Journalism

Jour 201 — News and Feature Writing 3

Students learn the principles of reporting and interviewing, techniques of beginning news and feature writing, and fundamentals of media ethics and law. They contribute news stories to the Western Concept, the campus newspaper. Prerequisite: Engl 101 — Freshman Composition I. Fall

Jour 299 — Special Topics in Journalism 1-3

Topics courses develop from the interests and activities of faculty or students focusing on issues in journalism. Students seeking academic credit for serving as staff members on university publications may enroll in topics courses. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

Jour 301 — Editing and Managing Publications 3

This course teaches students the fundamentals of editing, page design, copy-reading, editorial writing, and advanced techniques of news and feature writing. Students write stories for the campus newspaper. Prerequisite: Jour 201 — News and Feature Writing. Spring

Jour 499 — Special Topics in Journalism 1-3

Advanced topics courses in journalism develop from the interests and activities of faculty and students focusing on special issues in the field. Students seeking academic credit for editorial roles on university publications may enroll in advanced topics courses. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor.