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MCOM 341 – News Reporting, Writing and Editing Arabic
This course aims to provide students with a background of news writing and editing with special emphasis on how to conduct face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, new conferences, as well as preparation and writing of feature stories based on journalistic investigations. The course helps the students publish their work in department’s media as well as the local media.
0.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours
0.000 OR 2.000 Lecture hours
0.000 OR 2.000 Lab hours
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture/Lab
Mass Comm and Info Science Department
Course Attributes: Art Course (TUI)
MCOM 342 – News Reporting, Writing and Editing English
The course is designed to give students a foundation of research, reporting, writing and editing skills that will help them throughout their time in the department and into their professional careers. The course also provides training in advanced journalism skills, including writing reports, columns, editorials, opinion articles and features. The students will have the opportunity of having their reports, news stories, and /or articles published in the local or departmental publications.
3.000 Credit hours
2.000 Lecture hours
2.000 Lab hours
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture/Lab
Mass Comm and Info Science Department
Course Attributes: Art Course (TUI)
MCOM 450 – Multimedia Journalism Capstone
This is a capstone course which is designed to stimulate students to conduct group projects, or to develop individual portfolios, in the production of at least two issues of laboratory/web newspapers or magazines under the supervision of a faculty member. Students are given hands-on experience as a reporters and editors as they produce the issues.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 2.000 Lecture hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lab hours
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Senior Project
Mass Comm and Info Science Department
Course Attributes: Art Course (TUI)
In this course students are taught the basic news forms with emphasis on the structure of news stories for the print and electronic media, as well as public relations news writing. The course includes a theoretical element that focuses on historical evolution of news writing, news values, news worthiness and the styles of news presentation, including headlines, body and conclusion.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
Mass Comm and Info Science Department
Course Attributes: Art Course (TUI)
This course introduces students to the basics of communication, and provides an overview of the history and development of the various mass media. It deals with issues pertained to the role of communication media in society, and highlights issues of press freedom and social responsibilities of the media; role of media in fostering diversity; and the impact of mass media on society. The course provides a critical evaluation of media content in relation to social and cultural variables of society.
3.000 Credit hours.
3.000 Lecture hours
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture
Mass Comm and Info Science Department
Course Attributes: Art Course (TUI), Soci/Behavioral Sci Pkg-COR13, Soci/Behavioral Sci Pkg-COR11, Soci/Behavioral Sci Pkg-COR21
MCOM 348 – Investigative Journalism
This course is designed to help students to learn to report and write in depth. Students in this class are expected to start thinking of themselves as real working journalists. Students will develop their tools of critical thinking in conceptualizing, developing and writing stories. They will learn advanced interviewing techniques, investigative research methods and the interpretation of trends and surveys. The course will focus on the analysis and practice of complex storytelling, including the use of narrative techniques
3.000 Credit hours
2.000 Lecture hours
2.000 Lab hours
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture/Lab
Mass Comm and Info Science Department
Course Attributes: Art Course (TUI)