English 110: First-year Composition 
(4 credit hours) 
This basic course serves the goal of achieving proficient writing. It lays the foundation for all subsequent writing and editing courses, including those in journalism. Those demonstrating a command of the basic skills of composition upon arrival at Augustana may be able to omit this requirement. 

Journalism 115: News Writing and Reporting 
(3 credit hours) 
The goal of this class is to impart the basic principles of newswriting and reporting for the print media. Students become reporters for a semester, learning through experience the joys,  perils and significance of transforming  spoken words and the events of the day  into clear, accurate prose. Frequent, short writing assignments following the conversations and structures of journalistic writing will constitute the most important work of the course.  In addition, students will also learn the components of successful interviewing, the practical ethics of reporting, and the legal issues--libel, privacy, protection of sources-facing journalists on a daily basis.  While Journalism 115 is not an official prerequisite for every other journalism course, it is the first course majors must take in their program.  English 110 should be considered as a prerequisite for Journalism 115. 

Journalism 239: Advanced Journalism (W) 
(3 credit hours)
In this course the student will learn to work as a public affairs reporter, which is to say he/she will learn to report and write on matters pertaining to school board affairs, city council agendas, police work, and courtroom activity--to name a few.  In addition to covering events related to the above areas, students will be assigned to beats and will generate two in-depth stories that are issues-oriented.  Through such experiences, the student will hone professional and ethical values, while consciously striving, with the help of specific reading assignments, to cultivate his/her philosophy of what it means to be a journalist. 
Prerequisite:Journalism 115 or permission of instructure. 

Journalism 242: Editorial Skills I: Copy Editing 
(3 credit hours)
The focus of this section of Editorial Skills deals with the principles and practice of copy reading and editing for print and broadcast media.  Students will also learn how to write and edit headlines, captions and other graphic material, and will consider ethical issues involving editorial decisions.  Work for the course includes a series of graded exercises, critiques of local and regional newspapers, and e-mail discussions of editorial ethics. 
Prerequisite: Journalism 115 or permission of instructor. 

Journalism 243: Editorial Skills II: Newspaper Layout and Design
(3 credit hours)
The focus of this section of Editorial Skills is on the principles and practice of newspaper design.  Student will learn skills in typography, photo sizing and cropping, copy and issue fitting, and computer setting and layout using the Quark publishing program.  Work for the course will include a series of graded exercises, critiques of local and regional newspapers, individual and group layout projects. 
Prerequisite: Journalism 115 or permission of instructor. 

Journalism 245: Photojournalism 
(3 credit hours)
Instruction will focus--literally--on what a journalist needs to know to perform well as a photojournalist:one who seeks to illumine truth through the use of the visual.  Therefore, the course will include the study of the following: 1) how to use a 35mm camera; 2) how to select and arrange subject matter; 3) how to expose and develop negatives and prints; 4) how to identify and take good news/feature photos.  In addition students will become acquainted with computer programs such as Photoshop.  Students are required to have a 35mm camera with automatic and manual features. 

Journalism 302: Ethics and Law of the Press 
(3 credit hours)
Students in this course will study freedom of the press issues through the examination of significant court cases, particularly those that have come before the Supreme Court of the United States.  Issues to be studied, among others, include libel, privacy, prior restraint, and free press v. fair trial.  In addition, and primarily concurrently, students will discuss ethical issues, most of which are inseparable from the legal matters to be considered.  When leaving this course, the student should have begun to develop his or her personal philosophy of freedom of the press. 

Journalism 395: Internship 
(3-4 credit hours)
This culminating experience in the actual work of journalism is intended to reinforce the practice offered concurrent with theory in earlier required courses.  Students on internships work in professional settings in the journalistic area of the student's choice, usually involving full- or part-time employment by a cooperating newspaper or magazine, radio or television station, advertising agency, or public relations office.  Recent interns have worked at KSFY-TV, Minnesota Monthly, Outdoor Life, and the San Diego Union-Tribune.  Each internship is arranged on an individual basis.  Journalistic internships are open only to majors and minors.  For more information about interships click on the site below. 
http://www.augie.edu/dept/engl/Journalism/internship.html

Government 250: Media and Politics 
(3 credit hours) 
 An analysis of the media's influence on the political opinion of American citizens and lawmakers. This course examines the relationship between the media and public policy issues such as libel, obscenity and confidentality, as interpreted in major Supreme Court opinions. Also analyzed are the media's role in defining political and public agendas and the degree to which those issues are presented in a fair and accurate manner. 

