JOURN 450 teaches core skills in sports reporting and writing for a mass audience in a changing media landscape.
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JOURN 463
Digital Media Strategies
4 creditsJOURN 463 teaches digital media strategy and tactical planning within strategic communication campaigns.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleJOURN 475 explores advanced journalism concepts and skills in depth, with topics varying by term.
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Historical reviews of Debra Pierce: One reviewer reported that Debra Pierce assigned a ridiculous amount of homework for the course.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 564
Media and the Consumer
4 creditsMEDIA AND THE CONSUMER examines mass media content from the consumer's perspective, focusing on information needs, media evaluation, and effective use guidelines.
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Students report multiple readings weekly, five exams, a final paper, and a semester-long group project, requiring consistent preparation and time management.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025Introduces key concepts and issues in mass media and global communication studies.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sampleExplores post-undergraduate communication career options in journalism, covering job hunting, resume writing, and networking across various fields.
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Examines the interrelationships of news media, political campaigning, and the electorate, focusing on the impact of media coverage and persuasive appeals on voting and participation.
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The workload consists of smaller assignments rather than heavy textbook reading, requiring consistent submission to pass.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleJOURN 620 examines historical, political, economic, and cultural trends in global mass communication systems.
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Students report significant writing requirements and rigid rubrics where grades are docked for small details, requiring careful attention to project instructions.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleJOURN 658 is a survey of methods for investigating mass communication processes and their effects.
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One historical reviewer reported high difficulty and a heavy workload characterized by frequent quizzes.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026JOURN 669 explores the literary aspects of journalism through critical reading of exemplary reporting and writing.
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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 691
Senior Thesis
3 creditsJOURN 691 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
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JOURN 692
Senior Thesis
3 creditsJOURN 692 is a mentored individual research course for students completing a senior thesis.
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JOURN 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 821
Health Communication
3 creditsJOURN 821 Health Communication teaches the application of theory to understand mass media effects and analyze health communication campaigns.
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Spring 2022–Fall 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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JOURN 999
Independent Research Problems
2–4 creditsJOURN 999 is an advanced mentored reading and research course for dissertators.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleJOURN/LIS 677 introduces concepts and tools for data analysis and visualization through instruction and a final project.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Examines the digital landscape's role in the marketing mix and its impact on building brands in a digital-first environment.
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleExamines the role of communication in American politics, covering political elites, media effects, and communication policy.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sampleIntroduction to the theory and practice of survey research.
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Historical reviews of Eleanor Powell, Ethan vanderWilden: Workload centers on a large final project and problem sets rather than exams. Coding in R is a significant component, which some students find difficult or unnecessary for their major.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025Covers guidelines for fitness and nutrition, including motivation, adherence, and stress-reduction techniques.
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Historical reviews of Kelli Koltyn: Three exams constitute 85% of the grade, with one failure potentially causing a course failure.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026KINES 110 explores health and wellness career pathways through guest speakers, industry research, and career planning resources.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleExplore five dimensions of wellness and apply practical skills for behavior change and health promotion.
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleKINES 112 teaches students to define and systematically measure physical activity behaviors based on ACSM guidelines, including service learning in adapted fitness.
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The course is rated as moderately difficult, with essay assignments being a key component of the grading structure.
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