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INTL 1301 - Introduction to International Studies
Credits: 3
Offers students the basic knowledge and core skills necessary to analyze the global experience from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students will acquire an understanding of the forces and events that shape the world in which we live.
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INTL 3381 - Current Issues in International Politics
Credits: 3
An interdisciplinary survey of contemporary issues and challenges in the international arena. Students research and propose solutions, taking into account the multidimensional aspects of these international challenges.
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INTL 4302 - Directed Studies in International Studies
Credits: 3
Students develop and execute independent reading or research projects under the guidance of an International Studies faculty member, culminating in a written report. Prerequisites: Written approval of the instructor and the program director or a designate, at least sophomore standing, and appropriate introductory and advanced course preparation.
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INTL 4307 - Departmental Distinction Thesis
Credits: 3
Candidates for departmental distinction write a thesis under the direction of an International Studies faculty member, culminating in an oral examination over the field of the thesis. Prerequisite: Admission to departmental honors candidacy.
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INTL 4385 - Internship in International Studies
Credits: 3
Undergraduate students who arrange for part-time or full-time jobs in fields related to international studies connect these experiences to their academic curriculum through research and writing, under the guidance of an International Studies faculty member. Prerequisites: Written approval of the instructor and the program director or a designate, at least sophomore standing, and appropriate introductory and advanced preparation.
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INTL 4388 - Senior Seminar: International Government and Politics
Credits: 3
Senior seminar required for all international studies majors that students with an opportunity to integrate their studies. The topic is thematic and varies depending upon the instructor.
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JAPN 1401 - Beginning Japanese
Credits: 4
Focuses on oral and aural proficiency for daily communication situations, mastery of Japanese writing systems (hiragana, katakana, basic kanji), and foundational grammar. Prerequisites: Reserved for students who have no previous Japanese experience or fewer than two years of Japanese and the appropriate placement exam score. Approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment.
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JAPN 1402 - Beginning Japanese: Second Term
Credits: 4
Focuses on oral and aural proficiency for daily communication situations, mastery of Japanese writing systems (hiragana, katakana, basic kanji), and foundational grammar. Prerequisites: C- or better in JAPN 1401 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment.
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JAPN 1501 - Japanese at KGU, Level 1
Credits: 5
Emphasis on understanding of basic Japanese grammar, mastery of fundamental sentence patterns, and acquisition of 170 new kanji. Provides basic reading skills.
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JAPN 2201 - Japanese at KGU, Level 3
Credits: 2
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JAPN 2401 - Intermediate Japanese
Credits: 4
Focuses on developing and enriching literacy experience in Japanese through reading and writing narrative and descriptive texts, as well as conversing on personal topics in more complicated situations. Prerequisites: C– or better in JAPN 1402 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment.
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JAPN 2402 - Intermediate Japanese: Second Term
Credits: 4
Focuses on developing and enriching literacy experience in Japanese through reading and writing narrative and descriptive texts, as well as conversing on personal topics in more complicated situations. Prerequisites: C- or better in JAPN 2401 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment.
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JAPN 2500 - Japanese at KGU, Level 2
Credits: 5
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JAPN 3311 - Third-Year Japanese
Credits: 3
Emphasis on enhancing abilities in advanced reading and writing skills, and communicating with accuracy and grammatical complexity. Students also acquire the ability to use refined honorific forms in appropriate cultural contexts. Prerequisite: C- or better in JAPN 2402 or permission of area chair.
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JAPN 3312 - Third-Year Japanese: Second Term
Credits: 3
Emphasis on enhancing abilities in advanced reading and writing skills, communicating with accuracy and grammatical complexity. Students also acquire the ability to use refined honorific forms in appropriate cultural contexts. Prerequisite: C- or better in JAPN 3311 or permission of area chair.
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JAPN 3320 - Special Topics Abroad in Japanese
Credits: 3
Courses in SMU-approved international programs. Prior departmental approval required.
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JAPN 3321 - Special Topics Abroad in Japanese
Credits: 3
Courses in SMU-approved international programs. Prior departmental approval required.
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JAPN 3501 - Japanese at KGU, Level 2
Credits: 5
Further development of basic reading skills, with emphasis on an adequate command of complex sentence patterns. Acquisition of 200 new kanji.
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JAPN 3600 - Studies in Japan
Credits: 6
Selected coursework at KGU, chosen in consultation with adviser. Equivalent SMU course numbers to be determined upon receipt of grades after the end of the term.
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JAPN 3900 - Studies in Japan: Second Term
Credits: 9
Selected coursework at KGU, chosen in consultation with adviser. Equivalent SMU course numbers to be determined upon receipt of grades after the end of the term.
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JAPN 4501 - Japanese at KGU, Level 3
Credits: 5
Grammar and reading, advanced. Vocabulary buildup and acquisition of reading and writing 200 new kanji.
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JAPN 5501 - Japanese at KGU, Level 4
Credits: 5
Students read a variety of selected materials for better understanding of the Japanese culture and ways of thinking. Acquisition of a larger vocabulary and 250 new kanji.
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Journalism
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JOUR 2103 - Writing and Editing Tutorial and Laboratory
Credits: 1
Introduces basic journalistic writing for all media. Students review English grammar and punctuation, and become versed in Associated Press writing style. Combines an online tutorial with a required weekly lab. Required before enrollment in JOUR 2312 .
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JOUR 2302 - Ethics of Convergent Media
Credits: 3
Explores the ethical issues (e.g., free speech, privacy, and government regulation and censorship) that provide the foundation for all communication fields and have become more complex as media and industries have converged.
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JOUR 2304 - Video and Audio Production
Credits: 3
Offers practical training in the fundamentals of broadcast communication. Students learn field production and editing, as well as broadcast writing and studio and control room skills. Students produce several original projects for potential broadcast on SMU’s various student media. This class requires a significant amount of outside, scheduled work for both in-studio and mobile multimedia production. Includes 3 hours of lecture and one 1.5-hour lab per week. (*updated* 3/22/2021; effective spring 2021) Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 . Restricted to fashion media majors or journalism majors or minors.
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JOUR 2306 - Sports, News Media, and Social Media Analytics
Credits: 3
Students learn the evolving study of applied statistics in sports. Using a brief introduction to statistical theory and a history of sports statistics, students build on existing metrics to learn how to better explain critical trends within major sports. Computer-assisted methods are taught to help with acquiring data and discovering trends within the numbers to see what patterns can aid with storytelling. Students learn data visualization as an aid to storytelling and understand social media metrics to maximize engagement with audiences. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. Limited to journalism and applied physiology and sport management premajors and majors. (*updated* 10/15/2020)
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JOUR 2310 - Fashion, Media, and Culture
Credits: 3
Explores how and why people tell others who they are by what they wear, and what roles fashion magazines, blogs, and other media play in that process. Examines fashion, media, and their relationship to culture, with an emphasis on the contemporary designers and fashion editors who have shaped the modern fashion landscape. Supports the fashion media major and minor.
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JOUR 2312 - News Reporting
Credits: 3
Rigorous foundation writing and reporting course needed to complete the major. Students gain fundamental skills (e.g., gathering, documenting, organizing, and writing news) that are essential to accurate, fair, clear, and concise journalism. Includes 3 hours of lecture and one 1.5-hour lab per week. Restricted to journalism majors and minors or fashion media majors and minors. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 and JOUR 2302 .
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JOUR 2325 - Fashion Media Studies Abroad
Credits: 3
Specific topics for study abroad must be approved by the Division of Journalism chair.
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JOUR 2326 - Journalism Studies Abroad
Credits: 3
Specific topics for study abroad must be approved by the Division of Journalism chair.
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JOUR 2398 - Introduction to Digital Media and Analytics
Credits: 3
Students explore how audience behavior is changing the way news is produced and consumed; learn best practices for using social media journalistically and ethically; achieve competency in digital metrics; learn introductory code; become fluent with mobile newsgathering techniques; learn basic principles of digital photo editing and copyright; and create their personal portfolio websites. Restricted to journalism majors and minors or fashion media majors. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 and JOUR 2302 .
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JOUR 3310 - Fashion Media Studies Abroad
Credits: 3
Specific topics for study abroad must be approved by the Division of Journalism chair.
