Helps students develop skills in journalistic writing for a variety of news stories. COMM 3000abc Laboratory. Offers practical experience in routine reporting, investigative reporting or newspaper design. COMM 3100 Desktop Publishing. Introduces student to the basic skills needed in electronic desktop publishing, including instruction in popular desktop publishing programs, providing hands-on experience.
Course requires students to complete several practical projects including a newsletter and brochure.
COMM 3200 Copy Editing. Provides instruction and practice in editing newspaper stories for style, meaning and accuracy, in writing headlines and in designing pages. COMM 3400 Mass Communication Research Methods. Teaches application of qualitative and quantitative media research methods including surveys, focus groups, content analysis and experimental studies. Authoring Web Pages.