2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 8.10.5http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/21200.htmlTHE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GRADUATE CATALOGTable of Contents > College of Communication and Information Sciences > Courses8.10.5 JOURNALISM (JN)JN 500 Orientation to Graduate Studies. No credit.Required each semester. Introduces students to the program and program requirements and provides a forum forpresentation and discussion of faculty and student research.JN 501 Producing Community Journalism. Three hours.Primary first-term skills course. Focus is on gathering, writing, editing and presenting of news and information acrossmedia platforms.JN 503 Media Management and Operations. Three hours.The class is to orient and give a students “hands-on” graduate program on various aspects of the operation of anewspaper and other media.JN 511 Depth and Investigative Reporting. Three hours.Researching and writing major, multiple-source articles, series, and projects for newspapers and magazines.JN 512 Editoral Leadership. May be repeatedStudy of the role, function, and construction of editorials and other persuasive writing, historical and contemporaryissues in organizational communication scholarship from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives.JN 515 Magazine Writing and Editing. Three hours.Writing and marketing of magazine articles. Study of technical, industrial, employee, and general-circulationmagazines.JN 520 Advanced Editing and Design of Publications. Three hours.Lecture and laboratory. Study, research, applications, and production of traditional and online newspapers,magazines, and related media, including managing and organizing newsrooms, graphics departments, and productiondepartments. Demographics and research of audiences for different news and information products; formulation ofpolicy.JN 525 Literary Journalism I. Three hours.Studies in nonfiction. Includes extensive writing in this genre.JN 526 Literary Journalism II. Three hours.Studies in nonfiction. Includes extensive writing in this genre.JN 536 Teaching of Journalism. Three hours.Prerequisite: CSE 579 or permission of the instructor.Introduction to the techniques and practices of teaching scholastic journalism and management of schoolnewspapers, yearbooks, and literary magazines.JN 561 Special Topics. Three hours.Studies in specialized topics ranging from the theoretical to the practical. May be repeated for credit when the topicvaries.JN 562 Contemporary Issues. Three hours.Examines current issues facing the news media, ranging from professional problems to the human, social, and otherconsequences of news, news practices, and news technology.JN 563 History of Journalism and the First Amendment. Three hours.Study of the history of the principles and practices of American journalism, with particular attention to the FirstAmendment and freedom of the press.JN 590:591 Special Problems in Journalism. One to three hours (each).Independent study as arranged.JN 591 Special Topics & Grand Rounds in Community Journalism. 1 hour.JN 597 Master's Project. Three hours.JN 599 Thesis Research. Six hours.THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA GRADUATE CATALOG:: TABLE OF CONTENTSThe Graduate School | UA Catalogs | Graduate Publications | Contact Update: Sep. 2007