written to a deadline. Prerequisites: For Communications majors: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114, HUMN 2001, with a C or better, COMC 2010, with a C or better, or permission of instructor; for English majors: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114, HUMN 2001-2002, and ENGL 2250.
COMJ 3030		Feature Writing (3-0-3)
A practical course in writing and marketing various types of feature articles for newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals. Prerequisites: COMJ 3020 with a C or better, or permission of instructor.
COMJ 3040		Broadcast Journalism (3-V-3)
Historical overview of broadcast journalism in America: processing local and wire service news for radio and television newscasts; researching, writing and producing broadcast news stories for production in a radio or television project. Significant reading and writing assignments. Prerequisites: COMC 2010, COMT 3000, COMT 3010, COMT 3020.
COMJ 3041		Student Newspaper Practicum 1 (V-2-1)
Students will gather, compile, and set copy for campus briefs; assist with paste-up; and write stories assigned by an editor. Prerequisites: COMJ 3020 with a C or better, or permission of instructor.
COMJ 3042		Student Newspaper Practicum 2 (V-3-2)
Students will proofread copy, write stories assigned by an editor, and cover a beat for the semester, participate in staff meetings, and learn procedures for laying out the newspaper. Prerequisites: COMJ 3041 or permission of Instructor.
COMJ 4010		Copy Editing and Layout (3-0-3)
Methods of preparing all types of news copy for publication; analysis of page makeup and headline writing. Prerequisites: Communications majors: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114, HUMN 2001 (with C or better), COMC 2010 (with C or better) or permission of instructor; for English majors: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114, HUMN 2001-2002, and ENGL 2250.
COMJ 4020		Advanced Reporting (3-0-3)
Study of and practice in more specialized and complex forms of news gathering and writing, including such topics as civic reporting, in-depth and investigative reporting, multi-part series, doing research using paper and electronic sources, interpreting and using numbers. Prerequisites: COMJ 3020.
COMJ 4900		Cullum Lecture Series (3-0-3)
A variable-content course which has been identified by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities as one of the country's ten most innovative programs. Students will hear lectures by nationally and internationally known scholars with experience in the topic chosen for each Spring Semester, attend films and/or panel discussions, participate in class discussions, and prepare a student project relevant to the semester's topic. Prerequisites: COMJ 3020 with a C or better, or permission of instructor.

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