Graduate Courses for Journalism (JOUR)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

JOUR 400 Media Law (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR320 or JOUR360 or JOUR501. 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 credits)
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 Media Coverage of Government and Politics (3 credits)
Junior standing.
Relationship between news media and government and politics; governmental and political information and persuasion techniques.

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

JOUR 434 Salzburg Seminar: Global Media Literacy (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR434 or JOUR734.
An advanced analysis of the information, values underlying messages conveyed via television, newspapers, the Internet, magazines, radio and film from a cross-cultural perspective. Examines the accuracy of messages and explores how distinctive global media shape views of politics culture and society with nations, across regions and internationally.

JOUR 435 Salzburg Seminar: Global Change, Global Cooperation (3 credits)
Practical and theoretical examination of a global problem (or problems) of contemporary importance from a cross-cultural, perspective. Analytical framework used to examine how media shape global problems, events and/or issues regionally.

JOUR 440 Media Economics (3 credits)
Junior standing.
Examination of the economics of the news media.

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

JOUR 451 Advertising and Society (3 credits)
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 credits)
Junior standing. Also offered as WMST452. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR452 or WMST452.
Participation and portrayal of women in the mass media from colonial to contemporary times.

JOUR 453 News Coverage of Racial Issues (3 credits)
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 458 Special Topics in Journalism (3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Issues of special concerns and current interest.

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

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

JOUR 463 Newsroom Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR320 or JOUR360; or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR375, JOUR461, or JOUR463. Formerly JOUR375.
Organization, operation, and administration of the departments of a newsroom: advertising, business-finance, circulation, news-editorial, personnel, production, and promotion.

JOUR 464 Readings in Journalism Literature (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR376 or JOUR464. Formerly JOUR376.
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 465 Visual Literacy (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR201. Junior standing.
Practical and theoretical examination of visual communication processes related to photography, layout and design, video and Web information products.

JOUR 466 Survey of Broadcast and Electronic News Media (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR201. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR365 or JOUR466. Formerly JOUR365.
Descriptive and critical analysis of broadcast news practices, regulation and history; evaluation of news judgments; decision-making and organizational aspects of the broadcast news industry.

JOUR 467 Technology and the Media (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: JOUR320 or JOUR360. Recommended: JOUR352.
Exploration of the role of information technology in social change.

JOUR 470 Journalism and Public Communication Research (3 credits)
Prerequisite: A university statistics course. Students are encouraged to have completed the theory and skills courses in their major sequence. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR470 or JOUR477. Formerly JOUR477.
Journalism and public communication research methods used in measuring public opinion and media programs and materials.

JOUR 471 Public Opinion Research (3 credits)
Prerequisite: a University statistics course.
Measurement of public opinion and media habits; role of the media in the formation of public opinion.

JOUR 472 Computer-Assisted Reporting (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: JOUR320 or JOUR360. Not open to students who have completed JOUR328. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR328 or JOUR472. Formerly JOUR328.
Computer and online data acquisition; analytical methods for writing and reporting news.

JOUR 479 Special Topics in Data Gathering and Analysis (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR320 and JOUR360. Repeatable to 3 credits.
Special research topics for reporting and writing.

JOUR 494 Yearbook Short Course (1 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR201 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 credits)
Repeatable to 99 credits if content differs.
Seminars on specialized areas on the practice of scholastic journalism.

JOUR 501 Fundamentals of Writing and Editing (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of department.
Principles of news and feature writing. For graduate students with limited prior training or experience in journalism.

JOUR 502 Reporting for Graduate Students (3 credits)
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 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: JOUR 501. Also offered as JOUR 262.
Training in gathering and producing news for radio and television newcasts.

JOUR 600 Journalism Ethics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Examination of ethical problems in journalism and the media industry.

JOUR 601 Theories of Journalism and Public Communication (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of department.
Survey and evaluation of current communication theories. Attention is given to the nature and function of scientific theory, models of communication behavior, the nature of information, social functions of journalism and public communication, attitude change and persuasive communication and theories of language and meaning.

JOUR 610 Seminar in Mass Media History (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR610 or JOUR710. Formerly JOUR710.
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 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 502 or equivalent.

JOUR 624 Commentary and Editorial Writing (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 624 or JOUR 628N. Formerly JOUR628N.
Journalistic interpretation and analysis; commentary and editorial writing.

