JOUR -- Journalism

JOUR 400 Law of Mass Communication (3) Junior standing. Legal rights and constraints of mass media; libel, privacy, copyright, monopoly, contempt, and other aspects of the law applied to mass communication. Previous study of the law not required.

JOUR 410 History of Mass Communication (3) Junior standing. Development of newspapers, magazines, radio, television and motion pictures as media of mass communication. Analysis of the influences of the media on the historical development of America.

JOUR 420 Government and Mass Communication (3) Junior standing. Relationship between news media and government; media coverage of government and politics; governmental and political information and persuasion techniques.

JOUR 430 Comparative Mass Communication Systems (3) Junior standing. Comparative analysis of the role of the press in different societies.

JOUR 440 Readings in Journalism Literature (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 320 or permission of department. Analysis of books by journalists highly regarded for writing style and/or the content of their reporting with an emphasis on understanding the books in the context of national and international affairs.

JOUR 450 Mass Media in Society (3) Junior standing. Ethical, moral, political, economic, and social consideration of mass communication.

JOUR 451 Advertising and Society (3) Junior standing. Advertising as an institution with manifest economic purposes and latent social effects. Influences of advertising on people, and related issues of ethics and social responsibility.

JOUR 452 Women in the Media (3) Junior standing. Also offered as WMST 452. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 452 or WMST 452. Participation and portrayal of women in the mass media from colonial to contemporary times.

JOUR 453 News Coverage of Racial Issues (3) Junior standing. Analysis of news media coverage of issues relating to racial minorities in the United States, with special attention to Hispanics, Asian Americans, African Americans and Native Americans.

JOUR 459 Special Topics in Mass Communication (1-3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Issues of special concern and current interest. Open to all students.

JOUR 461 Newsroom Management (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 320 or JOUR 360 or permission of department. Organization, operation, and administration of a newsroom and its departments. Emphasis on ethical planning, personnel, leadership and content problems confronting newspaper and broadcast newsrooms.

JOUR 462 Professional Seminar in Public Affairs Reporting (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Explore theoretical and practical issues in the press coverage of governments. Examine the complex press-government relationship.

JOUR 471 Public Opinion Research (3) Measurement of public opinion and media habits; role of the mass media in the formation of public opinion.

JOUR 477 Mass Communication Research (3) Prerequisite: MATH 110 or equivalent; students are encouraged to have completed the theory and technique courses in their major sequence. Communication research methods used in measuring public opinion and evaluating public relations, advertising, and mass media programs and materials.

JOUR 481 Writing the Complex Story (3) Pre- or corequisite: JOUR 371. Explanatory journalism technique applied to complex subjects (such as science, economics and large scale social change) for books, magazines and newspaper series.

JOUR 483 Senior Seminar in Public Relations (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 331; and JOUR 477. Integration of theory, techniques and research methods into the planning and execution of public relations campaigns for specific organizations. Analysis of research on the case studies of public relations.

JOUR 484 Advertising Campaigns (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 341; and JOUR 342. Planning and executing advertising campaigns in actual agency situations. Integration of advertising theories and techniques into a complete campaign.

JOUR 486 Advanced Television Journalism (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 361 or permission of department. A skills course in which students assume major responsibility for the production of a weekly TV news and public affairs program. Students will work on extended TV reporting assignments such as mini-series and news documentaries. Note: In addition to classroom time, students are required to devote time out of class in reporting and editing.

JOUR 487 Literary Journalism (3) Pre- or corequisite: JOUR 371. Practice in the use of literary techniques and especially of dramatic structure in modern newspaper series, magazine pieces and books. Analysis, researching and writing of nonfiction stories, usually with a focus on a specialized area chosen by the student.

JOUR 492 Typography and Layout For Student Publications (3) Type design, type families, graphics, art, photography, and editorial and advertisement layout of school newspapers, yearbooks, and magazines.

JOUR 493 Advanced Techniques For Student Publication Advisors (3) Interpretative and investigative reporting; interviewing and scientific survey methods; curriculum and courses for high school and community colleges; textbooks, teaching units, state of the art techniques and resource aids.

JOUR 494 Yearbook Short Course (1) Prerequisite: JOUR 201 or permission of department. Credit not applicable toward major in journalism. Intensive course dealing with the theme, content, copy, design, advertising, budget, finance, law and ethics of yearbook development and production.

JOUR 498 Topics in Scholastic Journalism (1-3) Repeatable if content differs. Seminars on specialized areas on the practice of scholastic journalism.

JOUR 501 Fundamentals of Writing and Editing (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of department. Writing and editing techniques for journalism reporting. Principles of news, feature and publicity writing for mass media, as well as editing and graphic concepts appropriate for newspapers and magazines. Not applicable for degree credit.

JOUR 502 Reporting for Graduate Students (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: JOUR 501 or permission of department. Intensive training in basic public affairs journalism for graduate students with limited training or experience. Not applicable for degree credit.

JOUR 503 Reporting for Broadcast News (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: JOUR 501. Training in gathering and producing news for radio and television newcasts.

JOUR 530 Public Relations Theory and Techniques for Graduate Students (3) Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Pre- or corequisite: JOUR 501. Theories relevant to the strategic management of public relations and techniques used in programs to communicate with publics of organizations.

JOUR 600 Research Methods in Mass Communication (3) Prerequisite: permission of department.

JOUR 601 Theories of Mass Communication (3) Prerequisite: permission of department.

JOUR 610 Seminar in Mass Media and Society (3) Analysis and discussion of the interrelationships between the mass media and society, including various social and cultural elements of modern society; responsibilities of the mass media and the mass communicator.

