Journalism
JRN 101 3
Credits
Introduction to Mass Communications (h)
History and principles of mass communications and the role of
information media in American society. Introduction to professional aspects of
mass communications, including print and broadcast. Also available via
Independent Learning. (3 + 0) Offered Fall
JRN 102 3
Credits
Introduction to Broadcasting (h)
Principles of broadcasting as they relate to the people of
the United States, including history, government involvement and social
effects. Also available via Independent Learning. (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
JRN 105 3
Credits
History of the Cinema (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 105)
History and development of the medium of film in the United
States and abroad during the last 100 years. Content will vary each semester.
Available only via Independent Learning. (Next offered:
2008-09. ) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Year
JRN 202 3
Credits
News Reporting and Writing (h)
Finding and getting the story, writing the lead, developing
story structure, writing on deadline, editing copy, writing headlines and captions,
cropping and sizing pictures, and writing for broadcast news. (Prerequisites:
ENGL 111X and ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
JRN 203 3
Credits
Basic Photography (h)
Photography fundamentals, including use of an adjustable
camera, film and exposure techniques, filters, flash techniques, and an introduction
to color. Darkroom procedures including black and white film processing and
printing, photograph design and composition. Students must have use of an
adjustable camera. Laboratory fee: $50. (2 + 3) Offered Fall, Spring
JRN 215 3
Credits
Radio Production
Sound production techniques for radio and television.
Emphasis on writing, recording, control room techniques and editing. Lab fee:
$50. (2 + 3) Offered Fall
JRN 217 3
Credits
Introduction to the Study of Film (h)
(Cross-listed with ENGL 217 and FLM 217)
An appreciation course designed to introduce the student to
the various forms of cinematic art with special emphasis on humanistic and
artistic aspects. (Prerequisite: ENGL 111X.) (2 + 2) Offered Spring
JRN 220 3
Credits
Adobe Photoshop
Create images that go beyond traditional photo editing and
into the realm of painting with depth and color manipulation. Includes use of a
computer, scanner, analog images and digital camera. Includes ethical and
copyright issues of photography manipulation. Lab fee: $75. (Prerequisite: JRN
250. Recommended: Advanced knowledge of the Macintosh operating system.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
JRN 240 3
Credits
Foreign Corresponding (h)
The U.S. tradition of "objective" journalism holds sway in
very few countries. How did these varying approaches develop, and what do they
mean for how Americans report overseas and how foreign journalists report about
us? (3 + 0) Offered Spring
JRN 250 3
Credits
Web Site Design
Create website projects. Includes the Internet, design,
multimedia and the incorporation of text, sound, images, animation and video.
Lab fee: $50. (Prerequisites: Familiarity with the World Wide Web, Internet
browsers, the Macintosh operating system, and image editing software, or
permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Fall
JRN 251 4
Credits
Television Production
Television studio production, floor directing, audio, camera,
staging, lighting and switching. Materials fee: $60. (2 + 5)
Offered Fall
JRN 280 3
Credits
Video Storytelling (h)
Basics of digital video production technology, composition,
audio, lighting and editing as it relates to primarily non-fiction filmmaking.
Students will conclude the course by producing their own short videos. Course
fee: $50. (3 + 0) Offered Fall
JRN 300 1-3
Credits
Internship
Practical experience working with campus media, individual
media-related projects for business or media, or in a professional media environment.
(Prerequisite: JRN 202 or permission of instructor.) (1 + 6) Offered
Fall, Spring
JRN 305
Snedden Chair Lectures
Rotating series of lectures and seminars with America's
leading journalists on topics ranging from war reporting to covering sports.
Please contact Department of Journalism for current topic and instructor.
Course may be repeated for credit. (Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0). Offered Fall
JRN 308 3
Credits
Film Criticism (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 308)
Theoretical approaches to viewing, analyzing and evaluating
film and television program content. Available only via Independent Learning.
