Program Prerequisite |
| The Individual and the News in the Information Age | 3 credits |
Core Journalism Curriculum (15 credits) |
| Journalistic Writing | 4 credits |
| Media Ethics | 3 credits |
| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 credits |
| or | |
| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5050 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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, | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5051 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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, or | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5052 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Media Internship | 4 credits |
| or | |
| Narrative Writing ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4920 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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) | 4 credits |
Specialization Electives (9-11 credits) |
| Feature Article Writing | 3 credits |
| Photojournalism ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3064 |
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| Discipline | ART |
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) | 3 credits |
| Electronic Research Methods and Resources for Writers ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3065 |
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| Discipline | LIB |
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) | 3 credits |
| Copy Editing effective spring 2020 course title changes to: Editing | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3110 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Editing in the Digital World | 3 credits |
| Business and Financial Writing | 4 credits |
| Television Field Reporting | 3 credits |
| Documentary Film ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3280 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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) | 3 credits |
| Science Communication | 3 credits |
| Journalistic Criticism and Reviewing | 3 credits |
| Journalistic Blogging | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3520 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Multimedia Reporting | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3530 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Podcasting and Radio News | 3 credits |
| Creative Nonfiction | 3 credits |
| Workshop: Fiction Writing ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3610 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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) | 3 credits |
| Sudden Fiction -- Crafting Short Short Stories ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3615 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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|
) | 3 credits |
| Workshop: Playwriting ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3052 |
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| Discipline | THE |
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|
) | 3 credits |
| Workshop: Film and Television Writing | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3700 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| International Reporting | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3770 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Cultural Reporting | 3 credits |
| Environmental Reporting | 3 credits |
| Sportswriting | 3 credits |
| Topics in Journalism | 3 credits |
| Press Coverage of Politics and Policy | 3 credits |
| A Century of Muckraking: Investigating Corporations, Corruption and Governmental Crooks | 3 credits |
| Journalism and the Literary Imagination (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4730 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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|
) | 3 credits |
| Investigative Reporting | 3 credits |
| Narrative Writing ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4920 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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|
) | 4 credits |
| Independent Study in Journalism | Variable |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5050 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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|
, | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5051 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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, or | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5052 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Media Internship | 4 credits |
| showcourse |
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JRN 6001H-6002H |
| Journalism Honors I and II | 3 credits |
| Plus | |
| Two Courses in Literature at the 3000-level or above | 6 credits |
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Business Journalism SpecializationThis program will teach students how to function as business and financial journalists, for a news organization or on their own. Students will learn how to report on companies, analyze economic trends and find regional variations in them, understand financial markets and their impact on society, and write journalistic articles for a wide range of outlets, including newspapers and magazines, television and radio and the Internet. The specialization will help students develop research, reporting, and interviewing skills; learn to mine data; develop article ideas, and communicate news to different audiences. |
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Program Prerequisite |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 2500 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Perspectives on the News | 3 credits |
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| Core Curriculum (15 credits) |
| Journalistic Writing | 4 credits |
| Business and Financial Writing | 4 credits |
| Media Ethics | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5050 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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|
, | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5051 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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|
, or | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5052 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Media Internship | 4 credits |
| or | |
| Narrative Writing ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4920 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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) | 4 credits |
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Business Journalism Elective (3 credits)
One course chosen from: |
| Covering the Financial Markets | 3 credits |
| Covering Wealth and Poverty | 3 credits |
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Additional Journalism Electives (6 – 8 credits)
Two courses chosen from the following: |
| Feature Article Writing | 3 credits |
| Electronic Research Methods and Resources for Writers ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3065 |
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| Discipline | LIB |
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|
) | 3 credits |
| Copy Editing effective spring 2020 course title changes to: Editing | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3110 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Editing in the Digital World | 3 credits |
| Television Field Reporting | 3 credits |
| Journalistic Blogging | 3 credits |
| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 credits |
| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3520 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Advanced Multimedia Reporting | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3530 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Podcasting and Radio News | 3 credits |
| Creative Nonfiction | 3 credits |
| Sudden Fiction -- Crafting Short Short Stories ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3615 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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|
) | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3700 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| International Reporting | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 3770 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Cultural Reporting | 3 credits |
| Environmental Reporting | 3 credits |
| Sportswriting | 3 credits |
| Topics in Journalism | 3 credits |
| Covering the Financial Markets | 3 credits |
| Covering Wealth and Poverty | 3 credits |
| Press Coverage of Politics and Policy | 3 credits |
| A Century of Muckraking: Investigating Corporations, Corruption and Governmental Crooks | 3 credits |
| Investigative Reporting | 3 credits |
| Narrative Writing ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4920 |
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| Discipline | ENG |
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|
) | 4 credits |
| Independent Study in Journalism | Variable |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5050 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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|
, | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5051 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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, or | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5052 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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| Media Internship | 4 credits |
| showcourse |
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JRN 6001H-6002H |
| Journalism Honors I and II | 3 credits |
With permission of the journalism advisor, writing-related Feit seminars ( | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 4050H |
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| Discipline | IDC |
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) and Harman Writer-in-Residence courses may be counted toward the major. |
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| Other Electives: Two additional courses (6 credits) drawn from the offerings of other programs throughout Baruch College, subject to approval by the journalism advisor. |
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Business Communication Major:
Business Writing Specialization for the BA Student| Anchor |
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Program Learning Goals Upon completion of the business writing specialization within the business communication major, students will be able to: - Report, research and write reports and articles in a range of formats with accuracy and context.
