JRN-101--(3)
INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATIONS
Corequisite: Registration or credit in COM-101. A course designed to examine the fundamentals of the media industry from a historic and economic perspective. Studies media function, rights, restrictions, responsibilities, and consequences as they apply to the consumer. Occupational opportunities will also be discussed. (3 contact hours)

JRN-111--(3)
NEWSWRITING I
Prerequisite: JRN-101. Development of basic journalistic skills in reporting and writing news stories. Includes form and organization of news stories; leads; interviews; and human interest, investigative and interpretative stories. Emphasis is on news value, accuracy and copy preparation. (3 contact hours)

JRN-112--(3)
NEWSWRITING II
Prerequisite: JRN-111. Advanced development of journalistic skills in researching, organizing, and writing news and feature stories. Includes writing techniques for print and telecommunications media. Emphasizes legal rights and ethical responsibilities of news reporting. (3 contact hours)