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MASS COMMUNICATION PRACTICES

JOURN 202
Course Description

Build increasingly sophisticated communication skills, including writing, editing, gathering information, working with data, and presenting stories through varying media forms. Develop an appreciation of how different media influence message design by communicators and reception by audiences. Develop a complex toolkit of conceptual and practical skills for media work in journalism, strategic communication, and hybrids. Build writing skills and critical thinking abilities, two elements common to success in any field.

Prerequisties

Declared in a Journalism undergraduate program and JOURN 201 and concurrent enrollment in JOURN 203

Satisfies
Credits

6

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.65

6.04% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.31% from Historical

A Rate
31.93%

26.52% from Historical

Class Size
119

7.93% from Historical

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