Austin Community College

FY 2006 Course Descriptions

Journalism

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COMM 1129 NEWS PUBLICATIONS I (1-1-0). Work on the staff of one of the college publications. Students are required to work on the staff of at least one of the official college publications for prescribed periods under faculty supervision. Skills: E Prerequisites: COMM 2311 ( ) Course Type: T

COMM 1130 NEWS PUBLICATIONS II (1-1-0). Work on the staff of one of the college publications. Students are required to work on the staff of at least one of the official college publications for prescribed periods under faculty supervision. Skills: E Prerequisites: COMM 1129 ( ) Course Type: T

COMM 1307 INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATIONS (3-3-0). A survey of the basic factors affecting human communication, including theories and models of communication. In-depth study of the relationship of mass media and society. An overview of trends in newspapers, radio, television, film, and books, and the related institutions of advertising, public relations, and photography. (CB 060101) Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

COMM 2129 NEWS PUBLICATIONS III (1-1-0). Work on the staff of one of the college publications. Students are required to work on the staff of at least one of the official college publications for prescribed periods under faculty supervision. Skills: E Prerequisites: COMM 1130 ( ) Course Type: T

COMM 2130 NEWS PUBLICATIONS IV (1-1-0). Work on the staff of one of the college publications. Students are required to work on the staff of at least one of the official college publications for prescribed periods under faculty supervision. Skills: E Prerequisites: COMM 2129 ( ) Course Type: T

COMM 2305 COPY EDITING (3-1-3). A study of copy editing for errors of fact and expression with emphasis on editing for readability, headline writing, and page make-up. Skills: E Prerequisites: COMM 2311. ( ) Course Type: T

COMM 2311 NEWS REPORTING I (3-3-0). Gathering and writing news stories for newspapers, newsmagazines, and newsletters. Study of news writing techniques and appeal to reader interest. Skills: E Prerequisites: ENGL 1301. (Formerly Writing for the Mass Media.) ( ) Course Type: T

COMM 2315 NEWS REPORTING II (3-3-0). Gathering and writing advanced news stories for newspapers, news-magazines, and newsletters. Interviewing techniques for specialized writing assignments (e.g., science, law, drama, literary criticism, music). Skills: E Prerequisites: COMM 2311. ( ) Course Type: T

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Course Descriptions as of February 20, 2007 09:00am
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