USC Schedule of Classes

Understanding key moments, debates and ideas that have shaped journalism in the United States from the Revolutionary War period through today. Examination of the social, cultural, political and technological aspects of journalism and its impact on the profession and public service.

Field experience in journalism, public relations, or related field. Graded CR/NC.

Provides students with foundational skills to report, write and produce journalism content across multiple platforms, including broadcast, digital and text.

Introduction to the basics of the U.S. legal system and contemporary case law and ethics; impact of the Web on the practice of journalism; understanding essential legal frameworks and the rights and responsibilities of journalists.

Introduction to television, radio, and/or digital news production. Examination of issues in journalism. Graded CR/NC.

Introduction to basic reporting techniques, public records reporting and beginning investigative journalism. Social responsibility and ethical framework for print journalists.

Introduction to field reporting, audio and visual media. Social responsibility and ethical framework for broadcast journalists.

Report, write, produce and distribute in-depth stories produced off beats on multiple platforms for diverse audiences; enhance understanding of news judgment; develop and maintain sources; engage communities through field reporting and emerging digital tools.

Reportorial and analytical skills and techniques required for portraying and evaluating contemporary newsworthy events; lectures, discussions.

Introduction to basic web technologies; conceive, design, code and produce an advanced multimedia story package.

Video for digital platforms, principles of photography, design for web and mobile platforms. Introduction to principles of digital news design, interactivity and presentation in interactive storytelling.

Overview of the basic data journalism techniques and tools for statistical analysis; understanding of numbers and basic statistics as they relate to journalism. Proficiency with gathering, analyzing and visualizing data.

Build a personal website that features a culmination of your previous undergraduate journalism work; craft a professional digital profile using various social media platforms; understand the economics of the news business; prepare to enter the industry

Emphasis on fundamental skills necessary for photojournalism including camera techniques, story ideas and digital darkroom.

The study of current and historical battles over the limits of free expression from press and public parks to television, movies, music and cyberspace.

An inside look at the important stories, topical issues, trends and historical developments related to the growing influence of business and media on college and professional sports; identifying the key components and meeting the influencers in class that help shape the business side of sports, while recognizing the role the media plays in providing daily coverage across multiple platforms.

An examination of the symbiotic relationship of the entertainment business and the media; press coverage of the entertainment industry; Hollywood's relationship with news media.

Investigates the implications of the perceptual process of mass media generated immigration discourse in Europe.

Hands-on experience in a digital newsroom environment; planning, editing, writing, reporting and aggregating stories for audiences across platforms.

Role of the broadcast journalism reporter; similarities and differences between print and electronic media; application of audio-video equipment; analysis and practical experience.

Production of television news programs; preparation and treatment of form and content; procedures, problems, and practice in planning and producing broadcast news materials.

Presentation and selection in non-fiction television programs including documentaries, electronic magazines and news series; ethical problems, field research, reporting, interviewing, pre-production.

Advanced examination of the rights of journalists in the American legal system; understanding the First Amendment and seminal case law to provide a framework for the practice of journalism; recognizing ethical dilemmas confronting members of the media

Techniques for audio journalism, including effective use of sound, art of the interview, writing for the ear and crafting stories to engage listeners.

Develop a broad-based knowledge of broadcast news writing and reporting; recognize, research and develop stories; write and format broadcast stories in all forms and learn to produce finished news packages.

Techniques of writing the film review; preparation and treatment of form and content; problems, responsibilities and ethics of film reviewing.

Techniques of writing newspaper feature stories, including the profile, the light feature, the news feature, the in-depth story; the art of narrative writing.

Techniques of reporting and writing sports columns and commentary for print, video, radio and Web-based media.

A seminar in "how to" interview, research, write and place professional quality articles for a full range of magazines/newspapers including women's, sports, ethnic, local and national.

Techniques of reporting and writing about the environment. Includes both theory and practice needed for reporters specializing in this area of journalism.

