JOUR 3310. Introduction to Print Media. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO PRINT MEDIA.
Not open to students with credit in JOUR 3310H.
Structure, operation, responsibilities, and influence of printed mass media from historical and descriptive perspectives. Attention is given to newspapers, magazines, books, news services, photojournalism, and new media technology and their relations to other mass media, government, and society.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 3310H. Introduction to Print Media (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO PRINT MEDIA.
Not open to students with credit in JOUR 3310.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Structure, operation, responsibilities, and influence of printed mass media from historical and descriptive perspectives. Attention is given to newspapers, magazines, news services, photojournalism, and new media technology and their relations to other mass media, government, and society.
Not offered on a regular basis.
JOUR 3410. News Writing and Reporting. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: NEWS WRITING.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Techniques of basic news reporting and writing and an introduction to advanced practices, with practical assignments in the media.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
JOUR 3410H. News Writing and Reporting (Honors). 4 hours.
Oasis Title: NEWS WTG & RPTG.
Not open to students with credit in JOUR 3410.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Techniques, basic news reporting and writing and an introduction to advanced practices, including digital journalism.
Offered fall semester every year.
JOUR 3510. Editing and Makeup. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: EDITING AND MAKEUP.
Prerequisite: (JOUR 3410 or JOUR 3410H) and permission of department.
Selection and preparation of written and pictorial material for newspapers and related media.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
JOUR 3610. Introduction to Photojournalism. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PHOTOJOURNALISM.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Mass media photography, including camera use and digital image production.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
JOUR 3710. Advanced Photojournalism. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED PHOTOJRL.
Prerequisite: JOUR 3610 and permission of department.
Techniques, methods, and procedures in photojournalism that are used by newspapers, magazines, and other print media. Media photo assignments, picture editing, digital imaging, and publication techniques are used to create portfolios.
Offered fall semester every year.
JOUR 4960H. Honors Undergraduate Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HNRS UNG RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Four year student standing and permission of Honors.
Individual project in journalism and related communication fields directed by a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Professor supervises readings, research, papers, and projects.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 4970H. Honors Undergraduate Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HNRS UNG RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Four year student standing and permission of Honors.
Individaul project in journalism and related communication fields directed by a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Professor supervises readings, research, papers, and projects.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 4980H. Honors Undergraduate Research. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HNRS UNG RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Four year student standing and permission of Honors.
Individual project in journalism and related communication fields directed by faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Professor supervises readings, research, papers, and projects.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 4990H. Honors Undergraduate Thesis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HNRS UNG THESIS.
Prerequisite: Four year student standing and permission of Honors.
Individual research in journalism and related communication fields directed by a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Professor supervises assignments, readings, and thesis.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 5010. Media Internship. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INTERNSHIP.
Prerequisite: (JOUR 5300 or JOUR 5580/7580) and permission of department.
Supervised experience in print or electronic publishing.
Non-traditional format: Internship.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
JOUR 5100. Professional Practicum. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit.
Oasis Title: PROF PRACT.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Corequisite: JOUR 3410H or JOUR 3610 or JOUR 3710 or JOUR 5300 or JOUR 5350/7350 or JOUR 5360/7360 or JOUR 5370 or JOUR 5530/7530 or JOUR 5580/7580 or JOUR 5590/7590 or JOUR 5600/7600 or JOUR 5700/7700 or JOUR 5850/7850.
Professional course taken concurrently with selected writing, editing, and photojournalism courses.
Non-traditional format: Practicum.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
JOUR 5170. Advanced Studies in Journalism. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV STUDIES JRL.
Prerequisite: JOUR 3310 and permission of department.
Independent study or special projects in journalism for majors in journalism. Written proposal outlining the work to be undertaken must be submitted and receive the instructor's approval before the student will be permitted to register for the course. Students will be responsible for ensuring the funding of their projects.
Non-traditional format: This course is an independent study and has no lecture/lab hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
JOUR 5300. Public Affairs Reporting. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPT.
Prerequisite: JOUR 3310 and JOUR 3510 and permission of department.
Advanced techniques in news reporting and writing, with special emphasis on practical assignments outside of class covering local government and specialized issues in such areas as business, science, the environment, and health.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 5350/7350. Advanced Newspaper Editing and Design. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV NEWSP EDITING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3410 and JOUR 3510 and permission of department.
Techniques of advanced newspaper editing and design, with emphasis on the visual aspects of newspaper editing.
Offered spring semester every year.
JOUR 5360/7360. Advanced Magazine Editing and Design. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV MAG EDITING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3510 and JOUR 55807580 and permission of department.
Planning, processing, and production of a magazine.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 5370. Documentary Photojournalism. 3 hours. 1 hour lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DOC PHOTOJRL.
Prerequisite: JOUR 3710 and permission of department.
Documentary photojournalism and multi-picture reporting on in-depth subjects. Picture editing and management of visual departments are discussed and students are provided with practical experience in all of these areas.
Offered spring semester every year.
