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REQUIRED LECTURE COURSES
Foundations of Journalism
V54.0501 No prerequisite. Required of all students majoring in journalism. Given every semester. 4 points.
This course is the gateway to the journalism major. Students are introduced to the mission and joy of journalism as a profession, indeed, a calling, as well as the realities journalists now face in a rapidly changing media environment. Students are exposed to the traditional and changing role of the journalist as democracy’s watchdog against both the historic and current media backdrop. Students develop a series of essays to demonstrate their aptitude for and/or understanding of the established values and professional competencies the course sets out to instill.
Journalism Ethics and First Amendment Law
V54.0502 Prerequisite: Foundations of Journalism. Given every semester. 4 points.
This 14-week class is divided equally between ethics and the law. Through the weekly lecture and assigned readings, students are exposed to the various ethical and legal issues surrounding the field of journalism and come away with a clear sense of the role of the journalist in society and the issues that affect that mission today.
REQUIRED SKILLS COURSES
Journalistic Inquiry
V54.0101 Prerequisite: V54.0501. Required of all students majoring in journalism. Given every semester. 4 points.
This is a reporting- and writing-based skills course that emphasizes in-depth research techniques and exposure to the many journalistic forms, including news writing, magazine and feature article writing, broadcast news and documentary, reported essays and commentary, and what distinguishes one form from the other. Students are introduced to the issues of ethical conduct through the department’s new policy and pledge, and they also address issues of bias and fairness through reporting and writing.
The Beat
V54.0201 Prerequisites: Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry. Varies by section. Given every semester. 4 points.
This course is designed to hone the student journalist’s ability to research and report deeply and to be able to imagine and develop fresh ideas, test their ideas with the strength of their reporting and research, and then present them in story form.
Advanced Reporting
V54.0301 Prerequisites: Foundations of Journalism, The Beat. Varies by section. Given every semester. 4 points.
This is the undergraduate journalism capstone course. Emphasis is placed on the development of the ability to produce a piece of reporting and writing within a sophisticated story structure at a publishable level.
ELECTIVES
Journalism and Society
V54.0503 Varies by section. No prerequisites unless indicated. 4 points.
The lectures and seminars in this group include such traditional offerings as the following:
Women and the Media
Minorities in the Media
Mass Media and Government
Media and the Law
Journalism as Literature
V54.0504 Varies by section. Prerequisites: Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry. 4 points.
The courses in this group explore the intersection of literature and journalism and include offerings such as the following:
Journalism and the American Road
Literary Journalism
Issues and Ideas
V54.0505 Varies by section. Prerequisite: Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry. 4 points.
The courses in this group explore new controversies and ideas that have an impact on journalistic practice, such as the following:
Understanding Broadcast News
Media Past and Future
Methods and Practice
V54.0202 Varies by section. Prerequisites: Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry or instructor permission. 4 points.
The courses in this group entail a deeper experimentation with journalistic skills, from copyediting and deadline writing to blogging, both print and broadcast, and include such offerings as the following:
Point of View Profiles
Journalism by the Numbers
Photojournalism (V54.0203)
The Art of Editing: From Copy Editing to Top Editing
Production and Publication
V54.0302 Varies by section. Prerequisites: Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry, The Beat. 4 points.
The courses in this group aim to create finished products, both print and broadcast, and includes offerings such as the following:
Reporting for Washington Square News
Magazine Editing and Production
LiveWire
Senior Seminar
V54.0401 Prerequisites: senior standing and completion of Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry, and The Beat. Varies by section. Given every semester. 4 points.
This course is required for honors students and is an elective for non-honors students who wish to explore concentrated issues such as Sex and American Politics, Literary Nonfiction, Photojour-nalism and War, and so on. Each section concentrates on a different topic chosen by the instructor, a member of the full-time faculty. The sections for honors students differ in that the Senior Honors Seminar is specifically for completion of the capstone project begun in Level Three Advanced Reporting and further requires an oral presentation before members of the full-time faculty and the profession as well as competition for placement of the work in a department publication for this purpose.
Credit Internship
V54.0980 Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry, The Beat. Given every semester. 4 points.
Superior students are given an opportunity to work 12 hours a week with cooperating metropolitan New York publications and broadcast stations. Their work is edited and evaluated by staff supervisors of the participating media. Emphasis is on professionalism.
Advanced Individual Study
V54.0997 Prerequisites: Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry, The Beat. Given every semester. 1-4 points.
Students who, in the opinion of the department, possess intellectual independence and ability are permitted to carry on individual work in a field of study selected in conference with members of the faculty. To register in this course, a student must have written approval of the department.
HONORS COURSES
Honors: Advanced Reporting
V54.0351 Prerequisites: senior standing, a 3.65 overall GPA and a 3.65 in the journalism major, Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry, The Beat. Given every semester. 4 points.
The honors sections of the Advanced Reporting course require more in-depth reporting and high-polish writing than their non-honors counterparts; in them, honors students build a portfolio of three or four high-quality pieces (1,200-1,500 words/2-3 minutes) that become part of their capstone and help them develop the idea and do the significant preliminary reporting and research necessary for the completion of the capstone project.
Honors: Senior Seminar
V54.0352 Prerequisites: Honors Advanced Reporting, a 3.65 overall GPA, and a 3.65 in the journalism major. Given every semester. 4 points.
The following semester, honors students are required to take a specially designed honors senior seminar, which culminates in each student’s writing a large (6,000-10,000 word/15-20 minutes for broadcast) feature, completing the capstone. The student has to defend his/her work orally before at least two members of the faculty and perhaps a member of the profession.
Media Analysis and Criticism Core Courses
Foundations of Journalism
V54.0501 No prerequisite. Required of all students majoring in journalism. Given every semester. 4 points. See description above.
Journalism Ethics and First Amendment Law
V54.0502 Given every semester. 4 points. See description above.
Media Criticism
V54.0061 Prerequisites: Foundations of Journalism, Journalistic Inquiry, or instructor permission. Varies by section. Given every semester. 4 points.
Criticism courses include the following:
History of Media
Understanding Communications
Introduction to Media Criticism
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