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(INSC) Information Sciences (560)

  
  • INSC 310 - Information Seeking: Resources and Strategies

    3 Credit Hours
    Information as a critical resource for research and decision-making. Emphasis on planning, executing, and evaluating information searches. Focus on topic of student’s major.

  
  • INSC 330 - Books and Related Materials for Children

    3 Credit Hours
    Materials for children in leisure time or classroom activities. Criteria for selecting books, magazines, recordings, films, and related materials. Storytelling and other devices for encouraging reading.

  
  • INSC 350 - Information Consumer

    3 Credit Hours
    The impact of the Information Age on society and the everyday lives of individuals, in the contexts of worklife, health, finance, and social interaction. Emphasizes information literacy skills and personal information management techniques to cope effectively with information overload, disinformation, propaganda, and fraud. Concepts include managing one’s online presence, social media use, information privacy, the economics of information, individuals as content creators, selfpublishing, environmental scanning, evaluating online information, and gatekeeping.

  
  • INSC 351 - Race, Gender and Information Technology

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines how expression of gender and race affect, and are affected by, information technologies. Course considers how information technologies interact with race and gender in various contexts: high-technology workplaces; classification and information organization; cultures of computing; and library and information-centered environments. The course is framed by two broad, interrelated concepts ― the expression of identity (individual and group) in cyberspace and the “digital divide,” and reviews theoretical background in the social studies of gender, race, technology, and knowledge.

  
  • INSC 410 - History of the Book

    3 Credit Hours
    History of writing and various methods of bookmaking.

  
  • INSC 450 - Writing About Science and Medicine

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Journalism and Electronic Media 450.)
  
  • INSC 451 - Information Management in Organizations

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduces concepts and techniques for the interdisciplinary study of information, organizations, technology, and individuals, sometimes referred to as knowledge management. Topics include characteristics of data, information and knowledge; introduction to knowledge management; sensemaking in organizations; organizational learning; intellectual capital; communities of practice; ecological approaches; knowledge acquisition, representation and sharing; uses of information technology for information and knowledge management; and roles of professionals in managing information management initiatives.

  
  • INSC 460 - Internet Applications and Technologies

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduces World Wide Web and related Internet technologies (e.g., XHTML, XML, CSS) and how they are used to solve organizational, individual, discipline-specific and social problems. Topics include the history of and the role of Internet standards in the design of information systems; metadata; principles and practices of standards-compliant, accessible web design; informatics.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 301.
    Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisite with consent of instructor.
  
  • INSC 461 - Information Architecture and the User Experience

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the design of the representational systems and interaction paradigms required of effective information systems. Topics include taxonomy creation; interface design; and techniques for design testing and validation.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 301.
    Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisite with consent of instructor.
  
  • INSC 470 - Advanced Internet Applications and Technologies

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles and practices of applying advanced techniques and standards to organizational, individual, discipline-specific, and social information problems; applications in discipline-specific branches of informatics. Topics include semantic web technologies; server- and client-side scripting; and the use of databases in web-based information systems.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 460.
    Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisite with consent of instructor.
  
  • INSC 490 - Environmental Information

    3 Credit Hours
    The role of information technology and best practices for data management in the context of environmental science. The nature of the scientific method and research, emphasizing techniques for informing scientific research. How data quality and access affect environmental decision making, policy creation, and large-scale problem solving, such as for climate change or environmental disasters. Concepts include data collection, management, and sharing; the data life cycle; environmental modeling and data visualization; metadata creation; big data, citizen science.

  
  • INSC 493 - Independent Project or Research

    3 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May not be repeated.
    Registration Restriction(s): Undergraduate students only.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • INSC 495 - Special Topics

    3 Credit Hours
    Detailed study of a specialized area of information studies or information technology. Topics vary by semester.


(ITAL) Italian (584)

  
  • ITAL 111 - Elementary Italian

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to Italian. Language laboratory required.

    Grading Restriction: A, B, C, No Credit grading only.
  
  • ITAL 112 - Elementary Italian

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to Italian. Language laboratory required.

    Grading Restriction: A, B, C, No Credit grading only.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 111 with grade of C or better.
  
  • ITAL 123 - Intensive Elementary Italian

    6 Credit Hours
    Introduction to Italian.

    Grading Restriction: A, B, C, No Credit grading only.
    Comment(s): This course is equivalent to 111 and 112.
  