JOUR 5410/7410. Journalism Ethics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: JOURNALISM ETHICS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3310 and JOUR 3410 and JOUR 3510 and permission of department.
Issues of journalistic ethics and social responsibility confronting contemporary American print media and students planning journalism careers.
Offered fall semester every year.
JOUR 5420/7420. Credibility, the News Media, and Public Trust. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CREDIBILITY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Examination of what has become the central conflict in journalism: how to sustain credible practice in a time of wrenching change. This class will be taught from the perspective that understanding the changes offers the best chance of resolving the conflict in favor of credible practice.
Offered fall semester every year.
JOUR 5530/7530. Editorial Writing and Issues. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: EDITORIAL WRITING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3410 and permission of department.
Creation, production, and analysis of editorials and editorial pages. Methods of identifying and researching issues and organizing, writing, and editing editorials will be stressed along with methods of analyzing editorials and editorial pages.
Offered fall semester every year.
JOUR 5580/7580. Magazine Article Writing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MAGAZINE WRITING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3310 and JOUR 3410 and JOUR 3510 and permission of department.
Methods and procedures in writing various types of articles and features for magazines, magazine sections of newspapers, and other periodicals.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 5590/7590. Critical Writing and Reviewing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CRITICAL WRITING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3410 and JOUR 3510 and permission of department.
Criticizing and reviewing popular culture and fine arts offerings, such as films, television, pop music and theatre, dance and classical music--for newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media.
Offered fall semester every year.
JOUR 5600/7600. Investigative Reporting. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INVESTIGATIVE REPTG.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 5300 and permission of department.
Techniques, methods, and practices of investigative, interpretive, and in-depth reporting for print media. Projects in public affairs reporting are developed.
Offered spring semester every year.
JOUR 5620/7620. Magazine Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MAGAZINE MGT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3310 and permission of department.
Finance and planning skills required to manage the business side of a magazine. Attention will be given to the various systems used in the magazine industry to produce a finished product.
Offered spring semester every year.
JOUR 5640/7640. Newspaper Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: NEWSPAPER MGT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3310 and permission of department.
Business and editorial management of newspapers, including newsroom, circulation, advertising, and promotion strategies.
Offered fall semester every year.
JOUR 5660/7660. Journalism in the Secondary School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: JRL SECONDARY SCHL.
News gathering, news writing, media law and ethics, copy editing, typography, photography, design, desktop publishing, broadcast news, and business practices of newspapers, with specific emphasis on advising staffs of high school newspapers and other media and editing public relations publications for schools.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered every year.
JOUR 5670/7670. Contemporary American Newspapers. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3310 and permission of department.
The newspaper and its role in America today. Concentration is on content, policy, influence, social responsibility and ethics, economics, marketing strategies, and technology. Leading newspapers in various regions are examined closely.
Offered spring semester every year.
JOUR 5700/7700. Advanced Magazine Article Writing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV MAG WRITING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 5580/7580 and permission of department.
An advanced professional course utilizing research and writing techniques to produce articles and features for specific magazine audiences.
Offered spring semester every year.
JOUR 5720. Advanced Reporting and Writing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADVANCED WRITING.
Prerequisite: (JOUR 3410 and JOUR 3510) and (JOUR 5580/7580 or JOUR 5300) and permission of department.
In-depth, news-feature stories that share three qualities: an emphasis on strong human interest topics, the ambition to provide depth or insight beyond breaking news, and a complexity of theme, material, and structure.
Offered spring semester every year.
JOUR 5800/7800. Computer Assisted Reporting. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMPUTER ASST RPT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (JOUR 5300 or JOUR 5580/7580) and permission of department.
Use of computers in journalism to gather, analyze, and present information. Subjects include spreadsheets, databases, and electronic searches in public and commercial sources.
Offered spring semester every year.
JOUR 5850/7850. Information/Explanation Graphics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INFO GRAPHICS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: JOUR 3510 and permission of major.
Transforming raw media information into visually informative and attractive presentations through graphic and page design.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
JOUR 5990. Seminar in Journalism. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: JOURNALISM SEMINAR.
Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5990H.
Prerequisite: JOUR 3510 and permission of department.
Variable topics seminar to analyze processes and effects of journalism and to acquire specialized knowledge of specific journalism modes of presentation and production.
Non-traditional format: Varies with the topic and approach.
Not offered on a regular basis.
JOUR 5990H. Seminar in Journalism (Honors). 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: JOURNALISM SEMINAR.
Not open to students with credit in JOUR 5990.
Prerequisite: JOUR 3510 and permission of department and permission of honors.
Analysis of processes and effects of journalism and acquisition of specialized knowledge of specific journalism modes of presentation and production.
Non-traditional format: Varies with the topic and approach.
Not offered on a regular basis.
JOUR 7310. Journalism Projects. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: JRL PROJECTS.
Prerequisite: JRMC 8000 and JRMC 8010 and permission of department.
Directed research resulting in written projects in selected areas of media.
Offered spring semester every year.