- Find and retrieve online information and data and evaluate it.
- Employ the fundamentals of clear business writing to produce effective communications and to begin to develop a personal writing style.
- Locate a wide range of information from various sources on local, regional, national and global issues, drawing on print, broadcast and Web archives.
- Write effectively in at least two specialties within the world of business writing, including marketing-related writing, Internet communications, legal writing, journalistic writing and financial writing.
Major Course Requirements
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For the BA student who is interested in combining business writing with preparation in business administration, the following interdisciplinary specialization within the business communication major is suggested.
Base Curriculum Courses
No credit toward the major |
| Writing I (or its equivalent) | 3 credits |
| Writing II | 3 credits |
| Great Works of Literature I (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 2800 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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|
) | 3 credits |
| or | |
| Great Works of Literature II (| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 2850 |
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| Discipline | CMP |
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) | 3 credits |
Program Prerequisites 15 credits |
| Marketing Foundations | 3 credits |
| Fundamentals of Management | 3 credits |
| Business Statistics I | 3 credits |
| or | |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 2100 |
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| Discipline | PSY |
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| Statistics for Social Science (formerly STA 2100) | 3 credits |
| or | |
| Micro-Economics
(may be applied to the base curriculum - Baruch Common Core) | 3 credits |
| or | |
| Macro-Economics
(may be applied to the base curriculum - Baruch Common Core) | 3 credits |
| or | |
| Current Economic Problems | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies (Students must complete | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 1000 |
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| Discipline | BUS |
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as a course prerequisite) | 3 credits |
| Major/Specialization: 30–33 credits |
| Interdisciplinary Core: (6-7 credits) |
| Business Communication |
| Journalistic Writing | 4 credits |
| or | |
| Business Communication | 3 credits |
| and | |
| Media Ethics
| 3 credits |
| Marketing/Advertising |
| Choose one course: |
| Advertising and Marketing Communications | 3 credits |
| Marketing Research | 3 credits |
| Consumer Behavior | 3 credits |
| Public Relations
| 3 credits |
| Management |
| Choose one course: |
| Management: A Behavioral Approach | 3 credits |
| Management and Society
| 3 credits |
| Business Writing Specialization Requirements |
| Required Courses (10 – 12 credits) |
| Business and Financial Writing | 4 credits |
and two from the following: |
| Copy Editing effective spring 2020 course title changes to: Editing | 3 credits |
| Business Communication | 3 credits |
| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 credits |
| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits |
| Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5050 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
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|
, | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5051 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
, or | Showcourse v |
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| CourseNumber | 5052 |
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| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
| Media Internship
| 4 credits |
| Electives (6 – 8 credits) |
| Feature Article Writing | 3 credits |
| Copy Editing effective spring 2020 course title changes to: Editing | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 3110 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
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| Editing in the Digital World | 3 credits |
| Television Field Reporting | 3 credits |
| Media Ethics | 3 credits |
| Journalistic Blogging | 3 credits |
| Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 credits |
| Multimedia Reporting | 4 credits |
| Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 3520 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
| Advanced Multimedia Reporting | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 3530 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
| Podcasting and Radio News | 3 credits |
| Sudden Fiction - Crafting Short Short Stories (| Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 3615 |
|---|
| Discipline | ENG |
|---|
|
) | 3 credits |
| Creative Nonfiction | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 3700 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
| International Reporting | 3 credits |
| Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 3770 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
| Cultural Reporting | 3 credits |
| Environmental Reporting | 3 credits |
| Sportswriting | 3 credits |
| Topics in Journalism† | 3 credits |
| Press Coverage of Politics and Policy | 3 credits |
| A Century of Muckraking: Investigating Corporations, Corruption and Governmental Crooks | 3 credits |
| Investigative Reporting | 3 credits |
| Narrative Writing ( | Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 4920 |
|---|
| Discipline | ENG |
|---|
|
) | 4 credits |
| Independent Study in Journalism | Variable |
| Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 5050 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
, | Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 5051 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
, or | Showcourse v |
|---|
| CourseNumber | 5052 |
|---|
| Discipline | JRN |
|---|
|
| Media Internship
| 4 credits |
| showcourse |
|---|
JRN 6001H-6002H |
| Journalism Honors I and II | 3 credits |
| †Students may enroll in JRN 3900 more than once if the topic is different. |
