2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
	2001-2002 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR: COURSES
	Carleton University

Journalism Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2001-2002, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.

Journalism 28.100
Introduction to Journalism Studies
In first term, the basics of journalistic literacy and writing with an explanation of journalistic style. In second term, an introduction to the social, philosophical and historical contexts of journalism.
Prerequisite: For Journalism Honours students only.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

Journalism 28.216*
The Documentary
Examination of the work of individual film makers, of documentary styles and of organizations and institutions in the context of the history of documentary film making, including documentaries made for television. Non-fiction films other than documentaries may be considered. (Also listed as Film Studies 19.216*.)
Precludes additional credit for Journalism 28.215 (19.215).
Prerequisite: Film Studies 19.100 or permission of the School.
Lectures and screening two hours, two days a week.

Journalism 28.221
Fundamentals of Reporting
An introduction to the techniques of news gathering, the standard rules of news and feature writing, elements of news judgment, interviewing skills, a sense of narrative, and ethical reflection.
Precludes additional credit for Journalism 28.220 (last offered 1995-96).
Prerequisite: For Second-year Honours Journalism students and students who transfer into the program.
Lectures, discussion and practicum three hours a week.

Journalism 28.225*
Journalism's View of the Languages and Institutions of Public Life
An introduction to the major political institutions of Canada; the policy process and the avenues for public participation in government at the federal, provincial and municipal levels; the economy; the arts community; and the like.
Prerequisite: For Second-year Honours Journalism students and students who transfer into the program, and for students enrolled in the Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis specialization area of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

Journalism 28.251*
Communications Law I
A survey of laws that affect the Canadian media. Specific areas include the development of freedom of expression, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and statutory and common law limitations on freedoms of the press, including publication bans, libel and contempt of court. (Also listed as Mass Communication 27.251*.)
Precludes additional credit for Journalism 28.351*, Mass Communication 27.351* (last offered 1996-97).
Prerequisite: Journalism 28.100 or Mass Communication 27.111 or First-Year Seminar 01.127, permission of the School, or registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization area of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

Journalism 28.300
The Modern Environment
A seminar course for Journalism students in which a number of texts drawn from the social sciences, literature, journalism and philosophy are considered for their contributions to an understanding of contemporary society and the issues that provide the background to much of contemporary journalism.
Prerequisite: Third- or Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) standing, or permission of the School.
Seminar three hours a week.

Journalism 28.305*
International Media Systems
Examination of the flow of global communication and information and their impact on our views of the world. Attention to the relationship between Canadian media and regional and international media institutions and systems. (Also listed as Mass Communication 27.305*.)
Prerequisite: Mass Communication 27.211 or Third- or Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) standing, or permission of the School, or Third-year standing in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization area.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

Journalism 28.306*
Comparative Media Studies
The comparative study of one or more of media content, effects, organization, operation, and criticism, and related theoretical perspectives. (Also listed as Mass Communication 27.306*.)
Prerequisite: Mass Communication 27.211 or Third- or Fourth- year B.J. (Hons.) standing, or permission of the School, or Third-year standing in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization area.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

Journalism 28.315*
Questions of Documentary Practice
This course examines the theoretical implications of documentary film and documentary television practice. (Also listed as Film Studies 19.315*.)
Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in Film Studies at the 200-level, or permission of the School.

Journalism 28.325
Intermediate Reporting
The course will enhance students' skills in information-gathering, news and feature writing, story development, news judgment, computer-assisted reporting, interviewing skills and ethics.
Precludes additional credit for Journalism 28.320 (last offered 1996-97).
Prerequisite: Journalism 28.221.
Lectures and practicum three hours a week.

Journalism 28.326
Introduction to Broadcast Journalism
An introduction to the principles and practices of broadcast reporting. In this practical course students will produce journalistic reports for television and radio. Students will also begin producing newscasts.
Precludes additional credit for Journalism 28.220 (last offered 1995-96).
Prerequisite: Journalism 28.221.
Lectures and practicum three hours a week.