  • ITAL 211 - Intermediate Italian

    3 Credit Hours
    Sequence stresses reading, writing, listening, and speaking Italian to prepare for upper-division courses in the language. Language laboratory required.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 112 or 123 with grade of C or better.
  
  • ITAL 212 - Intermediate Italian

    3 Credit Hours
    Sequence stresses reading, writing, listening, and speaking Italian to prepare for upper-division courses in the language. Language laboratory required.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 211.
  
  • ITAL 223 - Intensive Intermediate Italian

    6 Credit Hours
    Stresses reading, writing, listening, and speaking of Italian to prepare for upper-division courses in the language.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 112 or 123 with grade of C or better.
    Comment(s): This course is equivalent to 211 and 212.
  
  • ITAL 314 - Highlights of Italian Civilization

    3 Credit Hours
    Survey of Italian civilization with special attention to major social, political, and cultural achievements. Taught in Italian.

    Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 212.
  
  • ITAL 315 - Italian History and Culture through Songs

    3 Credit Hours
    Focuses on significant events in 19th- and 20th-century Italian history and culture through the lyrics of Italy’s popular music. Topics range from war to emigration, crime, economic booms and crises, and changing social and political currents.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 212 or permission of department.
  
  • ITAL 341 - Intermediate Grammar, Composition and Conversation

    3 Credit Hours
    Grammatical analysis of Italian prose. Review of grammatical principles and their application in translation from English to Italian, both written and oral. Exercises in free composition.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 212.
  
  • ITAL 342 - Intermediate Grammar, Composition and Conversation

    3 Credit Hours
    Grammatical analysis of Italian prose. Review of grammatical principles and their application in translation from English to Italian, both written and oral. Exercises in free composition.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 341.
  
  • ITAL 401 - Dante and Medieval Culture

    3 Credit Hours
    Dante’s times and the Divine Comedy. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Medieval and Renaissance Studies 401.)
    Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Italian majors and minors will be required to read selected texts and write papers in Italian.
  
  • ITAL 402 - Petrarch and Boccaccio

    3 Credit Hours
    A cultural and literary survey from Petrarch to Machiavelli. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Medieval and Renaissance Studies 402.)
    Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Italian majors and minors will be required to read selected texts and write papers in Italian.
  
  • ITAL 405 - Topics in Italian Culture, History, and Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    Comprehensive view and critical analysis of themes related to Italian culture. Taught in Italian. Topics vary by semester. Writing Emphasis Course.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • ITAL 406 - Italian History through Art

    3 Credit Hours
    Surveys the history of Italian art from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, with emphasis on the social reasons that promoted it, and on the impact it had on Italian culture.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 212 or permission of department.
  
  • ITAL 409 - Directed Readings

    3 Credit Hours
  
  • ITAL 411 - Aspects of Modern Literature and Culture

    3 Credit Hours
    Representative works of Italian modern literature and culture. Taught in Italian.

    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 212.
  
  • ITAL 412 - Advanced Literary Reading and Conversation

    3 Credit Hours
    A cultural and literary survey of contemporary Italian poetry and short stories. Taught in Italian.

    Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of instructor. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 212.
  
  • ITAL 414 - Italian Cultural Studies

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will examine Italian culture as a set of practices characteristic of Italian society, from its mode of material production to its eating habits, dress codes, celebrations, and rituals. The objective of the course is to achieve a greater understanding of contemporary Italian culture. Writing-emphasis course.

  
  • ITAL 422 - Topics in Italian Cinema

    3 Credit Hours
    Examination of Italian cinema from 1930 to the present focusing on feature films, documentaries and, depending on the topic of the course, on literary works in light of political, cultural, and social contexts. Films are shown in Italian with English subtitles. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Cinema Studies 422.)
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Comment(s): Open to non-majors. Majors will read texts and write papers in Italian.
  
  • ITAL 442 - Special Topics in Italian Culture

    3 Credit Hours
    Selected topics in Italian culture from the early Middle Ages to the present. Taught in English. Writing-emphasis course.

    Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • ITAL 490 - Internship

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Career-related experiences in the United States or abroad.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Italian major/language and world business concentration.
  
  • ITAL 491 - Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • ITAL 493 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.

(INTE) International Education

  
  • INTE 150 - International Education Experiences

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Development of international and intercultural competencies through preparation for and completion of international educational experiences.

    Repeatability: Maximum 9 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of Instructor.
  
  • INTE 250 - Special Topics in International Education

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Critical exploration of international and intercultural issues in a disciplinary or interdisciplinary context through experiential forms of inquiry such as research, service-learning and internship.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

(JAPA) Japanese (589)

  
  • JAPA 151 - Elementary Japanese I

    4 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: A, B, C, No Credit grading only.
  
