Statehouse Program
COM JO 546
Undergraduate Prerequisites: (COMJO250 & COMJO310) - Graduate Prerequisites: (COMJO721) - Taking advantage of our location in the state capital of Massachusetts, the Journalism Department offers students the chance to cover the Statehouse for professional news clients. The prime component of The Boston Statehouse Program, this advanced study in government and political reporting offers the opportunity to write and report from Beacon Hill for a Massachusetts news organization. The course goal is to develop writing and reporting skills through the daily experience of covering state government that will apply in many fields. Working with a professor and a professional editor, students acquire the skills necessary to work in a daily news environment, including interviewing, developing sources, archival research and deadline writing. Students develop a substantial portfolio of published work. Taken with JO 511, eight credits, fall and spring semesters. See Statehouse Program: http://www.bu.edu/statehouse. (Undergraduate Prerequisites: COM JO 200 and JO 210. Graduate Prerequisites: COM JO 721.)
FALL 2024 Schedule
Section | Instructor | Location | Schedule | Notes |
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A1 | Berger | ARR 12:00 am-12:00 am | Department consent is required to register for the Statehouse Program. The undergraduate prerequisite for COMJO 546 are COMJO 205 and COMJO 210. The graduate prerequisite is COMJO 721. |
SPRG 2025 Schedule
Section | Instructor | Location | Schedule | Notes |
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A1 | Berger | ARR 12:00 am-12:00 am | COMJO 546 is an application-only course for the BU Statehouse Program. Undergraduate students looking to take COMJO 546 must meet the following prerequisites: COMJO 200 and COMJO 210. Graduate students looking to take COMJO 546 must meet the following prerequisites: COMJO 704 and COMJO 721. Please contact the JO department at jodept@bu.edu for more information about the application process. |
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