms of digital communication using combinations of photographs, words, audio, and video created and/or distributed with mobile devices. This course has a $15 per credit hour course fee.