JOUR 625 Print News Bureau (6 credits)
18 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: JOUR 620 and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 625 or JOUR 729. Formerly JOUR729.
Advanced journalism training. Students report as part of College's Capital News Service program.

JOUR 628 Specialized Topics in News Writing and Reporting (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 620 or JOUR 660. Not open to students who have completed JOUR 728. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 628 or JOUR 728. Formerly JOUR728.
Advanced training and practice in writing and reporting news. Repeatable to a maximum of six credits provided the content differs.

JOUR 640 Seminar in Advertising Communication (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 640 and JOUR 740. Formerly JOUR740.
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 652 Online Journalism (3 credits)
Prerequisites: JOUR 502, JOUR 503, or equivalent. For JOUR majors only.
Editing and writing online, using basic Web-coding skills and tools to create news and feature packages for the Internet. New-media issues, including interactivity and individualization, are also to be discussed.

JOUR 655 Online News Bureau (6 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 652 ( or equivalent ) and permission of department.
Advanced online journalism training. Students work as online reporters, editors and producers for an online news magazine. Students also package copy from the print and broadcast news bureaus.

JOUR 660 Seminar in Broadcast News (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 660 or JOUR 760. Formerly JOUR760.
Descriptive and critical analysis of broadcast news; methods of evaluation of news judgments; decision-making and organizational aspects of the broadcast news industry.

JOUR 661 Television Reporting and Production (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 503 or equivalent. For JOUR majors only.
Reporting, writing, editing and production of broadcast news.

JOUR 663 Long Form Broadcast Journalism (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR503 or equivalent. Also offered as JOUR363. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR363, JOUR486 or JOUR663. Formerly JOUR486.
Productions of long form broadcast news reporting, reality videos or documentaries.

JOUR 667 Broadcast News Bureau (6 credits)
Prerequisites: JOUR 503 (or equvialent) and permission of department.
Advanced broadcast journalism training. Students report as part of the College's Captial News Service program.

JOUR 668 Topics in Broadcasting and Electronic Media (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 760. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Not open to students who have completed JOUR 768. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 668 or JOUR 768. Formerly JOUR768.
Advance research and analysis of selected topics in broadcast journalism.

JOUR 672 Writing the Complex Story (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 502 or equivalent, and permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 662 or JOUR 672. Formerly JOUR622.
Advanced writing, focusing on the strategies and techniques of modern explanatory journalism.

JOUR 675 Seminar in Newsroom Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 620 or JOUR 660.
Organization, operation, and administration of the departments of a newsroom: advertising, business-finance, circulation, news-editorial, personnel, production and promotion.

JOUR 676 Readings in Journalism Literature (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed JOUR 440. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 440 or JOUR 676. Formerly JOUR440.
Analysis of books by journalists highly regarded for writing styl and/or the content of their reporting with an emphasis on understanding the books in the context of national and international affairs.

JOUR 677 Literary Journalism (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR620 or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed JOUR377 or JOUR487. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR377, JOUR487 or JOUR677.
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 680 Science Communication (3 credits)
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 689 News Coverage of Specialized Topics (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 620 or JOUR 660. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Advance training and practice in writing and reporting news in on specialized field of interest.

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

JOUR 700 Seminar in Media Law (3 credits)
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Admission to journalism graduate program or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR400,JOUR700 or JOUR755. Formerly JOUR755.
Legal rights and constraints of mass media; libel, privacy, copyright, monopoly, and contempt, and other aspects of the law applied to mass communication.

JOUR 720 Seminar in Government and the Media (3 credits)
The role of the press in reporting governmental and political agencies, politics; the process and effects of government information and political propaganda.

JOUR 722 Mediacentric Politics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 601.
Examination of the growing use of the media image and issues in electorial politics and interest-group advocacy.

JOUR 725 Political Communication (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 601 or JOUR 801.
Critical examination of the interplay between the media, government and the political process.

JOUR 729 Reporting from Annapolis and Washington (6 credits)
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 credits)

JOUR 731 Cross-Cultural Communication (3 credits)

JOUR 734 Salzburg Seminar: Global Media Literacy (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR434 or JOUR734.
An advanced analysis of the information, values and underlying messages conveyed via television, newspapers, the Internet, magazines, radio and film from a cross-cultural perspective. Examines the accuracy of messages and explores how distinctive global media shape view of politics, culture and society within nations, across regions and internationally.

