Fundamentals of Italian with development of the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing.

Fundamentals of Italian with development of the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing.

Continuation of ITA 101. Prereq: ITA 101, or one year of high school Italian, or its equivalent.

A continuation of ITA 102 and an introduction to readings of selected Italian works. Further development of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Directed study in Italian literature, culture or film. Student's topic to be approved by director. May be repeated once.

This course surveys the history and social theories of journalism and introduces students to contemporary journalistic practice. Students will learn about the function and operation of print, electronic and on- line news media. Issues and concepts to be covered include the relationship of government to media; press freedom and controls; media ethics, and the impact of global communications. The course also covers the relationship of journalism to advertising, public relations and telecommunications, particularly with regard to new technologies.

An introduction to the concepts and techniques of media writing. This course offers hands-on instruction in information gathering, organization, and writing for print, broadcast and on-line media. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, four hours per week.

An introduction to the concepts and techniques of media writing. This course offers hands-on instruction in information gathering, organization, and writing for print, broadcast and on-line media. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, four hours per week.

An introduction to the concepts and techniques of media writing. This course offers hands-on instruction in information gathering, organization, and writing for print, broadcast and on-line media. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, four hours per week.

This class will cover the relationships between the sports journalists, athletes and audience. It will discuss the evolution of sports media from the early sports writers to the present day when athletes control their own messages via social media. This course is about developing literacy and critical-thinking skills about athletes, the sports industry as a whole and its relationship with the media. It will look at the role that sports - and sports media - play in public debate and to promote change.