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Catalog: 2012–2013 Catalog Year
Course Descriptions
Japanese (JPN)
Communications and Fine Arts Division
JPN 101: Conversational Japanese I
Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: none
Teaches standard (Tokyo) dialect of spoken Japanese at the beginning level. Listening comprehension skills will be developed. Teaches reading and writing of Kanji (Chinese characters) as well as the Hiragana and Katakana phonetic symbol sets keyed to the spoken vocabulary. Note: Non-transferable for an NSHE baccalaureate degree. Non-applicable towards an AA or AS Degree.
Journalism (JOUR)
Communications and Fine Arts Division
JOUR 101: Critical Analysis of Mass Media
Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: none
Surveys the role of newspapers, radio, television, the Internet, advertising and public relations organizations. Offers interpretation of the day's news and analysis of media performance.
JOUR 201: Media Writing
Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: JOUR 101
Teaches writing in journalistic and persuasive styles for mass media. Emphasis on analysis and organization of information, and clarity of expression.
JOUR 290: Internship in Journalism
Units (Credits): 3; Prerequisites: JOUR 101
Limited to students interested in a career in journalism. To participate, students must fill out an internship application, meet with an intern advisor, and interview with internship sponsor and instructors. Interns will not be compensated and hours will be determined by enrollment units.