Summer 2020

JOUR 191.800 | 1 credit hours | Online | July 10 - August 13 Pop-up: Become a Freelance Journalist

Today’s journalism landscape is ever-evolving and you should be too. Through this one-credit hour course, you'll learn the basics of what it takes to get your freelance journalism career off the ground. From finding your specialty, pitching stories, navigating contracts to understanding how to file taxes as a freelancer, we’ll cover it all. This interactive and fast-paced course will include guest lectures from CoJMC alumni, writing assignments tailored to you and the opportunity to walk away with a portfolio of work to help you land your first gig.

JOMC 391.800 | 1 credit hour | July 13- August 13 | OnlinePop-up: Bias in Media

How does bias manifests in media? Why is it important to recognize bias and work to eliminate it? And what are best practices to avoid bias when creating media? This course is focused on portrayal of race, gender, and sexuality in media.

ADPR 491.291 1 credit hours | Online | August 1, 2, 8 & 9, 10 a.m. -2 p.m.  Pop-up: Branding Yourself in Today's Market

Wondering how to brand yourself in today's ever-changing market? One of the best ways to articulate your skills, experience, knowledge, and overall worth in today’s competitive job market is to create a personal brand that helps you stand out in the crowd. Learn how to formulate your own value proposition and convey your knowledge, skills and abilities to prospective employers. This pop-up course will leverage relevant social media platforms and other online portfolio tools to help you reframe how you approach your personal brand.

JGEN 184.800 | 3 credit hours | Online July 13 - August 13Basic Photography/Videography

Apply theoretical information and develop practical skills in electronic media to communicate messages using visual and audio tools and techniques. Students will utilize electronic media to communicate visually and aurally. The course is designed to further develop the creative thought process through visual storytelling. This course is certified as an ACE 2. 

ADPR 283.800 | 3 credit hours | Online | July 13 - August 13Strategy Development for Advertising & Public Relations

Examine client problems and possible solutions and develop and evaluate strategies and tactics for promotional communications. 

Pre-requisite: ADPR 151

JOMC 380.800 | 3 credit hours | Online | July 13 - August 13Global News in the Age of Social Media

This ACE 9 course is designed to study global pandemic news and misinformation. It uses pertinent current events to help students “exhibit global awareness or knowledge of human diversity through analysis of an issue.” Students will analyze the spread of verified information and misinformation from global news organizations and from social media. The class will include worldwide remote video discussions with journalists. It will teach media literacy life skills.

JOMC 391.801 | 3 credit hours | Online | July 13 - August 13Pandemics in Literature and Literary Journalism

This course allows students to take a course rooted in language and culture while learning about pandemics in literature and literary journalism. Works include Daniel Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year, Boccaccio's The Decameron, Albert Camus' The Plague, and various writers in contemporary media.

ADPR 491/891.800 | 3 credit hours | Online | July 13 - August 13User Experience (UX) Research and Design

Combining UX Research and UX Design focuses on the creation of great interactions with owned media, specifically digital products. The course uses design concepts and applied research methods to explore how positive user experience impacts brand perception. It connects the research methods courses to the Digital Insights and Analytics course.