(3 + 0)
JRN 311W 3
Credits
Magazine Article Writing (h)
Learn to identify great article ideas, turn them into
finished products and pitch them to magazine editors. Workshops and extensive
instructor feedback. May be repeated once for additional credit. Lab fee: $50.
(Prerequisites: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; JRN 202; or permission
of instructor.) Also available via Independent Learning. (3 + 0)
Offered Fall
JRN 323 3
Credits
Editing for Journalists
Tricks of the trade, including copyediting; writing headlines
and captions; basic page design using computers; and thinking like the editor-in-chief.
Lab fee: $50. (Prerequisite: JRN 202 or permission of instructor; junior
standing.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
JRN 324 3
Credits
Typography and Publication Design
Typography, layout and design, coupled with a study of the
methods of printing production. Materials fee: $75. (Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor.) (2 + 2) Offered Spring
JRN 347O 3
Credits
Lighting Design (h)
(Cross-listed with ART 347O and THR 347O)
Principles and techniques of theatrical lighting design. The student
will conduct practical experiments and design projects applying the experience
gained from the experiments. Also available via Independent Learning.
(Prerequisite: COMM 131X or 141X; THR 343 or permission of instructor. May be
taken concurrently with THR 343. Next offered: 2008-09.) (3 + 0)
Offered Alternate Fall
JRN 368 3
Credits
Topics in American Film History (s)
(Cross-listed with HIST 368)
American film and how it shapes and warps popular perceptions
of America's past. A historical contrast according to Hollywood with the views
and interpretations of historians. Content will vary depending on the specific
genre or period of focus, such as World War II, the Vietnam War, the Great
Depression, the Cold War and development of the west, etc. Course may be
repeated for credit when content varies. (Prerequisite: Junior standing or
permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 371O 3
Credits
Digital Photography and Pixel Painting
(Cross-listed with ART 371O)
An introduction to the world of digital imaging with
applications in fine and commercial art. It is expected that students will become
competent in creating convincing images of impossible subjects as well as
detecting their creation by others. The varied ethical issues engendered by
this expertise will be addressed in depth. Students will be required to gain
proficiency in visual design for electronic and print publication. Materials
fee: $75. (Prerequisites: COMM 131X or 141X; Macintosh OS or Windows OS experience
with graphic applications; and one college level studio art course.)
(1 + 4) Offered Fall, Spring
JRN 380O 3
Credits
Women, Minorities and the Media (h)
(Cross-listed with WMS 380O)
Examination of how women and minorities are portrayed in the
mass media, the employment of women and minorities in the media, as well as how
accurately the media reflects our society demographically. Presented from a
feminist, multi-culturalist perspective using a broad feminist analysis
encompassing issues of gender as well as class, race, age and sexual
orientation. (Prerequisite: COMM 131X or 141X; junior standing.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
JRN 400 1-3
Credits
Professional Media Internship
Practical training in a supervised, professional media
environment. Participation at an approved publication, TV or radio station, or
other media-related business or non-profit organization is required.
(Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of instructor.) (1 + 6)
Offered Fall, Spring
JRN 401 3
Credits
Beat Reporting
Intensive training in developing and covering a news beat
(chosen by the student) and the basics of common news beats: police, courts and
government. Includes cultivating sources, explaining complicated stories,
reporting trends, improving interviewing techniques and employing advanced
writing skills. Writing for publication encouraged. Laboratory fee: $50.
(Prerequisite: JRN 202.) (2 + 2) Offered Fall
JRN 402 3
Credits
Advanced Photography (h)
Continuation of JRN 203. Emphasis on continuing development
of photographic skills by application of basic technical skills to a variety of
areas of photography. Laboratory fee: $50. (Prerequisite: JRN 203 or permission
of instructor.) (2 + 3) Offered Fall
JRN 404 3
Credits
Photojournalism I (h)
Fundamentals of visual communication through photography; issues
and techniques of modern photojournalism; news, features, sports and the photo
essay assignments as encountered at a daily newspaper; preparation of
photographs for publication. Students must have basic 35mm camera equipment.
