UTexas

Journalism (J)

J 301F  Fundamental Issues in Journalism  3 Hours  

(TCCN: COMM 2302)  
3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examination of major issues facing the news media in a democratic society and the exploration of digital technology on the future of news gathering, including ethics, institutions, effects, and standards of journalistic performance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 302F  Digital Storytelling Basics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  1.5 Lab Hours  
Explores the mindsets and skill sets of digital journalism. Covers subjects like: how technology helps journalists do their jobs; how traditional journalistic values and ethics relate to the digital world; how to explore new trends in journalism; how to report and tell stories in multiple ways; and how to be comfortable with analyzing and engaging online audiences. Three lecture hours and one and one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 304F  The Journalist Voice  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to best practices on writing with a clear, concise, and organized style for a variety of platforms while learning and following ethical standards. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 305  Sustainability and the News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore covering issues like sustainability and climate change when many people are not convinced by science and facts -- even within the media. Examine navigating news about saving the planet. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308C  Sports, Media, and Society  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An examination of historical and contemporary issues regarding the sporting world's interaction with media production, including journalism, talk radio and social media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308D  Data, Privacy, and You  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores approaches to understanding what some have termed 'datafication'. Covers literacy of these types of data as well as the ways in which these data are transmitted, stored, compiled, aggregated, analyzed, and used in predictive analytics. Examines privacy aspects in terms of the increased blurring between the private and public in spaces such as social media and explores the implication of this on news production and consumption. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308F  Analyzing Media Bias  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Critical analysis of the ways news is presented, misrepresented and critiqued, with an emphasis on perceived bias in the news media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308J  Becoming Citizen Journalists  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Covers the basics of journalism for students who are interested in sharing truthful stories to a public audience, but do not intend to pursue a career in the profession. Uses digital and social media tools. Explores three subjects: how to find and gather the best factual information, how to present it in clear and engaging ways, and how to make ethical decisions that serve the needs of the audience and democracy. Journalism 308J or 358C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308L  Media and News Literacy  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyze the information, values, and underlying messages conveyed via media. Examine the accuracy of those messages and explore how media shapes views of politics, culture and society. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308M  Society, Media, and Identity  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An analysis of how U.S. media - especially the news industry, film, television and social media - influence culture, and vice versa. Uses readings and observation to recognize that the stories media tell influence identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, religion and sexual orientation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308N  Computer Concepts and Internet Technologies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An introduction to the scope, significance, history, and social implications of data processing on systems and networks. Examine programming languages, elements of a software system, databases, computer networks, and Internet security. Explore hardware concepts including number systems, data representation, central processor, storage, input/output, and system configurations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308S  Introduction to Media Studies  3 Hours  

(TCCN: COMM 1307)  
3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the historical, cultural, political, economic, and international characteristics of journalism, film, television, digital media, and other media in society. Journalism 308S and Radio-Television-Film 305 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 050  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 308T  Topics in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, political, and intellectual concerns in the practice of journalism and media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 310F  Reporting: Words  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Reporting, writing, and editing skills for print, online, mobile, and broadcast. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 301F and 302F with a grade of at least C- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 310K  Visual Literacy  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  1 Lab Hours  
Introduction to the visual concerns of message design and interpretation, including their bases in theories of visual perception, semiotics, and media practice. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 311F  Reporting: Images  3 Hours  

1.5 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Video and images for web and broadcast, including design principles, visual perception, typography, manipulation of images, and photographs. Journalism 311F and 318C may not both be counted. One and one-half lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 301F and 302F with a grade of at least C- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 313P  Multimedia News Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Skills-based introduction to journalistic forms of news gathering and writing. Gaining the tools for journalism storytelling. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 313S  Topics in Texas Sports and Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to various contemporary and historical issues, emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives and critical discourse. Communication 310 and Journalism 313S may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 315R  Contemporary Representation in Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An examination of how underrepresented and marginalized groups are portrayed in the news media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 317  Journalism Practices  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to writing skills for the media, including readability, clarity, verification, and style. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Advertising 305, 318J, or Public Relations 305 with a grade of at least C-.  
Restrictions: Restricted to public relations majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 318P  Podcasting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Examination and practice of writing and reporting news for audio broadcasts, including podcasts. Journalism 318P and 331G may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F with a grade of at least B-.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 119I  Topics in International Learning Seminars  1 Hour  

1 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Discuss various issues related to the academic, cultural, and personal aspects of completing academic work in international locations. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

J 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S  Topics in Journalism  1-9 Hours  

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the School of Journalism. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  

J 320F  Covering Law Enforcement and Courts  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Specialized reporting, research, and writing skills for investigating and covering incidents and issues occurring in law enforcement, public safety, and criminal justice. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 320G  Internship Practices  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Internships to be arranged by student and approved by instructor. Internship hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Journalism 310F, and consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Pass/Fail  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 321F  Reporting on City and County Government  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Basic beat reporting skills to navigate city and county governments, and conducting reporting, research, and writing on issues and people at the local level. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 322E  Reporting on Elections  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine election reporting through instruction and supervised fieldwork. Explore candidate identification and monitoring, campaign coverage, misinformation verification, issues of social justice and election access, and communicating complex political issues to lay audiences. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 322F  Navigating State Government  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Training and instruction in specialized reporting, research, and writing skills as applicable to covering state governments. Analysis of enduring issues and politics at the state level. Fieldwork at the Texas Capitol and state agencies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 322J  Reporting Social Justice  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore how to cover such social justice issues as poverty, inequality and disenfranchisement and the skills needed to research, report and write on people in underrepresented communities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 322P  Reporting Public Issues  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Specialized reporting, research and writing skills for covering government institutions and public policies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 323C  Reporting California and Texas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore reporting from California and Texas to produce content that bridges both states. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 323F  Education Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Covering school districts and higher education to produce stories that humanize the bureaucracy of public education and compellingly depict issues, structures, and policies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 323N  Reporting New York and Texas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore reporting from New York and Texas to produce content that bridges both states. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 323R  Regional Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore reporting from Texas and the southern region of Texas, in addition to Austin, to produce content connecting to a wider scope of communities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 324C  Reporting Consumer News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Emphasizes writing and reporting for consumers, finding and honing stories that help people thrive. Practice in writing creative, relevant and vivid descriptions that tell an engaging story. Analysis of community perspective, public sourcing, what's possible, and interdependent dramatic arc. Uses journalistic skills to reward an audience, adapt to a community, and push the envelope. Journalism 324C and 349T (Topic: Reporting Consumer News) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 324F  Business and Financial Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Instruction in how to conceptualize, source, and prepare news reports on global financial markets, commercial transactions, and company performance. The course is global, with the United States a subset of the material covered. Hands-on course during which students produce multiple news packages for publication. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 325C  Reporting Health Care  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore production of multi-media stories to inform local, state, and national audiences about the health care system in the United States. Consider health care policy at all levels of government, and private and public systems of health care. Examine how to investigate, report and publish on this complex issue. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 325F  Covering Politics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Specialized research, reporting, and writing skills to cover politics, elections, and candidates. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 325J  Community Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore reporting on communities and neighborhoods and the issues that affect them. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 325S  Solutions Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the production of news content focusing on solutions to public issues. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 326C  Introduction to Coding for Journalists  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Learn basic coding skills and develop best practices used in digital newsrooms to create data-driven online presentations. Journalism 326C and 339T (Topic: Introduction to Coding for Journalists) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 326F  Reporting Sports  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary professional skills and techniques in sports journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 326S  Advanced Topics in Texas Sports and Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Critical assessment of various contemporary and historical issues, emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives. Communication 320 and Journalism 326S may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 327D  Reporting With Data  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An investigation of the basics of computer-assisted reporting. Subjects include finding compelling data sets; cleaning and analyzing the contents; using data visualization and simple statistical models to accurately report based on the data; and presenting results through stories, charts and maps. Journalism 327D and 333F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 328D  Advanced Reporting with Data  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore advanced data-assisted reporting techniques through use of databases, scripted analysis, and visualizations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 327D (or 333F) with a grade of at least B-.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 328L  Reporting Latino/a Communities  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine how Latino/a communities are represented in the media. Explore production of news stories about various aspects of the Latino/a experience at the national, state, and local levels. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 328S  Reporting en Espanol  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Spanish-language news in the U.S. offers important possibilities for public service journalism. Production of multimedia news stories in Spanish for a local audience. Discusses issues facing the local Latino population from the international, to national, to state and local levels. Includes weekly pitch meetings, rewrites, photography and digital storytelling. Students must be fluent in Spanish. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 329F  Interdisciplinary Business Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore an in-depth, interdisciplinary approach to covering budgets and funding, whether in the private or public sector, by integrating business expertise and journalistic reporting. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S  Topics in Journalism  1-9 Hours  

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the School of Journalism. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  

J 329T  Topics in Public Affairs Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns in the practice of public affairs reporting. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F (or 320D) and 311F (or 321C) with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 330C  Television Reporting  3 Hours  

