0051. Mass Media Writing Style Lab (2 s.h.) F S.

Prerequisite: Must be taken with or before Journalism 0150, but course may be waived for students with high scores on standardized entry tests.

This course deals with fundamentals of style and language use.

Note: Journalism 0051 may be taken before or with C055. A grade of C or higher is needed in order to take higher level Journalism courses.

C055. Journalism and Society (3 s.h.) F S SS. Core: IN.

The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with concepts and functions of journalism and the related industries of advertising and public relations in American society. Students will gain knowledge about the history, economics and industry structure of these industries, focusing on how mass media content is determined and disseminated. We will explore underlying values associated with journalism, relationships between journalism and other social institutions, and current issues facing journalists.

Note: Departmental core course. Normally taken as the first Journalism course. A grade of C or higher is required in order to take higher-level Journalism courses.

0150. Writing for Journalism (3 s.h.) F S SS. $.

Introduction to and practice in writing stories for various mass media. Effective writing, journalistic style and language skills are emphasized.

Note: Departmental core course. This course is the prerequisite for all department writing courses. A grade of C or higher is required in order to take upper level Journalism courses.

0151. Audio/Visual Newsgathering (3 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

This course will present students with additional story-telling tools by introducing them to basic techniques of reporting with and editing sound and video. The emphasis of this course will be on the use of digital audio and video recorders in the field to produce news stories for radio, television and the Web. This course requires that students use the computer software that is used in the industry.

0152. Design for Journalists (3 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 150.

This course introduces students to the fundamental elements of visual design and their application in various types of journalistic publications both in print and online. Students will learn and use a variety of tools that will allow them to think and create journalistic elements visually.

0260. Electronic Information Gathering (3 s.h.) F S SS. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism majors only; Journalism C055 and 0150.

Introduction to Internet, World Wide Web, and electronic database materials. Course includes retrieval, analysis, and presentation of computer data with final projects.

H190. Writing for Mass Media-Honors (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Written permission of Honors Director.

Instruction in reporting and writing for the mass media for freshmen who have placed into the Honors Program. In-class writing and out-of-class assignments. Individual critiques on style and use of language.

0216. Broadcast Performance (4 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 150 and 151.

Explores the variety of skills required to communicate effectively through radio and television. Emphasis on performance techniques, creativity, writing and analytical skills needed to communicate effectively using various formats, such as interviews, editorials, commercials, and newscasts.

0222. Introduction to Magazines (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Overview of industry structure; magazine markets and audiences; and what professionals do: editing, writing, design, and advertising, circulation, concept development.

Note: Strongly recommended as preparation for Journalism 0381.

W231. Magazine Article Writing (3 s.h.) F S SS. Core: WI. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Writing, analyzing, and marketing factual articles for general and specialized magazines. Subject research, investigation of editorial needs, ethical and legal problems, and manuscript preparation.

0234. Broadcast Newswriting (3 s.h.) F S SS. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Students learn skills necessary to write for radio and television under deadline pressure, analyze how broadcast news is presented, develop interview skills, and write newscasts and editorials.

0251. Public Affairs Reporting (3 s.h.) F S SS. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150 and Political Science 0145.

Reporting and writing public affairs news stories.

Note: News-Editorial sequence requirement

0255. Editing the News (3 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Editing copy, writing headlines and picture captions. Some layout, coordinating news values with space limitations. Consideration of management and ethical problems.

Note: News-Editorial sequence requirement

0280. Sports Writing (2 s.h.) F SS.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Instruction and practice in reporting and writing stories on a variety of sports topics. Traditional play-by-play reporting and locker room interviewing; less traditional sports activities. Students attend sports events and write outside of class.

0282. Business and Economic Reporting (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Completion of Economics 0051, 0052, or 0053 recommended prior to enrollment. Focuses on the role and performance of the news media in providing news about business and economics and how journalists can improve their knowledge and skills. The course provides a general background in a range of current economic and business topics.

0295. Writing Humor (2 s.h.) F.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Understanding various forms of humor: wit, satire, parody, and irony. Practical assignments in writing humor.

