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Undergraduate nondegree program: Minor in Mass Communication Graduate degrees: M.A. in Journalism; Ph.D. in Mass Communications Web site: http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc Undergraduate Programs
Media writing and visual storytelling form the core of the undergraduate major in journalism and mass communication. Students are required to take both professional and conceptual courses offered by the school; they develop professional skills while studying the historical, legal, cultural, and institutional roles of media in society. They also complete extensive academic work outside the school, consistent with the University's commitment to the liberal arts and sciences. The major prepares students for careers in the field. Graduates find employment in a variety of areas, such as public relations, advertising, marketing, political communication, health communication, philanthropy and fundraising communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, online communications and social media, publication design, photojournalism, and media research. The school is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Selective AdmissionTo preserve the quality of its undergraduate program, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) has a selective admission policy. Undergraduate students with a declared interest in journalism and mass communication are admitted to the major in one of two ways. First-year students who enter the University with honors standing in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or as Presidential Scholars, Old Gold Scholars, or Daily Iowan Scholars are guaranteed admission to the major as long as they have satisfied the necessary prerequisites. Students who do not enter the University as honors students, Presidential Scholars, Old Gold Scholars, or Daily Iowan Scholars are classified as having a "journalism and mass communication interest" and must apply for admission to the major. They typically apply during the semester in which they will complete 019:090 Media Uses and Effects and 019:091 Media History and Culture; the General Education Program's Rhetoric requirement; and a total of at least 45 s.h. of course work (or 30 s.h. for students who are admitted to the University of Iowa Honors Program after they enter the University). The primary criterion for admission to the major is overall academic performance. A statement of interest, demonstrated writing ability, prior journalistic experience, participation in journalism student organizations, and performance in JMC courses also are considered for applicants with a demonstrated focus on journalism as a career. The number of students accepted each semester depends on the number of students already in the program and available resources. The school reviews applications with the goal of admitting the most qualified students. For applications and deadline information, contact the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Transfer Students
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| 019:090 Media Uses and Effects | 3 s.h. |
| 019:091 Media History and Culture | 3 s.h. |
Both of these:
| 019:088 Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling | 3 s.h. |
| 019:098 Journalistic Reporting and Writing | 3 s.h. |
Intermediate/advanced reporting and writing—two of these:
| 019:120 Specialized Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| 019:121 Depth Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| 019:122 Magazine Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| 019:123 Radio and Television Storytelling | 4 s.h. |
| 019:124 Strategic Communication Writing | 4 s.h. |
| 019:125 Freelance Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| 019:126 Arts and Culture Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| 019:127 Narrative Journalism | 4 s.h. |
| 019:128 Writing Across Cultures | 4 s.h. |
| 019:129 Feature Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| 019:171 Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
Workshop—one of these:
| 019:130 Topics in Media Production | 4 s.h. |
| 019:131 Graphic Design | 4 s.h. |
| 019:132 Photo Storytelling: Making Powerful Images | 4 s.h. |
| 019:134 TV News Production | 4 s.h. |
| 019:135 Strategic Communication Campaigns | 4 s.h. |
| 019:136 Editing the News | 4 s.h. |
| 019:137 Planning and Evaluation of Strategic Campaigns | 4 s.h. |
| 019:138 Applied Digital and Social Media | 4 s.h. |
| 019:172 Advanced Photo Storytelling | 4 s.h. |
| 019:173 Advanced Media Workshop | 4 s.h. |
| 019:174 Advanced Television News | 4 s.h. |
| 019:175 Advanced Public Relations Writing | 4 s.h. |
| 019:176 Visual Storytelling | 4 s.h. |
| 019:177 Convergence Journalism | 4 s.h. |
| 019:178 Iowa Journalist | 4 s.h. |
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| A third reporting and writing course or a second workshop chosen from courses not taken in the lists above | 4 s.h. |
Students complete two conceptual courses.