1.5 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Write, shoot, and edit for broadcast news as part of a weekly Reporting Texas TV newscast. Only one of the following may count: Journalism 330C, 330F, 335G, 335P. One-and-one-half lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 330G  Creative Nonfiction for Magazines and Books  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Report and write for narrative nonfiction projects, including producing magazine articles, documentary films, and podcasts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 330J  Advanced Photo Editing and Design  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores intensive photographic reportage and documentation using the camera as a tool of investigation and interaction. Emphasis on creation of photo stories, photo essays, and feature stories, with editing and page layout. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 330J, 370K (Topic 1: Advanced Photo Editing and Design), 395 (Topic 2: Advanced Photo Editing and Design). Taught abroad; location may vary by semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students participating in a May Term Education Abroad program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 330L  Community Life: Documented  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores video filmmaking in a multicultural, diverse city. Emphasis on learning the steps of producing a short documentary with a small group of students, then posting the final films on personal portfolio websites. Taught abroad; location may vary by semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students participating in a May Term Education Abroad program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 330M  True Crime Podcasts  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyze true crime podcasts, with an ear for ethical concerns, sensitivity, storytelling prowess, and more. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 330P  Editing Techniques  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Edit professional writing, provide constructive feedback, and elevate content on digital platforms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Journalism 310F, and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 330S  International Solutions Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine how solutions journalism covers public and governmental issues outside the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students participating in a May Term Education Abroad program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 331  Web Publishing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focus on in-depth understanding of the web platform and its applicability to various types of content across multiple devices. Examination of web usage by individuals and organizations with the need for a digital presence. Experience the web publishing process, including planning, production, tracking, and marketing. Exposure to HTML coding, design, content management systems, web analytics, and digital advertising. Journalism 331 and 331N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 331D  Intermediate Photographic Communication  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  1.5 Lab Hours  
Intermediate level photograph skills and techniques. Evaluation of recent trends, visual design, and use of images in the media. Students must provide their own digital 35-mm format camera. Three lecture hours and one-and-one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-; or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 331G  Audio Storytelling  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Focus on broadcast writing for the ear and includes the production of NPR-style radio stories and the creation of original podcasts. Journalism 318P and 331G may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-; or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 331J  Studio Photography  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
An investigation of the principles of studio lighting, theory and practice of contemporary color, location lighting, and production of portfolio-quality work, as applicable to advertising, photographic illustration, and photojournalism. Journalism 331J and 371K (Topic 2: Studio Photography) may not both be counted. Three lectures and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 or Journalism 311F with a grade of at least B-.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 331M  Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Learn how the digital revolution has disrupted the media industry, creating opportunities for entrepreneurial, innovative initiatives. Study cases of successful media startups, and develop a startup project, using digital technologies and human-centered design. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 331F, 331M, or 359T (Topic: Entrepreneurial Journalism). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 331N  Digital Production and Analytics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the digital publishing process, including planning, production, tracking, and marketing. Journalism 331 and 331N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 331W  Web Editing and Production  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the skills needed to produce and maintain a website, including understanding of content management systems and search engine optimization. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 332D  Web Production and Editing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
How to plan, edit, package and publish multimedia news. Includes ethical news curation; use of social media to drive audience growth; and leveraging web content into the print product. Journalism 332D and 332F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 332G  Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examination of the evolution of long-form explanatory storytelling from print and film to new forms of Web-based and interactive storytelling. Journalism 332G and 359T (Topic: Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 332I  The Interview Process  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the methodology of inquiry as a foundational but specialized form of reporting that requires advanced preparation, keen listening, and adaptability. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 332J  Sports for Reporting Texas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students work as sports reporters for the School of Journalism's Reporting Texas Web site. Journalism 332J and Journalism 339T (Topic: Sports for Reporting Texas) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional hour(s) to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 332P  Images in Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the production of images related to entertainment and pop culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-; or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 332S  Sport Commentary  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the skills needed to produce well-reported and artfully crafted columns, commentary, and analyses about sports on and off the field, no matter the platform. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors and students pursuing the journalism and media minor.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 333G  Advanced Visual Journalism: Photo  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores intensive photographic reportage and documentation using the camera as a tool of investigation and interaction. Emphasis on creation of photo stories, photo essays, and feature stories, with editing and page layout. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-; or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 333J  Photography for Reporting Texas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students work as photographers for the School of Journalism's Reporting Texas Web site. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 333J, 359T (Topic: Photography for Reporting Texas), or 363V. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional hour(s) to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-, or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 333L  Video Production for Live Events  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the basics of shooting and editing live events. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 333P  Podcast Scripting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Write descriptive scenes and push forward a journalistic narrative in the podcasting space. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 333S  Video Production for News and Sports  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the basics of shooting and editing events, including live sports, news, and entertainment. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334  Multimedia Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Review of online reporting techniques, advanced multimedia skills, and current issues in new media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334F  Oral History as Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Instruction in the use of oral history to generate journalistic coverage. Modules include concepts and methods of gathering oral history; illustration of the techniques using the Vietnam War as a topic; and generating oral history-based coverage focusing on the Mexican American experience. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 334F, 334K, 334N, 334S. Three lectures hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334G  Advanced Visual Journalism: Video  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores intensive video reportage and documentation using the camera as a tool of investigation and interaction. Emphasis on creation of video news and feature stories. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 334G, 370K, 371K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-, or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334I  Immersive Sound Design  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Create a soundscape through music, interviews, natural sounds for podcasts, and other audio stories. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334J  Web Publishing for Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Provides students with an up-to-date understanding of the Web publishing process, including conceptualization, production, and marketing. Journalism 334J and 339T (Topic: Web Design for Journalism) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334K  Interviewing For Historical Context  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine methods for recording interviews that become high-quality archival recordings for multiple platforms. Explore concepts and methods of power dynamics in an interview, asking evocative questions, preparation, and technical considerations. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 334F, 334K, 334N, 334S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334N  Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Instruction in using oral history to generate archival material and short-term multimedia stories. Covers concepts and methods of gathering oral history with an emphasis on interviewing techniques. Centers on U.S. Latinos and ways to build a multimedia representation of the interview. Includes one major interview trip, generally out of town. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 334F, 334K, 334N, 334S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334P  Podcast Production  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Analyze current podcasts. Create and produce two segments of an original podcast. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334S  Place and Audio Storytelling  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Learning how to find the essence of a specific location and tell its story. Audio recording/editing, infographics, and photographs will be the tools used. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 334F, 334K, 334N, 334S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 334V  Integrated Video Production  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine video storytelling that integrates practices found in different areas of communication and platforms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 335  Narrative Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore techniques for reporting non-fiction stories with the tools of fiction, including scene and dialogue. Analyze exemplary pieces of narrative, from written form to documentary film. Examine the reporting and writing of original non-fiction narratives. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 335, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 11: Latino Community Journalism), 322 (Topic 11: Narrative Journalism), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 4: Latino Community Journalism), 374 (Topic 4: Narrative Journalism). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 335D  Making Magazines  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Includes simulated publication teams that craft a concept, develop a business plan, and create a prototype. Focus on market research, writing, team building, design and production skills. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 335F  Magazine Writing and Production  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore magazine analysis with an emphasis on longform feature writing and reporting. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 335G  Advanced Television Reporting and Producing  3 Hours  

1.5 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Advanced writing and reporting skills for the collaborative production of television news programs on deadline. Students assist in producing a television news program. Only one of the following may count: Journalism 330C, 330F, 335G, 335P. One and a half lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 335J  Mobile Programming for Journalists  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Coding and other skills in preparation for designing mobile news apps. Only one of the following may be counted: 339T (Topic: Intro Mobile Progr Journalists), Journalism 335N, 335J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 335K  News Documentary Production  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Produce original news documentaries with an emphasis on films covering current affairs, contemporary life, and historical subjects. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 335N  News Application Development  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the skills necessary to create interactive web applications for journalism and related fields. Only one of the following may count: Journalism 335J, 335N, 339T (Topic: Intro Mobile Progr Journalists). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 335P  TV Reporting and Producing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Explore the skills needed for the collaborative production of television news programs on deadline. Only one of the following may count: Journalism 330C, 330F, 335G, 335P. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 336D  Graphic Design for Print and Online  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Overview, design, and production of materials for online and print storytelling. Subjects include design principles, visual perception, typography, manipulation of images and photographs, and page design for media platforms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-, or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 336F  Social Media Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The role of journalism in using social media to engage a wide audience, building a marketable brand for journalists and media organizations, and engaging an audience with the news media. Practice in using tools and techniques to be an engaging and effective media practitioner. Journalism 336F and 349T (Topic: Social Media Journalism) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 336J  Lifestyle Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Specialized reporting and writing in lifestyle coverage, including food, fashion, entertainment and travel. Journalism 336J and 349T (Topic: Lifestyle Journalism) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 336M  Music Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study the main areas of music journalism, utilizing the resources of Austin's live music scene. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 336M, 339T (Topic: Music into Words), or 339T (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 337C  Culture Reporting and Criticism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Cover and review cultural productions such as music, theatre, fine arts, film and food. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 337D  Advanced Graphic Design for Print and Online  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Advanced exploration of graphic design tools, theory, industry trends, and history. Emphasis on design in journalism, infographics, long-form print design, and user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design. Three lecture hours a week for one semester
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 336D with a grade of at least a C-.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 337F  Long-Form Feature Writing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Advanced instruction in reporting and writing long-form narratives, including lessons in analyzing story-telling tools, strategies, and techniques. Examination of narrative strategies and techniques across different media platforms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 337G  Opinion Writing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines opinion writing and commentary in traditional print and evolving online formats. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F (or 320D) and 311F (or 321C) with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 337J  Writing for Online News Audiences  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students will learn how to write informatively and effectively for online audiences, and how to repurpose traditional print journalism for online publication. Journalism 337J and 349T (Topic 22) may not both be counted. Three lectures a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 337L  Food Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the production of content centered on food and dining, including restaurants and recipes. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 337M  Feature Writing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the production of profiles, enterprise pieces, and non-deadline stories. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 327, 337M, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 4: Feature Writing), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 6: Feature Writing). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 337P  Writing and Producing for Online Publications  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine how to write informatively and effectively for online audiences and how to be a web producer at a major news organization, including social media, newsletters, mobile apps, content management systems, and more. Journalism 337P and 349T (Topic 22) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 338F  Advanced Visual Design  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Advanced exploration of principles and processes of visual design, including design principles, visual perception, typography, image making, uses of color, printing techniques, and publication design. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 336D with a grade of at least C, and Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 338J  News for a Mobile Audience  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the mobile landscape, including news and entertainment platforms, social media, and the practice and principles of journalism. Explore ideas for increasing mobile news engagement, especially by Generation Z and Millennials. Journalism 338J and 349T (Topic: News for a Mobile Audience) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 339D  News Documentaries and Public Affairs  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study and practice of researching, writing, and producing short-form and magazine documentaries for television. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 339F  Investigative Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Emphasis on determining what an investigative story is, finding investigative stories, and basic tactics in pursuing such stories. Three lecture hours a week for a semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 339M  Mobile Media Apps Development  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Planning and building a mobile app, whether for Android, iOS, or web-based, and personal communication in the news business and in various other journalism-related topics. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 339M, 339G, 363M or Journalism 359T (Topic: Mobile News App Design). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 339S  Research in Texas Sports and Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised research with a faculty member; research may consist of an individual project or assisting a faculty research project. Hours to be arranged.
Same as: COM 330  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 339T  Topics in Specialized Journalistic Skills  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns in the practice of specialized journalistic skills. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Some topics may require additional laboratory hours.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Mapping in Storytelling. Creating visual stories that combine text, charts and maps. Foundations of data analysis, spatial analysis, design, data visualization and cartography, including hands-on practice with GIS software and discussions of editorial and ethical concerns in visual storytelling. Assignments include combining new skills and reporting to produce visual stories. Journalism 339T (Topic: Mapping in Storytelling) and 339T (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.

Topic 2: Music into Words. Reviewing, writing, and reporting on music in the digital age; covering the music industry from the stage to the recording studio; and from the start up record label to the established labels. Journalism 339T (Topic: Music into Words) and 339T (Topic 2) may not both be counted.

Topic 3: Producing Documentaries for Sports Journalism. Applied skills in teams to produce one original documentary sports story. Emphasis placed on stories that transcend competition and explore larger social issues, such as race, sex, gender, class, opportunity, community, and identity. Journalism 339T (Topic: Documentaries for Sports) and 339T (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.