0298. Honors Reading I (2 s.h.)

Hours arranged with full-time Journalism faculty. Extensive readings in areas of communications with emphasis on journalistic issues. Written and oral reports.

0299. Junior Honors Seminar (3 s.h.)

Required of all first-semester junior honors students. Independent studies and joint discussion.

0300. Contemporary Media Issues (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Discussion, research, and analysis of issues of current interest and importance in journalism, public relations, and advertising areas. Examples of topics include coverage of elections by news and advertising, First Amendment issues, and media and the courts.

Note: Topics announced in advance.

0310-0313. Journalism Workshops (1, 2, 3, 4 s.h. respectively) F S.

Professionally oriented workshops open to working professionals, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students.

Note: Topics to be announced.

0315-0318. Special Topics in Journalism (1, 2, 3, 4 s.h. respectively) F S SS.

Subject matter not covered by regular departmental course offerings. Courses are sometimes taught by distinguished professionals or visiting faculty.

Note: Topics announced in advance.

0320. Race and Racism in the News (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, familiarity with basic computer technology, and junior or senior status. For non-majors: Journalism 0150 or a writing course in another school, familiarity with basic computer technology, junior or senior status and permission of instructor.

Online course exploring how the media address issues of race. Students will develop critical skills and perspectives necessary for journalists and others to understand and report the news in our culturally diverse society. Students will examine the power of the media, how editorial decisions are made and by whom, and will begin to define the roles they can play as consumers or managers of media. This is primarily an online course; however, a few face-to-face class meetings may be held during the semester, but meetings will not be held when the course is offered during a summer session. Most class discussions will take place through various online venues.

0333. Short Story Writing (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Writers' workshop, including discussion of students' stories and analyses of anthologized stories and current fiction.

0335. History of Journalism (3 s.h.) F S.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150; History C067 and C068; and junior status.

Development of American media with emphasis on newspapers; the struggle for freedom of the press; the relationship of newspapers to social and political history; the growth of magazines, book publishing, radio, and television.

0336. Radio News Reporting (3 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0151 and 0234.

The overall goal of this course is to help develop the journalistic acumen and technical skills necessary for reporting, writing, shooting/recording, field producing and editing news and news-related stories for radio.

0337. TV News Reporting (3 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0151, 0234 and 0336.

The overall goal of this course is to help develop the journalistic acumen and technical skills necessary for reporting, writing, shooting/recording, field producing and editing news and news-related stories for television.

0338. Advanced Broadcast Journalism (3 s.h.) S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0151, 0152, 0234, 0336 and 0337.

Advanced Broadcast Journalism is designed so that course offerings will change each semester. This upper-level skills and/or studies course will tap into the wealth of expertise offered by the department broadcast faculty and adjuncts.

0339. Ethical Issues in Journalism (3 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150 and junior standing.

This study of journalism ethics should give students a better understanding of ethical issues confronting journalists and systematic, well-reasoned ways to address those issues. focus in this course is not on what journalists legally can and cannot do, but instead on how they decide what they should and should not do.

0340. Editorial Writing (2 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Conceptualizing, researching, and writing effective editorials for the mass media.

0344. Investigative Reporting (3 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150 and 0251.

Advanced instruction and practice in writing news stories with emphasis on investigative and other in-depth reporting techniques.

0350. Health and Environmental Writing (2 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

Instruction and practice in writing popular science articles for newspapers and magazines. Translation of scientific language, familiarization with science literature, and interviewing scientists.

0352. Gender and American Mass Media (3 s.h.) F.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

This course explores the role of gender in both media reception and media practice. While it focuses primarily on cultural and professional notions about women's roles in American society, it also considers masculine stereotypes in the media world. The course examines the history and current practice of various media, including newspapers, magazines, broadcast news and entertainment shows, advertising, online media, film, and music.

0353. International News Communication (3 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

An interdisciplinary and comparative approach to mass media systems of the world and their structures and functions. Topics include cultural exchange or invasion, international news flow, freedom of the press, socialist and developing nations' theories of press, mass media, and modernization.