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JOUR 3313 - Advanced News Reporting
Credits: 3
Builds on the foundation of JOUR 2312 . Students learn to analyze information quickly and accurately while applying critical thinking skills. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , JOUR 2312 . Restricted to journalism majors and minors or fashion media majors and minors.
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JOUR 3326 - Media and the Art of Fashion Design
Credits: 3
An in–depth look at how the elements of art and the principles of design apply to the medium of fashion. Examines the work of fashion designers, from inspiration through creative process to final product, with an emphasis on analysis and critique and the use of personal inspiration and creative process techniques to style and narrate looks. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , and JOUR 2310 . Restricted to fashion media majors. (*updated* 10/22/2020)
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JOUR 3327 - Media and the Business of Fashion
Credits: 3
Introduces journalism students to the trillion-dollar global fashion industry. Students learn to find and tell stories about the businesses behind the fashions, from designers to manufacturers, marketers, and retailers, and about how these enterprises affect their investors, customers, workers, and communities. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , JOUR 2310 , JOUR 2312 . Restricted to fashion media majors. (*updated* 10/6/2020)
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JOUR 3345 - Mass Media in Great Britain: Politics, Pin-Ups, and Propaganda
Credits: 3
Explores the interaction between power, politics, and mass media in Great Britain; the history of the media in Great Britain; the health (or lack thereof) of mass media today and its impact on politics and popular culture; and how journalists report the news abroad and in the United States. Daily assignments include examination of newspapers and broadcast and Internet news available in the U.K. Students write papers based on visits to sites such as the British Library and the Imperial War Museum. British journalists, scholars, and foreign correspondents present guest lectures. Final class projects that include papers and class presentations involve group studies in specialized areas of British media. (SMU-in-London)
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JOUR 3350 - Fashion Broadcast: SMU Look TV
Credits: 3
An immersive broadcast experience in which students work as a highly motivated team to produce all components of a weekly fashion, beauty, and lifestyle show. “SMU Look” is a mix of news packages, special segments, tips, and round-table discussion. Students generate all content, and produce the show in the division’s digital news studio, rotating through all technical and anchoring positions. Students also post-edit the show, preparing it for publication on Student Media digital sites, and conduct all social media and branding campaigns. Prerequisites: JOUR 2304 , JOUR 2312 . Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 3355 - Media Entrepreneurship
Credits: 3
Increases students’ understanding of the entrepreneurial landscape of the changing media industry. Students learn how to combine their versatile skills and creative passion to become more enterprising and shape their own media careers. Students conceive, develop and pitch an entrepreneurial idea while also learning the basics of freelancing and self-employment. Includes frequent visits from entrepreneurial journalists and guest speakers. Prerequisites: JOUR 2302 , sophomore standing.
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JOUR 3357 - Photojournalism
Credits: 3
Training in the techniques and execution of digital photojournalism, including computer processing of images. Students learn to produce digital photojournalism, and have the opportunity to generate photographic images for the division’s convergence website. Restricted to fashion media and journalism premajors, majors, and minors.
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JOUR 3362 - Magazine Writing
Credits: 3
Introduces the diverse world of magazines. Students study exceptional magazine feature writing (profiles, narratives, analytical pieces, etc.) and practice feature magazine reporting and writing to prepare for professional work in the industry. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , JOUR 2312 . Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 3365 - Investigative Reporting
Credits: 3
Intensive introduction to the art of generating original news ideas about issues of public significance; developing critical news judgment; unearthing often difficult-to-access information; and organizing the information into focused, well-documented, and compelling stories. Prerequisite: JOUR 3313 , JOUR 3362 , JOUR 4395 , or JOUR 3382 . Restricted to journalism majors and minors.
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JOUR 3382 - Feature Writing
Credits: 3
Emphasizes the conceptual and technical skills needed to develop one’s own voice, to bring a literary quality to one’s journalism, and to produce professional-level descriptive pieces and features for various media. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , JOUR 2312 . Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 3385 - Broadcast I
Credits: 3
Builds on skills learned in JOUR 2304 , with more emphasis on deadline-driven, original, campus-based reporting and broadcast producing. Students learn how to assign coverage, to enterprise original story ideas, and to write cogent broadcast stories and turn them in on deadline using video, set debriefs, and Web components. Convergence laboratory required. Prerequisites: JOUR 2304 , JOUR 2312 .
