USF Course Descriptions

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JOU 2100 Beginning Reporting - (3) AS COM
PR: MMC 2100 and MMC 3602. Basic instruction in news judgment, sources of news, newsgathering, and newswriting techniques for various media. Typing ability is required.

JOU 3101 Advanced Reporting - (3) AS COM
PR: JOU 2100 or RTV 3301 (RTV majors only), JOU 4200 (may be taken concurrently), PHI 1103 and POS 2041. Reporting and writing the more complex and specialized story. Techniques of investigative and analytical reporting, including ethical and legal considerations.

JOU 3306 Critical Writing: Editorials, Reviews, Columns - (3) AS COM
PR: JOU 3101 and JOU 4200. Interpretive and opinion writing for the mass media. Analysis and discussion of current events as a basis for critical thinking and editorial writing. Evaluation of editorial pages of leading newspapers. Study of journalistic techniques involved in writing reviews and personal columns.

JOU 3308 Magazine Article and Feature Writing - (3) AS COM
PR: CRW 2100 and JOU 2100. Planning, researching, writing, and marketing articles for general and special interest magazines and newspaper supplements. Experiences in developing article ideas and analysis of magazine articles.

JOU 3940 Reporting Practicum - (1) AS COM
PR: JOU 3101 and CI. For journalism sequence majors. S/U only. Practical experience outside the classroom where the student works for academic credit under the supervision of a professional practitioner. Periodic written and oral reports to the faculty member coordinating the study.

JOU 4181 Public Affairs Reporting - (3) AS COM
PR: JOU 3101 or RTV 3301 (RTV majors only), POS 2041 and POS 2112 or POS 3142. Covering city council meetings, courthouse, city hall, courts, society, and other special assignments. Emphasis is on coverage of major governmental units of all levels of government, including examination and interpretation of public documents and records.

JOU 4200 News Editing I - (3) AS COM
PR: ECO 1000, JOU 2100, and SYG 2010. Evaluating news and its display. Editing and rewriting copy for the mass media including new media, with emphasis on the daily newspaper. News judgment, headlines and makeup. Ethical problems. Introduction to theories of design and graphics.

JOU 4206 Newspaper and News Publication Design - (3) AS COM
PR: JOU 4200 or CI. Theoretical and practical applications of newspaper and news publication design, including typography, graphics, graphics software and electronic picture editing. Exercises in design for newspapers and news publications in both print and electronic formats.

JOU 4212 Magazine Design and Production - (3) AS COM
PR: JOU 4200. Theoretical and practical application of design principles for magazines. Design software. Study of visual design, page architecture, typography, color and illustrations. Integration of design elements in the design of magazine covers. Design elements specific to magazine and production preparation.

JOU 4941 Editing Practicum - (1) AS COM
PR: Senior standing, JOU 4200 and CI. For journalism sequence majors. S/U only. Practical experience outside the classroom where the student works for academic credit under the supervision of a professional practitioner. Periodic written and oral reports to the faculty member coordinating the study.

JOU 4944 Magazine Practicum - (1) AS COM
PR: Senior standing and CI. For journalism sequence majors. S/U only. Practical experience outside the classroom where the student works for academic credit under the supervision of a professional practitioner. Periodic written and oral reports to the faculty member coordinating the study.

JOU 5105 Newswriting and Editing - (3) AS COM
PR: GS in Mass Communications or CI. Introduction to the basics of gathering, writing, and editing the news, with an emphasis on practical assignments done under professional conditions and standards. Discussions, readings emphasize the larger context and implications of news.

JOU 5305 Explorations in Newswriting - (3) AS COM
PR: CC. Students work to develop writing styles, reporting on and creating stories about significant issues, events, and ideas. The course explores the notion that narrative-style journalism can be accurate, thorough, fair, and compelling, effectively bringing readers into stories and giving them a bigger stake in the news. The focus is on-going beyond traditional practices of reporting and writing news stories.

JPN 1120 Modern Japanese I - (4) AS WLE
CR: JPN 1120L. An intensive study of basic skills: pronunciation, listening comprehension, speaking, and some composition.

JPN 1120L Modern Japanese I Laboratory - (1) AS WLE
CR: JPN 1120. Concurrent enrollment with a lecture session is required, and, if dropped, then dropped simultaneously. S/U only. A laboratory designed to offer additional practice using various instructional technologies and media.

JPN 1121 Modern Japanese II - (4) AS WLE
PR: JPN 1120 or equivalent. CR: JPN 1121L. A continuation of JPN 1120. More sophisticated oral/aural skills are attained. Basic reading skills are acquired.

JPN 1121L Modern Japanese II Laboratory - (1) AS WLE
CR: JPN 1121. S/U only. Concurrent enrollment with a lecture session is required, and, if dropped, then dropped simultaneously. A laboratory designed to offer additional practice using various instructional technologies and media.

JPN 2200 Modern Japanese III - (3) AS WLE
PR: JPN 1121 or equivalent. Continuing study to attain basic proficiency in Japanese.

JPN 2201 Modern Japanese IV - (3) AS WLE
PR: JPN 2200 or equivalent. Continuation of JPN 2200.

JPN 4905 Directed Study - (1-5) AS WLE
Departmental approval required. S/U only. Permits study options in Japanese not available in regularly scheduled curriculum at departmental discretion.

JPN 4930 Selected Topics - (1-5) AS WLE
Departmental approval required. Course permits study options in Japanese not available in the regularly scheduled curriculum at departmental discretion.

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Karen M. Hall - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2003

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