0354. Magazine Article Editing (3 s.h.) F.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0222 and W231.

This class will cover not only “macro” aspects of the magazine industry, but also the “micro” processes of article acquisitions and editing—how to evaluate query letters, shape a manuscript, work with designers—because those skills constitute the core of what all good editors must be able to do, issue after issue.

0355. Advanced Magazine Writing (3 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0222 and W231.

This class will help students develop story ideas, match those ideas with appropriate markets, write professional query letters and deliver publishable magazine articles.

0356. Magazine Design (3 s.h.) F S.

Prerequisite: Journalism majors only; Journalism C055, 0150, 0152 and 0222.

Advanced design class building on the concepts and skills acquired in J152 (Design for Journalists) to introduce students to the specifics of magazine design. Emphasis on creating portfolio pieces including table of contents, features, departments, and cover designs. Current trends, and historical, cultural, and ethical dimensions of magazine design are also explored. Extensive use of desktop publishing and image manipulation software.

0357. Publishing to the Web (3 s.h.) F S SS. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0151 and 0152.

An advanced multi-media course examining the production and design of online journalistic content. Topics will include online storytelling, web site planning, organization and production. Students will produce a comprehensive multi-media news web site, taking advantage of the convergence of print and broadcast media. Additionally, conceptual issues related to publishing on the Internet will be discussed.

0358. British Mass Media (3 s.h.) F.

An undergraduate seminar in London, England, which concentrates on the current state of the mass media in Great Britain. Outstanding guest speakers and on-site inspection of media centers combine to present a rounded picture of the British news media.

Note: Also offered in the summer for 6 s.h.

0359. Foreign Studies in Journalism (1-3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Permission of Foreign Study Coordinator.

Written report of research in journalism and mass communication by a student during a trip of at least two weeks abroad.

Note: Paper must be presented by end of semester following return from trip.

0360. Visual Communication (3 s.h.) F.

(Formerly: JPRA 0060.)

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150.

This course requires students to examine the many roles that photographs, both still and motion images, play in society. Through the analytic study of visual expression (mainly journalistic, advertising and documentary) students will be introduced to the tools necessary to understand all forms of visual communication.

0362. Photography (4 s.h.) F. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055 and 0150. Co-Requisite: Registration for laboratory.

Individual direction in utilization of photography as a means of communication; creative photography, use of camera, darkroom procedures, picture selection, layout, cropping, sizing.

0363. Photojournalism (2 s.h.) F.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150 and 0362.

The practical side of working as a photographer for newspapers, magazines, and wire services as well as freelance. Picture editing and handling.

Note: Registration for a photography laboratory required of those without regular access to a darkroom.

0364. Photographic Portfolio (2 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150 and 0362.

Production, organization, and presentation of a photographic portfolio.

Note: Registration for a photography laboratory required of those without regular access to a darkroom.

0365. Photography Special Projects (1 - 4 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150 and 0362 and permission of instructor.

Individual work in areas of special interest including, but not limited to, formal and informal portraiture, nature of photography, underwater photography, medical or scientific photography, or special research in photography.

Note: Registration for a photography laboratory required of those without regular access to a darkroom.

0366. Documentary Photography (3 s.h.) S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0152 and 0363.

This course will expose students to both the history and practice of documentary photography. This course offers students the opportunity to hone their research, shooting and editing skills and refine their portfolio through documentary projects.

0367. Photographic Lighting (2 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150 and 0362.

Manipulation and application of lighting (artificial and natural) in the studio and on location.

0368. Photography Seminar I (2 s.h.) S. $.

Prerequisite: Junior or senior status and Journalism C055, 0150, 0362 and 0363.

First of two capstone courses in the Photography for the Mass Media sequence. Current topics in photography. Participation in a long-term project documenting and presenting the works of various photographers representing a variety of genre. Start-to-finish production of a book, CD version of same, or both.

Note: Generally taken in the junior year.

0369. Photography Seminar II (2 s.h.) S. $.

Prerequisite: Junior or senior status and Journalism C055, 0150, 0362 and 0363.

