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Jour 7002: Professional Seminar (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Self-paced, online orientation for incoming master's students, addressing skills and issues relevant to graduate studies in mass communication. Grades of S/U, IP will be given.

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Jour 7410: Advanced Crisis Communication (Syllabus), Melissa Janoske

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Discussing all aspects of a crisis, including preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation. Focuses on communication from an organization and government to all potential publics. Will also discuss the impact of social media and potential from one-to-one communication. Course will include a multi-day crisis simulation.

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Jour 7410: Advanced Crisis Communication (Syllabus), Melissa Janoske

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Discussing all aspects of a crisis, including preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation. Focuses on communication from an organization and government to all potential publics. Will also discuss the impact of social media and potential from one-to-one communication. Course will include a multi-day crisis simulation.

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Jour 7422: Writing For Strategic Media (Syllabus), Stephanie Madden

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Writing for all aspects of public relations and advertising, with a specific focus on writing for audio/visual and social media platforms, including translating one message across multiple technologies and platforms. Focus will be on writing in an active, engaging voice that aligns with the organization's mission and profile.

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Jour 7422: Writing For Strategic Media (Syllabus), Stephanie Madden

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Writing for all aspects of public relations and advertising, with a specific focus on writing for audio/visual and social media platforms, including translating one message across multiple technologies and platforms. Focus will be on writing in an active, engaging voice that aligns with the organization's mission and profile.

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Jour 4940: Student Media Practicum (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Work in practical assignments at student media organizations. Students must work at least 40 hours per credit hour. May be repeated for up to 3 credits. NOTE: Students who have received credit for JOUR 3649, 3800, 4802 (Meeman 901) may not receive credit for JOUR 4940. May be repeated for up to three hours.

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Jour 8050: Mass Communication Theory (Syllabus), Melissa Janoske

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Key concepts and development of theories offered to explain operation and effects of mass communication media; multidiscipline overview of theories dealing with advertising, broadcasting, print, and public relations messages, media, and effects.

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Jour 8050: Mass Communication Theory (Syllabus), Melissa Janoske

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Key concepts and development of theories offered to explain operation and effects of mass communication media; multidiscipline overview of theories dealing with advertising, broadcasting, print, and public relations messages, media, and effects.

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Jour 7600: Graduate Media Practicum (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Work in practical assignments at local media under supervision of qualified practitioners.

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Jour 3130: Feature Writing (Syllabus), R. Spielberger

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Advanced practice in writing, publishing feature stories for magazines and newspapers and the Web; finding and developing publishable ideas; freelance techniques; advanced reporting skills; writing techniques with emphasis on leads, endings, description, effective use of anecdotes and quotations; critiques of student work.

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Jour 4120: Advanced Reporting (Syllabus), Thomas J. Hrach

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Analyzing and writing news reports about government, courts, energy, economy, taxes, education, environment, medicine and science; emphasis on relationship between current issues and public’s need to be informed; topics vital to large urban society.

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Jour 4998: Multimedia News Lab (Syllabus), Jan Schaffer

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Applied skills in writing, videography, editing and studio work to present a multi-media product.

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Jour 4431: Music Promo/Public Relations (Syllabus), Elizabeth Cawein

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Examines publicity and promotion of artists and events within the music industry. Focuses on music journalism; advanced writing of collateral material, hosting events, planning, preparing and working events for artists in various capacities.

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Jour 6120: Advanced Reporting (Syllabus), Thomas J. Hrach

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Writing and reporting news and in-depth feature stories on topics such as government, courts, education, science, trends and community-wide issues. The emphasis is on using public records and national sources as well as key local sources.

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Jour 7600: Media Internship (Syllabus), Matthew J. Haught

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Work in practical assignments at local media under supervision of qualified practitioners.

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Jour 1700: Survey Of Mass Communication (Syllabus), Candy Justice

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Social background, scope, functions and organization of modern communication media, attention to all major mass communication media; philosophy and goals of modern journalism; impact on governmental, social and economic systems.

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Jour 1700: Survey Of Mass Communication (Syllabus), Candy Justice

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Social background, scope, functions and organization of modern communication media, attention to all major mass communication media; philosophy and goals of modern journalism; impact on governmental, social and economic systems.

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Jour 1700: Survey Of Mass Communication (Syllabus), Pamela Denney

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Social background, scope, functions and organization of modern communication media, attention to all major mass communication media; philosophy and goals of modern journalism; impact on governmental, social and economic systems.

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Jour 1700: Survey Of Mass Communication (Syllabus), Tori Cliff

Journalism and Strategic Media Syllabi Archive

Course Description: Social background, scope, functions and organization of modern communication media, attention to all major mass communication media; philosophy and goals of modern journalism; impact on governmental, social and economic systems.

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