Journalism 28.333
Film and Society
An examination of film in relation to social and intellectual developments of the twentieth century. The ways in which the cinema has both shaped and been shaped by some of these developments are considered. (Also listed as Film Studies 19.333.)
Prerequisite: At least 1.0 credit in Film Studies and Third-year standing, or permission of the Discipline or the School.
Screening three hours a week, lecture one hour a week.

Journalism 28.352*
Telecommunications Regulation
The law regulating Canadian broadcasting and communications industries. Focus on the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. Topics may include: administrative formulation of policy, ownership rules, program content and quality, access to the media, cablevision licensing and control, alternative sanctions. (Also listed as Mass Communication 27.352* and Law 51.352*.)
Prerequisite: One of Law 51.203, 51.204 or 51.205, or a 200-level Journalism or Mass Communication credit.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

Journalism 28.400
Theoretical and Critical Aspects of Journalism
This course will offer a theoretical overview of the news media in Canada, and the conditions under which they operate. It will study critiques of the media, including ethics.
Precludes additional credit for Journalism 28.200 (last offered 1995-96).
Prerequisite: For Fourth-year Honours Journalism students and students who have Fourth-year standing in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management and who are registered in the Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis specialization area.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.

Journalism 28.410*
Special Topic
An examination of a topic in journalism not covered in depth in other courses. Topics may vary from year to year.
Seminar three hours a week.

Journalism 28.411*
Special Topic
An examination of a topic in journalism not covered in depth in other courses. Topics may vary from year to year.
Seminar three hours a week.

Journalism 28.421
Specialized Reporting
A seminar/workshop in one area of public affairs reporting. Offerings may include politics and government, international issues, the arts, the economy, science and technology, social issues, sports. Emphasis on explanatory/analytical reporting, culminating in an extended work of journalism in any medium, resources permitting.
Prerequisites: Journalism 28.325 and 28.326.
Lectures, discussion and seminars three hours a week.

Journalism 28.424*
Professional Practices: Online Publishing
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in online reporting and publishing.
Prerequisite: For Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) Students only
Note: No more than two of 28.424*, 28.425*, 28.426*, 28.427* and 28.428* may be taken and they may not be taken simultaneously. 28.424* may not be repeated.
Workshops averaging eight hours per week.

Journalism 28.425*
Professional Practices: Newspaper Publishing
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in community newspaper publishing.
Prerequisite: For Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Note: No more than two of 28.424*, 28.425*, 28.426*, 28.427* and 28.428*may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. 28.425* may not be repeated.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.

Journalism 28.426*
Professional Practices: Radio News and Current Affairs
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in radio news and current affairs.
Prerequisite: For Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Note: No more than two of 28.424*, 28.425*, 28.426*, 28.427* and 28.428*may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. 28.426* may not be repeated.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.

Journalism 28.427*
Professional Practices: Television News and Current Affairs
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in television news and current affairs.
Prerequisite: For Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Note: No more than two of 28.424*, 28.425*, 28.426*, 28.427* and 28.428*may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. 28.427* may not be repeated.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.

Journalism 28.428*
Professional Practices: Specialized Media
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in a specialized area such as radio documentary, video documentary, film documentary, editing, magazine writing, photojournalism. Not all specialties will be offered each year.
Precludes additional credit for Journalism 28.321* (last offered in 1997-98).
Prerequisite: For Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Note: No more than two of 28.424*, 28.425*, 28.426*, 28.427* and 28.428* may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. 28.428* may not be repeated.
Lecture and practicum two hours a week.

Journalism 28.437*
Gender and the Journalist
Using theoretical and textual analysis, this course examines the roles that social concepts of gender have played in several of the following: journalism history, journalistic expression and professional practice, professional status, cultural representations and expectations of the journalist, and the alternative or specialized media.
Prerequisite: Third- or Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) standing, or permission of the School.
Seminar three hours a week.

Journalism 28.490
Honours Tutorial
Students analyze some major achievements in contemporary journalism, through individual or group research. Students also have the opportunity to acquire background and experience in the managerial aspects and production of print and broadcast journalism.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) standing.

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