  • JAPA 152 - Elementary Japanese II

    4 Credit Hours
    Grading Restriction: A, B, C, No Credit grading only.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 151 with grade of C or better.
  
  • JAPA 251 - Intermediate Japanese I

    4 Credit Hours
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 152 with grade of C or better.
  
  • JAPA 252 - Intermediate Japanese II

    4 Credit Hours
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 251.
  
  • JAPA 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation

    3 Credit Hours
    Classical/traditional – masterpieces of poetry, fiction, and drama to 1868. Writing-emphasis course.

  
  • JAPA 314 - Japanese Literature in English Translation

    3 Credit Hours
    Modern – masterpieces of fiction since 1868. Writing-emphasis course

  
  • JAPA 315 - Asian Film

    3 Credit Hours
    An examination of Asian national cinemas in historical and cultural context. Taught in English. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Cinema Studies 315.)
  
  • JAPA 321 - Japanese Graphic Novels and Animation

    3 Credit Hours
    Reading and analysis of major contemporary Japanese graphic novels with special attention to related works of film and television animation. All readings are in English translation. Writing-emphasis course.

  
  • JAPA 351 - Advanced Japanese I

    3 Credit Hours
    Includes conversation, drill, and composition practice with native speaker, as well as reading and translation.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 252.
  
  • JAPA 352 - Advanced Japanese II

    3 Credit Hours
    Includes conversation, drill, and composition practice with native speaker, as well as reading and translation.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 351.
  
  • JAPA 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    In English with readings in Japanese for minors. Writing-emphasis course.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • JAPA 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Texts

    3 Credit Hours
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 352 or equivalent.
  
  • JAPA 452 - Reading in Modern Japanese Texts

    3 Credit Hours
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 352 or equivalent.
  
  • JAPA 490 - Japanese Internship

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Career-related experiences in the United States or abroad.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Japanese language and world business concentration.
  
  • JAPA 491 - Japanese Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.

(JREM) Journalism and Electronic Media (592)

  
  • JREM 175 - Principles and History of Journalism and Media

    3 Credit Hours
    History of all media and overview of all media platforms. Students are introduced to theories and research in media and society. Students not only learn about the broad scope of journalism and media but will also gain experience with on-campus media.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
  
  • JREM 200 - Multimedia Writing

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will be introduced to basic storytelling structures and approaches across media platforms. The writing intensive course also emphasizes instruction in grammar, structure, AP style, and media practices.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 175 or Public Relations 270.
  
  • JREM 230 - Multimedia Reporting

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will cover a variety of news topics and events and will report on these stories across media platforms. The course introduces students to general assignment, enterprise, and beat reporting using principles of journalistic ethics. A combination of photography, video, sound, and graphics will be used for in-depth storytelling.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 200.
  
  • JREM 320 - Media Marketing and Promotions

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides students with practical skills for media marketing, promotions, and copywriting, and it stresses imagination, creativity, and writing skills. Students start out learning about what attracts consumers to particular media and content. Students learn strategies for reaching target viewers and listeners based on audience ratings and shares, demographics, and affinity to programs.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
  
  • JREM 333 - Print/Web Editing

    3 Credit Hours
    Methods and practice in judging news, editing copy, writing headlines and designing newspapers and magazines. Emphasis on precise word use and news display.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230 or Public Relations 320.
  
  • JREM 336 - Video Production

    3 Credit Hours
    The basics of conceiving, writing, and producing multi-platform video programs. Includes both studio and field production.  Introduction to non-linear editing.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230 or Cinema Studies 281.
  
  • JREM 350 - Digital News Reporting

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines digital media as news platforms, including current issues, problems, and practices of online journalism. Additionally, students will learn how to use online communication tools, such as social media tools, blogging software, and visualization tools, to report on stories of local and national interest.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
  
  • JREM 360 - Radio News Reporting and Producing

    3 Credit Hours
    Writing, reporting, performing, and producing radio and audio news reports and newscasts for radio and the Internet. Lecture and lab course in which students will work in radio news at WUTK-FM as part of their grade. An introduction to audio production including advanced digital audio production is included.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
  
  • JREM 367 - Mass Communication History

    3 Credit Hours
    Development of the press and the role of mass communication in American history. Newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cable, satellite, and the Internet.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 175 and 200.
  