Laboratory fee: $75. (Prerequisite: JRN 203 or permission of instructor.)
(2 + 3) Offered Fall
JRN 405 3
Credits
Advanced Photography Seminar (h)
(Stacked with JRN 605)
Advanced discussion of photojournalism and photographic
topics. Topics range from the photographic essay to the history of photography
and working in series. Weekly classroom meetings supplemented by field, studio
and darkroom sessions. Laboratory fee: $50. (Prerequisite: JRN 402 and JRN 404
or permission of instructor. Next offered: 2008-09.) (2 + 3) Offered
Alternate Spring
JRN 406 3
Credits
Photojournalism II
Continuation of Photojournalism I. Emphasis on developing
skills in photo essay and documentary photography and working as a freelance
photojournalist. Seminar-style class includes work with film and digital
equipment. Materials fee: $75. (Prerequisite: JRN 404. Next offered: 2007-08.)
(2 + 2) Offered Alternate Spring
JRN 408 3
Credits
Media Management
Overview of media management, including management theories,
media competition, media research, regulatory issues of concern to managers,
organizational planning and future trends in media. Case studies in practical
problem-solving techniques. (Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 411W 3
Credits
Writing for a Living (h)
Writing advanced prose for publication in books or magazines.
May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Laboratory fee: $50.
(Prerequisite: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or 213X; JRN 311; or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 413 3
Credits
Mass Media Law and Regulation (s)
Common law, statutory law and administrative law that affects
the mass media, including libel, copyright, access to the media, constitutional
problems, privacy, shield laws and broadcast regulations. (Prerequisite: JRN
202 or permission of instructor.) Also available via Independent Learning.
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
JRN 421 3
Credits
Journalism in Perspective (h)
Seminar-style exploration of the ethical, financial,
corporate and international trends tugging at American journalism.
(Prerequisite: Junior standing.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
JRN 440 3
Credits
Ethics and Reporting in the Far North
(Stacked with JRN 640 and NORS 640)
Historical overview of media coverage of the northern frontier
with focus on journalistic ethics. Comparison made to media climate in third
world countries. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 444W 3
Credits
Investigative Reporting (h)
Advanced reporting of news with emphasis on public affairs.
Develops sophisticated news judgment, writing and investigative reporting
skills for print and electronic media. Lab fee: $50. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X;
ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; JRN 202 and 401; junior standing; or
permission of instructor.) (2 + 2) Offered Spring
JRN 452W 3
Credits
Radio and Television News Writing
Overview of radio and television news writing. Emphasis on
intensive news writing practice, including interviewing techniques, ethical
issues and current controversies, and structure of television and radio news
operations. Lab fee: $50. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or
ENGL 213X; JRN 202, or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered Spring
JRN 453O 3
Credits
Television News Reporting
Electronic news gathering using videotape equipment,
scriptwriting, location sound recording, interview techniques, editing, videography
and other aspects of field news reporting. Materials fee: $50. (Prerequisites:
COMM 131X or 141X, JRN 251 and JRN 452. JRN 452 may be taken concurrently with
JRN 453.) (2 + 2) Offered Spring
JRN 454 3
Credits
Advanced TV News Production
In-depth experience with television news production including
electronic newsgathering. Emphasis on producing broadcast quality news footage
and packages. Materials fee: $60. May be repeated once. Only the first 3
credits count toward major approved elective requirements. (Prerequisites: JRN
251, 452 and 453.) (1 + 6) Offered Fall
JRN 456W 3
Credits
Science Writing for Magazines and Newspapers (h)
(Stacked with JRN 656)
Students write and analyze science articles aimed at the
general public. Course work includes writing and reading assignments, class workshops
and conferences with the instructor. Emphasis on recognizing, finding and
developing science stories; structuring articles; capturing reader interest; maintaining
accuracy and getting published. Scientists are welcome, but science background
not necessary. Repeatable once for additional credit with permission of
instructor. Course fee: $50. (Prerequisite: ENGL 111X, ENGL 211X or 213X,
JRN 202 or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand
Warrants
JRN 460 3
Credits
History of German Film (h)
(Cross-listed with GER 460)
In-depth study of a representative selection of films from
the 1920's to the present, taught in English and German (films will be in
German with English subtitles). Students of German will have a special
discussion session in German and will do reading and writing in German.
(Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0)
Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 471O 3
Credits
Advanced Digital Design (h)
(Cross-listed with ART 471O)
Project-oriented class in graphic design with applications
from journalism to fine and commercial art. Students will be expected to have a
background in programs likely to include web design, digital photography and
graphic design. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
Materials fee: $75. (Prerequisites: COMM 131X or 141X; JRN 250, JRN 350 or
ART/JRN 371; and one college level studio art course.) (1 + 4)
Offered Spring
JRN 472O 3
Credits
Visualization and Animation (h)
(Cross-listed with ART 472O)
An introduction to visualization and animation with
applications in fine and commercial art and science. Students will produce a
series of three dimensional animation projects which will introduce them to the
tools and concepts used by animation and visualization professionals. Materials
fee: $75. (Prerequisites: ART 471O or equivalent; COMM 131X or 141X; and Unix
experience. May be repeated for credit.) (1 + 4) Offered Spring
JRN 480 3
Credits
Documentary Filmmaking (h)
Basics of hands-on documentary filmmaking techniques,
including preproduction, production and postproduction. Different documentary
filmmaking directing styles and the process of distributing a documentary. Each
student will produce a short documentary as the capstone of the course. Course
fee: $50. (Prerequisites: JRN 280 or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Spring
JRN 484 3
Credits
Multimedia Theory and Practice (h)
(Stacked with JRN 684 and ART 684 and cross-listed with ART
484)
Study of techniques needed to produce multimedia with a
special project for a university or community agency as the required final. For
the purpose of this course multimedia is defined as computer-based, user-driven
products with audio, visual and text components and also video or film where
appropriate. Primary program is Flash. Materials fee: $75. (Prerequisites:
Understanding of computer graphics [programs like Illustrator, Freehand, etc.]
plus some mastery of a specialty like writing, art or television production.)
(2 + 3) Offered Spring
JRN 490 3
Credits
Online Publication: Extreme Alaska
Using the department's multimedia newsroom facilities,
senior-level students work on a team, under the guidance of an instructor, to
publish an online publication. Students are expected to show substantial
initiative and creativity as they make use of the skills they have acquired in
other journalism courses. Course may be repeated once for credit. Course fee:
$75. (Prerequisite: JRN 202 and Senior standing or permission of instructor.)
(2 + 2) Offered Fall, Spring
JRN 601 3
Credits
Communication Research Methodologies (Social Science)
(Cross-listed with COMM 601)
Introduction to the range of methodologies used to produce
both practical and theoretic knowledge in the discipline. Presents the relationships
between scientific questions, appropriate selection of methodology and types of
knowledge products. Note: 601 is a required core course for the master's degree
in Professional Communication. (3 + 0)
JRN 605 3
Credits
Advanced Photography Seminar
(Stacked with JRN 405)
Advanced discussion of photojournalism and photographic
topics with field, studio and darkroom sessions. Topics will range from the
photographic essay to the history of photography and working in series. Weekly
classroom meeting will be supplemented by field, studio and darkroom sessions.
Materials fee: $50. (Prerequisites: JRN 402 and JRN 404 or permission of
instructor. Next offered: 2008-09.) (2 + 3) Offered Alternate Spring
JRN 611 3
Credits
Advanced Writing for Publication
An intensive writing course focused on producing books and
in-depth magazine features. Emphasis will be on writing, editing and research.
The business and legal aspects of becoming an author will also be covered. Laboratory
fee: $50. (Prerequisites: Graduate standing; JRN 311 or JRN 202 or comparable
upper-division English courses or permission of instructor.) (3 + 3)
Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 613 3
Credits
Advanced Mass Media Law and Regulation
Seminar on current issues, legal opinions and legislative
actions which directly affect the mass media. Special emphasis on technological
evolution, corporate growth and deregulation of administrative media law.
