MASS COMMUNICATION PRACTICES
Build increasingly sophisticated communication skills, including writing, editing, gathering information, working with data, and presenting stories through varying media forms. Develop an appreciation of how different media influence message design by communicators and reception by audiences. Develop a complex toolkit of conceptual and practical skills for media work in journalism, strategic communication, and hybrids. Build writing skills and critical thinking abilities, two elements common to success in any field.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in a Journalism undergraduate program and JOURN 201 and concurrent enrollment in JOURN 203 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Write clearly, concisely, effectively and efficiently for a variety of media platforms and formats Audience: Undergraduate 2. Think critically (asking the right questions in interviews, collecting and analyzing information, and assembling ideas) Audience: Undergraduate 3. Review and synthesize information and develop appropriate messages Audience: Undergraduate 4. Create professional, ethical work that uses proper grammar and style Audience: Undergraduate 5. Work well in collaboration with other students and instructors Audience: Undergraduate 6. Speak and write clearly about current events and trends by integrating knowledge across subject matter arenas and incorporating multiple sources Audience: Undergraduate 7. Meet deadlines and manage competing demands Audience: Undergraduate 8. Evaluate how to best present stories in a variety of formats, including audio, video and online, and produce those forms Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Write clearly, concisely, effectively and efficiently for a variety of media platforms and formats Audience: Undergraduate 2. Think critically (asking the right questions in interviews, collecting and analyzing information, and assembling ideas) Audience: Undergraduate 3. Review and synthesize information and develop appropriate messages Audience: Undergraduate 4. Create professional, ethical work that uses proper grammar and style Audience: Undergraduate 5. Work well in collaboration with other students and instructors Audience: Undergraduate 6. Speak and write clearly about current events and trends by integrating knowledge across subject matter arenas and incorporating multiple sources Audience: Undergraduate 7. Meet deadlines and manage competing demands Audience: Undergraduate 8. Evaluate how to best present stories in a variety of formats, including audio, video and online, and produce those forms Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027