Topic 4: Tracking Online Audience Engagement. Introduction to current practices in tracking and engaging online audiences such as web metrics, Google Analytics, search engine optimization, and keyword advertising.
  

J 339T.1  Mapping in Storytelling  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Creating visual stories that combine text, charts and maps. Foundations of data analysis, spatial analysis, design, data visualization and cartography, including hands-on practice with GIS software and discussions of editorial and ethical concerns in visual storytelling. Assignments include combining new skills and reporting to produce visual stories. Journalism 339T (Topic: Mapping in Storytelling) and 339T (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 339T.3  Producing Documentaries for Sports Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Applied skills in teams to produce one original documentary sports story. Emphasis placed on stories that transcend competition and explore larger social issues, such as race, sex, gender, class, opportunity, community, and identity. Journalism 339T (Topic: Documentaries for Sports) and 339T (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 339T.4  Tracking Online Audience Engagement  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to current practices in tracking and engaging online audiences such as web metrics, Google Analytics, search engine optimization, and keyword advertising.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 340C  Topics in Journalism, Communication, and Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Issues concerning minority or nondominant groups within the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Some topics may require additional laboratory hours.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Mass Media and Minorities. Survey of minority communication problems: alienation, fragmentation, media access; criticism and feedback for minority groups based on racial/ethnic background, age, sex, disability, social or economic class, and sexual orientation. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 340C (Topic 1), Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 10: Mass Media and Minorities), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 22: Mass Media and Minorities). Additional prerequisite: Admission to a journalism area of concentration.

Topic 2: African Americans and the Media. African and African American Studies 374 (Topic 23: African Americans and the Media) and Journalism 340C (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Journalism and Religion. How journalists from different faiths view the news and how religion-based organizations may be understood and covered. Additional prerequisite: Admission to a journalism area of concentration.

Topic 4: Leadership, Management, and the Media.

Topic 5: Women and the News. Additional prerequisite: Admission to a journalism area of concentration.
  

J 340C.4  Leadership, Management, and the Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 340D  Reporting on Technology  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
How to report on technology and its meaning for business and society using the Austin technology scene. Hands-on reporting, from robotics and mobile media to gaming and music production. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 340F  Covering the Global Economy  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the enduring financial, economic, and business issues journalists confront in covering the global economy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 340G  Reporting Asia: A Foreign Correspondent's Framework  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores dynamic ways of looking at, thinking about, and reporting the world, and establishes a framework for analyzing how the news media cover key events, issues, and processes that shape our lives in a global society. Journalism 340G and 395 (Topic 17: Reporting Asia) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 340J  Documentary Tradition of Latin America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns with the practice of journalism. Study of still photographic and video documentary work by Latin Americans about Latin America. Production of photographic essays on Latin American culture. Journalism 340J and 349T (Topic: Documentary Tradition in Latin America) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-, or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 340N  Journalism in the 1960s  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Through readings and critiques, examine "New Journalism," a bold style of journalistic reporting and writing in the 1960s and 1970s that was a sharp departure from previous newspaper and magazine storytelling. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 341F  Understanding African Americans and the Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Documentaries, readings, discussions, projects, and theories facilitate the examination of the relationship between African American history and contemporary American society. Media representations of African Americans are evaluated and news coverage of African Americans is explored in depth. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 341G  Reporting China: A Foreign Correspondent's Workshop  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns with the practice of journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 341J  Minorities and the Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Issues concerning news media depiction of underrepresented groups in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 341H, 341J, 341M, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 10), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 22), Urban Studies 354 (Topic: Minorities and the Media), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 341M  Representation in the News Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine issues concerning news media depiction of minority and nondominant groups in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 341J, 341M, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 10), Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 22), Urban Studies 354 (Topic: Minorities and the Media), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 342F  Women and the News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Historical and contemporary exploration of women and the news. Examination of the role of women in producing news and the construction of women within news texts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 342G  Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States News Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Dynamic ways of looking at, thinking about, and reporting the world, both abroad and at home. Establishes a framework for analyzing how the news media cover key events, issues, and processes that shape our lives in a global society. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 342J  Visual Media and the News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores the power of mediated images in culture and society. Examines the way images, language, and human activity shape visual messages and the historical relationship between technology and image-creation. Journalism 342J and 349T (Topic: Visual Media and the News) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 343F  Journalism and Religion  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Critical examination of how religion traditionally has been covered in the United States, and guidelines for developing individual thinking and reporting on religious issues. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 343G  Exploring Digital Media and Society  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the connection between new media and society through a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives to explore the implications of the use of technology and new media in influencing community, social relationships, and public and private spaces, as well as the profession of journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 344F  Reporting on Gender and Sexuality  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Instruction on how to cover controversial issues around gender and sexuality. Review of the sociology of gender and sexuality, with a focus on political, economic, and cultural implications. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 344G  Urban Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Studies of basic city functions and how to detect urban dysfunctions before crises become news. Topics include infrastructure decay, traffic congestion, poverty and homelessness, digital divides, school dropouts, conflict and crime, riots and protests, obesity and disease, recreation, and pollution. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 344J  Media Images and Society  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The power of mediated images in culture and society; exploration of the way images, language, and human activity shape visual messages; and the historical relationship between technology and image creation. Journalism 344J and 349T (Topic: Media Images and Society) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 345F  Social Issues Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Coverage of social issues such as immigration, health care, and child welfare. Examination of stereotypes, how they affect reporting, and how they change as student reporters encounter new subjects. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 345G  Human Rights Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Exploration of the role of journalists in exposing human rights abuses. Modules include case studies from El Salvador, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Bosnia, Sudan, Israel, and Russia, as well as the legal and moral obligations of journalists as witnesses to atrocities and genocide. Examination of the Bush Administration's global War on Terror and the legacy confronting the Obama Presidency. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 345R  Film and Television Criticism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore a theoretical and practical introduction to the ways critics review movies and narrative series. Examine the history of criticism, its evolution from print to TV to digital, and the narrative approaches used by critics in their analyses. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 346F  Reporting on the Environment  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Instruction and supervised fieldwork in environmental coverage. Topics include interviewing, elements and structures of good environment writing, the concepts of scientific certainty and uncertainty, and communicating complex science to lay audiences. Issues covered include climate change, energy, air and water quality, and sustainability. Journalism 346F and 349T (Environmental Journalism) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F (or 320D) and 311F (or 321C) with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 346G  Domestic Issues and Global Perspective  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examining domestic issues (consumerism, food/heath, environmentalism, energy consumption) from global and intercultural perspectives. Proper positioning of the United States helps journalists and news consumers think outside the box. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 347F  Reporting Latin America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Foreign reporting and international news production processes, with special emphasis on Latin America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 347G  Cultural Survey of Photography  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the development of photography focused on reportage, documentary, and social issue art photography, including historical processes, the evolution of stylistic trends, and critical issues in the field. Explore the Harry Ransom Center and other University of Texas photographic archives. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B-, or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348D  Gender and the News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Historical and contemporary exploration of gender and the news. Examination of the role of marginalized gender groups in producing news and the construction of gender within news texts. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 348D, Women's and Gender Studies 324 (Topic 4), 324G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: WGS 324G  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348E  Ethics of Sports Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyze the role of journalistic ethics in the coverage and media production of sports. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348F  Covering the Latino Community in the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Challenging and developing views of the contemporary Latino community and other underrepresented people in the United States. Topics include a history of ethnic groups in the United States and their politics, education, organization, immigration, culture, power, and media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348G  The Business of Sports Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examination of the business of sports-related media, including over-the-air television, cable, satellite television, print, radio, social media, and internet-based media, and the impact of such media on sports presentation and development, professional franchises, colleges, and conferences. Emphasis on how the business of sports media generates revenue and content, and the business models for each type of media, the challenges to such models, and the likely future changes to them. Only one of the following may be counted: Advertising 348S, 378 (Topic: The Business of Sports Media), Communication 325 (Topic: The Business of Sports Media), Journalism 348G, 349T (Topic: The Business of Sports Media), Public Relations 348S, 378 (Topic: The Business of Sports Media). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ADV 348S, P R 348S  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348J  Covering Criminal Justice  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine how criminal justice is covered in the news media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348L  Making Sense of the News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Gaining the critical thinking skills necessary to analyze what is news in our digital age. Examines accuracy, sources and verification, and bias behind information in the public sphere. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348M  Diversity in News Organizations  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 348M and 349T (Topic: Diversity in News Orgs) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348N  Leadership in News Organizations  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine concepts and frameworks related to skills integral to ethical, effective leadership and management in news organizations. Explore making ethical decisions, communicating supportively to others, gaining power and influence, managing conflict, building effective teams, and leading positive change. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 348S  Media Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Print and broadcast management and planning in operations, personnel, content, marketing, finance, technology, and regulation. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349E  Elections, Voters, and News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores U.S. election history, dimensions of and influencers in U.S. elections, news coverage of candidates and issues, and voters and their attitudes toward candidates and issues as well as their engagement with election news. Journalism 349E and 349T (Topic: Elections/Voters/News) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349F  Reporting Public Health and Science  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Specialty reporting to help news consumers understand complex health and medicine issues. Considers the lack of critical perspective, balanced reporting, and grasp of fundamental issues that afflict much health reporting. Focuses on the latest reporting techniques and narrative skills to illuminate an intellectually demanding field that also includes public health policy. Journalism 349F and 349T (Topic: Reporting Public Health and Science) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349L  News Literacy for a Digital Age  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores news, journalists, the practice and ethics of journalism, news platforms, history, and threats to the future of news, and the attitudes, demographics, and behavior of the news audience. Journalism 349L and 349T (Topic: News Literacy for a Digital Age) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349N  News Media and Politics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines central controversies and theories about the role the media in politics and the political systems. Journalism 349N and 349T (Topic: News Media and Politics) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T  Topics in Understanding and Reporting Social Issues  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns in the practice of journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Some topics may require additional laboratory hours.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Senior Seminar. Capstone experience in analysis of current journalism issues. Students complete a major research project. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Business Journalism. Practical training and experience in business and financial reporting and writing.

Topic 3: Journalist as Novelist. English 379M (Topic 1: Journalist as Novelist) and Journalism 349T (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing, Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and writing.

Topic 4: International Reporting. Designed to provide students with skills in foreign reporting and a better understanding of international news production processes, with special emphasis on Latin America. Additional prerequisite: Journalism 320D with a grade of at least C.

Topic 5: Broadcast News Practices and Analysis.

Topic 6: Print Design. Advanced print design and layout. Graphics techniques and production processes; planning content and format of newspapers and magazines. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 324, 349T (Topic 6), 375, 376D. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and Journalism 330 and 336 with a grade of at least C in each.

