JOUR 300    Newswriting and Reporting    3 Units

Prerequisite: JOUR 302 with a grade of "C" or better or may be taken concurrently.
Advisory: ENGWR 100 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This is a beginning course in newswriting and reporting. It provides instruction and practice in news reporting and fundamentals of news writing, including analyses of news stories and different types of stories in newspapers and magazines. The course concentrates on the lead and simple story types, organization and structure of news stories, and the language and style of journalism.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
MW           10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   D.Heimer             SCC MAIN T03 1       19887
On-Campus

JOUR 302    Style for Media Writers    1 Unit

Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description: This course provides a review of English grammar for writers who seek careers in the mass media. Students will review basic grammar, spelling, punctuation, and Associated Press style, focusing on their use in newspaper and magazine articles.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
M            12:00PM-01:00PM   LEC   J.Haag               SCC MAIN T03 1       22339
T            12:00PM-01:00PM   LEC   J.Haag               SCC MAIN T03 1       24388
Th           12:00PM-12:55PM   LEC   D.Heimer             SCC MAIN T03 1       24389
On-Campus

JOUR 310    Mass Media and Society (Same as ENGWR 384 & COMM 351)    3 Units

Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: ENGWR 100 or ESLW 320 with a "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area B1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This is an interdisciplinary course exploring aspects of communication and the impact of mass media on the individual and society. The survey includes basic communication models, books, magazines, newspapers, recordings, movies, radio, television, advertising, public relations, the Internet, theories of communication, relationships between mass media and business and government, and processes and effects from a social science perspective. (Credit may be awarded for COMM 351, ENGWR 384 or JOUR 310.)

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
TTh          09:00AM-10:20AM   LEC   D.Heimer             SCC MAIN T03 1       22337
On-Campus

MW           05:30PM-06:50PM   LEC   D.Blunk              Off Campus Davis    21842
Off-Campus - Davis Center, 1909 Galileo Court, Davis.

Th           06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   J.Haag               SCC MAIN LRC 121     19886
Telecourse. Please check the online schedule periodically for orientation dates and times.

JOUR 320    Race and Gender in the Media    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: General Education AA/AS Areas B1, F.*This multi-media course examines the roles of ethnic and other minorities and women as depicted and distorted in print and broadcast news and entertainment media in the U.S. in the 20th century to the present. The course emphasizes the role of mass media and its political, economic, social, and cultural effects on the culture and development of traditional ethnic minority groups and genders in a comparative format. Critical thinking of mass media from a social science perspective as an agent of social change will be emphasized, including issues of discrimination, prejudice, social class, racism, sexism and homophobia.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
TTh          10:30AM-11:50AM   LEC   D.Heimer             SCC MAIN T03 1       24391
On-Campus

JOUR 340    Writing for Publication (Same as ENGWR 330)    3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This is an introductory course in writing nonfiction for publication. Emphasis will be on developing a saleable magazine article; finding ideas; analyzing magazines; writing a query letter; researching and interviewing; organizing, writing, and illustrating an article.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
T            06:00PM-09:05PM   LEC   J.Haag               SCC MAIN T03 1       19883
On-Campus

JOUR 402    College Newspaper Production    3 Units

Prerequisite: JOUR 302 with a grade of "C" or better or concurrent enrollment.
Advisory: Eligibility for ENGWR 300.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC ; 108 hours LAB
Description: This is a course in which students produce the college newspaper 12 times a semester. The course develops students' ability in news writing, advertising, graphics, art work, photography, or editing. This course may be taken four times for credit.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
MW           01:30PM-01:55PM   LEC   D.Herndon            SCC MAIN T03 1       20236
MW           02:00PM-03:31PM   LAB   D.Herndon            SCC MAIN T03 1       
TBA          TBA               LAB   D.Herndon            SCC MAIN T03 1       
LAB TBA refers to additional Lab per week to be arranged
On-Campus

JOUR 403    College Magazine Production    3 Units

Prerequisite: ENGWR 100 with a grade of "C" or better; JOUR 302 with a grade of "C" or better or concurrent enrollment.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC ; 108 hours LAB
Description: This is a course in which students produce a non-fiction college magazine one or two times per semester. This course is designed for students interested in writing, graphics, page layout, art, photography, or editing. This course may be taken four times for credit.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
Th           06:00PM-06:50PM   LEC   D.Blunk              SCC MAIN T03 1       22335
Th           07:00PM-10:05PM   LAB   D.Blunk              SCC MAIN T03 1       
TBA          TBA               LAB   D.Blunk               TBA TBA             
LAB TBA refers to additional hours of Lab per week to be arranged.
On-Campus

JOUR 405    Publications Production Skills Lab    .5-3 Units

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: JOUR 402 or 404.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 162 hours LAB
Description: This lab course helps students improve their writing, editing, and computer skills as an addition to their enrollment in editing and production and/or college newspaper production. Students may enroll three times for a maximum of 6 units.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
TTh          04:00PM-05:50PM   LAB   D.Herndon            SCC MAIN T03 5       19896
On-Campus

JOUR 498    Work Experience in Journalism    1-4 Units

Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENGWR 100 with a "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC ; 162 hours LAB
Description: This is a supervised internship in reporting, editing, or photographing, for the print or electronic media or for online publications. This course may be repeated for credit as long as there is new or expanded learning on the job. Students may enroll in the course four times for a maximum of 16 units.

Schedule: Full Term, Jan 19-May 21
M            04:00PM-05:00PM   LEC   J.Haag               SCC MAIN T03 1       21434
TBA          TBA               LAB   J.Haag               SCC MAIN T03 1       
On-Campus