2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES71310 Critical Writing in Journalism (3) WIntroduces students to evaluative writing in the arts,with emphasis on fiction and film. Students study andreview a number of exemplary works as well as some of theirown selection. Prerequisite: JOUR 201 or consent. Offeredfall of odd-numbered years.328 Public Relations (3)See COMM 328.330 Historical Methods for Journalists (3) WOffers students an introduction to historical researchmethods. Provides journalists with basic historical researchskills. Students learn how to conduct primary research inarchives and libraries, evaluate secondary sources, engagechanging historical interpretations, interview historicalsubjects, and write authoritative historical articles aimed atpopular and scholarly audiences. Prerequisites: JOUR 201and junior/senior status. Offered spring of even-numberedyears.335 Creative Nonfiction (3) WA course in personal journalism, encouraging studentsto participate in the lives of their subjects and the eventsthey cover. Each student writes several stories requiring afly-on-the-wall or a participatory approach. Included arereadings from top practitioners of the form. Prerequisite:JOUR 201 or consent. Offered spring of even-numberedyears.337 Great Works in Journalism (3)A reading course of major works demonstrating thateffective journalistic writing can also be art. Studentsanalyze substance, style and structure in book-lengthnonfiction by Twain, London, Capote, and others.Prerequisite: ENG 105. Offered intermittently.343 Online Journalism (3) WOffers a critical survey of new media, particularly in thecontext of journalism. Special attention is paid to the searchfor a new style of narrative - one that could take advantageof the use of text, hypertext, photos, images in motion,audio and databases. The course enables students tounderstand the complex interactions between the Internetand society and think critically about the ways which newmedia inform our everyday lives. Prerequisite: JOUR 201or consent. Offered intermittently.385 Editors in the Workshop (1)An opportunity for editors of The Marlin Chronicle tosuperintend the professional performance of theirsections. Editors will run weekly budget meetings; makeassignments; encourage, assist and evaluate staff; andproduce a responsible, quality publication. Offered eachsemester.397 Feature Writing (3) WStudents pursue the principles of researching,interviewing, and writing several different kinds of featurestories including editorials, columns and lifestyle pieces.Special topics include sports, travel, food and humor.Prerequisite: JOUR 201 or consent. Offered fall of evennumberedyears.435 Advanced Newswriting (3) WAn advanced course in the collection and reporting ofnews in which students are expected to demonstrateindependence and initiative in their work. Each studentlearns to develop a beat and make use of sources. Emphasisis placed on skepticism. Prerequisite: JOUR 201. Offeredspring of odd-numbered years.COMPUTER SCIENCE(See Mathematics/Computer Science)CRIMINAL JUSTICE(See Sociology/Criminal Justice)EARTH ANDENVIRONMENTALSCIENCESDR. J. CHRISTOPHER HALEYDR. ELIZABETH G. MALCOLM, Program Coordinatorand Division ChairpersonDR. GARRY E. NOEDR. MAYNARD H. SCHAUSEarth and environmental sciences is a multi-disciplinaryfield that addresses the interactions between humans andthe environment. Study in this field includes both anunderstanding of the basic principles that governgeological, biological, and chemical interactions as well asthe applied context of developing solutions to currentenvironmental problems. The earth and environmentalsciences curriculum is designed to provide a solidfoundation in both earth science and environmental scienceas well as supporting coursework in chemistry, biology andphysics. The B.A. program is designed to provide a broadbackground in the fundamentals of Earth Science forstudents who intend to have careers in secondaryeducation, business, law, other areas, or double major. TheB.S. program is intended for students who plan to pursue agraduate degree in earth or environmental sciences and hasadditional mathematics requirements.Those seeking secondary certification in Earth sciencemust take EES 210 and either PHYS 141 or 142.Recommended elective courses: MBE 201, PHIL 304,POLS 323.