JOUR 735 Salzburg Seminar: Global Change, Global Cooperation (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR435 or JOUR735.
Practical and theoretical examination of a global problem (or problems) of contemporary importance from a cross-cultural, perspective. Analytical framework used to examine how media shape global problems, events and/or issues regionally.

JOUR 738 Topics in International and Cross-Cultural Communication (3 credits)
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 740 Seminar in Media Economics (3 credits)
Examination of the economic factors of various news media.

JOUR 750 Seminar in Mass Media in Society (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed JOUR 610. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 610 or JOUR 750. Formerly JOUR610.
Analysis of impact of the media on society.

JOUR 762 Professional Seminar in Public Affairs Reporting (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 620 and permission of department. Not open to students who have completed JOUR 462.
Examination of theoretical and practical issues in the press coverage of government and public affairs.

JOUR 763 Seminar in Newsroom Management (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 481, JOUR 675 or JOUR 763. Formerly JOUR675.
Organization, operation, and administration of the departments of a newsroom: advertising, business-finance, circulation, news-editorial, personnel, production and promotion.

JOUR 767 New Media Technologies (3 credits)
Selected survey of theories of technology and communication with special attention to issues concerning the use of computer technology as a communication medium.

JOUR 770 Principles of Research Methods in Journalism (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 600 or JOUR 770. Formerly JOUR600.
Introduction to the methods of empirical research; the scientific method, elements of experimental design and survey techniques, content analysis, readership and readability studies, audience measurement and analysis of quantitative data

JOUR 772 Methods in Computer-Assisted Reporting (3 credits)
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Pre- or corequisite: JOUR501 or equivalent.
Computer-assisted (database) journalism; obtaining, manipulating and analyzing complex government data for journalism projects.

JOUR 775 Quantitative Methods in Journalism and Public Communication Research (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed JOUR 701. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 701 or JOUR 775. Formerly JOUR701.
Logic and methods of quantitative data collection and statistical analysis as applied to journalism and pulbic communication studies.

JOUR 776 Qualitative Research Methods in Journalism and Public Communication (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed JOUR 711. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 711 or JOUR 776. Formerly JOUR711.
Methods of historical, critical and field research in journalism and public communication. Formulation of significant research questions, systematic collection of bibliographic and phenomenal information, formulating substanial claims, organizing and writing research for disciplinary outlets.

JOUR 777 Advanced Historical/Critical Methods in Journalism and Public Communication (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed JOUR 712. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 712 or JOUR 777. Formerly JOUR712.
Critical assessment of qualitative approaches to public 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 theory.

JOUR 779 Seminar in Research Problems (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Not open to students who have completed JOUR 780. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 779 or JOUR 780. Formerly JOUR780.
Methods of research design and analysis in specialized areas of journalism and public communication research.

JOUR 798 Master's Professional Fieldwork (2-6 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits.
Research for and preparation of news articles or programs for use in the media. Analysis of fieldwork experience using communication theory and research results. Fieldwork may be done independently or as an internship. Repeatable to a maximum of six credits.

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

JOUR 800 Introduction to Doctoral Study in Journalism and Public Communication (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 700 or JOUR 800. Formerly JOUR700.
Basic skills in journalism and public communication research.

JOUR 801 Advanced Public Communication Theory (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 601 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: JOUR 601 or JOUR 801.
Advanced selected survey of communication & media theory.

JOUR 802 Advanced Analysis of Journalism Practices (3 credits)
Prerequisite: JOUR 800.
Advanced literature survey and critique of the practices of journalism.

JOUR 808 Doctoral Colloquium (1-3 credits)
Two hours of discussion/recitation per week. Pre- or corequisite: JOUR 800. Repeatable to 04 credits if content differs.
Guided discussion of professional and theoretical topics.

JOUR 818 Seminar in Communication Theories and Journalism Practice (3 credits)
Pre- or corequisite: JOUR 800. Repeatable to 06 credits if content differs.
Critical examination of existing theory and/or journalism practices suggesting hypotheses and formulating proposals for future research.

JOUR 888 Doctoral Professional Field Work (1-9 credits)
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Formerly PCOM888.
Critical analysis of a phase of a professional field in journalism and public 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 Journalism and Public Communication (1-9 credits)
Repeatable to 09 credits if content differs. Formerly PCOM889.
Individual research in journalism and public communication.

JOUR 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8 credits)

JOUR 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research in Journalism and Mass Communication (1-8 credits)
Formerly PCOM899.