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JOUR 3390 - Literary Journalism
Credits: 3
Students explore and analyze nonfiction through roundtable discussion, book reviews, and creative writing. Requires heavy reading, with an emphasis on books and essays of the last 100 years. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
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JOUR 3396 - History of Journalism
Credits: 3
The story of how American journalism became what it is today. Emphasizes the people and events that transformed the media, from the Colonial printer to 21st-century media conglomerates. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
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JOUR 4090 - Undergraduate Research
Credits: 0
For students who hold research fellowships but are not enrolled in any credit hour courses. No tuition. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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JOUR 4101 - Journalism Practica
Credits: 1
Students work in on-campus media positions. A maximum of 2 credit hours may be earned and counted toward degree requirements. Offered on a pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of adviser. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 4102 - Journalism Practica
Credits: 1
Students work in on-campus media positions. A maximum of 2 credit hours may be earned and counted toward degree requirements. Offered on a pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of adviser. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 4125 - Internships in Journalism
Credits: 1
Internship credit for off-campus work in the field during the regular term or in the summer. Students are limited to a total of 3 credit hours for internships. These hours will not count toward the 9 credit hours of required electives in the division. Offered on a pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of adviser. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 4127 - Internship in Fashion Media
Credits: 1
Off-campus interdisciplinary internship in any area of the fashion media field during the regular term or summer. Graded pass/fail. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of adviser. Restricted to fashion media majors and minors.
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JOUR 4225 - Internships in Journalism
Credits: 2
Internship credit for off-campus work in the field during the regular term or in the summer. Students are limited to a total of 3 credit hours for internships. These hours will not count toward the 9 credit hours of required electives in the division. Offered on a pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of adviser. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 4227 - Internship in Fashion Media
Credits: 2
Off-campus interdisciplinary internship in any area of the fashion media field during the regular term or summer. Graded pass/fail. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of adviser. Restricted to fashion media majors and minors.
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JOUR 4300 - Broadcast News Seminar
Credits: 3
A small group of selected students conduct an in-depth study of current events, examining and analyzing issues and producing sophisticated television programming. Prerequisite: JOUR 3385 .
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JOUR 4306 - Business and Journalism
Credits: 3
An intensive introduction to business, financial markets, and economics, combined with practice in reporting and writing about these complex topics. Gives aspiring business journalists the tools to make business information understandable and accessible to news audiences. Prerequisite: JOUR 2312 .
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JOUR 4307 - Business News Seminar
Credits: 3
Builds upon the skills and insights gained in JOUR 4306 . Combines close reading and analysis of business coverage with detailed exploration of how to gather and understand financial and economic information. Also, intensive practice in reporting and writing business stories. Prerequisite: JOUR 4306 .
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JOUR 4310 - Editorial and Opinion Writing
Credits: 3
Examines the role of opinion writing in American journalism and teaches techniques that will help students develop clear and effective editorials and columns on a range of topics. The course emphasizes critical thinking and writing skills. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , and JOUR 2312 . Restricted to fashion media and journalism majors and minors.
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JOUR 4316 - Communication Law
Credits: 3
An exploration of the historical and philosophical bases for freedom of expression. Practical applications of the law (e.g., libel, censorship, access, privacy, obscenity, copyright, and government regulations) that affect broadcasting, advertising, and the press. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
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JOUR 4325 - Internships in Journalism
Credits: 3
Internship credit for off-campus work in the field during the regular term or in the summer. Students are limited to a total of 3 credit hours for internships and practica. These hours will not count toward the 9 credit hours of required electives in the division. Offered on a pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of adviser. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 4326 - Washington Term Internship
Credits: 3
Internship opportunities in the nation’s capital. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 4327 - Internship in Fashion Media
Credits: 3
Off-campus interdisciplinary internship in any area of the fashion media field during the regular term or summer. Graded pass/fail. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of adviser. Restricted to fashion media majors and minors.
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JOUR 4331 - Current Issues in the News
Credits: 3
Encourages students to think critically about important issues in journalism today, acquaints them with the classic writings and ideas that have shaped modern journalism, and identifies the key concepts that have formed recent journalism criticism. The goal is to teach communications majors to become more creative problem-solvers as professionals, and more critical as media consumers. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
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JOUR 4344 - Sports Journalism
Credits: 3
Emphasizes the particular narrative style and newsgathering techniques of sports stories and coverage. Students will learn how to interview sports personalities and compose stories relating to the competitive events and social issues surrounding the world of sports. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , and JOUR 2312 . Restricted to fashion media and journalism majors and minors.
