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COM JO 735: Professional Project
Required of all graduate broadcast concentrators. Production of a broadcast- ready portfolio project demonstrating strong writing, research and multimedia skills. Students choose a news topic to report, whether in the form of a video or radio documentary, a multimedia website, a series of video or radio reports or a multimedia app. Individual faculty members supervise this capstone project during the course of the semester. -
COM JO 736: TV News Magazine
Students produce, anchor, and report a single-topic news magazine program, broadcast on deadline. Students advance their anchoring skills by preparing a half-hour program featuring video and live reports. 4 cr., Fall sem. -
COM JO 737: Journalism Internship
Student develops a portfolio of professional work while working in the field. The student works 120-200 hours per semester or summer at the internship. Comprehensive paper, employer evaluation, and portfolio required upon completion of internship. Credits: var. -
COM JO 738: Business & Economics Internship
Required internship under supervision of faculty. -
COM JO 741: Multi-media for Science Communication
A hands on course in multimedia production, including website design and construction, audio and video production and photo essays, podcasts and more. As part of this course students will design and produce a science related web magazine that will serve a s a professional portfolio. -
COM JO 743: Web Magazine
Students will contribute to and improve the web magazine, producing professional quality group portfolio. -
COM JO 754: Science Journalism Internship
To be taken during the summer between second and third semesters of the program and then registered during the third semester. -
COM JO 807: Advanced Journalism Research
A rigorous grounding in research and investigative methods ranging from interviews and records searching to computer-assisted reporting, analysis of data sets and use of the Freedom of Information Act. 4 cr. -
COM JO 881: Science video Production
The moving image carries enormous power; whether shown in theaters, on television, on the internet or on our smart phones, video has the ability to change the world, as has been demonstrated time and again. this course is designed to examine the power of non-fiction video through the deconstruction of various films and videos, and serve as an introduction to video production through a series of production exercises culminating in a complete short film as a final project. While this course focuses on science, it will be useful for anyone interested in learning more about non-fiction video production. -
COM JO 954: Directed Study
Faculty and students work together in a tutorial situation to produce a substantial project of mutual interest. 4 cr. -
COM JO 955: Professional Project
In their final semester, all candidates for the M.S. degree in Journalism undertake a capstone project of professional quality. In consultation with a faculty member, the student conceives the project, carries out all necessary reporting and editing, combines multimedia elements as warranted, and seeks to have the work published or broadcast. 4 cr., either sem.
