Boulder County Campus

Journalism
"Journalism is the first rough draft of history."
—Donald Graham
Textbooks for Journalism courses.

Course #
Course Title and Description
Credits
JOU 105
Introduction to Mass Media - Places the mass media in an historical and cultural perspective, considering the validity, integrity and influence of the media in a democracy.
3
JOU 106
Fundamentals of Reporting - Introduces newswriting, reporting and interviewing with an emphasis on clarity, accuracy, completeness, timeliness and fairness.
3
JOU 114
TV Production - Covers principles and techniques of television production, as well as the role of the director/producer.
3
JOU 121
Photojournalism - An introductory, hands-on course in digital photography with an emphasis on photojournalistic techniques. The course also covers state-of-the-art, computer-based photo processing and printing techniques. This course includes an investigation of word/pictures relationships in creating photo essays for publications.
3
JOU 206
Intermediate Newswriting and Editing - Presents how to gather information as an investigative reporter through research of local, state and federal government publications, how to cover police beat and city hall, how our courts and regulatory agencies function, and how to cover other challenges as the environment, religion, science, medical, public safety and business.
3
JOU 221
Newspaper Design I - Provides students with experience in newswriting, editing, design, layout and advertising for newspaper production. Students may be required to work on the college newspaper or other news-oriented publications.
3
JOU 241
Magazine Article Writing - Studies trade, consumer and technical markets; manuscript development with emphasis on nonfiction; submission techniques; and trends affecting the marketing of manuscripts.
3