Topic 7: Oral History as Journalism. Study of oral history archives, including similarities and differences between oral history and journalistic interviews and possible problems with oral histories in journalism. Journalism 349T (Topic 7) and 395 (Topic 20: Oral History as Journalism) may not both be counted.

Topic 8: Alternative Media. Journalism 349T (Topic 8) and 395 (Topic 22: Alternative Media) may not both be counted.

Topic 9: Covering Technology and Innovation.

Topic 10: Covering the Latino Community in the United States.

Topic 11: Editorial Column Writing.

Topic 12: Ethics in Journalism. Journalism 349T (Topic 12) and 395 (Topic 23: Ethics in Journalism) may not both be counted.

Topic 13: Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist.

Topic 14: Latino Policy Issues.

Topic 15: Magazine Production. Journalism 349T (Topic 15) and 359T (Topic 2: Magazine Production) may not both be counted.

Topic 16: Politics and the Press.

Topic 17: Reporting Asia. Journalism 349T (Topic 17) and 395 (Topic 17: Reporting Asia) may not both be counted.

Topic 18: Reporting China.

Topic 19: Reporting the World.

Topic 20: Video Journalism for the Web.

Topic 21: Writing for Magazines and Specialty Publications.

Topic 22: Writing for Online Publications. Journalism 337P and 349T (Topic 22) may not both be counted.
  

J 349T.1  Senior Seminar  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Capstone experience in analysis of current journalism issues. Students complete a major research project.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T.11  Editorial Column Writing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T.14  Latino Policy Issues  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T.20  Video Journalism for the Web  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T.21  Writing for Magazines and Specialty Publications  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T.22  Writing for Online Publications  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 337P and 349T (Topic 22) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T.5  Broadcast News Practices and Analysis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T.8  Alternative Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 349T (Topic 8) and 395 (Topic 22: Alternative Media) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 349T.9  Covering Technology and Innovation  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 350F  Media Law  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examination of legal rights and restrictions for online and print journalism, including Constitutional guarantees, libel, invasion of privacy, and contempt of court. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 350M  Media Policy and Ethics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the contemporary ethical and policy issues facing the transforming media industries and the American public. Examine a range of issues that new media and the Internet have complicated, rooted in an understanding of the First Amendment as well as the development of communication industries. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 350M, Radio-Television-Film 365 (Topic: Media, Communication Law, and Ethics), 365C (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 350N  Ethnic Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the history of media devoted to ethnic communities underrepresented by mainstream media, as well as news consumers whose primary languages are not English, in New York - including the country's first African-American newspaper in 1827 - and their continuing relevance in a global world. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 350R  Covering Rural America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the coverage and the narratives the news media construct about rural America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 351C  Contemporary Media Systems  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the contemporary role of media systems in the U.S. Examine the structure and reach of today's media systems, and the role of individuals and corporations in new digital systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 351F  Journalism, Society, and the Citizen Journalist  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine journalism's principles, process, and role in society. Discuss distinctions between journalists and citizen journalists and explore the news audience in depth with special attention paid to Millennials and Generation Z and their engagement with different news platforms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 351G  Introduction to Global Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the role of global media as a set of texts, technologies, and industries that shape our identities, our social worlds, and our political practices. Only one of the following may counted: Journalism 351G, 359S (Topic: Introduction to Global Media), Radio-Television-Film 312C, 324C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 351J  Technology and the Internet in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the literacy of computer and Internet technologies in the context of journalism and communication. Focus on software, databases, computer/wireless networks, hardware, cybersecurity, and the Internet work. Explore case studies from science and technology journalism in order to reflect on the technical knowledge needed to effectively report and communicate in these areas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 351P  Social Media, Propaganda, and Elections  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the spread of "computational propaganda," including misinformation, disinformation, and political trolling, with a special focus on U.S. politics, media, and reporting. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 351S  Globalization and Social Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the issues surrounding the hype, myth, paradox, and reality of social media in a global context. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 320 (Topic: Globalization and Social Media), Journalism 349T (Topic: Globalization and Social Media), 351S, Radio-Television-Film 331M (Topic: Globalization and Social Media), 365 (Topic 10), Sociology 321K (Topic: Globalization and Social Media), 352S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 351T  Technology and Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine ideas about the relationship between technology and culture, how U.S. culture views technology, and the historically contingent design, development, and use of different media and communication technologies. Only one of the following may be counted: Communication 309, Journalism 351T, Journalism 359S (Topic: Tech Culture), Radio-Television-Film 309, 326C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 352  Topics in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns in the practice of journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Fundamentals of Journalism Practices. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Community Journalism. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 3: Magazine Management. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 4: Journalist as Novelist. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 5: Computer-Assisted Reporting. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Journalism 312.

Topic 6: Presidents and the Press. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 7: International Reporting. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 8: Journalism in Latin America. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 9: African Americans and the Media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 10: On-line Journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 11: Multimedia Publishing. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.

Topic 12: Broadcast News Practices and Analysis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
  

J 352.6  Presidents and the Press  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 352F  Ethics in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
In-depth examination of the ethical choices individual journalists face and the ethical implications of how news media operate in a larger social and political framework. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 353F  Historical Perspectives in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Evolution of journalism and mass media, including the social, economic, and political factors that have contributed to changes in news gathering and distribution. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 354F  Journalism and Press Freedom in Latin America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focus on journalism in Latin America with an emphasis on the struggle for democracy and press freedom in the region through country-by-country survey of historical, political, economic, cultural, ethnic and geographical aspects. Examination of the evolution of professional journalism in Latin America, including topics such as the legal framework for freedom of expression, ethical principles, concentration of media ownership and the emergence of digital media. Knowledge of Spanish language is recommended, but it is not a requirement. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 354F, 367E, Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 14), 322 (Topic 20). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 322.20  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 354L  Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the cultural history of majority Anglo and minority (Latino, African-American, and Asian) Austin with a focus on how the sources of information, culture, and media available to minority residents have evolved, and how those sources have been used by people and communities there. Only one of the follow may be counted: Journalism 354L, Radio-Television-Film 365 (Topic: Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin), 365 (Topic 12). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 354M  Journalism and Press Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore journalism in the Middle East and North Africa with an emphasis on the period leading up to the Arab Spring and subsequent developments. Survey historical, political, economic, cultural, ethnic, and geographical aspects of the region. Examine the evolution of professional journalism in the Middle East and North Africa. Includes legal framework for freedom of expression, ethical principles, concentration of media ownership and the emergence of digital media. Knowledge of Arabic is not a requirement. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 354N  Nonprofit Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine and analyze the growing field of nonprofit journalism, its business models, and its impact on news content. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 354R  International Broadcasting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Survey broadcast production and content outside of the United States. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 354S  Contemporary Issues in Sports Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the range of problems and opportunities prevalent in coverage of American sports. Includes discussion of class, equality, gender, labor, political expression and race. Examine timeless themes in sports coverage such as community, ego, identity, money, opportunity and tradition, as well as sports-specific journalistic ethics. Journalism 354S and 359T (Topic: Contemporary Issues in Sports Journalism) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 355F  Living in the Information Age  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine communication and information technologies with particular emphasis on the Internet and its components. Explore how digital and mobile technologies are used by Millennial and post-Millennial generations and with what effects. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 355F, 355G, 359T (Topic: Living in the Information Age), 359T (Topic 8), Radio-Television-Film 331N (Topic: The Information Society). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 355G  The Information Society  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine information technologies such as the Internet, telephones, and computers and their relation to existing media, including history, policy, economics, and social impact. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 355F, 355G, 359T (Topic: Living in the Information Age), 359T (Topic 8), Radio-Television-Film 331N (Topic: The Information Society). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 355M  Media Industries and Entrepreneurship  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the social, political, and economic contexts in which media and culture are produced, distributed, and monetized. Explore these with an emphasis on new media and communication technologies. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 355M, Radio-Television-Film 365 (Topic: Media Industries and Entrepreneurship), 365 (Topic 9), Sociology 352E, 352M (Topic: Media Industries and Entrepreneurship). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 355P  The Business of News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Discusses trends and innovations shaping the business of news, from rapidly evolving content consumption patterns to emerging storytelling platforms like streaming, podcasting, and AR/VR. Examines the challenges and opportunities of the business of news, for-profit and non-profit alike, essential for those planning a career in media. Includes on-site, interactive conversations with news professionals and entrepreneurs, students will learn about Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 356C  Digital Mainland China and Taiwan  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine disruptive innovations and entrepreneurship such as social and mobile media, big data, and AI; and their media, cultural, and social implications in Chinese societies such as mainland China and Taiwan. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic 10), Radio-Television-Film 342 (Topic: Digital Mnld China & Taiwan), Journalism 356C, 359S (Topic: Digital Mnld China & Taiwan), Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Digital Mnld China & Taiwan). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 356G  Social Media: Growth, Uses, and Impacts  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore a range of issues related to the growth, uses, and impacts of social media, including the rapid rise and adoption of social media. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 356G, Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Youth and Social Media), 359 (Topic 4), 359 (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 356M  Social Media and Society  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore social media's rise and influence in society. Communication 370 (Topic: Social Media and Society) and Journalism 356M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 356R  Race and Digital Media Cultures  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine a range of issues related to the adoption of various digital and social media platforms and experiences across the digital media landscape, with a focus on how digital media culture is influenced by systemic racism. Using a number of studies, recent data trends, and keen observations, analyze the interconnectedness of race, racism, and uses of digital media. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 356R, Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic: Race/Digital Media Cultures), 359 (Topic 7). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 358C  Becoming Citizen Journalists  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Covers the basics of journalism for students who are interested in sharing truthful stories to a public audience, but do not intend to pursue a career in the profession. Uses digital and social media tools. Explores three topics: how to find and gather the best factual information, how to present it in clear and engaging ways, and how to make ethical decisions that serve the needs of the audience and democracy. Journalism 308J and 358C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 358N  Online Incivility  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Define and explore different types of incivility through the lens of online discussions. Critically assess why incivility exists online and what influence it has on politics, society, and journalism. Communication 370 (Topic: Online Incvlty/Publ Debat) and Journalism 358N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 358P  Popular Culture and the Press  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores the relationship between American popular culture and the press, its role in our everyday lives, and how it helps shape our attitudes and identities. Explores popular culture in television, film, magazines, the Internet, social media, and advertising. Subjects include movies, music, film, fashion, food, travel, celebrity and society news, among others. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 358S  Communicating Social Change  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Utilizing communication skills to tell truthful stories of underrepresentation and marginalization. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 358T  Topics in Journalistic Practices  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 359M  Topics in Journalism and Media Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine contemporary issues in the fields of journalism and media studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 359S  Topics in Current Journalistic Issues  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Covering Marginalized Communities. Journalism 359S (Topic: Covering Marginalized Commnty) and 359S (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
  

J 359S.1  Covering Marginalized Communities  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 359S (Topic: Covering Marginalized Commnty) and 359S (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 359T  Topics in Journalism, Skills, and Techniques  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the contemporary professional decisions and techniques used in the practices of journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Living in the Information Age. An examination of communication and information technologies with particular emphasis on the Internet and how it is used by the Millennial Generation; how communication and information technologies evolve, and the cultural, economic, political, and social implications of such technologies for society; and how individuals, media organizations, and corporations employ the Internet for their benefit. Journalism 359T (Topic: Living in the Information Age) and Journalism 359T (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.

