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Students may also take appropriate courses in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology,
religion, and sociology in the Venice program, and appropriate individual study topics
in these departments. To graduate with a Certificate in Italian Studies, students must contact
the registrar’s office during the spring semester of the senior year to request that a transcript
copy be sent to the Department of Romance Languages for approval.
Journalism (JOU)
(Minor)
Coordinator Associate Professor of Journalism Wayne King
Lecturers Justin Catanoso, Michael Horn
Visiting Instructor Mary Martin Niepold
The minor in journalism consists of fifteen hours, including JOU 270, 276, and either 272 or 280.
In addition to the required fifteen hours, minors in journalism are strongly advised to take
ECN 150 and 221. The remaining courses must be selected from among the following. Additional
elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The program
coordinator maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions,
see the relevant department’s listings in this publication
Electives for Journalism
ACC 111. Introductory Financial Accounting. (3h)
COM 245. Introduction to Mass Communication. (3h)
ECN 150. Introduction to Economics. (3h)
221. Public Finance. (3h)
JOU 272. or 280. Editing. (3h) or Journalism, Ethics, and Law. (3h)
(whichever was not chosen as a required course)
278. History of Journalism. (3h)
282. Advanced Reporting. (3h)
284. Writing for Publication. (3h)
286. Writing for Public Relations and Advertising. (3h)
POL 217. Politics and the Mass Media. (3h)
Journalism Courses
270. Introduction to Journalism. (3h) Fundamentals of news writing, news judgment, and news
gathering, including computer-assisted reporting and research. Intensive in-class writing.
272. Editing. (3h) Laboratory course in copyediting, headline writing, typography, and makeup;
practice on video display terminal. P—JOU 270.
273. Writing for Radio-TV-Film. (3h) Introduction to writing for radio, television, and film.
Emphasis is on informational and persuasive writing (news, features, public service announcements,
commercials, political announcements, news analyses, commentaries, and editorials).
274. Media Production: Studio. (3h) Introduction to the production of audio and video media
projects. Multiple camera studio production emphasized. Lecture/laboratory.
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