USC Schedule of Classes

Explores the role of journalism and social media in society - its influence on government, technology, business, national security, sports, science and entertainment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Highlight norms, routines of content, including print, broadcast, video. Focus on opportunities, constraints posed by roles of reporters, fans, players, publicists, agents, leagues, teams.

Explores how to engage diverse local communities through participatory journalism and communication strategies. Focuses on using digital tools to increase engagement with communities via field reporting and mobile platforms to produce stories across platforms.

The impact of conflicting images of reporters in movies and television on the American public's perception of newsgatherers in the 20th century. A decade-by-decade evaluation.

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.

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 live television and live-streamed news programs; preparation of form and content; procedures and practice in planning and producing broadcast and digital news materials.

Interview, present and design sports segments for television/video in Studio A.

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

Create native journalistic content for current social media and emerging platforms with an emphasis on engaging content for Latino audiences and underrepresented communities.

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.

Production of a well-reported advanced multimedia package, with a blend of text, audio, video, photos, navigation and interactivity; final projects will be published by the Annenberg Media Center.

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.

Techniques of reporting and writing about the entertainment business, economics and finances. Analysis of the skills and background needed for reporters specializing in this area of the news.

Techniques of reporting and writing about the arts, including television, film, theatre, music, graphic arts, architecture and design.

Techniques for covering beats that are the foundation of daily newspaper reporting, including crime, education, immigration and local government.

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.

Learn strategies for how content creates value in a shifting media landscape. Work with a real client to create a sustainable media business model.

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

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.

Analysis of the images of the athlete and sports media helps us understand how sports dramatically affects such social issues as race, class and gender.

In-depth multimedia reporting on social, economic and political processes of global impact; combining intense fieldwork and specialized background knowledge.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Seminar in selected topics in journalism.