JOUR 3360: Photojournalism

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: COMM 3340 and must be a declared major in the School of Communication & Media. Non-Majors: Permission of the School required.
This course introduces the fundamentals of how still photography is used to document our world in a public sphere. Students will learn the skills, theory, aesthetics and ethics of newspaper, magazine and online photojournalism. Visual storytelling from a single picture to a multi-image photo essay is explored. A digital portfolio is produced and presented at the end of the term.

Notes: Personal digital camera required.