Topic 2: Magazine Production. Study of the revenue and production aspects of launching and maintaining successful magazines; advertising, production, printing, and the business sides of the industry. Students produce Orange magazine. Journalism 349T (Topic 15: Magazine Production) and 359T (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Journalism 320D and 347S with a grade of at least C in each.

Topic 3: Advanced Visual Design. Advanced exploration of principles and processes of visual design, including design principles, visual perception, typography, image-making, uses of color, printing techniques, and publication design. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 349T (Topic: Advanced Visual Design), 359T (Topic 3: Advanced Visual Design), 383P, 395 (Topic 5: Advanced Visual Design). Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Journalism 319 (or 336) and 320D with a grade of at least C in each.

Topic 4: Advanced News Editing.

Topic 5: Investigative Reporting.

Topic 6: Narrative Storytelling.

Topic 7: Podcasting.

Topic 8: Living in the Information Age. An examination of communication and information technologies with particular emphasis on the Internet and how it is used by the Millennial Generation; how communication and information technologies evolve, and the cultural, economic, political, and social implications of such technologies for society; and how individuals, media organizations, and corporations employ the Internet for their benefit. Journalism 359T (Topic: Living in the Information Age) and Journalism 359T (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.
  

J 360F, 660F  Internship  3,6 Hours  

3,6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Internships to be arranged by student and approved by instructor. Internship hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each, and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Pass/Fail  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 160G  Journalism Internship  1 Hour  

1 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Internship hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Communication 350, Journalism 360F, or 660F.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Pass/Fail  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 360S  Sports Media Internship  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Sports media internships to be arranged by student and approved by instructor. Internship hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Pass/Fail  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 361F  Reporting Texas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Students work as online reporters, photographers, and editors for the School of Journalism's Reporting Texas website. Journalism 359T (Topic: Reporting Texas) and 361F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F (or 320D) and 311F (or 321C) with a grade of at least B- in each; and six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in journalism with a grade of at least B.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 362F  Journalism Portfolio  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
A synthesis experience to polish journalism skills, showcase reporting and production abilities across multiple journalistic platforms, and complete a professional online portfolio. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Senior standing; Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six semester hours of upper-division coursework in journalism with a grade of at least B-.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363  Theories of Mass Communication  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Comparative survey of perspectives, research, and theories on communication through the mass media; theories on media effects and the construction of social reality, especially regarding the news media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363C  Broadcast Capstone  3 Hours  

1.5 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Write, produce, and present a weekly television newscast, culminating in seven episodes of Reporting Texas TV. Includes on-air, digital, and social media skills. Journalism 363C and 363N may not both be counted. One-and-one-half lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363D  Digital Innovations Capstone  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Working in groups or individually; conceive, pitch, plan, design, and create cutting-edge media products. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363F  Capstone Projects in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The design and execution of special projects showcasing the individual student's interests in one or more journalistic platforms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363K  News Documentaries  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Use applied skills as individual filmmakers to produce one original news documentary under ten minutes. Emphasis placed on films covering current affairs, contemporary life and historical subjects, films that might be found on The New York Times or The New Yorker. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363L  Journalism Research Capstone  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Emphasizes proficiency in researching and writing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363M  Capstone in Application Development  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Plan and build a mobile application, whether for Android, iOS, or web-based, and use journalistic multimedia skills to promote and explain the products. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 339G, 339M, 363M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363N  Newsroom Capstone  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Take part in a newsroom experience to refine journalism skills, and showcase reporting and production abilities across multiple journalistic platforms. Journalism 363C and 363N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363P  Television Newsmagazine  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Explore the production of a television newsmagazine program, including on-air reporting, editing, and segment production. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363Q  Capstone in Podcasting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Plan, research, report, record, and produce professional-quality podcasts. Analyze podcasting audiences, build revenue streams, and market podcasts to a regional or global audience. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363S  Sports Media Capstone  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Stresses proficiency in sports writing, reporting, and editing by emphasizing professional skills and habits. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363V  Visual Capstone  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Stresses proficiency in visual reporting by emphasizing professional skills and habits. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 333J, 359T (Topic: Photography for Reporting Texas), 363V. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Communication 316 with a grade of at least B- or Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division coursework in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 363W  Reporting Capstone  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Stresses proficiency in writing, reporting, and editing by emphasizing professional skills and habits. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and six hours of upper-division courses in journalism.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 365M  Experiential Learning  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of Instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing a minor offered by the Moody College of Communication.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 165P, 265P, 365P  Specialized Practice in Journalism  1-3 Hours  

1,2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Specialized journalistic instruction by a professional from the field. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Journalism 310F and 311F with a grade of at least B- in each; and consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 370K  Topics in Advanced Photojournalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Explores intensive photographic reportage and documentation using the camera as a tool of investigation and interaction. Emphasis on creation of photo stories, photo essays, and feature stories, with editing and page layout. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Acceptance into the photojournalism area of concentration or consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Advanced Photo Editing and Design. Taught abroad; location may vary by semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 370K (Topic 1), 370K (Topic: Advanced Photojournalism in Czechoslovakia), 395 (Topic 2: Advanced Photo Editing and Design).

Topic 2: Documentary Video.

Topic 3: Picture Editing.
  

J 370K.2  Documentary Video  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 370K.3  Picture Editing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 371K  Topics in Photographic Illustration  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Principles of studio lighting, theory and practice of contemporary color, location lighting, and the production of portfolio-quality work, as applied to advertising, photographic illustration, and photojournalism. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Acceptance into the photojournalism area of concentration or consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Location Lighting.

Topic 2: Studio Photography.
  

J 371K.1  Location Lighting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 371K.2  Studio Photography  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 178P, 278P, 378P  Special Projects in Journalism  1-3 Hours  

1,2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised projects in the field of journalism. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, and consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 379  Journalism Independent Study  3 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  9 Lab Hours  
Designed to give students the opportunity to pursue special studies for which separate courses have not been organized. The equivalent of nine laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F (or 320D) and 311F (or 321C) with a grade of at least B- in each, and consent of the director of the school.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 379H  Honors Tutorial Course  3 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Conference course of intensive study, planned by Journalism Honors Committee; research and the writing of a substantial paper on a special journalism topic. Individual instruction.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to the Journalism Honors Program and consent of the director of the school.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 379P  Photojournalism Research Projects  3 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  9 Lab Hours  
Designed to give photojournalism students the opportunity to pursue special studies for which separate courses have not been organized. The equivalent of nine laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 310F (or 320D) and 311F (or 321C) with a grade of at least B- in each.  
Restrictions: Restricted to journalism majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

J 380  Introduction to Research Methods  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Research methods and ethics, from design to data analysis and report writing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and admission to the journalism master's program in research and theory or to the journalism doctoral program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 080C  Introduction to Graduate Studies in Journalism and Media  0 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Discuss journalism and media research, theory, and professional development. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 380M  Advanced Projects in Photography  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Advanced projects to demonstrate professional competence. May be taken twice for credit. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (02 times)  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 380N  Advanced Projects in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Designed to prepare students to write the master's report. Students develop professional projects to demonstrate their competence in specialized skills; students present, discuss, and critique their own and other students' work. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 380V  Visual Journalism  3 Hours  

2 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Basics of aesthetics, visual design, photography, Web publishing, and videography. Required of first-year students in the journalism master's program professional track. Two lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 380W  Writing and Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Required of all first-year students in the Master of Arts in journalism program, professional track. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 381  Topics in Research Methods Seminar  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Research techniques for investigating the control, content, audience, and effects of mass media. One topic is required of all candidates for the Master of Arts degree with a major in journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Content Analysis.

Topic 2: Experimental Design.

Topic 3: Survey Research.

Topic 4: Qualitative Methods.

Topic 5: Advanced Journalistic Methods.

Topic 6: Qualitative Textual Analysis Methods. Explore a variety of qualitative methods for analyzing texts for communication research. Apply various methods for qualitative analysis such as: critical discourse analysis, multi-modal discourse analysis, narrative analysis, feminist/queer/racialized analyses, interview analysis and conversational analysis and grounded theory analysis, among others.
  

J 381.1  Content Analysis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 381.2  Experimental Design  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 381.4  Qualitative Methods  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 381.6  Qualitative Textual Analysis Methods  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore a variety of qualitative methods for analyzing texts for communication research. Apply various methods for qualitative analysis such as: critical discourse analysis, multi-modal discourse analysis, narrative analysis, feminist/queer/racialized analyses, interview analysis and conversational analysis and grounded theory analysis, among others.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 381F  Fundamentals of Statistics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistical procedures commonly used in communication research. Explore basic underlying assumptions of common statistical procedures, how to test hypotheses using these statistical procedures and what inferences can be drawn from the results, how to critically evaluate statistical analyses of others, and how to conduct descriptive and basic inferential statistics using SPSS for analyses. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 381M  Computational Media and Data Science  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine advanced computational social science research methods through practical, hands-on applied data science projects in the field of computational media using large scale datasets from social media platforms. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; prior experience with one of the following is recommended: data science, data mining, statistics, or network analysis.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 382  Topics in Seminar in Mass Communication  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Readings, research, analyses in mass communications; oral and written reports in an area approved by the instructor. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Sources of Communication Theory.

Topic 2: Research in the Literature of Journalism.

Topic 3: Public Opinion and Persuasion Theories.

Topic 4: Agenda Setting.