| 019:140 Media Law and Communication | 3 s.h. |
One of these:
| 019:141 Classic and Contemporary Sports Writing | 3 s.h. |
| 019:150 Visual Communication | 3 s.h. |
| 019:151 Solving Communication Problems | 3 s.h. |
| 019:152 History of Mass Communication in the U.S. | 3 s.h. |
| 019:156 Comparative Communication Systems | 3 s.h. |
| 019:158 News-Editorial Problems | 3 s.h. |
| 019:159 On the Campaign Trail: Elections and the Media | 3 s.h. |
| 019:160 Media and Health | 3 s.h. |
| 019:161 Law, Media, and Current Issues | 3 s.h. |
| 019:164 Images and Society | 3 s.h. |
| 019:165 African Americans and the Media | 3 s.h. |
| 019:166 Communication Technology and Society | 3 s.h. |
| 019:167 Gender and Mass Media | 3 s.h. |
| 019:168 Journalism Ethics | 3 s.h. |
| 019:169 Introductory Topics in Mass Communication | 3 s.h. |
Students may earn up to 6 s.h. in additional journalism and mass communication course work (prefix 019), but they may not count more than 40 s.h. of credit in the discipline toward graduation.
Every student majoring in journalism and mass communication must complete a second major or a concentration area outside the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Study in the second major or concentration area enables students to acquire a substantial body of knowledge or expertise in a relevant area, learn how another discipline views the world, and/or develop a companion set of skills to those in journalism and mass communication.
Students who satisfy the requirement by completing a concentration area must choose 24 s.h. of related course work in one or more departments; at least 15 of the 24 s.h. must be earned in advanced courses (in most departments, advanced courses are numbered 100 or above). Course work in the concentration area must be arranged in consultation with the student's advisor; each student must have the advisor's written endorsement of the second major or concentration area before graduation.
Bachelor of Arts students must complete the requirements for the journalism and mass communication major (34-40 s.h.) and must satisfy the school's second major or concentration area requirement in one of two ways.
Option 1: complete a B.A. major in another department.
Option 2: complete a 24 s.h. concentration of related courses in one or more departments that offer B.A. degrees; at least 15 s.h. of the required 24 s.h. must be earned in advanced courses.
Bachelor of Science students must complete the requirements for the journalism and mass communication major (34-40 s.h.) and must satisfy the school's second major or concentration area requirement in one of two ways.
Option 1: complete a B.S. major in a natural, mathematical, or social science.
Option 2: complete a 24 s.h. concentration of related courses in the social sciences (economics, geography, political science, psychology, or sociology) and/or the natural and mathematical sciences, earning at least 15 s.h. of the required 24 s.h. in advanced courses; and complete all the special math, research methods, statistics, computer science, and/or cognate science requirements required for the B.S. in the department in which the majority of concentration area courses are taken.
The following checkpoints list the minimum requirements students must complete by certain semesters in order to stay on the University's Four-Year Graduation Plan.
Note: Students must be admitted to the journalism and mass communication major by the first semester of their sophomore year in order to be eligible for the Four-Year Graduation Plan. The checkpoints below include the required work in journalism and mass communication plus a second concentration area, but they do not include the requirements of a second major, since the Four-Year Graduation Plan does not apply to second majors.
Before the third semester begins: either 019:090 Media Uses and Effects or 019:091 Media History and Culture or both, and at least one-quarter of the semester hours required for graduation
Before the fifth semester begins: 019:098 Journalistic Reporting and Writing and 019:088 Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling, an additional course in the major, at least one second-area course, and at least one-half of the semester hours required for graduation
Before the seventh semester begins: two required professional skills courses; one advanced, conceptual, or elective course in the major; three additional second-area courses; and at least three-quarters of the semester hours required for graduation
Before the eighth semester begins: two additional required professional skills courses; one advanced, conceptual, or elective course in the major; and two more second-area courses
During the eighth semester: enrollment in all remaining course work in the major, all remaining General Education courses, all remaining courses in the second area, and a sufficient number of semester hours to graduate
Outstanding students in journalism and mass communication may work toward graduation with honors in the major. They must be members of the University of Iowa Honors Program, which requires that students maintain a cumulative University of Iowa g.p.a. of at least 3.33 (contact the University of Iowa Honors Program for more information). They also must have a g.p.a. of at least 3.50 in work for the major.