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JOUR 4345 - Media and Politics
Credits: 3
Increases students’ understanding of political and elections processes so they can evaluate and practice political journalism. Covers campaigns, governance, analysis of media coverage, and practical application. Prerequisite: JOUR 2312 .
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JOUR 4350 - Human Rights and the Journalist
Credits: 3
Students analyze current human rights issues and the ways U.S. and international media cover these issues. Topics include the role of images in conveying the harsh truth of any human rights story, and the ways new media formats, shrinking budgets, etc. are changing the way journalists who cover these stories do their job. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
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JOUR 4360 - Race, Class, and Gender in Media
Credits: 3
Examines the impact and representation of race, class, and gender in the mass media from historical and critical perspectives. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Restricted to fashion media, human rights, and journalism majors and human rights and journalism minors only.
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JOUR 4370 - Law and Ethics in a High-Tech World
Credits: 3
Engages students in an in-depth examination of unresolved concerns regarding freedom of expression in the 21st century. Topics include digital copyright, privacy in the era of social media and virtual assistants, artificial intelligence, and hate speech. Course provides students the opportunity to examine topics of interest in depth and to develop both topical knowledge and critical thinking skills. Prerequisites: JOUR 4316 or CCPA 3300 .
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JOUR 4384 - Broadcast II
Credits: 3
Furthers the foundation established in JOUR 3385 . The curriculum emphasizes deadline-driven, off-campus beat reporting and broadcast producing. Students learn how to plan original story ideas, including investigative and long-form pieces. Convergence laboratory required. JOUR 4300 is highly recommended before taking this course. Prerequisites: JOUR 3313 (or JOUR 3362 , JOUR 3385 , or JOUR 4395 ) and JOUR 3385 . Restricted to journalism majors and minors.
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JOUR 4387 - Arts Beat
Credits: 3
Students gain experience in a convergence class in reporting on arts and entertainment and writing reviews, etc. Includes sessions with local critics and experts in various areas of arts and literature. Prerequisite: JOUR 3313 , JOUR 3362 , JOUR 3382 , or JOUR 4395 . Restricted to journalism majors and minors.
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JOUR 4392 - Journalism and Religion
Credits: 3
Introduces the basics of the world’s major religions and describes how journalists should cover faith–based organizations and interview religious leaders. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , and JOUR 2312 . Restricted to fashion media and journalism majors and minors.
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JOUR 4395 - Fashion Journalism
Credits: 3
Contemporary fashion journalism runs the gamut from magazine trend pieces and celebrity profiles to hard-hitting news stories on trade and environmental regulations in the developing world to the free-form content of social media. This upper-level course focuses on fashion reporting in all forms: written, visual, and aural. Designed both to hone students’ journalistic skills and increase their knowledge and understanding of the subject matter. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , JOUR 2304 , JOUR 2312 and either JOUR 3326 or JOUR 3327 . Limited to fashion media majors only.
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JOUR 4396 - International Reporting
Credits: 3
Prepares students to work as foreign correspondents by helping them understand international production processes. Students profile current American correspondents who work in foreign countries, comparing their work to those of their contemporaries. Includes newsgathering assignments that encourage students to publish on matters of international interest. Prerequisite: JOUR 3313 , JOUR 3362 , JOUR 3382 or JOUR 4395 . Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 4397 - Journalism in Latin America
Credits: 3
Provides students with an understanding of the practice of journalism in Latin America. Students profile specific regions, examining the historical, political, economic, cultural, ethnic, and even geographical differences, to better understand the issues that affect the struggle for freedom of the press. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
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JOUR 4398 - Digital Journalism
Credits: 3
Students explore the use of new communication technologies for multimedia storytelling; work with social media as a tool for newsgathering, community building, and the fostering of audience engagement; learn about Web metrics and search engine optimization techniques; and update and perfect their personal portfolio websites and social media presence. Includes 3 hours of lecture and one 1.5-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: JOUR 2103 , JOUR 2302 , JOUR 2304 , JOUR 2312 ; junior or senior standing. Restricted to journalism and fashion media majors and journalism minors.