Topic 5: Media Sociology. Journalism 382 (Topic: Media Sociology) and 382 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
  

J 382.4  Agenda Setting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 382.5  Media Sociology  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 382 (Topic: Media Sociology) and 382 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 382T  Theory Building  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the process of theory building and explore the construction of social science theories. Analyze models of the theory building process by tracing the development of popular contemporary social science theories. Advance a personal social science theory by using theory-building techniques and following specific theory building steps. Journalism 395 (Topic: Theory Building) and J382M may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 383M  Frameworks of Media Innovation  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Survey of innovative practices in media. Three lecture hours and three lab hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

J 383P  Advanced Visual Design  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  3 Lab Hours  
Advanced exploration of principles and processes of visual design, including design principles, visual perception, typography, image making, uses of color, printing techniques, and publication design. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 384  Mass Communication Theory  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study of the processes and effects of mass communication. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and admission to the journalism master's program in research and theory or the journalism doctoral program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 384T  Mass Communication Theory II  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore critical and cultural perspectives for communication systems. Examine ways to explain communication content, processes, organizations, interactions and outcomes, and broader social systems. Journalism 395 (Topic: Mass Communication Theory II) and 384T may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, Journalism 384, and consent of the graduate advisor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the journalism and media Master of Arts research and theory track or journalism and media doctoral students.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 385N  The Business of News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the challenges and opportunities of the business of news, for-profit and non-profit alike, with context provided by media professionals. Journalism 395 (Topic: Business of News) and 385N may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate advisor.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 386  Topics in Public Relations Seminar  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Readings, research, and analyses in public relations. Examination of the role of public relations in social, economic, and political campaigns. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Research Analyses in Public Relations.

Topic 2: Public Relations and Management.

Topic 3: Specialized Application of Public Relations.

Topic 4: International Public Relations.
  

J 386.1  Research Analyses in Public Relations  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 386.2  Public Relations and Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 386.3  Specialized Application of Public Relations  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 386.4  International Public Relations  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 387M  Media Images: Theory and Methodology  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of images in media. Examines the biology and psychology of vision and how images "work" in media. Explores contemporary research on images in news, visual persuasion, political campaigns and criminal investigation. Methods for the study of media images, include content analysis, multi-modal discourse analysis, semiotics and effects experiments. Journalism 387M and 395 (Topic: Media Images: Theory & Methodology) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 387P  Cultural Survey of Photography  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the development of photography focused on reportage, documentary, and social issue art photography, including historical processes, the evolution of stylistic trends, and critical issues in the field. Explore the Harry Ransom Center and other University of Texas photographic archives. Journalism 387P and 395 (Topic: History of Photography) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 387S  Photographic Storytelling and Social Justice  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  1.5 Lab Hours  
Explore the production of images related to social justice issues. Three lecture hours and one and a half lab hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 289, 389, 489  Topics in Problems in Specialized Fields  2-4 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Research project chosen from area of student's major interests; written report required. Independent study.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Photojournalism. Additional prerequisite: Journalism 380M.
  

J 289.1, 389.1, 489.1  Photojournalism  2-4 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 380M.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 389E  Professional Experience in Journalism Internship  3 Hours  

10 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised internship experience in a professional journalism setting. At least ten hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 390  Seminar in Journalism History  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Research projects in the history of communication media; examination of the social, economic, and political relationships of the media within historical environments. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 390E  Photography in a Cross Cultural Context  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine tools and critical ideas that will enhance camera-led reporting and research in cross cultural contexts. Explore the development of a critical toolkit for visual documentation, evidence, and storytelling, as well as multi-modal ethnography. Practice photography and approaches to the ethics of visual representation and the critical frames for reflecting on and writing about one's work. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

J 390P  Advanced Documentary Project  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  4 Lab Hours  
Advanced exploration of documentary storytelling skills, with an emphasis on the skills required for the master's report. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Journalism 380M.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 392  Topics in Seminar in Media Law  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Research in selected areas of social and legal responsibilities of the media. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Constitutional Issues in Media Law.

Topic 2: Studies in Regulation of the Mass Media.
  

J 392.1  Constitutional Issues in Media Law  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 392.2  Studies in Regulation of the Mass Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 393S  Technology and Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyze social and cultural issues related to communications technology systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395  Topics in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns with the practice of journalism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, or as required by the topic.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Professional Writing for Journalists.

Topic 2: Advanced Photo Editing and Design. Advanced training in photo editing and publication design. Taught abroad; location may vary by semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 370K (Topic 1: Advanced Photo Editing and Design), 370K (Topic: Advanced Photojournalism in Czechoslovakia), 395 (Topic 2).

Topic 3: Documentary Video. Production and editing of video for television and online newspapers. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester.

Topic 4: Documentary Tradition of Latin America. Study of still photographic and video documentary work by Latin Americans about Latin America. Production of photographic essays on Latin American culture. Journalism 395 (Topic 4) and Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 22) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester. Same as: LAS 381.22

Topic 5: Advanced Visual Design. Advanced exploration of visual design, including design principles, visual perception, typography, image-making, uses of color, printing techniques, and publication design. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.

Topic 6: Interactive Multimedia Research. Survey of research methods and theories related to new media, with a focus on emerging technologies of mass communication.

Topic 7: Business Journalism. Practical training and experience in business and financial reporting and writing.

Topic 8: Editorial Column Writing. Hands-on work in column writing.

Topic 9: International Reporting. Designed to provide students with skills in foreign reporting and an understanding of international news production processes, with special emphasis on Latin America.

Topic 10: Multimedia Journalism. Review of online reporting techniques, advanced multimedia skills, and current issues in new media. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.

Topic 11: Advanced Writing and Public Affairs Reporting. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.

Topic 12: Advanced Social Science Methods.

Topic 13: Framing Public Issues.

Topic 14: Qualitative Communication Theory.

Topic 15: Political Communication.

Topic 16: Proseminar in Journalism. Introduces doctoral students to major areas of research and selected researchers in journalism. Designed to help students cultivate scholarly skills, ethical norms, awareness of funding possibilities, and teaching skills.

Topic 17: Reporting Asia: A Foreign Correspondent's Framework. Dynamic ways of looking at, thinking about, and reporting the world. Establishment of a framework for analyzing how the news media cover key events, issues, and processes that shape our lives in a global society. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 340G, 349T (Topic 17: Reporting Asia), 395 (Topic 17: Reporting Asia).

Topic 18: Theory Building.

Topic 19: Visual Communication.

Topic 20: Oral History as Journalism. Journalism 349T (Topic 7: Oral History as Journalism) and 395 (Topic 20) may not both be counted.

Topic 21: Historical Perspectives in Journalism. Examines the development of the mass media through social, economic, and political factors that have contributed to changes in the press. Journalism 395 (Topic: Historical Perspectives in Journalism) and 395 (Topic 21) may not both be counted.

Topic 22: Alternative Media. Journalism 349T (Topic 8: Alternative Media) and 395 (Topic 22) may not both be counted.

Topic 23: Ethics in Journalism.

Topic 24: Media Law. Examination of legal rights and restrictions for online and print journalism, including Constitutional guarantees, libel, invasion of privacy, and contempt of court. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 395 (Topic: Media Law), 395 (Topic: Media Law and Freedom of Expression), 395 (Topic 24).

Topic 25: Business and Financial Reporting. Conceptualizing, sourcing, and preparing news reports on global financial markets, commercial transactions, and company performance. Subject matter is global; the United States is a subset of material covered. Hands-on course during which students produce multiple news packages for publication.

Topic 26: Covering Politics. Specialized research, reporting, and writing skills to cover issues, candidates, and campaigns. Journalism 395 (Topic 26) and 395 (Topic: Politics and the Press) may not both be counted.

Topic 27: Entrepreneurial Journalism. For-profit and nonprofit journalistic enterprises in the news media ecosystem. Impact of digital technology on the news industry, with emphasis on changes to business and distribution models, and ways people consume and produce news and information. Emphasis on projects and prototypes that include business plans and content planning.

Topic 28: Computer-Assisted Reporting. Study of computer-assisted journalism, including electronic document retrieval and manipulation, spreadsheet and database management, and Internet skills. Collaborative work on major investigative projects.

Topic 29: Oral History as Journalism. Modules include concepts and methods of gathering oral history; illustration of the techniques using the Vietnam War as a topic; and generating oral history-based coverage focusing on the Mexican American experience.

Topic 30: Investigative Reporting. Emphasis on determining what an investigative story is, finding investigative stories, and basic tactics in pursuing those stories. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.

Topic 31: Creative Nonfiction for Magazines and Books. Reporting and writing skills for producing narrative nonfiction, including writing book proposals, magazine pitches, and sample chapters. Journalism 395 (Topic: Narrative Storytelling) and 395 (Topic 31) may not both be counted.

Topic 32: Audio Storytelling. Examination and practice of writing news for audio platforms.

Topic 33: Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age. Examination of the evolution of long-form explanatory storytelling from print and film to new forms of Web-based and interactive storytelling. Journalism 395 (Topic: Storytelling in a Digital Age) and 395 (Topic 33) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester.

Topic 34: Advanced Visual Journalism: Photo. Explores intensive photographic reportage and documentation using the camera as a tool of investigation and interaction. Emphasis on creation of photo stories, photo essays, and feature stories, with editing and page layout. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.

Topic 35: Producing Social Documentaries for Television News. Instruction in the production of social documentaries for television, with emphasis on social issues often ignored by television news. Includes production of a twenty-minute long-form story. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 36: Opinion Writing. Examines opinion writing and commentary in traditional print and evolving online formats.

Topic 37: Social Issues Reporting. Coverage of social issues such as immigration, health care, and child welfare. Examination of stereotypes, how they affect reporting, and how they change as student reporters encounter new subjects. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 38: Reporting Latin America. Foreign reporting skills and international news production processes, with special emphasis on Latin America.

Topic 39: Covering the Latino Community in the United States. Development and challenging of views of the contemporary Latino community. Topics include a history of ethnic groups in the United States and their politics, education, organizations, immigration, culture, power, and media. Students will apply what they learn to other underrepresented people in the United States.

Topic 40: Reporting China: A Foreign Correspondent's Workshop. Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns with the practice of journalism.

Topic 41: Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States News Examination of dynamic ways of looking at, thinking about, and reporting the world, both abroad and at home. Establishes a framework for analyzing how the news media cover key events, issues, and processes that shape our lives in a global society. Journalism 395 (Topic: Reporting the World) and 395 (Topic 40) may not both be counted.

Topic 42: Human Rights Journalism. Exploration of the role of journalists in exposing human rights abuses. Modules include case studies from El Salvador, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Bosnia, Sudan, Israel, and Russia, as well as the legal and moral obligations of journalists as witnesses to atrocities and genocide. Examination of the Bush Administration's global War on Terror and the legacy confronting the Obama Presidency.

Topic 43: Minorities and the Media. Issues concerning minority or nondominant groups in the United States. Survey of minority communication problems, including alienation, fragmentation, and media and Internet access. Criticism and feedback for minority groups based on racial/ethnic background, age, sex, disability, social or economic class, and sexual orientation.

Topic 44: Reporting Texas. Students work as online reporters, photographers, and editors for the School of Journalism's Reporting Texas Web site.