Second of two capstone courses in the Photography for the Mass Media sequence. Current topics in photography. Participation in a long-term Web-based effort presenting the works of various photographers from earliest times to the present. Start-to-finish production of a book, CD version of same, or both.

Note: Generally taken in the senior year.

0371. WRTI Radio News Workshop (3 s.h.) F S.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0234, 0337 and permission of Journalism Broadcast Sequence Director and WRTI News Director.

In this capstone course designed for majors focused on radio as a career area, students work in the newsroom at WRTI-FM, Temple's public radio station. Students hold positions as producers, reporters, and anchors, and cover stories alongside local journalists in the nation's forth largest broadcast market.

W372. Broadcast Journalism Practicum (3 s.h.) F S. Core: WI. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0234, 0336, 0337 and permission of Journalism Broadcast Sequence Director and instructor.

Cross Listed with BTMM W372.

A weekly student-produced broadcast news magazine show created in cooperation with Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media department students.

0376. Multi-Media Colloquium (1 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrently with a Journalism capstone. Permission of instructor required.

A colloquium examining issues and topics confronting multi-media students. .

0378. Mass Media Research (3 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: Junior or senior status and Journalism C055 and 0150.

Duplicate Courses: Credit not available for both Journalism 0378 and BTMM 0314. Social science research techniques in the study of mass media. Application of quantitative research methods to media situations, including commercial broadcast rating services and readership studies. Class projects require statement of a research problem, hypothesis formation, research design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and report writing.

0381. Magazine Editing and Design (4 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, W231, 0222 and permission of instructor.

Experiential capstone class in the editorial and business aspects of magazine production and distribution. Students write, edit, photograph, and design both print and online versions of a magazine; they also conduct reader research and sell advertising space.

Note: For Journalism majors only.

W382. Journalism and the Law (3 s.h.) F S SS. Core: WI.

(Formerly: JPRA W382.)

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, Political Science C051 and junior standing.

This course should improve students’ writing and critical-thinking skills and help them understand the legal foundation for freedom of speech and press in America. Students will discuss First Amendment cases, and their ethical implications, to better understand how judicial values are linked to the professional lives of journalists and the free-expression rights of citizens.

0386. Newsroom Management (3 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: C055, 0150 and 0152.

This course enables students to develop their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills by working through key supervision and leadership issues facing managers in a typical newsroom setting. Students are provided with case studies, techniques and strategies for addressing team-building issues and the ethical and other concerns surrounding newsroom leadership, whatever the newsroom platform, print, broadcast, or online.

0388. Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab (MURL) (4 s.h.) F S. $.

Prerequisite: Journalism C055, 0150, 0151, 0152, 0260 and all other sequence requirements.

MURL is the cornerstone of the Journalism Department’s mission to better tell stories in the under-covered and under-served neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Students will work in a real newsroom setting, not a “classroom.” In the MURL newsroom they will participate in all aspects of news production: print, broadcast, Web and digital media. As the name implies, the laboratory is a multi-media environment that provides students an opportunity to experiment with new ways of telling stories. Capstone journalism students can experience the “real world” of newsgathering, production and dissemination of news in a converged media environment.

Note: For Journalism majors only.

0389. Internship (1 - 3 s.h.) F S SS.

Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing preferred, plus permission of the internship supervisor and adherence to internship agency requirements.

Organized professional work, under supervision, on selected media or news organizations.

Note: Candidates should have a 3.0 GPA. For Journalism majors only.

0390. Special Projects With Lab (1 - 4 s.h.) F S SS.

Prerequisite: Junior or senior status and written permission of Journalism faculty member.

A special course of study in a particular area of journalism or mass communications.

Note: Candidates should submit a detailed project outline prior to registration. For Journalism majors only.

0391. Special Projects (1 to 4 s.h.) F S SS.

Prerequisite: Junior or senior status and written permission of Journalism faculty member.

A special course of study in a particular area of Journalism.

Note: Candidates should submit a detailed project outline prior to registration

0399. Senior Honors Seminars (3 s.h.)

An intensive workshop in which students learn of the research interests of faculty members and devise and carry out their own group research project.

Note: Required of all senior Honors students.
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