  • JREM 375 - Sports Reporting Across the Media

    3 Credit Hours
    An introductory course in gathering, writing, and presenting sports news in a variety of formats, including print, photography, radio, television, and the web.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230 or Public Relations 320.
  
  • JREM 380 - Media Graphics

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles and practice in the visual aspect of communication. Emphasis on graphic design, typography, illustration and photography, printing and production techniques and publication design.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
  
  • JREM 390 - Photojournalism

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles and practice of photography as a creative tool of communication. Basic camera technique, digital photography, historical and contemporary photojournalism.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
  
  • JREM 400 - Mass Communication Law and Ethics

    3 Credit Hours
    Emphasis on legal issues affecting print and electronic media, including libel, privacy, copyright, free press-fair trial, governmental regulations of advertising, electronic media, and public relations. Also includes ethical standards and practices.

  
  • JREM 410 - Media Ethics

    3 Credit Hours
    Case studies of ethical issues in print, electronic, and online communication. Definitions of “good” and “ethical” communication – including image acquisition and presentation – in a democratic society. Study of the information/entertainment dilemma while investigating decision-making frameworks and standards for mass communication professionals.

  
  • JREM 411 - Television News Reporting

    3 Credit Hours
    Writing, reporting, shooting, editing, and producing for the electronic news media. Lecture and lab course providing students with experience as reporters/producers for a television and cable news program. Includes an overview of electronic news-gathering equipment, as well as non-linear video editing. Prepares students to become multimedia and backpack journalists.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
  
  • JREM 414 - Magazine and Feature Writing

    3 Credit Hours
    Techniques of writing features and in-depth articles for mass circulation and specialized magazines or newspapers. Organizing and presenting material with attention to problems in areas such as business, science, agriculture, and the humanities.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230 or Public Relations 320; and 333.
  
  • JREM 415 - Magazine Industry Workshop

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the magazine industry including management, design, writing and editing, and interactivity. Analysis of print and electronic format magazines. Planning new products for the marketplace.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 414.
  
  • JREM 420 - Media Sales

    3 Credit Hours
    This course takes students through the process of identifying, packaging, and selling media audiences to advertising agencies and direct retail accounts. Students learn how to sell radio, television, print, and digital time and space by creating value for advertisers based on audience research and ad pricing strategies.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
  
  • JREM 422 - Social Journalism

    3 Credit Hours
    In this course, students are introduced to a variety of social media and the ways in which they may be used by journalists for information gathering, reporting, publicity, and engagement. Topics covered will include curation, verification, ethical considerations, and analytics.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 350.
  
  • JREM 430 - Advanced Reporting

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will hone students’ skills at in-depth, enterprise reporting. Specifically, students will use skills acquired in earlier classes (e.g. news judgment, interviewing, information gathering, and analysis) to produce journalistic works of regional significance. Topics may vary but could include data journalism, investigative journalism or business journalism.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
    Registration Restriction(s): Senior standing.
  
  • JREM 436 - Advanced Video Production

    3 Credit Hours
    Students conceive and produce video programs using advanced techniques of field acquisition and non-linear editing.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 336.
  
  • JREM 441 - Entrepreneurship in Journalism and Media

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to fundamental entrepreneurial principles, with a particular focus on media companies, both established and new. Students will identify market opportunities for media solutions, research, develop, pitch, and potentially begin to launch business prototype ventures.

  
  • JREM 444 - Journalism as Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of writers from the 17th century to the modern era whose works have endured as both journalism and literature. An emerging genre called literary journalism will be examined as a means of cultural reporting with a personal narrative style.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
  
  • JREM 446 - Documentary Video Production

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to all phases of video-based documentary journalism: developing a story proposal, preproduction, conducting and shooting interviews, collecting field footage, and editing. During the course, students will work with a team to produce a short documentary.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
    Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisite with consent of instructor.
  
  • JREM 450 - Writing about Science and Medicine

    3 Credit Hours
    A writing workshop in which students analyze successful science writing and write a series of articles for the general public based on scientific journals, news conferences, technical meetings, and interviews.

    (Same as Information Sciences 450.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
  
  • JREM 451 - Environmental Writing

    3 Credit Hours
    Writing for the news media (including the Internet) on such environmental issues as energy, sprawl, air pollution, forests, and invasive species. Students hear presentations from and interview experts in environmental science and reporting. Exemplary environmental writing is analyzed.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
  
  • JREM 455 - Media, Health, and Science

    3 Credit Hours
    This seminar will examine how and why media construct health and medicine in the ways that they do and how audiences process those messages. We will explore mediated health and science from theoretical perspectives such as cultivation, social comparison, agenda setting, priming, social cognitive theory, and more.