Topic 45: Data Visualization. Examines how to find compelling data sets, clean and analyze the contents, and then present that result through a variety of methods, including online interactive charts and maps. Journalism 395 (Topic: Data Visualization) and 395 (Topic 45) may not both be counted.

Topic 46: Gender and the News. Explores how gender relates to news, both historically and currently, and the role of the news media in reinforcing and/or challenging prevailing stereotypes and attitudes about gender. Focuses on women both as producers of journalism and as subjects of media portrayals. Journalism 395 (Topic: Gender and the News) and 395 (Topic 46) may not both be counted.

Topic 47: Living in the Information Age. Examines communication and information technologies, and how individuals, media organizations and corporations employ the Internet for their benefit. Explores how the communication and information technologies evolve and the cultural, economic, political, and social implications of such technologies for society. Journalism 395 (Topic: Living in the Information Age) and 395 (Topic 47) may not both be counted.

Topic 48: Mobile News Application Design. Students will work toward building an iPhone application in one semester, with the goal of having an application accepted in the Apple App Store. Journalism 395 (Topic: Mobile News Application Design) and 395 (Topic 48) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 49: Media and Politics.

Topic 50: News for a Mobile Audience. Examines the mobile world and how journalism and the news audience fit in it. Journalism 395 (Topic: News for a Mobile Audience) and 395 (Topic 50) may not both be counted.

Topic 51: Quantitative Research Practicum. Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns with the practice of journalism. Journalism 395 (Topic: Quantitative Research Practicum) and 395 (Topic 51) may not both be counted.

Topic 52: Reporting on the Environment. Journalism 395 (Topic: Reporting on the Environment) and 395 (Topic 52) may not both be counted.

Topic 53: Studio Photography. An investigation of the fundamentals of photography using principles of studio lighting, theory and practice of contemporary color, location lighting, and production of portfolio-quality work, as applicable to advertising, photographic illustration, and photojournalism. Journalism 395 (Topic: Studio Photography) and 395 (Topic 53) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged.

Topic 54: Web Design for Journalists. Journalism 395 (Topic: Web Design for Journalism) and 395 (Topic 54) may not both be counted.

Topic 55: Economics of New Media. Subjects include the structure, behavior, and performance of media operations; audience behaviors and preferences; competition; and social implications. Journalism 395 (Topic: Economics of New Media) and 395 (Topic 55) may not both be counted.

Topic 56: Covering the Global Economy. Journalism 395 (Topic: Covering the Global Economy) and 395 (Topic 56) may not both be counted.

Topic 57: Journalism and Religion. Explores some of the world's belief systems, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i, Hinduism, Buddhism, and atheism. Journalism 395 (Topic: Journalism and Religion) and 395 (Topic 57) may not both be counted.

Topic 58: Media Management. Examines how and why media leaders behave and operate by assessing current and past research, theories, and practice to arrive at a better view of what it is like to direct and manage a media organization. Students will investigate issues such as market orientation, diversity, group culture, competition, ownership, structure, ethics, and leadership from a media organizational standpoint. Journalism 395 (Topic: Media Management) and 395 (Topic 58) may not both be counted.

Topic 59: Long-form Feature Writing. Explores long-form journalism for print, online and books. Students will study the use of narrative, immersion, profile/biography, plots, back stories, and voice. Journalism 395 (Topic: Long-form Feature Writing) and 395 (Topic 59) may not both be counted.

Topic 60: Media, Culture, and Civic Engagement. Journalism 395 (Topic: Media, Culture, and Civic Engagement) and 395 (Topic 60) may not both be counted.

Topic 61: Sports for Reporting Texas. Designed to serve reportingtexas.com, the School of Journalism's open-content news Web site. Students will produce original and high-quality journalism for and about Central Texas. Journalism 395 (Topic: Sports for Reporting Texas) and 395 (Topic 61) may not both be counted.

Topic 62: Reporting with Data. Examine basics of computer-assisted reporting. Explore how to find compelling data sets; clean and analyze the contents; use data visualization and simple statistical models to accurately report based on the data; and present results through stories, charts, and maps. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 395 (Topic: Data Visualization), 395 (Topic 45), or 395 (Topic 62).

Topic 63: Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling. Instruction in the use of oral history to generate long-term archival material and short-term multimedia stories. Covers concepts and methods of gathering oral history; a topic (varies by semester) centering on U.S. Latinos; and ways to build a multimedia representation of the interview.

Topic 64: Online Incivility. Explores online incivility - defined as nasty remarks intended to hurt that often contain profanity, capital letters to indicate yelling, and put-downs or name-calling - in news story comments and social media. Critically assess the impact of incivility on public discussions online and how that influences journalists and other media practitioners. Journalism 395 (Topic: Online Incivility) and 395 (Topic 64) may not both be counted.

Topic 65: Introduction to Coding for Journalists. Explore basic coding skills and develop best practices used in digital newsrooms to create data-driven online presentations. Journalism 395 (Topic: Introduction to Coding for Journalists) and 395 (Topic 65) may not be counted.

Topic 66: Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Learn how the digital revolution has disrupted the media industry, creating opportunities for entrepreneurial, innovative initiatives. Study cases of successful media startups, and develop a startup project, using digital technologies and human-centered design. Journalism 395 (Topic: Entrepreneurial Journalism) and 395 (Topic 66) may not both be counted.

Topic 67: Digital Production and Analytics. Examine the digital publishing process, including planning, production, tracking, and marketing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 68: Social Capital and Social Networks. Explore theories, methods, and applications, drawing on literatures from sociology, communication, media studies, and management. Examine the relational and structural embeddedness of actors, communities, and organizations, and focus on how to collect network data and do network analysis. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 380G (Topic: Social Capital and Social Networks), 380G (Topic 2), Sociology 396P (Topic: Social Capital and Social Networks), 396P (Topic 18), Journalism 395 (Topic 68).

Topic 69: Advanced Reporting with Data. Explore advanced data-assisted reporting techniques through use of databases, scripted analysis, and visualizations. Additional prerequisite: Journalism 395 (Topic 62).

Topic 70: Globalization and Social Media. Perform a critical analysis of the causes, patterns, and consequences of social media production and usage in a global context. Examine cases from diverse cultures and nations, and engage with major debates on the role of communication and media technologies in network society, globalization, and transnationalism. Investigate how social media and other new technologies have facilitated changes in politics, organizations, and networks, as well as media and culture. Only one of the following may count: Journalism 395 (Topic 70), Radio-Television-Film 393P, or Sociology 395D.

Topic 71: Social Media Research Methods. Using a selection of empirical case studies from the social media literature, consider the historical formation of social media and the lines that can be drawn to contemporary consequences, particularly the blurring of public and private lives, shifts in power relations, and the spread of rumors and urban myths that is seen today. Explore basic social network analysis and relevant statistical methods. Journalism 395 (Topic: Social Media Rsrch Methods) and 395 (Topic 71) may not both be counted.

Topic 72: Social Media Journalism. Explore the role of journalism in using social media to engage a wide audience, building a marketable brand for journalists and media organizations, and engaging an audience with the news media. Practice using tools and techniques to be an engaging and effective media practitioner. Journalism 395 (Topic: Social Media Journalism) and 395 (Topic 72) may not both be counted.

Topic 73: Photography for Reporting Texas. Work as photographers for the School of Journalism and Media's Reporting Texas website. Journalism 395 (Topic: Phtgrphy for Reporting Texas) and 395 (Topic 73) may not both be counted.

Topic 74: Lifestyle Journalism. Examine specialized reporting and writing in lifestyle coverage, including food, fashion, entertainment, and travel. Journalism 395 (Topic: Lifestyle Journalism) and 395 (Topic 74) may not both be counted.

Topic 75: Domestic Issues and Global Perspective. Examine domestic issues, such as consumerism, food and health, environmentalism, and energy consumption, from global and intercultural perspectives. Journalism 395 (Topic: Domestic Iss & Glbl Perspctvs) and 395 (Topic 75) may not both be counted.

Topic 76: Social Media and Society. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 386C (Topic: Social Media & Society), Journalism 395 (Topic: Social Media and Society), 395 (Topic 76).
  

