Journalism (JOUR)
Journalism (JOUR) Courses
Journalism
Faculty of Public Affairs
JOUR 1000 [1.0 credit]
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.
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(s): For Journalism Honours students only.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
JOUR 2106 [0.5 credit]
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.
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 2106.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR 2105 (FILM 2105).
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1000 or permission of the School.
Lectures and screening two hours, two days a week.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR 2105 (FILM 2105).
Prerequisite(s): FILM 1000 or permission of the School.
Lectures and screening two hours, two days a week.
JOUR 2201 [1.0 credit]
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.
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 JOUR 2200 (last offered 1995-96).
Prerequisite(s): for second-year Honours Journalism students and students who transfer into the program.
Lectures, discussion and practicum six hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): for second-year Honours Journalism students and students who transfer into the program.
Lectures, discussion and practicum six hours a week.
JOUR 2205 [0.5 credit]
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.
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(s): 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.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
JOUR 2501 [0.5 credit]
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.
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 MCOM 2501.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR 3501, MCOM 3501 (last offered 1996-97).
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 1000 or MCOM 1101 or FYSM 1207, 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.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR 3501, MCOM 3501 (last offered 1996-97).
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 1000 or MCOM 1101 or FYSM 1207, 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.
JOUR 3000 [1.0 credit]
The Modern Environment
A seminar course for Journalism students in which 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.
The Modern Environment
A seminar course for Journalism students in which 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(s): third- or fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) standing, or permission of the School.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
JOUR 3005 [0.5 credit]
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.
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 MCOM 3005.
Prerequisite(s): MCOM 2101 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.
Prerequisite(s): MCOM 2101 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.
JOUR 3105 [0.5 credit]
Questions of Documentary Practice
Theoretical implications of documentary film and documentary television practice.
Questions of Documentary Practice
Theoretical implications of documentary film and documentary television practice.
Also listed as FILM 3105.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit in Film Studies at the 2000-level, or permission of the School.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 credit in Film Studies at the 2000-level, or permission of the School.
JOUR 3205 [1.0 credit]
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.
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 JOUR 3200 (last offered 1996-97).
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 2201.
Lectures and practicum three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 2201.
Lectures and practicum three hours a week.
JOUR 3207 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Radio Journalism
An introduction to the principles and practices of radio reporting. In this practical course students will produce journalistic reports for radio and will begin producing newscasts.
Note: JOUR 3207 and JOUR 3208 may not be taken in the same term.
Introduction to Radio Journalism
An introduction to the principles and practices of radio reporting. In this practical course students will produce journalistic reports for radio and will begin producing newscasts.
Note: JOUR 3207 and JOUR 3208 may not be taken in the same term.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR 3206 (last offered 2006-07).
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 2201.
Lectures and practicum six hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 2201.
Lectures and practicum six hours a week.
JOUR 3208 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Television Journalism
An introduction to the principles and practices of television reporting. In this practical course students will produce journalistic reports for television and will begin producing newscasts.
Note: JOUR 3207 and JOUR 3208 may not be taken in the same term.
Introduction to Television Journalism
An introduction to the principles and practices of television reporting. In this practical course students will produce journalistic reports for television and will begin producing newscasts.
Note: JOUR 3207 and JOUR 3208 may not be taken in the same term.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR 3206 (last offered 2006-07).
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 2201.
Lectures and practicum six hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 2201.
Lectures and practicum six hours a week.
JOUR 3303 [1.0 credit]
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.
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 3303.
Prerequisite(s): 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.
Prerequisite(s): 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.
JOUR 3405 [0.5 credit]
Communication in a Global Context
Structures and flow of global communication and information and its impact on our views of the world.
Communication in a Global Context
Structures and flow of global communication and information and its impact on our views of the world.
Also listed as COMM 3405.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR/MCOM 3005 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2101 and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or third- or fourth-year B.J.(Honours) standing, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR/MCOM 3005 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2101 and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or third- or fourth-year B.J.(Honours) standing, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
JOUR 3407 [0.5 credit]
Comparative Media Studies
The comparative study of one or more media organizations and/or types of media content with reference to their operation, audiences, and impacts.
