JOUR 590

Fall 2015 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 2 TO 4 hours.

Advanced special projects, research or reading in journalism at the master's and doctoral level.

Approved for letter and S/U grading. May be repeated in the same term to a maximum of 8 hours; may be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 24 hours.

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JOUR 590 class schedule data for fall 2015
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
58770
Independent Study
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/24/15-12/09/15
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
65372
Lecture-Discussion
1
3:00PM -4:50PM
MW
Gregory Hall
Craft, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/24/15-12/09/15
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Theor. of News Cont. and Prod.
Section Info:
Advanced Seminar in Journalism: Theories of News Content and Production. This seminar explores journalism theory and research. Specific topics will vary across different course offerings but will include classic elements of journalism theory (e.g., gatekeeping, agenda-setting, ethics, freedom of information), as well as current research frontiers (e.g. field theory, mediatization). The purpose of this course is to introduce you to major concepts in journalism studies addressing news content and production. Concepts to be addressed include definitions of "news", news values, organizations and routines of news production, gatekeeping, sources, objectivity and framing. This course may be repeated in the same term to a maximum of 8 credit hours. Students may take multiple topics under the course designation, but they can only take each specific topic once toward degree requirements. Restricted to Ph.D. students or with consent of instructor.
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