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JOUR 5106 - Topics in Journalism Practice
Credits: 1
Provides an introduction to new, cutting-edge areas of journalism practice. Offered on an irregular basis, depending on the significance and timeliness of the topics to be studied.
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JOUR 5110 - Directed Study
Credits: 1
Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. In close collaboration with the instructor, the student conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience in course offerings. Written permission from the instructor is required, and a completed directed studies form must be filed with the Division of Journalism before the start of the term during which the study is to be undertaken. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of instructor. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 5210 - Directed Study
Credits: 2
Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. In close collaboration with the instructor, the student conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience in course offerings. Written permission from the instructor is required, and a completed directed studies form must be filed with the Division of Journalism before the start of the term during which the study is to be undertaken. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of instructor. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 5301 - Topics in Journalism
Credits: 3
Provides a study and discussion setting for an issue or topic of current interest in the journalism profession. Offered on an irregular basis, depending on the significance and timeliness of the topics to be studied.
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JOUR 5302 - Topics in Journalism
Credits: 3
Provides a study and discussion setting for an issue or topic of current interest in the journalism profession. Offered on an irregular basis, depending on the significance and timeliness of the topics to be studied.
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JOUR 5303 - Topics in Journalism
Credits: 3
Provides a study and discussion setting for an issue or topic of current interest in the journalism profession. Offered on an irregular basis, depending on the significance and timeliness of the topics to be studied.
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JOUR 5304 - Topics in Journalism
Credits: 3
Provides a study and discussion setting for an issue or topic of current interest in the journalism profession. Offered on an irregular basis, depending on the significance and timeliness of the topics to be studied.
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JOUR 5305 - Topics in Critical Studies
Credits: 3
Provides a study and discussion setting for a critical media studies issue. Offered on an irregular basis, depending on the significance and timeliness of the topics to be studied.
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JOUR 5306 - Topics in Journalism Practice
Credits: 3
Provides an introduction to new, cutting-edge areas of journalism practice. Offered on an irregular basis, depending on the significance and timeliness of the topics to be studied.
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JOUR 5307 - Topics in Journalism
Credits: 3
Provides a study and discussion setting for an issue or topic of current interest in the journalism profession. Offered on an irregular basis, depending on the significance and timeliness of the topics to be studied.
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JOUR 5308 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Students research and write a thesis examining an aspect of or an issue in the field of journalism. Required for all students wanting to graduate with an honors degree in journalism. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JOUR 5310 - Directed Study
Credits: 3
Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. In close collaboration with the instructor, the student conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience in course offerings. Written permission from the instructor is required, and a completed directed studies form must be filed with the Division of Journalism before the start of the term during which the study is to be undertaken. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of instructor. Restricted to majors and minors.
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JWST 1300 - Introduction to Jewish Studies
Credits: 3
Introduces the various subfields and research methods used within the interdisciplinary field of Jewish studies: Hebrew language; Israel studies; Judaism; and Jewish art, history, literature, and music. Provides academic foundations for advanced courses offered in each of these areas.
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KNW 2300 - Introduction to Engineering Design
Credits: 3
Introduces engineering design methodologies and basic teaming skills. Students participate on a team in a term–long, multidisciplinary design experience in which each student provides basic engineering capabilities in mechanical, software, electronic, civil, and/or environmental systems. Each team designs a robot that achieves stated design objectives while operating autonomously, with as little human interaction as possible. Teams submit group design memos documenting the evolution of the design. Each team makes a preliminary design presentation and report and a final design presentation and report. A competition is held at the end of the term. Prerequisites or corequisites: MATH 1337 and one of CEE 1302 , CS 1341 , ECE 1322, ECE 1382, EMIS 1360 , or ME 1302 .
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KNW 2303 - Under the Influence: Discourses of Inebriation, Addiction, and Recovery
Credits: 3
Examines through various disciplinary approaches (historical, literary, sociological, cultural, and media studies) the ways in which mind altering substances have been understood over the expanse of transatlantic and global histories. Uses the varied historical responses to these substances (alcohol, cocaine, opium, designer drugs, pharmaceuticals, etc.) as a means for examining issues of colonization, class formation, gender identity, subjectivity, immigration, religion, consumerism, and social conformity.
