Cross-Cultural Storytelling Project 3 A travel course taking students to an area outside Southern California where they will investigate a problem or trend, illustrate and explain the political or socio-cultural background, current struggles or challenges and possible solutions for change. Involves use of writing and / or visuals adaptable to the Web in a final project that demonstrates students’ grasp of other cultures and the deeper issues behind trends or events. The course will periodically involve an international media project partnered with a missions organization or media outlet in another country. Prequisites: 106, 107, 225. Broadcast Anchoring & Announcing 3 Students acquire the basic skills necessary to work as a television news anchor and reporter. Study of delivery topics including: breathing techniques, voice pitch, how to read the teleprompter, on-air appearance and one of the most important skills necessary as a broadcast journalist - how to deliver a live report. Class projects include mandatory appearances on Biola’s EagleVision newscasts, as both an anchor and reporter. Includes a visit to a local television news studio. Notes: Fee: $10. 3 Through written projects and discussion, this course helps students see the bridge between the best of American literature and the ongoing success of literary non-fiction journalism for such magazines as the New Yorker and Atlantic Monthly. By means of regular instruction and guest speakers, students learn to adapt theme, characters, plot and the pacing of narrative needed to develop stories that are both factual and dramatic. Students read and critique not only professionals’ work, but also their own. Includes study of the bridge between literary journalism and script-writing. Notes: Fee: $25. Literary Journalists National Journalism 3 Seminar-style course that takes place in a major news market, focusing on broadcast and / or print news from a national perspective. Students examine national publications and/ or news broadcasts over the course of the semester. A major focus of the course, in some semesters, is on political reporting. Guest speakers may include reporters, anchors, producers, writers and editors from the national media. International Journalism 3 A course focusing on broadcast and / or print or Web news from an international perspective. Students follow news stories with international significance, comparing story content, coverage and decision-making with the national media in the United States. Guest speakers include experts from the international news media. 3 Study of public relations theory and practice with writing press releases, research, handling press conferences and interviews, addressing internal/external public relations, working with executives, and managing public opinion with integrity. Contemporary professional issues are identified and explored. Prerequisite: 111. Advanced Public Relations Principles of Advertising 3 Advertising principles and techniques. The study of effective and ineffective forms of advertising. Applications linked to public relations, media events, marketing, and communication encounters. Notes: Fee: $25. Cross-listed: BUSN 392.
Investigative Reporting 3 Takes students to the highest levels of identification of news trends and the roots of news events by means of advanced database investigation, use of extensive public documents and advanced forms of paper trail pursuit to report on people, businesses, organizations and institutions. The course approaches in-depth investigation with a Christian worldview that sees truth-telling as a Biblical prophetic mandate balancing mercy and justice. Notes: Fee: $20. 3 Study of theoretical approaches to the First Amendment as well as specific areas of concern to professional journalists such as defamation, privacy, fair trial, obscenity, copyright, shield laws, sunshine laws, etc. Exploration of applied professional ethics and contemporary professional issues of ethics for journalists. Mass Media Law & Ethics Journalism Internship 1-3 A portfolio-driven, guided learning experience beyond the university classroom via working in a media-related organization. This class will test students’ interest, aptitude and stamina for work within their chosen area of journalism, public relations or media-related ministry. This course is aimed at providing students with a finished portfolio of work suitable for entry to a media career or media-related ministry. Sixty hours of internship are required for each academic unit. Includes on-campus sessions designed to strengthen and expand professional skills. Prerequisite: Junior status or permission from department chair. Notes: A total of 3 units of practicum are required for the major. Opinion Journalism 2 A lecture, discussion and writing course in the power of well- researched argumentation through opinion writing in both print and online formats. Students analyze editorials, columns, news analyses, reviews, and editorial cartoons and illustrations as these appear in print and online. The course begins with the historical basis and ethics underlying opinion journalism, tracing its development to the current day and the unique place of the opinion page and opinion in web sites for newspapers, magazines, and online publications in various communities of readers in the United States and in other countries. 2 Examination of strategies and practice of reviewing the creative arts such as photography, dance, music, videos, film, books, architecture and drama with limited attention to major modern reviewers and critics. Required participation in field trips to various artistic presentations and shows serves as a basis for class discussions. Notes: Fee: $25. Reviewing the Creative Arts Journalism Research 3 Methodology for journalism research, including sampling, questionnaire design and introduction to statistics. Students conduct an audience analysis, focus groups and research project. A major goal is to become adept at reading and evaluating research reports. 2 A “capstone” class for journalism majors organized in a seminar style in which students review the philosophies of formative thinkers behind American journalism (print, broadcast and Internet), and examine the philosophy of a journalist whom they’ll shadow. The course culminates in each student’s examination of his / her own philosophy of journalism and sense of calling as a believer practicing journalism or public relations or as an influence in the marketplace of public opinion. Philosophy of Journalism
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