Advanced journalism studies, combined with graduate-level requirements in an additional academic discipline. Indepth, hands-on exploration of computer hardware and software in the design and production of media messages. Examination of developing media technologies and the computer's influence on design and conceptualization.
Students prepare and present television newscasts for air.
Laboratory component arranged. More advanced study of non-fiction article writing for newspapers and magazines, with emphasis on writing articles for submission to editors and on determination of markets. Emphasis on survey research, electronic data base searching, and traditional library research. Content will vary. A study of superior works of non-fiction journalism, past and present.