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KNW 2308 - Mathematical Models of Cognition
Credits: 3
Examines mathematical models at various levels of idealization, including models that capture fine-grained changes within individual neurons, models that consider the interaction of large networks of neurons, computational models that describe stages of visual processing, and models that describe ways in which ideal rational agents would update probabilistic beliefs and make decisions in light of new evidence. Considers the relations between these different sorts of models, their respective strengths and weaknesses, and how they can be used to test hypotheses about cognition in humans and animals and for designing computer systems with artificial intelligence. Prerequisite: MATH 1338 .
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KNW 2309 - Theology and Economics: God, Faith, and Money
Credits: 3
Provides students with skills for a theological evaluation of economic theories and practices, particularly as they bear on the rise and ascendancy of the global market. Discusses the historical development of economics in relation to Protestant and Catholic teaching on economics. Includes a brief component on Jewish and Islamic teaching. Asking what theology has to do with economics and how economics works, students learn about the historical development of economics according to the “worldly philosophers” to discover answers to these questions. The final weeks of the course examine Jewish and Islamic teaching, comparing them to Protestant and Catholic economic ethics.
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KNW 2312 - Religious and Social Meanings of the Holy Land
Credits: 3
Through archaeological and site fieldtrips, readings, and lectures by experts in the field, students will investigate the diverse meanings of the Holy Land to members of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths who have regarded the region as religiously significant for more than three millennia. Students will learn how the two disciplines of archaeology and religious studies combine to inform a deeper understanding of the Holy Land than does a single disciplinary study. Students will also explore the complexity of daily life in the modern state of Israel.
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KNW 2314 - On the Edges of Empire: India and Mexico/American Southwest
Credits: 3
Provides an in-depth, interdisciplinary study of the British colonization of India and the expansion of New Spain into the northern borderlands of present-day Mexico and the American Southwest. Using film/visual culture in addition to historical texts, the course explores common themes of colonial ideologies, class/caste and gender formations, legal and economic systems, emerging regional and national identities, religious cultures, and other topics from the 18th century to the present.
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KNW 2399 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
Multidisciplinary Ways of Knowing courses develop students’ understanding of the multiple approaches whereby different disciplines acquire and create knowledge.
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LATN 1401 - Beginning Latin I
Credits: 4
Structures of the Latin language: vocabulary, grammar, and syntax. Also, introduction to Roman history and culture, and simple readings from Latin authors. Prerequisites: Reserved for students who have no previous Latin experience or fewer than two years of Latin and the appropriate placement exam score. Approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment.
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LATN 1402 - Beginning Latin II
Credits: 4
Structures of the Latin language: vocabulary, grammar, and syntax. Also, introduction to Roman history and culture, and simple readings from Latin authors. Prerequisites: C- or better in LATN 1401 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment.
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LATN 2311 - Second-Year Latin
Credits: 3
Readings from Latin prose authors: Caesar, Livy, Eutropius. Prerequisite: C– or better in LATN 1402 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment.
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LATN 2312 - Second-Year Latin: Second Term
Credits: 3
Readings from Roman prose and poetry (Caesar, Pliny, Ovid). Prerequisites: C- or better in LATN 2311 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment.
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LATN 3185 - Internship in Latin
Credits: 1
Offers experience in organizations or institutions where knowledge of Latin is relevant: museums, libraries, historical archives, etc. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; an overall GPA of 3.000 or higher; GPA in Latin of 3.300 or higher; and sponsorship of a professor and of the organization, agency, or institution.
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LATN 3285 - Internship in Latin
Credits: 2
Offers experience in organizations or institutions where knowledge of Latin is relevant: museums, libraries, historical archives, etc. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing; an overall GPA of 3.000 or higher; GPA in Latin of 3.300 or higher; and sponsorship of a professor and of the organization, agency, or institution.
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LATN 3323 - Latin Literature
Credits: 3
A thematic approach to Roman literature incorporating excerpts from a variety of authors and genres. Topics include aspects of Roman life and culture, history and politics, and religion and philosophy. Prerequisite: C- or better in LATN 2312 or permission of the area chair.
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