Certificate in Magazine Production
The certificate in magazine production allows students to explore many of the aspects of producing a magazine, including writing, editing, layout and design and photography.
Learning Outcomes
Successful graduates of this program will be able to:
- demonstrate the elements of magazine production including writing articles suitable for a magazine, devising the overall content, assigning stories, editing, scheduling production and working with printers.
- demonstrate aesthetically appealing magazine layout and design;
- demonstrate photojournalism principles.
Requirements
18 credit hours
Required Courses
| JOUR 4390 Magazine Production* | 3 hours |
| MEDC 2200 Ethics in the Media | 3 hours |
| JOUR 2300 Journalism: Layout and Design | 3 hours |
| JOUR 2170 Copyreading/News Editing | 3 hours |
| PHOT 3190 Digital Photographic Imaging | 3 hours |
| 15 hours | |
In addition, students must complete a minimum of 3 credit hours from among the following: | |
| PHOT 2500 Photojournalism | 3 hours |
| JOUR 2380 Free Expression and the First Amendment | 3 hours |
| JOUR 3080 Global Journalism | 3 hours |
| JOUR 3150 Topics in Modern Media | 1-3 hours |
| JOUR 3750 Environmental Journalism and Communications | 3 hours |
| JOUR 4050 Sports Reporting | 3 hours |
| JOUR 4170 Investigative Journalism | 3 hours |
| JOUR 4380 Magazine Journalism | 3 hours |
| JOUR 1030 Fundamentals of Reporting | 3 hours |
| JOUR 2140 Advanced Reporting | 3 hours |
| JOUR 2360 History and Principles of American Journalism | 3 hours |
| MEDC 2800 Cultural Diversity in the Media | 3 hours |
| JOUR 3060 Community Reporting | 3 hours |
| JOUR 3130 Feature Writing | 3 hours |
| MEDC 4100 The Law and the Media | 3 hours |
| PHOT 3120 Studio Photography and Lighting | 3 hours |
| INTM 1600 Introduction to Interactive Digital Media | 3 hours |
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