J 395.10  Multimedia Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Review of online reporting techniques, advanced multimedia skills, and current issues in new media. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.11  Advanced Writing and Public Affairs Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.12  Advanced Social Science Methods  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.13  Framing Public Issues  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.14  Qualitative Communication Theory  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.16  Proseminar in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduces doctoral students to major areas of research and selected researchers in journalism. Designed to help students cultivate scholarly skills, ethical norms, awareness of funding possibilities, and teaching skills.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.17  Reporting Asia: A Foreign Correspondent's Framework  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Dynamic ways of looking at, thinking about, and reporting the world. Establishment of a framework for analyzing how the news media cover key events, issues, and processes that shape our lives in a global society. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 340G, 349T (Topic 17: Reporting Asia), 395 (Topic 17: Reporting Asia).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.2  Advanced Photo Editing and Design  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Advanced training in photo editing and publication design. Taught abroad; location may vary by semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 370K (Topic 1: Advanced Photo Editing and Design), 370K (Topic: Advanced Photojournalism in Czechoslovakia), 395 (Topic 2).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.21  Historical Perspectives in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the development of the mass media through social, economic, and political factors that have contributed to changes in the press. Journalism 395 (Topic: Historical Perspectives in Journalism) and 395 (Topic 21) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.23  Ethics in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.24  Media Law  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examination of legal rights and restrictions for online and print journalism, including Constitutional guarantees, libel, invasion of privacy, and contempt of court. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 395 (Topic: Media Law), 395 (Topic: Media Law and Freedom of Expression), 395 (Topic 24).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.25  Business and Financial Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Conceptualizing, sourcing, and preparing news reports on global financial markets, commercial transactions, and company performance. Subject matter is global; the United States is a subset of material covered. Hands-on course during which students produce multiple news packages for publication.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.26  Covering Politics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Specialized research, reporting, and writing skills to cover issues, candidates, and campaigns. Journalism 395 (Topic 26) and 395 (Topic: Politics and the Press) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.27  Entrepreneurial Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
For-profit and nonprofit journalistic enterprises in the news media ecosystem. Impact of digital technology on the news industry, with emphasis on changes to business and distribution models, and ways people consume and produce news and information. Emphasis on projects and prototypes that include business plans and content planning.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.28  Computer-Assisted Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study of computer-assisted journalism, including electronic document retrieval and manipulation, spreadsheet and database management, and Internet skills. Collaborative work on major investigative projects.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.29  Oral History as Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Modules include concepts and methods of gathering oral history; illustration of the techniques using the Vietnam War as a topic; and generating oral history-based coverage focusing on the Mexican American experience.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.30  Investigative Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Emphasis on determining what an investigative story is, finding investigative stories, and basic tactics in pursuing those stories. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.31  Creative Nonfiction for Magazines and Books  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Reporting and writing skills for producing narrative nonfiction, including writing book proposals, magazine pitches, and sample chapters. Journalism 395 (Topic: Narrative Storytelling) and 395 (Topic 31) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.32  Audio Storytelling  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examination and practice of writing news for audio platforms.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.33  Explanatory Journalism: Storytelling in a Digital Age  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examination of the evolution of long-form explanatory storytelling from print and film to new forms of Web-based and interactive storytelling. Journalism 395 (Topic: Storytelling in a Digital Age) and 395 (Topic 33) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.34  Advanced Visual Journalism: Photo  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores intensive photographic reportage and documentation using the camera as a tool of investigation and interaction. Emphasis on creation of photo stories, photo essays, and feature stories, with editing and page layout. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.35  Producing Social Documentaries for Television News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Instruction in the production of social documentaries for television, with emphasis on social issues often ignored by television news. Includes production of a twenty-minute long-form story. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.36  Opinion Writing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines opinion writing and commentary in traditional print and evolving online formats.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.38  Reporting Latin America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Foreign reporting skills and international news production processes, with special emphasis on Latin America.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.39  Covering the Latino Community in the United States  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Development and challenging of views of the contemporary Latino community. Topics include a history of ethnic groups in the United States and their politics, education, organizations, immigration, culture, power, and media. Students will apply what they learn to other underrepresented people in the United States.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.4  Documentary Tradition of Latin America  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study of still photographic and video documentary work by Latin Americans about Latin America. Production of photographic essays on Latin American culture. Journalism 395 (Topic 4) and Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 22) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 381.22  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.40  Reporting China: A Foreign Correspondent's Workshop  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns with the practice of journalism.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.41  Reporting the World: A Critical Examination of the United States News Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examination of dynamic ways of looking at, thinking about, and reporting the world, both abroad and at home. Establishes a framework for analyzing how the news media cover key events, issues, and processes that shape our lives in a global society. Journalism 395 (Topic: Reporting the World) and 395 (Topic 40) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.42  Human Rights Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Exploration of the role of journalists in exposing human rights abuses. Modules include case studies from El Salvador, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Bosnia, Sudan, Israel, and Russia, as well as the legal and moral obligations of journalists as witnesses to atrocities and genocide. Examination of the Bush Administration's global War on Terror and the legacy confronting the Obama Presidency.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.43  Minorities and the Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Issues concerning minority or nondominant groups in the United States. Survey of minority communication problems, including alienation, fragmentation, and media and Internet access. Criticism and feedback for minority groups based on racial/ethnic background, age, sex, disability, social or economic class, and sexual orientation.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.44  Reporting Texas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students work as online reporters, photographers, and editors for the School of Journalism's Reporting Texas Web site.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.46  Gender and the News  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores how gender relates to news, both historically and currently, and the role of the news media in reinforcing and/or challenging prevailing stereotypes and attitudes about gender. Focuses on women both as producers of journalism and as subjects of media portrayals. Journalism 395 (Topic: Gender and the News) and 395 (Topic 46) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.47  Living in the Information Age  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines communication and information technologies, and how individuals, media organizations and corporations employ the Internet for their benefit. Explores how the communication and information technologies evolve and the cultural, economic, political, and social implications of such technologies for society. Journalism 395 (Topic: Living in the Information Age) and 395 (Topic 47) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.48  Mobile News Application Design  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students will work toward building an iPhone application in one semester, with the goal of having an application accepted in the Apple App Store. Journalism 395 (Topic: Mobile News Application Design) and 395 (Topic 48) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.49  Media and Politics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.50  News for a Mobile Audience  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines the mobile world and how journalism and the news audience fit in it. Journalism 395 (Topic: News for a Mobile Audience) and 395 (Topic 50) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.51  Quantitative Research Practicum  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Contemporary social, professional, and intellectual concerns with the practice of journalism. Journalism 395 (Topic: Quantitative Research Practicum) and 395 (Topic 51) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.52  Reporting on the Environment  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 395 (Topic: Reporting on the Environment) and 395 (Topic 52) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.53  Studio Photography  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An investigation of the fundamentals of photography using principles of studio lighting, theory and practice of contemporary color, location lighting, and production of portfolio-quality work, as applicable to advertising, photographic illustration, and photojournalism. Journalism 395 (Topic: Studio Photography) and 395 (Topic 53) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester, with additional hours to be arranged.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.54  Web Design for Journalists  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 395 (Topic: Web Design for Journalism) and 395 (Topic 54) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.55  Economics of New Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Subjects include the structure, behavior, and performance of media operations; audience behaviors and preferences; competition; and social implications. Journalism 395 (Topic: Economics of New Media) and 395 (Topic 55) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.56  Covering the Global Economy  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 395 (Topic: Covering the Global Economy) and 395 (Topic 56) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.57  Journalism and Religion  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores some of the world's belief systems, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i, Hinduism, Buddhism, and atheism. Journalism 395 (Topic: Journalism and Religion) and 395 (Topic 57) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.58  Media Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examines how and why media leaders behave and operate by assessing current and past research, theories, and practice to arrive at a better view of what it is like to direct and manage a media organization. Students will investigate issues such as market orientation, diversity, group culture, competition, ownership, structure, ethics, and leadership from a media organizational standpoint. Journalism 395 (Topic: Media Management) and 395 (Topic 58) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.59  Long-form Feature Writing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores long-form journalism for print, online and books. Students will study the use of narrative, immersion, profile/biography, plots, back stories, and voice. Journalism 395 (Topic: Long-form Feature Writing) and 395 (Topic 59) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.60  Media, Culture, and Civic Engagement  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Journalism 395 (Topic: Media, Culture, and Civic Engagement) and 395 (Topic 60) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.61  Sports for Reporting Texas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Designed to serve reportingtexas.com, the School of Journalism's open-content news Web site. Students will produce original and high-quality journalism for and about Central Texas. Journalism 395 (Topic: Sports for Reporting Texas) and 395 (Topic 61) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.62  Reporting with Data  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine basics of computer-assisted reporting. Explore how to find compelling data sets; clean and analyze the contents; use data visualization and simple statistical models to accurately report based on the data; and present results through stories, charts, and maps. Only one of the following may be counted: Journalism 395 (Topic: Data Visualization), 395 (Topic 45), or 395 (Topic 62).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.63  Oral History in Multimedia Storytelling  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Instruction in the use of oral history to generate long-term archival material and short-term multimedia stories. Covers concepts and methods of gathering oral history; a topic (varies by semester) centering on U.S. Latinos; and ways to build a multimedia representation of the interview.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.64  Online Incivility  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explores online incivility - defined as nasty remarks intended to hurt that often contain profanity, capital letters to indicate yelling, and put-downs or name-calling - in news story comments and social media. Critically assess the impact of incivility on public discussions online and how that influences journalists and other media practitioners. Journalism 395 (Topic: Online Incivility) and 395 (Topic 64) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.65  Introduction to Coding for Journalists  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore basic coding skills and develop best practices used in digital newsrooms to create data-driven online presentations. Journalism 395 (Topic: Introduction to Coding for Journalists) and 395 (Topic 65) may not be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.66  Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Learn how the digital revolution has disrupted the media industry, creating opportunities for entrepreneurial, innovative initiatives. Study cases of successful media startups, and develop a startup project, using digital technologies and human-centered design. Journalism 395 (Topic: Entrepreneurial Journalism) and 395 (Topic 66) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.67  Digital Production and Analytics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the digital publishing process, including planning, production, tracking, and marketing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.68  Social Capital and Social Networks  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore theories, methods, and applications, drawing on literatures from sociology, communication, media studies, and management. Examine the relational and structural embeddedness of actors, communities, and organizations, and focus on how to collect network data and do network analysis. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 380G (Topic: Social Capital and Social Networks), 380G (Topic 2), Sociology 396P (Topic: Social Capital and Social Networks), 396P (Topic 18), Journalism 395 (Topic 68).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.69  Advanced Reporting with Data  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore advanced data-assisted reporting techniques through use of databases, scripted analysis, and visualizations.
Pre/Corequisites: Journalism 395 (Topic 62).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.70  Globalization and Social Media  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Perform a critical analysis of the causes, patterns, and consequences of social media production and usage in a global context. Examine cases from diverse cultures and nations, and engage with major debates on the role of communication and media technologies in network society, globalization, and transnationalism. Investigate how social media and other new technologies have facilitated changes in politics, organizations, and networks, as well as media and culture. Only one of the following may count: Journalism 395 (Topic 70), Radio-Television-Film 393P, or Sociology 395D.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.71  Social Media Research Methods  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Using a selection of empirical case studies from the social media literature, consider the historical formation of social media and the lines that can be drawn to contemporary consequences, particularly the blurring of public and private lives, shifts in power relations, and the spread of rumors and urban myths that is seen today. Explore basic social network analysis and relevant statistical methods. Journalism 395 (Topic: Social Media Rsrch Methods) and 395 (Topic 71) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.72  Social Media Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the role of journalism in using social media to engage a wide audience, building a marketable brand for journalists and media organizations, and engaging an audience with the news media. Practice using tools and techniques to be an engaging and effective media practitioner. Journalism 395 (Topic: Social Media Journalism) and 395 (Topic 72) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.73  Photography for Reporting Texas  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Work as photographers for the School of Journalism and Media's Reporting Texas website. Journalism 395 (Topic: Phtgrphy for Reporting Texas) and 395 (Topic 73) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.74  Lifestyle Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine specialized reporting and writing in lifestyle coverage, including food, fashion, entertainment, and travel. Journalism 395 (Topic: Lifestyle Journalism) and 395 (Topic 74) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.75  Domestic Issues and Global Perspective  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine domestic issues, such as consumerism, food and health, environmentalism, and energy consumption, from global and intercultural perspectives. Journalism 395 (Topic: Domestic Iss & Glbl Perspctvs) and 395 (Topic 75) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.76  Social Media and Society  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 386C (Topic: Social Media & Society), Journalism 395 (Topic: Social Media and Society), 395 (Topic 76).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 395.9  International Reporting  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Designed to provide students with skills in foreign reporting and an understanding of international news production processes, with special emphasis on Latin America.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 698  Thesis  6 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in journalism and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Journalism 698A.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

J 398R  Master's Report  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in journalism and consent of the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

J 398T  Supervised Teaching in Journalism  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Teaching under the close supervision of the course instructor; weekly group meetings with the instructor, individual consultations, and reports required throughout the teaching period. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, appointment as a teaching assistant, and consent of the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

J 399W, 699W, 999W  Dissertation  3,6,9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral