Three credits. One 75-minute lecture and one 2-hour laboratory plus field work. Open to sophomores. Definition of news, newswriting style, community reporting, covering governmental meetings and writing statistical matter. Laboratory offers intensive practical writing exercises. Field trips required.

Required skills: Word processing, Mac OS X proficiency

Software knowledge: Microsoft Word

Three credits. One 75-minute lecture and one 2-hour laboratory plus field work. Prerequisite: Journalism 200W. Open to sophomores. Provides in-depth explanations and demonstrations of what reporters can expect to find, and report, in the courts, schools, town halls, land use agencies and other civic offices, boards and commissions.

Required skills: Word processing, Mac OS X proficiency

Software knowledge: Microsoft Word

Three credits. Prerequisite: J1002 or 2000W. May be taken concurrently with J2000W. Critical survey embracing the diverse voices of literary journalism from the 17th century through the 21st.

Three credits. Three class periods. Prerequisite: Journalism 102. Discussion of such contemporary problems as privacy, good taste, community standards, effectiveness of the press and responsibility of the press.

Three credits. Prerequisite: Journalism 201W. Open to sophomores. Emphasis on finding, developing and writing feature stories. Outside stories will be assigned weekly.

Three credits. Prerequisite: Journalism 201W. Recommended preparation: Journalism 212W. Students research, report and write, for publication, a magazine-length, non-fiction article.

One to three credits. May be repeated for credit. Open only with consent of instructor. Students and faculty work together to research, write, edit and produce a publication.

Required skills: Web design, photo-editing, animation

Software knowledge: Dreamweaver CS3, Photoshop CS3, Flash CS3

One credit. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated once for credit. A weekly critique of the content of the student daily from news stories through editorials to advertising copy and printing.

Three credits. Typical subjects: libel, slander, invasion of privacy, obscenity, legal problems of news gathering, protecting the political process, protecting state secrets, protecting the public welfare.

Three credits. Prerequisite: Journalism 201W. Editing for grammar, style and content, headline writing, introduction to basic newspaper design concepts.

Required skills: Photo-editing, page design, page layout

Software knowledge: InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3

Three credits. Prerequisite: Journalism 230W. Emphasis on copy and picture selection, copy fitting, photo editing and computer-assisted editing, page layout and production.

Required skills: Photo-editing, page design, page layout

Software knowledge: InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3

One credit. Prerequisite Journalism 201W. Writing for the editorial and op-ed pages.

Three credits. Prerequisite: Journalism 201. Researching the actions of courts, business, public agencies and local, state and federal governments through the use of public records and data bases. Consideration of ethical questions.

Required skills: Word processing, database management, Mac OS X/Windows XP proficiency

Software knowledge: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access

Three credits. Prerequisite: Journalism 200W. Application of newswriting techniques to the broadcast media.

Required skills: Audio-editing, video-editing

Software knowledge: Audacity, iMovie, iDVD

Three credits. Prerequisite: Journalism 240. An advanced broadcast journalism class that teaches students how to gather, edit and deliver accurate newsworthy information for television newscasts. Students develop the skills needed to report news and organize newscasts through actual experience in and out of class.

Three credits. Prerequisite: Journalism 201W. An introduction to specialized fields such as business, science and sports reporting. Students will examine some of the best work in the fields and will consider ethical issues and other problems.

Three credits. Three hours. Prerequisite: Journalism 200W, which may be taken concurrently. (Also available for one credit. Two hours. No prerequisite.) May be repeated once for a maximum of four credits. Journalists discuss the economic, technological, sociological and ethical issues that challenge their profession.

Credit and hours by arrangement. May be repeated for credit with permission of department head. Consent of department head required before the student's departure. May count toward the major with the consent of the advisor.

Credit and hours by arrangement. Prerequisites: Journalism 200W, 201W, and at least six additional journalism credits at the 200-level. Open only with consent of instructor. Students in the Honors Program undertake indepth research and writing under the guidance of a faculty member. Majors must consult with the departmental Honors Advisor and develop a research proposal in the semester before taking the course.

Three credits. With a change in topic, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary; open to juniors or higher.

One to three credits. Hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: Journalism 2000W, 2001W and 3020. Open only with consent of department head. Students research, report and write for newspapers, online news sites, news departments of radio and television stations, public affairs programs, magazines and public relations offices under supervision of professionals.

Three credits. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated once with change of topics. Discussion of special topics in journalism.

Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. Open to qualified students who present suitable projects for independent work in journalism.