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 625 3
Credits
Communication Theory
(Cross-listed with COMM 625)
Communication 625 is a required course for the master's
degree in Professional Communication. The course is designed to acquaint students
with both the historical evolution of the discipline against the backdrop of
the evolution of the social sciences and the theoretical perspectives of
knowledge-building that have marked that disciplinary evolution. Students will
learn the contextual interconnectedness of philosophy and theory. Finally,
communication theory will also make the essential connections between
theoretical perspectives and their professional uses. (3 + 0) Offered
Fall
JRN 633 3
Credits
Public Relations Theory and Practice
Theory, practice and research in public relations. Emphasis
on public relations in business, industry, government institutions and nonprofit
organizations, as well as the role of public relations in American mass media.
(Prerequisite: Graduate standing.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 640 3
Credits
Ethics and Reporting in the Far North
(Stacked with JRN 440 and cross-listed with NORS 640)
Historical overview of media coverage of the northern
frontier with focus on journalistic ethics. Comparison made to media climate in
third world countries. (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 641 3
Credits
Comparative Media Studies
Historical development of different mass communication
systems around the globe. The relationship between press philosophies and their
practical implementation. Mass communication systems of selected countries as
representative examples of generalized systems. (Prerequisite: Graduate
standing.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 656 3
Credits
Science Writing for Magazines and Newspapers
(Stacked with JRN 456)
Students write and analyze science articles aimed at the
general public. Course work includes writing and reading assignments, class workshops
and conferences with the instructor. Emphasis on recognizing, finding and
developing science stories; structuring articles; capturing reader interest;
maintaining accuracy and getting published. Scientists are welcome, but science
background not necessary. Repeatable once for additional credit with permission
of instructor. Course fee: $50. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission
of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants
JRN 661 1
Credit
Mentored Teaching in Journalism
Mentored teaching provides consistent contact on
course-related issues between teaching assistants and mentoring faculty. (Prerequisites:
Acceptance into the Professional Communications M.A. degree program, and
journalism track teaching assistantship award. Note: Teaching assistants are
required to be enrolled in a mentored teaching section while teaching. May be
repeated up to four times for credit.) (1 + 0 + 2) Offered
As Demand Warrants
JRN 684 3
Credits
Multimedia Theory and Practice
(Stacked with JRN 484 and ART 484 and cross-listed with ART
684)
Study of techniques needed to produce multimedia with a
special project for a university or community agency as the required final. For
the purpose of this course multimedia is defined as computer-based, user-driven
products with audio, visual and text components and also video or film where
appropriate. Primary program is Flash. Materials fee: $75. (Prerequisites:
Understanding of computer graphics (programs like Illustrator, Freehand, etc.)
plus some mastery of a specialty like writing, art or television production.)
(3 + 3) Offered Spring
JRN 685 3
Credits
Publishing, Production and Theory
Writing, editing and production techniques for high school
publication. Topics: desktop publishing, basic and electronic photography,
advertising management and legal liabilities. Examination of value of First
Amendment to a democratic government. Requires access to a computer. UA
computer network provides network to other teachers. (Prerequisites: Certified
teacher or permission of instructor.) Independent Learning Program
JRN 698 3
Credits
Research
Candidates in the journalism concentration for the M.A. in
Professional Communication may elect to complete a research project. The requirement
consists of an original research project directed by a member of the graduate
faculty in the Department of Journalism. The accepted and completed project
will be presented in an appropriate public forum. Offered Fall, Spring
JRN 699 3
Credits
Thesis
Candidates in the journalism concentration for the M.A. in
Professional Communication may elect to complete a thesis. The requirement
consists of an original research directed by a member of the graduate faculty
in the Department of Journalism. The accepted and completed project will be
presented in an appropriate public forum. Offered Fall, Spring