News media as instruments of constructive social change; standards of ethics and aesthetics; interactions between news media and cultural settings; social responsibility of news media personnel.

Press law; government controls on the news media; legal responsibilities of the journalist.

Gender and news media evolving images of women and men in print and electronic media. Impact of gender in content and style of news, television and cinema. Open to non-majors.

Art, typography, and other graphic elements in publication design; traditional, contemporary, and advanced production methods, processes, and equipment; representative examples; practice in design.

Introduction to using web traffic and other audience behavior data to manage websites and social media for news and nonprofit organizations.

Examine and analyze the ever-changing technology sector of the sports business and sports media worlds. Identify emerging technologies being developed in the sports industry and how they are being utilized to enhance the fan experience.

Exploration and experimentation of emerging technologies through the lens of journalism and hands-on prototyping.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Python coding language to gather, parse and analyze data for investigative news reporting.

Create video, audio and graphic news and information using mobile and emerging technology such as phones, tablets and laptops -- for non-broadcast platforms; understand ethical and legal issues related to journalists working on mobile and emerging platforms.

Design, test and distribute engaging news and publishing apps. Learn concepts of interactive design, color, type, UX, and more for digital mobile/tablet platforms.

Present your data in tables, charts, graphs, maps, and complex multimedia pieces using readily available interactive tools.

Intensive study of a subject of contemporary relevance or of professional importance to journalists and public relations practitioners.

Selected topics in journalism.

Advanced reportorial and analytical skills and techniques required for evaluating newsworthy events. Group research and publication of stories on important current topics.

Focus on reporting and writing for magazine and the web, learning fundamental production skills, and pitching stories in the freelance market

Production of video documentary including research and reporting techniques, writing, interviewing, field work, editing, legal issues, economics, aesthetics, balanced presentation, ethics, diversity and production problems.

Reporting and writing broadcast news; analysis and practical experience; role of the broadcast journalism reporter; similarities and differences between media; application of audio-visual equipment.

Advanced production techniques for public radio-style reports: writing, sound, editing, narrative voice. Techniques applicable for broadcast features or Web audio documentaries.

An overview of the basic quantitative analysis tools and techniques essential to give perspective to a journalistic story or to put it in context.

Analysis of how the business model of news organizations has evolved over time and, more importantly, how it is being reinvented for the future. Open only to journalism majors.

Focuses on advanced coding techniques for the creation of dynamic, interactive, multimedia and data-driven news stories on the web.

Execute data-driven projects and add context to news stories with advanced quantitative analysis tools and techniques.

Understand ethical issues facing journalists as dramatized in the movies. Develop an ethical structure to use as journalists and consumers of news in the complex world of social media and the Internet.

Reporting about entertainment, popular culture and their impact on American society; survey of past media coverage and current practices.

Develop and refine print and multimedia skills to work as a sports journalist. Gain perspective, context and background in how sports intersect with society.

Advanced multimedia news production; preparation and treatment of form and content; procedures, problems, ethics, and practice in operating a daily, 24-7 news outlet.

Understanding new media through an economic lens. Applying knowledge by creating, reporting and delivering a communications or business strategy model.

Field experience in journalism, public relations, or related field.

Reporting and analysis of decision making; case studies and analytical tools in dissecting decisions for readers, listeners, and viewers.

Reporting and writing on religion; survey of world religion, relion and public life -- including politics, gender and science.

Reporting and writing on science, survey of scientific research fields and evaluation of evidence and claims.

Research leading to the Master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Writing workshops and independent fieldwork; development of critical skills to write socially valuable criticism and commentary about art, entertainment and culture.

Credit on acceptance of thesis.

Credit on acceptance of thesis.

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Reporting and writing on business, economics and public finance; students produce a series of professional projects for publication. Open only to Journalism and Specialized Journalism majors.

Production of a journalism capstone project with multimedia elements for a master's degree. Projects can be single stand-alone pieces, or series of pieces.

Seminar in selected topics in journalism.