COM 4300 - Topics in Journalism

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: COM 3330 and COM 3340 or permission of the instructor; must be a declared Communication major. Non-majors: permission of the instructor.
This course offers theoretical and applied approaches to journalism and citizen media strategies and tactics needed for the profession. Sample topics may include social media and journalism, sports reporting, international journalism, ethics in journalism, public affairs reporting, and innovation and entrepreneurship in journalism. This course may be taken up to two times for a total of six credit hours as long as the course content differs each semester the course is taken.