The content of courses offered under this heading varies. Students study the concepts and practices of internal and external public relations. Along with contemporary theory, the course stresses writing, communication, layout, and design. Writing skills expected. Students are introduced to broadcast journalism through traditional classroom instruction and writing of stories for radio and television formats.
Students study public relations taking a problem-solving approach.
A study of the legal framework in which the mass media-law operates. Recommended for journalism majors, but open to all interested students. Students are required to produce a 12,000-word writing project, a portion or all of which will be submitted for publication. Journalism students are required to write non-fiction projects, which might include a series of newspaper stories, one or more magazine articles, or a lengthy investigative reporting project. Independent Study format.