JOUR 620 Seminar in Public Affairs Reporting (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 320.

JOUR 621 Interpretation of Contemporary Affairs (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 320.

JOUR 622 Explanatory Writing (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 502 or equivalent, and permission of department. Advanced writing, focusing on the strategies and techniques of modern explanatory journalism.

JOUR 630 Seminar in Public Relations Management (3) Relationship of public relations management to organizational structure and communication functions. Objectives, planning, staffing, budgeting, administering, and evaluation of public relations programs.

JOUR 631 Seminar in Public Relations Publics (3) Analysis of public relations programs aimed at organizational publics. Media, issue-related, community, employee, governmental, consumer, financial, and student/educator publics. Theories of the nature of publics, communication behavior of publics, and effects of public relations programs aimed at different publics.

JOUR 632 Research Design in Public Relations (3) Application of the philosophical, sociological and political principles to research design in public relations.

JOUR 633 Global Public Relations (3) Application of principles of public relations to countries or regions with different cultures, political systems, economic systems, levels of development, media systems, and levels of activism.

JOUR 634 Seminar in Ethics and Philosophy of Public Relations (3) Exploration of the emergent philosophy of public relations; ethical issues including accountability, social responsibility, philanthropy, multicultural and gender issues, fee structure, professionalism, divided loyalties, and confidentiality.

JOUR 680 Science Communication (3) Advanced professional training in science reporting and writing for the mass media and in technical communication to specialized audiences. Communication behaviors of scientists and audiences. Application of communication theory and the history and philosophy of science to science writing.

JOUR 698 Special Problems in Communication (1-3) Repeatable to 6 credits. Independent study in area of the student's interest.

JOUR 700 Introduction to Doctoral Study in Mass Communication (3) Prerequisite: admission to Ph.D. program in mass communication. Basic skills in mass communication research.

JOUR 701 Quantitative Methods in Mass Communication Research (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 700. Formerly PCOM 701. Logic and methods of quantitative data collection and statistical analysis as applied to mass communication studies. Research strategies for mass communication; experimentation, survey research, field research, and content analysis.

JOUR 710 Seminar in Mass Media History (3)

JOUR 711 Qualitative Research Methods in Mass Communication (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 700. Formerly PCOM 711. Methods for historical, critical, and field research in mass communication. Formulation of significant research questions, systematic collection of bibliographic and phenomenal information, formulating substantial claims, organizing and writing research for disciplinary outlets.

JOUR 712 Advanced Historical/Critical Methods in Mass Communication (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 711; and permission of instructor. Formerly PCOM 712. Critical assessment of qualitative approaches to mass communication. Introduction to significant schools of historical and critical research. Advanced techniques for inquiry and manuscript preparation. Students must have a dissertation research project requiring historical or critical method.

JOUR 720 Seminar in Government and Mass Communication (3)

JOUR 728 Topics in Public Affairs Reporting (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 620.

JOUR 729 Reporting from Annapolis and Washington (6) 18 hours of laboratory per week. Repeatable to 12 credits if content differs. Advanced training in public affairs journalism. Students report state and federal news as part of College's Capital News Service.

JOUR 730 Seminar in Comparative Mass Communication (3)

JOUR 731 Cross-Cultural Communication (3)

JOUR 738 Topics in International and Cross-Cultural Communication (3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Specialized topics in the fields of comparative journalism and mass communications and in the field of cross-cultural communication.

JOUR 739 Topics in Public Relations (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 630. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Seminar on specialized areas of scholarly research in public relations or on the practice of public relations in specialized organizational settings.

JOUR 740 Seminar in Advertising Communication (3) Role of advertising as a form of public communication in American society. Advertising and the firm; advertising and the economy; advertising and the individual; advertising and consumerism; advertising and the media.

JOUR 750 Seminar in Mass Media Analysis (3) Appraisal of mass media practices from several points of view, including ethics, personal values, and societal values.

JOUR 755 Seminar in Mass Media Law (3) Not open to students who have completed JOUR 700 prior to Fall 1991. Formerly JOUR 700. Advanced study in law of first amendment and related communication issues.

JOUR 760 Seminar in Broadcast News (3) Descriptive and critical analysis of broadcast news; methods of evaluation of news judgments; decision-making and organizational aspects of the broadcast news industry.

JOUR 768 Topics in Broadcasting and Electronic Media (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 760. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced research and analysis of selected topics in broadcast journalism and new communication technologies.

JOUR 780 Seminar in Research Problems (3) Prerequisite: JOUR 600. Methods of research design and analysis in specialized areas of mass communication research.

JOUR 798 Masters Professional Fieldwork (2-6) Repeatable to 6 credits. Research for and preparation of news articles or programs for use in the mass media; or in development of public relations; or in advertising programs for actual organizations. Analysis of fieldwork experience using communication theory and research results. Fieldwork may be done independently or as an internship.

JOUR 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6)

JOUR 818 Seminar in Communication Theories (3) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.

JOUR 888 Doctoral Practicum in Mass Communication (3-9) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Formerly PCOM 888. Critical analysis of a phase of professional fields of mass communication. Analysis of professional activity through personal observation. Evaluation of the purpose, process, effectiveness, and efficiency of professional activity. Recommendations for training and further research.

JOUR 889 Doctoral Tutorial in Mass Communication (3-9) Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Formerly PCOM 889. Individual research in mass communication.

JOUR 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research in Mass Communication (1-8) Formerly PCOM 899.