INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Techniques of investigative and long-form enterprise reporting. Includes extensive reporting in the field and a final project.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: JOURN 335 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Critique investigative journalism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Produce publishable investigative journalism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Investigate, illustrate, and prove evidence for this kind of journalism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Execute interviews. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critique traditional investigative journalism with more sophisticated analysis technique. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Critique investigative journalism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Produce publishable investigative journalism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Investigate, illustrate, and prove evidence for this kind of journalism. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Execute interviews. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critique traditional investigative journalism with more sophisticated analysis technique. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027