To graduate with honors, students work under the guidance of faculty members as they complete 019:191 Honors Project, earning 3 s.h. of credit. The project may be a thesis or a professional project and typically is completed during the last semester of the senior year. Students are encouraged but not required to take 019:190 Honors Readings (1-3 s.h.) to prepare for the project.
All majors with an overall g.p.a. of at least 3.33 are encouraged to take any journalism and mass communication course for honors credit and to make use of other honors opportunities in the school. Visit the Journalism Honors Program on the school's web site or contact the school's honors advisor for details.
The minor in mass communication requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in mass communication courses, including 12 s.h. in advanced courses. Students must maintain a g.p.a. of at least 2.00 in the minor. Courses for the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. Conceptual courses numbered 019:140 Media Law and Communication through 019:169 Introductory Topics in Mass Communication are considered advanced for the minor. Students are encouraged to take one of the following: 019:090 Media Uses and Effects (3 s.h.), 019:091 Media History and Culture (3 s.h.), or 019:095 Media and Consumers (3 s.h.).
The minor introduces students to the field of mass communication; it does not prepare them for careers in media.
The school's chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha, the national society honoring scholarship in journalism and mass communication, was founded in 1936 and is named for former director Leslie G. Moeller. Students are considered for membership if their grade-point average places them in the top 10 percent of their class and they have completed at least five semesters of University work, including a minimum of 9 s.h. in journalism and mass communication skills courses. Contact the school's Kappa Tau Alpha advisor for details.
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication administers the undergraduate certificate program in fundraising and philanthropy communication; see Fundraising and Philanthropy Communication in the Catalog.
The Master of Arts program is offered with two emphases: professional journalism and mass communication.
The Master of Arts program in journalism with professional journalism emphasis requires 33-36 s.h. of graduate credit, including successful completion of a master's project. The Master of Arts program in journalism with mass communication emphasis requires 32 s.h. of graduate credit, including completion of a thesis. Each emphasis is described below. For more detailed descriptions, see the Graduate Studies Handbook or contact the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The M.A. program admits students for fall entry.
The Master of Arts with professional journalism emphasis is designed for students who have an academic or professional background in media communication and who wish to enhance their careers through specialized study in a specific area. It is a terminal degree, not preparation for doctoral study. Exceptional applicants without the required background may be accepted if they complete one noncredit preparatory course.
In consultation with an academic advisor, each student creates an individual program of courses chosen from inside and outside the school. Examples of areas inside the school are narrative writing, investigative reporting, publication design, and broadcast news. Some areas outside the school are the arts, law, political science, business, medicine, science, the environment, book arts, and race, gender, and sexuality studies.
Students who have a journalism background might develop a focus in an outside area for some of their electives. Those new to journalism and media communication may wish to focus their study on areas inside the school.
Building on conceptual and advanced skills courses, students complete the program with a master's project in a professional area, such as an in-depth reporting series; a design, multimedia, video, or documentary photography project; or applied research in mass communication.
All courses are chosen in consultation with the student's academic advisor.
The Master of Arts with professional journalism emphasis requires the following course work.
| 019:225 Contemporary Problems in Journalism | 3 s.h. |
| 019:226 Master's Advanced Reporting and Writing | 3 s.h. |
| One conceptual course chosen from 019:140 through 019:169, 019:250, or above | 12 s.h. |
| Three advanced writing or workshop courses from the 019:120, 019:130, 019:170, or 019:220 series | 9-12 s.h. |
| 019:299 Masters Research (professional project) | 3 s.h. |
Students who have not taken a recent U.S. media law class must enroll in 019:140 Media Law and Communication or an alternative media law course, with the instructor's consent and the advisor's approval.
The Master of Arts with media communication emphasis offers specialization in mass communication phenomena and emphasizes communication research, theory, and methodology. It prepares students for doctoral studies.
Students in the media communication emphasis take foundation courses in common with beginning Ph.D. students. Because of the program's interdisciplinary nature, students are expected to take courses outside the school, as determined in consultation with their advisors. The course work should provide students with sufficient theoretical and methodological preparation to complete the thesis.
