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Students taking Arabic major can take the following minor in Journalism (24 credits) |
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| JMCO 131 | Introduction to Journalism (3) |
| JMCO 132 | News Writing (3) |
| JMCO 231 | Introduction to reporting (3) |
| JMCO 320 | Image and Photography (3) |
| JMCO 321 | Communication Technologies (3) |
| JMCO322 | Radio Journalism (3) |
| JMCO 333 | Media Skills (3) |
| JMCO 332 | Editing
& Design (3) |
| Elective
Courses |
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| JMCO 232 | Feature & Magazine writing (3) |
| ARAB 322 | Journalistic Translation (3) |
| ARAB 310 | Syntactic Skills (3) |
| JOURNALISM
MINOR COURSES |
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| JMCO 131 Introduction to Journalism (3): An introductory survey of the theory, history, structure and functions of journalism. The course focuses on Print Journalism with special emphasis on the history of the Arab Press. Students will study the structure of the newspaper, sources of information, types of newspapers, public opinion. The rights and responsibilities of journalists and ethics of journalism | ||
| JMCO 132 News Writing (3): A study and practice of basic writing, and editing techniques used in the print media. The course offers to the students various methods of writing newspaper articles and writing for magazines. Assignments will focus primarily on gathering and writing news. Prerequisite: JMCO 131 | ||
| JMCO 231 Introduction to Reporting (3): This course examines the basic news reporting principles, strategies and tactics needed by today's journalists and journalistic abbreviations. Practice in gathering, organizing and presenting news is a major concern. Emphasis is on print journalism. Prerequisite: JMCO131 | ||
| JMCO 232 Feature and Magazine Writing (3): This course is an intensive practice in researching, organizing, writing and analyzing feature articles for magazines and newspaper magazine supplements and free-lancing for print media. Prerequisite: JMCO 131, 132 | ||
| JMCO 331 Palestinian Media: History, Law, and Contemporary Issues (3): This course offers a review of the development of the Palestinian press during the Ottoman, British Mandate, Jordanian and Israeli periods, their interrelationship with political, economic, and social institutions, the legal aspects of mass communication in Palestine and the most important media institutions and organization in Palestine. Prerequisite: JMCO 131,132 | ||
| JMCO 332 Editing and Design (3): The focus will be on laboratory practice in design and layout and intensive training to master the basic skills. Other areas of study include principles and practice of news media editing, copy editing, headline writing, and page layout. Prerequisite: JMCO 131,132 | ||
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