CERTIFICATE IN JOURNALISM

This certificate is awarded to students who successfully complete the four required courses and one 10-session elective or two five-session electives from the Journalism section. Additional courses are offered in the spring and summer semesters. News Reporting/X32.9515 is a suggested prerequisite for all other courses.

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Required Courses (4 of these courses are required)
	News Reporting Focus on the basic principles of news reporting. What is news and who defines this? How do you write news? The emphasis is on learning... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9515	$580
	Feature Writing In this practical workshop designed to prepare students for writing and publishing feature articles, learn to come up with leads that work, write with style... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9530	$580
	Interviewing If you can come up with good questions, you can learn how to write interviews and get published in newspapers and magazines. Designed for novice... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9531	$290
	Legal and Ethical Issues in Journalism Journalists make decisions with ethical consequences every day about the people they interview, whom they quote, and what angle they use. An individual's right to... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9538	$290
10-Session Electives (1 of these courses are required)
	Cultural Criticism Cultural critics devote themselves to making sense of the cultural forms of the contemporary world. Hone your skills in this fast-growing area of journalism and... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9001	$580
	Copyediting and Headline Writing for Journalists Learn the fundamentals of editing copy for grammar, style, length, and clarity, and get an introduction to the fine art of writing headlines. Critique the... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9516	$290
	Writing for Magazines and Websites Learn the fundamentals of writing for popular magazines in this feature-writing workshop. Through discussion and assignments, learn to develop ideas, study potential markets, write effective... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9527	$580
	Investigative Journalism Investigative journalism delves beneath the surface to uncover ugly truths about corruption and fraud, unsafe workplaces, abuse of power, sinister scams, and the abrogation of... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9569	$580
	Television News Reporting and Writing How do you report a news story using video, pictures, and sound? What makes a television news story great? Geared toward in-depth reporting and longer... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9580	$580
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5-Session Electives (2 of these courses are required)
	The Art of the Photo Essay Have you ever wanted to tell a powerful story using both pictures and words? In this workshop, team-taught by a journalist and two photojournalists, learn... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9131	$290
	Business Journalism When you're covering business and financial news, it's all about the pursuit of cutting edge stories in the rapidly changing, highly volatile vortex called Wall... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9502	$290
	From Traveler to Travel Writer The role of the travel writer is to go one step beyond the realm of the average tourist. Learn how to do just that, from... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9543	$580
	Blogging for Journalists and Other Professional Writers These days, web skills are no longer an option for journalists--they're a necessity. More companies are maintaining blogs--and more writers are earning money from self-publishing... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9550	$290
	Becoming a Film Critic It's many peoples' dream to sit around all day watching movies--and get paid for it. Film critics do. Of course, their job requires skill and... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9561	$290
	Fashion Writing This course is for those who are so passionate about what to wear that they feel compelled not only to talk about their opinions, but... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9781	$290
	Writing for the TV Newsmagazine Participate in an intensive, hands-on workshop in writing for television's magazine format. Over the course of five weeks, students write actual television news stories in... (click on course name to read more)		X32.9854	$290

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