The Master of Arts with media communication emphasis requires the following course work.
| 019:220 Masters Seminar (taken twice) | 2 s.h. |
| 019:231 Media Communication Theory I | 3 s.h. |
| 019:232 Media Communication Theory II | 3 s.h. |
| 019:235 Media Communication Research Methods I | 3 s.h. |
| 019:236 Media Communication Research Methods II | 3 s.h. |
| Advanced methods courses | 3 s.h. |
| Electives (at least 6 s.h. in journalism and mass communication courses) | 12 s.h. |
| 019:299 Masters Research | 3 s.h. |
The Doctor of Philosophy program in mass communications requires 80 s.h. of graduate credit. It is designed for students who have completed an M.A. thesis.
The program emphasizes interdisciplinary inquiry into media communication phenomena from cultural, historical, and social perspectives. It is defined by the scholarly interests of its faculty, which include historical, legal, critical, cultural, social, feminist, and international aspects of media communication, both verbal and visual; comparative communication; convergence; new media; health communication; popular culture; and globalization. Faculty members use qualitative or quantitative methods in their research and teaching.
The program is highly individualized. In consultation with his or her advisor, each student draws on courses offered by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication as well as other academic units to develop a course of study that reflects his or her academic background, experience, professional goals, and intellectual interests.
Students may count up to 30 s.h. of master's degree credit toward the 80 s.h. required for the Ph.D., with the graduate committee's approval, as long as the credit was earned in courses relevant to the Ph.D. study plan. The Graduate College does not accept transfer credit for professional skills courses. Students who have earned professional master's degrees must take additional Ph.D. course work.
The Ph.D. program admits students for fall entry.
The Doctor of Philosophy in mass communications requires the following course work.
| 019:231 Media Communication Theory I | 3 s.h. |
| 019:232 Media Communication Theory II | 3 s.h. |
| 019:235 Media Communication Research Methods I | 3 s.h. |
| 019:236 Media Communication Research Methods II | 3 s.h. |
| 019:265 Approaches to Teaching | 3 s.h. |
| 019:320 Ph.D. Seminar (taken four times) | 4 s.h. |
| Advanced research methods courses | 3 s.h. |
| Advanced theory courses | 3 s.h. |
| Journalism and mass communication electives | 6 s.h. |
| Outside concentration courses | 9 s.h. |
| Credit from master's degree and/or additional Ph.D. courses | 30 s.h. |
| 019:399 Dissertation | 10 s.h. |
For a more detailed description of the Ph.D. program, see the Graduate Studies Handbook or contact the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the College of Law offer a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Arts and a joint Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy. The joint degree programs allow students to count a limited amount of credit toward both degrees. Separate application to each degree program is required. Applicants must be admitted to both programs before they may be admitted to the joint degree program. Admission for journalism and mass communication graduate programs is for fall entry.
For information about the J.D., see the College of Law section of the Catalog.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College; see the Manual of Rules and Regulations of the Graduate College or the Graduate College section of the Catalog.
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication moved into the Philip D. Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building in January 2005. The 65,000-square-foot building has computer laboratories for audio, video, design, writing and web publishing, and a resource center. A photography laboratory is located nearby. The building also is home to offices of the Iowa High School Press Association; the Quill and Scroll Society, an international honor society for high school journalists; the University's award-winning student newspaper, The Daily Iowan; and Daily Iowan TV, a student-run newscast.
The Iowa Center for Communication Study encourages and facilitates student and faculty research in communication. It also sponsors publications and provides editorial oversight for the Journal of Communication Inquiry.
More than $130,000 in scholarships and awards is disbursed to journalism and mass communication students each year. Scholarship information and applications are available each fall. Visit Journalism & Mass Communication Scholarships or contact the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The school offers research and teaching assistantships for graduate students; preference is given to Ph.D. students. Journalism and mass communication students have been successful in winning competitive fellowships open to all graduate students; applicants must be nominated by the graduate committee.
The school has a program of modest financial support for undergraduate and graduate student research projects.
The school encourages undergraduate majors and Master of Science professional journalism emphasis students to complete at least one internship. The school's internship and assessment coordinator helps students find appropriate positions.