Communications 280: Broadcasting in America 
(4 credit hours)
 An introductory lecture-laboratory course in radio, television, cable and related media emphasizes the history of broadcasting and its social effects.  It also considers the techniques of radio and television announcing, newscasting, interviewing, and advertising. Prerequisite: Either Communucations 110, prior radio/television experience, or consent of the instructor. 

Journalism 290: History of the American Press (W) 
(3 credit hours)
This course deals with of  the development of American journalism from colonial times to the present.  Using primary source readings, videos, and films, in addition to textbooks, the course will examine changes within the journalism industry itself, the response of that industry to changes in American society and culture, and the influence journalism has had on American life. 

Journalism 312: Writing for Magazines (W)
(3 credit hours)
This class takes a step-by-step approach to the business of freelance writing.  Students will learn how to select a topic, market the idea and develop an article for a magazine.  While selling marketable ideas in an important part of the course, developing the writing skills necessary for magazine publications is equally emphasized. 

Journalism 315: Newpaper Writing: Critical/Editorial (W) 
(3 credit hours)
Students in this course will review a variety of popular art forms-theater, music, movies, books- and will develop skills in writing editorial and opinion pieces.  The study and critique of local and national reviewers and opinion writers will also be included. 

Communication 365: Public Relations 
(3 credit hours)
Lectures, readings and discussion will introduce students to the theories, techniques and application of public relations.  In addition, case studies and group and individual projects will be used to refine and apply course concepts. Prerequisite: Communication 260 and junior or senior class status. 

Journalism 197, 297, 397: Topics in Journalism 
(3 credit hours)
These courses serve to offer instruction in some of the more specialized aspects of writing, editing, or journalistic endeavor.  Sample topics courses might include Literary Journalism, Business and Technology Writing, and Tabloid Journalism, among others. 

English 225: Masterworks of World Literature I (3 credit hours)
English 226: Masterworks of World Literature II (3 credit hours)
English 230: Introduction to English Literary History (3 credit hours)
English 240: Introduction to American Literary History (3 credit hours)
English 301: Modern English Grammar (3 credit hours)
English 304: Creative Writing I: Fiction (3 credit hours)
English 305: Creative Writing II: Poetry/Drama (3 credit hours)
English 311: Advanced Composition (W) (3 credit hours)

Sequence of Courses

In planning which courses you wish to take in a given term, you may find the following suggested sequence of major courses useful. 

First year: English 110 (or testout); Journalism 115; 095. 
Sophomore year: Journalism 242 or 243;  245; 095; elective. 
Junior year: Journalism 239; 242 or 243; 095; elective; internship (395). 
Senior year: Journalism 302; elective; internship (395). 

Courses offered by the journalism department follow a two-year cycle, which may also assist in your planning: 

Fall, even year:  Journalism 115, 239, 242, 245. 
Spring, odd year:  Journalism 115, 215, 243, 312. 
Fall, odd year:  Journalism 115, 242, 302, 315. 
Spring, even year:  Journalism 115, 243, 290, 312. 

Assessing Your Progress and Ours
Your grade will give you a fair idea of how you are progressing in the major.  You must have a C or above in major courses to qualify for a major.  In addition to grade reports the department is initiating several other means of finding out how well students are progressing toward the goals established for the major as a whole.  These tactics are intended not only to measure student progress, but also to measure how well the department is doing in helping students achieve their goals: 

• An entrance interview for first-year students, including discussion of major and individual learning goals and a sample of each student's writing to be used in measuring future progress.
• A sophomore proficiency interview to be conducted early in the second semester of each student's sophomore year.  This interview will include an anonymous survey, a proficiency exercise, and additional discussion of goals and progress
• A senior exit interview by the chair of the department, once again including an anonymous survey, a proficiency exercise, and an oral assessment.  This interview is to be complete in early April of the senior year.
• An alumni survey modeled on those administered to sophomore and seniors, to be made every five years.
• This sequence should provide enough points of comparison to allow the department to measure the proficiency of current majors, to assess the major and the way students perceive the department, and to evaluate the department's achievement of its objectives.
• The proficiency exercises are to be required of all students in the major and may be used in advising and in recommending students for scholarships, internships, jobs, and graduate programs; however, they are not regarded as serving a gate-keeping function.  The primary purpose of such controlled exercises is to help determine how well the program is meeting its goals.