This is a basic requirement for graduation for undergraduate students and normally poses no major problem for graduate students. Information on the spelling and grammar examination, including instructions on how to study for it, is included in the orientation packet sent to new students each summer. Prepares students to work as medical journalists in a variety of media, including print, broadcast and the Internet. The course emphasizes writing skills and interpreting medical information for consumers. Teaches students how to conceive, script, report and produce medical stories for electronic media, especially television.
Students work in teams to produce projects for professional media outlets.
All master's students must take three courses outside the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. An introduction to the concepts and principles of epidemiology, designed for public health students who are not majoring in epidemiology. Four lecture hours per week. Survey course examining the relationship between environmental quality and human health and welfare. Satisfies core requirement for degrees in the School of Public Health.