  
  • JREM 456 - Science Writing as Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    A survey of important science writing for the general public across the spectrum of science, engineering, and medicine. Works by authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, David Quammen, and Richard Selzer are analyzed for literary qualities in a quest to understand why some science writing succeeds.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
  
  • JREM 460 - Advanced Television News Reporting and Producing

    3 Credit Hours
    Production of daily and weekly television newscasts for The Volunteer Channel and on local television stations. Advanced course in TV news producing, reporting and anchoring. State-of-the-art converged newsroom and high definition studio are used in the production of weekly broadcasts.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 411.
  
  • JREM 464 - Video Sports Production and Performance

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the skills needed to produce a variety of sports events for the ESPN/SEC Network. Studio and portable multi-camera production techniques will be included. Students will also learn about play-by-play and sideline reporting for sports events.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 336.
  
  • JREM 466 - Media, Diversity, and Society

    3 Credit Hours
    This course examines theoretical approaches and practical issues regarding how social groups are represented in the mass media. Industry and alternative media efforts at addressing diversity are also explored.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 175 and 200.
    Comment(s): Prior knowledge may satisfy prerequisite with consent of instructor.
  
  • JREM 475 - Sports Writing

    3 Credit Hours
    Writing sports stories, features, and columns. Sports writing is considered from the standpoint of sports reporters, sports information specialists, and others with an interest in writing about sports.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 375.
  
  • JREM 480 - Media Programming in the Digital Era

    3 Credit Hours
    This course explores television, cable, and digital programs and programming strategies. The emergence of content delivery systems including “Over-The-Top” platforms such as YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Google, Sirius XM, Pandora, Spotify, and others has resulted in many additional outlets for program producers and viewers. The course examines program types, delivery systems, and the program development process. It includes pitching a program and marketing programs.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 230 or Cinema Studies 281.
  
  • JREM 484 - Sports, Media, and Society

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will expose students to multiple theoretical perspectives designed to aid in their evaluation of sports media industry organizations, practices, and structures. Students will critically analyze the economic landscape and business operations of sports media and contemporary practices, including the intersection of sports media and politics, identity, science, community, and religion. Students will gain an understanding of the role sports media plays in cultural understandings of gender, race, sexuality, class, nationalism, consumerism, and other prominent concepts of contemporary community and civic life.

  
  • JREM 490 - Advanced Photojournalism

    3 Credit Hours
    Advanced principles and methods of black-and-white photography. Introduction to color photography. News and feature photographs, photo essays.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Lecture and lab.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 390.
  
  • JREM 491 - Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Comment(s): Approval of hours and topics by advisor required.
  
  • JREM 492 - Practicum

    2 Credit Hours
    Professional learning experience working part-time in a media-related enterprise. May be on or off campus. Students usually work 16-20 hours per week. Final written report required.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Registration Restriction(s): Journalism and electronic media major; minimum student level – junior.
  
  • JREM 493 - Independent Study

    3 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • JREM 494 - Special Topics

    3 Credit Hours
    Topics vary.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • JREM 495 - Professional Seminar

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is designed for students nearing graduation as a bridge between the academic world and launching a career. The course provides students with career planning strategies and techniques. Students will identify career goals, analyze career fields, create a resume, cover letter, portfolio or web site. Students will also learn about interviewing for jobs.

  
  • JREM 498 - Internship

    3 Credit Hours
    Full-time (30-40 hours per week) work experience in news, production, or sales and management with non-university professional organization. Educational experience beyond that available at the university. Final term paper.

    Credit Restriction: No retroactive credit for previous work experience.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – senior.
  
  • JREM 499 - Enterprise and Leadership in Media

    3 Credit Hours
    Exposes students to broad media management and leadership issues, helps students understand the importance of the business side of media. Provides an overview of the future of journalism and media.

    Registration Restriction(s): Journalism and electronic media major; minimum student level – senior.

(JST) Judaic Studies (595)

  
  • JST 311 - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Religious Studies 311.)
  
  • JST 312 - Introduction to Early Judaism

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Religious Studies 312.)
  
  • JST 320 - Gender and Religion

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Religious Studies 320.)
  
  • JST 321 - New Testament and Early Christian Origins

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Religious Studies 321.)
  
  • JST 322 - Medieval Philosophy

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Philosophy 322.)
 

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