This course will introduce students to a range of works of print and broadcast Journalism to allow them to understand the scope, purpose, and influence of stories in the journalistic tradition. Students will respond to these works in writing and post their responses in an online discussion forum.
Fundamentals of Effective Writ JOUR1113A
T TH
11:30AM-12:50PM
Vigorous and clear writing is the foundation for all forms of digital journalism and new media production. This writing intensive course develops fundamental skills for effective writing and storytelling. This is a required course for all students pursuing a major in Digital Journalism and New Media.
Multi-Media: Field Reporting JOUR2013A
T TH
10:00AM-11:20AM
This course will introduce students to multi-media storytelling and the collection of video, still photographs and sound, and how all these elements can be used in storytelling. The course will introduce students to the technology used in the collection of material and editing software used to create stories. Enrolment is normally restricted to students admitted to the Major in Journalism.
Digital Journalism JOUR3153A
T TH
04:00PM-05:20PM
This course explores developments in digital journalism that have fundamentally changed the nature of publishing and journalism, and the role of journalism in the new media landscape. Prerequisite: JOUR 2123 or permission of professor.
New Media & Social Change JOUR3163A
W
05:30PM-08:20PM
This course explores how the new media and social media are contributing to political and social change around the world.
Interviewing JOUR3173A
T TH
02:30PM-03:50PM
This course explores the art of the interview and the art of inquiry, allowing students to understand how to effectively ask and answer questions.
Senior Seminar in Journalism JOUR4106A1
W
02:30PM-05:20PM
Students will produce community-based digital journalism projects supervised by faculty and explore the ethics of producing journalism in the public interest.
Winter Semester 2024
Course
Days
Time
The Message:Great Stor. Jour JOUR1023A
T TH
11:30AM-12:50PM
Vigorous and clear writing is the foundation for all forms of digital journalism and new media production. This writing intensive course develops fundamental skills for effective writing and storytelling. This is a required course for all students pursuing a major in Digital Journalism and New Media.
Fundamentals of Effective Writ JOUR1113B
T TH
10:00AM-11:20AM
This course explores the art of reporting and storytelling, allowing students to create and digitally publish local stories that become part of a global media network.
Local Reporting, Global Media JOUR2033A
T
05:30PM-08:20PM
This course explores the art of reporting and storytelling, allowing students to create and digitally publish local stories that become part of a global media network.
Local Reporting, Global Media JOUR2033Y
T
09:00AM-11:50AM
This course will introduce students to the freedoms and responsibilities of journalists in Canada. Topics include press freedom and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, publication bans, defamation, confidentiality of sources, investigative reporting and the law. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of court reporting.
Media, Ethics and the Law JOUR2063A
T
02:30PM-05:20PM
This course explores the enduring power and influence of radio, and will allow students to produce podcasts and programming for a campus and community radio network. Prerequisite: JOUR 2123 or permission of professor.
Radio and Podcasting JOUR3023A
T TH
04:00PM-05:20PM
Students will produce community-based digital journalism projects supervised by faculty and explore the ethics of producing journalism in the public interest.
Senior Seminar in Journalism JOUR4106A2
W
02:30PM-05:20PM
This course will introduce students to the relationships between law, politics, and Canadian society. Students will examine types of law, the judicial system, the legal profession, and the institutional, social, and cultural contexts in which laws are made and enforced. The course will engage students in debates about citizen rights, the policy-making role of courts, Aboriginal peoples and the law, public opinion and the legislative process, media and the law, and other topical issues.
