Upon finishing work in the sequence, a student should be prepared for employment on any type of magazine - general consumer, company, association, specialized or trade journal. The Department has made a commitment to its magazine students to introduce them not only to the writing aspects of magazine journalism, but also to magazine design. J336 Visual Design and J375 Magazine Editing and Desktop Publishing. A highly recommended course is J352 Magazine Management, which introduces students to the business world of magazines.
Consent is required for nearly ALL magazine classes.
Watch for information from the journalism office about how and when to apply for consent. A grade of C or better is required in each course taken in the College of Communication, or the class will have to be retaken. J310 aims to broaden your ability to get, understand, judge, and use information. The ability to see problems from many points of view will help your journalistic thinking. J310K teaches you awareness, design, and theory related to visual communication - an important part of a magazine's impact.