Comparative Media Studies
The comparative study of one or more media organizations and/or types of media content with reference to their operation, audiences, and impacts.
Also listed as COMM 3407.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR/MCOM 3006 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2101 and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or third- or fourth-year B.J.(Honours) standing, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR/MCOM 3006 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2101 and third-year standing in Communication Studies, or third- or fourth-year B.J.(Honours) standing, or PAPM 2000 and registration in the Communication Information Technology Policy specialization of the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management, or permission of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Lectures three hours a week.
JOUR 3502 [0.5 credit]
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.
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 MCOM 3502 and LAWS 3502.
Prerequisite(s): one of LAWS 2003, LAWS 2004 or LAWS 2005, or a 2000-level Journalism or Mass Communication credit.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): one of LAWS 2003, LAWS 2004 or LAWS 2005, or a 2000-level Journalism or Mass Communication credit.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
JOUR 4000 [1.0 credit]
Theoretical and Critical Aspects of Journalism
Theoretical overview of the news media in Canada, and the conditions under which they operate; examination of critiques of the media, including ethics.
Theoretical and Critical Aspects of Journalism
Theoretical overview of the news media in Canada, and the conditions under which they operate; examination of critiques of the media, including ethics.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR 2000 (last offered 1995-96).
Prerequisite(s): 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.
Prerequisite(s): 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.
JOUR 4100 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic
Examination of a topic in journalism not covered in depth in other courses. Seminar three hours a week.
Special Topic
Examination of a topic in journalism not covered in depth in other courses. Seminar three hours a week.
JOUR 4101 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic
An examination of a topic in journalism not covered in depth in other courses. Topics may vary from year to year.
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.
JOUR 4201 [1.0 credit]
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.
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.
JOUR 4204 [0.5 credit]
Professional Practices: Online Publishing
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in online reporting and publishing.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207 and JOUR 4208 may be taken and they may not be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4204 may not be repeated.
Professional Practices: Online Publishing
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in online reporting and publishing.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207 and JOUR 4208 may be taken and they may not be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4204 may not be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): for fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) Students only.
Workshops averaging eight hours per week.
Workshops averaging eight hours per week.
JOUR 4205 [0.5 credit]
Professional Practices: Newspaper Publishing
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in community newspaper publishing.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207 and JOUR 4208 may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4205 may not be repeated.
Professional Practices: Newspaper Publishing
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in community newspaper publishing.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207 and JOUR 4208 may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4205 may not be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): for fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.
JOUR 4206 [0.5 credit]
Professional Practices: Radio News and Current Affairs
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in radio news and current affairs.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207, and JOUR 4208 may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4206 may not be repeated.
Professional Practices: Radio News and Current Affairs
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in radio news and current affairs.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207, and JOUR 4208 may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4206 may not be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): for fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.
JOUR 4207 [0.5 credit]
Professional Practices: Television News and Current Affairs
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in television news and current affairs.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207 and JOUR 4208 may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4207 may not be repeated.
Professional Practices: Television News and Current Affairs
A workshop course designed to give students instruction in television news and current affairs.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207 and JOUR 4208 may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4207 may not be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): for fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.
Workshops averaging eight hours a week.
JOUR 4208 [0.5 credit]
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.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207 and JOUR 4208 may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4208 may not be repeated.
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.
Note: no more than two of JOUR 4204, JOUR 4205, JOUR 4206, JOUR 4207 and JOUR 4208 may be taken and cannot be taken simultaneously. JOUR 4208 may not be repeated.
Precludes additional credit for JOUR 3201 (last offered in 1997-98).
Prerequisite(s): for fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Lecture and practicum two hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): for fourth-year B.J. (Hons.) students only.
Lecture and practicum two hours a week.
JOUR 4307 [0.5 credit]
Gender, Diversity 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.
Gender, Diversity 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(s): third- or fourth-year B.J. (Honours) standing, or permission of the School.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
JOUR 4900 [1.0 credit]
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.
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(s): fourth-year B.J. (Honours) standing.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca