JOUR 460

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

A changing array of special projects, research or reading in journalism.

May be repeated in the same or subsequent semesters if topics vary.

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JOUR 460 class schedule data for spring 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
10470	Independent Study		ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required
57122	Lecture-Discussion	D	6:00PM -7:50PM	MW	1065 Lincoln Hall	Holley, G	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Crisis Communications Section Info: Students will take on the role of a public relations or public affairs officer to learn how they deal with the media when managing a crisis for a client, whether it's a multinational corporation or a professional athlete. Using case studies of actual events, students will deconstruct the role of the public relations officer and examine how the media dealt with the crisis. You'll get a look at the inner workings of a major public relations firm devoted to telling the truth while also managing the media message. Dennis Culloton is a former journalist and an accomplished strategist, communicator and consultant to senior executives with a track record of successfully crafting winning campaigns to achieve major corporate and entrepreneurial goals including winning approvals for billions of dollars in capital investments and transactions in complex regulatory, political and media environments. Please note: Registration is open to COM sophomores, juniors and seniors on November 15 at 11:00 am. Registration is open to campus sophomores, juniors and seniors on November 18 at 11:00 am. Registration is open to graduate students on November 8. Restriction(s): Restricted to students with Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or Graduate class standing.
58701	Lecture-Discussion	H	6:00PM -8:50PM	T	336 Gregory Hall	Harrington, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Great Books of Journalism Section Info: For more than one hundred years, books written by journalists have had great impact on U.S. public policy and public understanding: books on corporate power, urban political corruption, rural poverty, the atomic bombing of Japan, Watergate, the death penalty, and a soldiers-eye view of the Iraq war, to name a few. These writings range from hard-edged investigations to nonfiction literature. The class includes readings from eight groundbreaking books, assessment of impact, analysis of reporting and writing approaches, and extensive class discussion. Eight essays, no tests. Please note: Open to Graduate students on November 8. Restriction(s): Restricted to students with Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or Graduate class standing.