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Photojournalists: Also see Photography courses in this booklet.

JOURN 2 BEGINNING JOURNALISM 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Fundamental principles and practices of newswriting. Standards, ethics, rights, responsibilities and laws of libel. Media literacy. New media. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU Grading: Letter Grade Only

   #7887 Closed                     1:00pm- 3:15pm MTuWTh  Lecture CC208  MCINTIRE N  
         Short Term: 05/13/13-06/20/13
   #5139 Closed                     2:00pm- 3:35pm MW      Lecture CC208  SWIL W I    
   #5138 Closed                     2:00pm- 3:35pm TuTh    Lecture CC208  SWIL W I    
   #5268 Closed                     6:30pm- 9:50pm Tu      Lecture CC208  GOUGIS M    

    All Sections of JOURN 2 are Closed.

JOURN 4A REPORTING AND NEWSWRITING 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Journ 2.
Fundamentals of newswriting and reporting: language, style, organization and structure. Recommended enrollment in Journ 7A; keyboarding ability. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU Grading: Letter Grade Only

   #4908 Closed                    10:25am-   Noon MW      Lecture CC208  MCINTIRE N  

    All Sections of JOURN 4A are Closed.

JOURN 7A NEWSWRITING AND MAKE-UP 4 Units

Prerequisite(s): Journ 2.
Opportunity to work on the campus newspaper, the Courier, and its online edition. Interviewing, writing copy and mastering the processes connected with the publication of a newspaper. Required of all members of newspaper staff. Maximum credit 8 units, 4 units each semester. Total of 54 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU Grading: Letter Grade Only

   #5141 Closed                    10:25am-   Noon TuTh    LecLab  CC208  SWIL W I    
       &                                           TBA             CC208  SWIL W I    

    All Sections of JOURN 7A are Closed.

JOURN 7B NEWSWRITING AND MAKE-UP 4 Units

Prerequisite(s): Journ 7A.
Opportunity to work as an editor on the campus newspaper, the Courier, and its online edition. Writing and editing copy and headlines, laying out pages for publication, and mastering the editing processes connected with the publication of a weekly newspaper and its online edition. Required of all members of the newspapers editorial board. Maximum credit 8 units, 4 units each semester. Total of 54 hours lecture and 54 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU Grading: Letter Grade Only
#6582 Closed                    10:25am-   Noon TuTh    LecLab  CC208  SWIL W I    
      3.4 Hours TBA per week
    &                                           TBA             CC208  SWIL W I    
TBA (to be arranged) hours will be explained during the first class meeting.

    All Sections of JOURN 7B are Closed.


JOURN 9 PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): None.
Basic aspects of public relations and organizational communication for corporate, entertainment, non-profit, and other targeted organizations. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #7812 Closed                     6:30pm- 9:50pm Th      Lecture CC208  RUTHERFORD D

    All Sections of JOURN 9 are Closed.

JOURN 22 ADVANCED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Journ 21 or Photo 21.
News, feature and sports photography, with introduction to picture scanning and digital manipulation techniques. Assignments on all college publications. Maximum credit 6 units, 3 units each semester. Total of 36 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

$20 course fee to be paid at registration. TBA (to be arranged) hours will be explained during the first class meeting. South entrance, CC208.

   #5142 Closed                     8:40am-10:15am TuTh    LecLab  CC208  FERMI R     
         3.4 Hours TBA per week
         This section has a course fee of $20.00
       &                                           TBA             CC208  FERMI R     

    All Sections of JOURN 22 are Closed.

JOURN 23 PHOTOJOURNALISM 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Journ 21 or Photo 21.
Picture series, essays and stories with assignments on various college publications. Historic and current trends in photojournalism and contemporary publications. Maximum credit 6 units, 3 units each semester. Total of 36 hours lecture and 72 hours laboratory. Transfer Credit: CSU Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

$20 course fee to be paid at registration. TBA (to be arranged) hours will be explained during the first class meeting. South entrance, CC208.

   #5143 Closed                     8:40am-10:15am TuTh    LecLab  CC208  FERMI R     
         3.4 Hours TBA per week
         This section has a course fee of $20.00
       &                                           TBA             CC208  FERMI R     

    All Sections of JOURN 23 are Closed.

JOURN 110 JOURNALISM FIELD PRACTICE 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Maintain enrollment in 7 units or more including field practice.
Supervised field experience in selected public and private journalism enterprises. Minimum of 15 hours of field practice each week. Maximum credit 6 units, 3 units each semester. Total of 270 hours field practice. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

   #5144 Cancelled                                 TBA     FLD     CC208  SWIL W I    

    All Sections of JOURN 110 are Closed.

Information valid as of 5/24/2013 at 9:00:32 PM