L&S CAREER DEVELOPMENT: TAKING INITIATIVE connects liberal arts studies to academic and career preparation through practical skills and reflection.
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INTER-LS 215 explores liberal arts value for modern careers, teaching academic and professional communication skills through research, writing, and presentations.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026INTER-LS 260 allows students to earn academic credit for outside internships by analyzing and discussing their work experience in the context of liberal arts education.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 176 is a special topics course focusing on specific conceptual issues or topics within mass communication.
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Assignments are reported as not hard, and the instructor is not a tough grader, resulting in low difficulty ratings.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to mass communication covering the organization, function, technology, economics, politics, and social implications of mass media in modern society.
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The course is rated as low difficulty, with a fun and engaging atmosphere that makes the time pass quickly.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 676 is a special topics course focusing on the in-depth analysis of a conceptual mass communication issue.
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Historical reviews of Stephen Vaughn: One reviewer reported a huge research paper assigned at the start, with daily changes to requirements and an expectation of website coding skills.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025JOURN 681
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsJOURN 681 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing Honors in the Major.
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JOURN 682
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsJOURN 682 is a senior honors thesis course involving mentored individual research and study for journalism majors completing their honors requirements.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleJOURN 697
Internship
1–3 creditsJOURN 697 is an advanced directed study course where students arrange projects based on internship experience with faculty supervision.
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JOURN 699
Directed Study
1–6 creditsJOURN 699 is a directed study course allowing students to arrange advanced projects with faculty.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleJOURN 880 is a graduate-level course offering an in-depth investigation of specific topics in mass communication.
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Historical reviews of Dhavan Shah: Reviewers rated the difficulty as 4 out of 5, indicating a challenging experience.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleA graduate colloquium featuring research presentations to introduce theoretical and methodological approaches in mass communication.
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JOURN 990
Thesis
1–9 creditsJOURN 990 is an advanced thesis course providing mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.
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LIS 201
The Information Society
4 creditsExamines the social, legal, and historical contexts of information technologies and the moral questions surrounding them.
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The workload involves weekly reading and writing, including 3-4 one-page papers and two presentations. While some find the reading fascinating and papers easy, others suggest skimming is sufficient, and staying on top of readings is key to success.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 640 covers current issues in library and information studies not addressed in depth elsewhere or combining facets of existing courses.
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Historical reviews of Dorothea Salo: Reviewers consistently rated the difficulty as low, though one noted that assignments lacked instruction despite receiving specific criticisms.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 644 provides an overview of ICT, digital media, and standards in information agencies, focusing on technical knowledge and critical analysis of societal controversies.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 875 examines current issues in technologies for information processing and retrieval within libraries and information agencies.
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Historical reviews of Devash Saxena : One reviewer found the material engaging and approachable, suggesting most students can succeed and learn a lot.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 999
Independent Reading and Research
1–4 creditsLIS 999 is an independent reading and research course where students conduct concentrated work on a self-selected subject and submit a final product.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleSTS 903 is an interdisciplinary graduate course exploring high-profile issues through debate and discussion in science and technology studies.
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