Undergraduate students may earn up to 3 s.h. of internship credit, registering with appropriate faculty sponsorship for 019:099 Journalism Internship (1-3 s.h.). Internships do not fulfill requirements for the major, but internship credit counts toward the maximum 40 s.h. of journalism and mass communication credit that may be applied toward the bachelor's degree. Students may take internships for no credit through 409:019 Internship in Journalism.
Students also are encouraged to pursue opportunities for journalism experience on campus through student-operated media, including The Daily Iowan, Daily Iowan TV, and KRUI-FM radio.
The school's internship and assessment coordinator helps students seeking career guidance and employment opportunities. The school compiles and publicizes notices of professional jobs open to JMC students and graduates. It also cooperates with the University's Pomerantz Career Center in providing career guidance and placement services as well as workshops and programs on seeking jobs.
The school engages in a variety of activities for the enrichment of students, faculty, and the entire campus. Speakers visit campus each year under lectureships funded by the John F. Murray and Leslie G. Moeller Fund. In addition, guest speakers are funded through the Hearst Visiting Professionals Program and the Hageboeck Daily Iowan Visiting Professionals Program. Campus organizations for students include Kappa Tau Alpha (KTA, a national society honoring scholarship in journalism), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Radio and Television News Directors' Association (RTNDA), and Ed on Campus (EOC).
| 019:029 First-Year Seminar | 1-2 s.h. |
| Small discussion class taught by a faculty member; topics chosen by instructor; may include outside activities (e.g., films, lectures, performances, readings, visits to research facilities). Requirements: first- or second-semester standing. | |
| 019:050 Social Media Today | 3 s.h. |
| Prehistory of social media and identification of ideas, events, and elements in ancient and historical times; earliest days of online posting and interacting; first instances of social engagement on the Web; how social media (journalism, politics, health care, romance and lifestyle, entertainment, war and terrorism, professions and jobs) affects individual areas of life, culture, and society; what's next and how social media changes lives in the future and affects the fate of humanity. | |
| 019:088 Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling | 3 s.h. |
| Fundamental skills of multimedia storytelling, including visual and digital. Prerequisites: 019:090 and 019:091. Corequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:090 Media Uses and Effects | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to mass communication theory as it relates to practical applications in the media industry and American society. GE: Social Sciences. | |
| 019:091 Media History and Culture | 3 s.h. |
| Historical development of journalism in the United States; cultural, historical content. GE: Historical Perspectives. | |
| 019:095 Media and Consumers | 3 s.h. |
| Communications media in historical, political, economic contexts and their relationships with audiences; criteria for evaluating media content in relation to nature and consequences of news, entertainment, advertising. GE: Social Sciences. | |
| 019:096 Communication and Public Relations | 3 s.h. |
| Theory and practice of public relations; cultural, social, organizational roles of public relations, opportunities, problems, and solutions. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:098 Journalistic Reporting and Writing | 3 s.h. |
| Fundamentals of journalistic reporting and writing, including beat and enterprise. Prerequisites: 019:090 and 019:091. Corequisites: 019:088. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:099 Journalism Internship | 1-3 s.h. |
| Faculty-supervised professional work experience in journalism and mass communication. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:101 Methods: Secondary School Journalism | 3 s.h. |
| Methods and materials for teaching high school journalism; publication policies, staff organization, production schedules, technology, the Internet, and techniques for advising student publications; experience in simulated teaching situations. Offered fall semesters. Same as 07S:113. | |
| 019:102 Workshop for Secondary School Journalism/Communication Teachers | 1-3 s.h. |
| Workshops on journalism/mass media curriculum, audio/video production, photojournalism, publication design, journalistic writing techniques, advising student publications. Same as 07S:130. | |
| 019:120 Specialized Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Topics may include public affairs, law, science, business, medicine, intercultural affairs, education, computer-assisted reporting. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:121 Depth Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Enterprise reporting; emphasis on reporter as researcher, organizer, writer of complex stories in a variety of contexts. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:122 Magazine Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Finding ideas, researching, interviewing; problems of organization and style; identification of audiences and markets; development of writing skills. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:123 Radio and Television Storytelling | 4 s.h. |
| Principles; gathering, writing, editing, reporting the news; techniques and concepts as a foundation for understanding, successfully writing, and delivering broadcast news. Prerequisites: 019:098. Corequisites: 019:134. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:124 Strategic Communication Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Principles and practices of persuasive writing; focus on public relations; may include editorials, op-ed pieces, magazine essays, reviews. Prerequisites: 019:096 and 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:125 Freelance Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Approaches to writing and marketing articles to magazines, newspapers, other publications; developing ideas, researching periodical markets, writing queries, writing and rewriting articles for publication. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. Same as 08N:125. | |
| 019:126 Arts and Culture Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Writing about arts and culture in a range of formats (e.g., news, profiles, features, criticism, essays); emphasis on original reporting that draws on resources, issues, people, and events on campus and in the community, especially in visual and performing arts. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:127 Narrative Journalism | 4 s.h. |
| Process of writing the true story; development of skills in researching, interviewing, information gathering, organization, story-telling techniques, writing final story; story publication in magazines, newspapers, journals, online. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:128 Writing Across Cultures | 4 s.h. |
| Forms of travel writing and other types of crosscultural reporting; skills, knowledge, understandings vital to writing well about an increasingly multicultural and diverse world. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:129 Feature Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Storytelling techniques for magazine, newspaper, web site features; stylistic flair; human elements in stories; research, interviewing, and reporting. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:130 Topics in Media Production | 4 s.h. |
| Analysis and solution of problems with communication strategies and/or media products; public relations, newsletter production, radio, media research, web basics, global media, interviewing, PR fund-raising. Repeatable. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:131 Graphic Design | 4 s.h. |
| Problems of design, layout and production; practical and aesthetic considerations; digital techniques; creative projects. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:132 Photo Storytelling: Making Powerful Images | 4 s.h. |
| Techniques; basic craft, location shooting, editing photographs; group critiques of assignments. | |
| 019:134 TV News Production | 4 s.h. |
| Electronic news gathering (ENG); conceptualization, shooting, editing basic news packages. Prerequisites: 019:098. Corequisites: 019:123. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:135 Strategic Communication Campaigns | 4 s.h. |
| Development and presentation of public relations campaigns for client organizations; communication theory and research techniques applied to analyzing and solving public relations problems through objective-based strategic planning. Prerequisites: 019:096 and 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:136 Editing the News | 4 s.h. |
| Principles and process of editing content for publication; micro- and macroediting, headline writing, other aspects of editing. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:137 Planning and Evaluation of Strategic Campaigns | 4 s.h. |
| Undergraduate-level research methods used specifically for public relations and advertising; basic quantitative and qualitative methods as related to strategic communication; hands-on exercises. Prerequisites: 019:096 and 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:138 Applied Digital and Social Media | 4 s.h. |
| Creation of original journalistic web sites incorporating writing, design, and structure; contemporary online media issues. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:140 Media Law and Communication | 3 s.h. |
| Issues affecting the media: freedom of expression, libel, privacy, access to information, protection of news sources, free press/fair trial, copyright, government regulation of broadcasting. Requirements: junior standing. | |
| 019:141 Classic and Contemporary Sports Writing | 3 s.h. |
| Critical reading of sports reportage, including historical and current examples; social and cultural preoccupations and problems viewed through the prism of sports journalism. | |
| 019:150 Visual Communication | 3 s.h. |
| History of modern visual communication from a cultural perspective; visual form, composition, spatial representation, color and other topics; in-depth study of selected artists, designers, photographers. | |
| 019:151 Solving Communication Problems | 3 s.h. |
| Fundamentals of scientific inquiry in the study of communication and mass communication behavior; language, concepts, procedures, application of behavioral research methods; field and experimental approaches. | |
| 019:152 History of Mass Communication in the U.S. | 3 s.h. |
| Historical analysis of professional practices. Prerequisites: 019:091. | |
| 019:156 Comparative Communication Systems | 3 s.h. |
| Culture and communication as central to examining media in different social and political settings; emphasis on contemporary problems. | |
| 019:158 News-Editorial Problems | 3 s.h. |
| Current issues in journalism, editing strategies; emphasis on press performance and practical problems journalists confront in their work. | |
| 019:159 On the Campaign Trail: Elections and the Media | 3 s.h. |
| Relationship between political campaigns and mass media; critical evaluation of nature, role, function of media political coverage. | |
| 019:160 Media and Health | 3 s.h. |
| Potential and limits of mass media's ability to educate the public about health; research and theory on the influence of information and entertainment media; theories, models, assumptions of mass communication in relation to public health issues. Same as 172:140. | |
| 019:161 Law, Media, and Current Issues | 3 s.h. |
| Current topics in communication law. Prerequisites: 019:140. | |
| 019:164 Images and Society | 3 s.h. |
| Development and uses of photography, film, and television as technologies of reproduction in contemporary culture. | |
| 019:165 African Americans and the Media | 3 s.h. |
| GE: Values, Society, and Diversity. Same as 129:122. | |
| 019:166 Communication Technology and Society | 3 s.h. |
| Implications and effects of computer-based forms of communication, especially the Internet, for journalists, the media audience, and society at large. | |
| 019:167 Gender and Mass Media | 3 s.h. |
| Media images and representations of the body in terms of gender; impact on people, society; media and body image, sexuality, gender roles, gender and power, race, ethnicity, class, age; critical analysis of mediated images. | |
| 019:168 Journalism Ethics | 3 s.h. |
| Application of ethical principles in journalistic decision making; consideration of potentially conflicting values, loyalties, and goals that force professional journalists to make difficult choices. | |
| 019:169 Introductory Topics in Mass Communication | 3 s.h. |
| Focus on particular area, issue, approach, or body of knowledge; may include international media, media criticism, new technologies, history of documentary photography, literary journalism, media management. Repeatable. | |
| 019:171 Advanced Reporting and Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Project journalism; extended magazine pieces, explanatory/investigative journalism, series for newspapers, or task-force projects by entire class on a major issue, with goal of publication. Repeatable. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major and one course from 019:120 - 019:129. | |
| 019:172 Advanced Photo Storytelling | 4 s.h. |
| Photojournalism skills; may include documentary photography, advanced photojournalism methods and techniques. Repeatable. Prerequisites: 019:132. | |
| 019:173 Advanced Media Workshop | 4 s.h. |
| Journalism and mass communication skills; may include editing, broadcasting, design, multimedia. Repeatable. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major and one course from 019:120 - 019:138. | |
| 019:174 Advanced Television News | 4 s.h. |
| Advanced training and experience in producing, writing, and reporting television news packages and newscasts; emphasis on meeting professional standards. Repeatable. Prerequisites: 019:098, 019:123, and 019:134. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:175 Advanced Public Relations Writing | 4 s.h. |
| Case-based study of corporate public relations practice; globalization issues, branding and integrated communication, crisis management. Prerequisites: 019:096, 019:098, and 019:124. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:176 Visual Storytelling | 4 s.h. |
| Experience with journalistic storytelling techniques, generating story ideas, researching, writing, producing, editing, and critiquing documentary features and other visual narratives; use of digital video and archival material to produce visual narrative pieces for broadcast and other media platforms. Prerequisites: 019:098, 019:123, and 019:134. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:177 Convergence Journalism | 4 s.h. |
| Use of multiple technologies for journalistic storytelling across media platforms, such as print, television, and Internet. Prerequisites: 019:098 and 019:138. Requirements: journalism major. | |
| 019:178 Iowa Journalist | 4 s.h. |
| Experience in photojournalism and desktop publishing software consistent with real-world media and public relations objectives; students write, edit, design, and produce Iowa Journalist magazine. Prerequisites: 019:098. Requirements: journalism major and one course from 019:120 - 019:139. | |
| 019:180 Special Projects in Mass Communication | arr. |
| Research and readings to fit needs, interests of students. | |
| 019:181 Readings in Communication and Mass Communication | 1-3 s.h. |
| Focus on a problem or issue. | |
| 019:182 Topics in Mass Communication | 3 s.h. |
| 019:190 Honors Readings | 1-3 s.h. |
| Topic in journalism or mass communication, chosen by student. Repeatable. Requirements: honors standing. | |
| 019:191 Honors Project | 3 s.h. |
| Independent research or project for honors students. Requirements: honors standing. | |
| 019:192 Advanced Topics in Mass Communication | 3 s.h. |
| An area, issue, approach, or body of knowledge (globalization and news, critical issues in mass media, literary journalism, and so forth). | |
| 019:220 Masters Seminar | 1 s.h. |
| Theoretical or methodological problems in mass communication. Repeatable. | |
| 019:225 Contemporary Problems in Journalism | 3 s.h. |
| Current issues in journalism and mass communication in the United States and the world. | |
| 019:226 Master's Advanced Reporting and Writing | 3 s.h. |
| Writing workshop for new M.A. professional journalism emphasis students. | |
| 019:229 Master's Media Project | 3 s.h. |
| Group project on topic chosen by students and instructor; research, investigation, and dissemination of findings in several media formats; advanced writing, visual, broadcast, or multimedia interest area. | |
| 019:231 Media Communication Theory I | 3 s.h. |
| Introduction to theory used by communication scholars. | |
| 019:232 Media Communication Theory II | 3 s.h. |
| Continuation of 019:231; social scientific theories. Same as 160:233. | |
| 019:235 Media Communication Research Methods I | 3 s.h. |
| Interpretive media studies research methods that involve field observation, interviews, textual analysis; use of contemporary, historical, legal resources. | |
| 019:236 Media Communication Research Methods II | 3 s.h. |
| Journalism and media communication research methods that involve collection of quantifiable data, including surveys, content analyses, experiments. | |
| 019:240 Social Media and Online Communication | 3 s.h. |
| Exploration of information industry growth; creative processes involved in developing a blog and utilizing multimedia tools to enhance strategic messages; focus on characteristics and spread of new communication technologies and their social, economic, and political effects. | |
| 019:252 Social Meanings of News | 3 s.h. |
| How concept of news and news work has been studied in occupational, organizational, social, cultural contexts. | |
| 019:254 Communication and Change | 3 s.h. |
| Diverse perspectives on changing communication forms and their implications for media and society; theoretical and methodological approaches to research involving innovation. | |
| 019:255 Problems in International Communication | 3 s.h. |
| Representative topics: communication systems in national development and globalization; international and cross-cultural communication structure and theory; human rights; images, values; mass persuasion; laws, agreements; information channels, content, flow, effects; censorship, language, literacy. | |
| 019:256 Gender and Mass Communication | 3 s.h. |
| Approaches to the study of gender and communication; topics vary. | |
| 019:259 Theory of Popular Culture | 3 s.h. |
| Major theoretical notions about popular culture and its intersection with the mass media. | |
| 019:265 Approaches to Teaching | 3 s.h. |
| Institutional and disciplinary issues that influence the journalism/mass communication classroom, philosophies of teaching, and use of teaching strategies, techniques, and classroom technologies; for students planning to work in academia. | |
| 019:279 Mass Communication Seminar | 3 s.h. |
| Readings, research. | |
| 019:280 Masters Tutorial | arr. |
| Topics in communication and mass communication inquiry. | |
| 019:281 Masters Practicum | arr. |
| Research, readings, projects to fit needs, interests of students. | |
| 019:299 Masters Research | arr. |
| Independent research for projects, theses. Repeatable. | |
| 019:310 The Internet, Human Rights, and Freedom of Expression | 3 s.h. |
| Origins of international human rights regime from a comparative and collective memory perspective; major human rights and freedom of expression controversies from a comparative and international perspective. | |
| 019:320 Ph.D. Seminar | 1 s.h. |
| Forum on theoretical or methodological problems in mass communication. Repeatable. | |
| 019:330 Reading Group | 1-3 s.h. |
| Analysis and discussion of important texts. | |
| 019:332 Advanced Research Methods | 3 s.h. |
| Topics vary. Repeatable. Prerequisites: 019:235 and 019:236. | |
| 019:333 Seminar in Media Communication | 3 s.h. |
| Topics vary. Repeatable. | |
| 019:380 Ph.D. Tutorial | arr. |
| Communication and mass communication inquiry. | |
| 019:381 Ph.D. Research Practicum | arr. |
| Conceptualization and execution of research projects. | |
| 019:399 Dissertation | arr. |
| Repeatable. | |
