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HIST 451 - Internship in History
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Because of staff limitations, the department may give preference to history majors. See department head for details. May be repeated with permission for degree credit for a total of six credits, if the topics are sufficiently different. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: 15 credits from History courses and a cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or greater. An internship in history at a public or private agency or institution. Students must complete at least 45 hours of on-site work hours, including verification of the number of hours worked. In addition to the internship supervisor evaluation, and any organized classroom activities, students will complete at least one graded assignments (e.g., journal, research report, public presentation, blog) developed in consultation with a faculty supervisor.
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HIST 453 - Internship in History
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Because of staff limitations, the department may give preference to history majors. See department head for details. May be repeated with permission for a total of six credits toward the university limit of nine credits, if the topics are sufficiently different. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: 15 credits from History courses and a cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or greater. An internship in history at a public or private agency or institution. Students must complete at least 135 verified hours of on-site work. In addition to the internship supervisor evaluation, and any organized classroom activities, students complete at least two graded assignments (e.g., journal, research report, public presentation, blog) developed in consultation with a faculty supervisor.
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HIST 456 - Internship in History
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 6
Graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Because of staff limitations, the department may give preference to history majors. See department head for details. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: 15 credits from History courses and a cumulative grade point average of 3.000 or greater. An internship in history at a public or private agency or institution. Students must complete at least 270 verified hours of on-site work. In addition to the internship supervisor evaluation, and any organized classroom activities, students complete at least two graded assignments (e.g., journal, research report, public presentation, blog) developed in consultation with a faculty supervisor.
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HIST 473 - Senior Thesis
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Program of Study grade point average of 3.500 or greater and senior class standing. This course serves as an alternative for HIST 493. Please consult the department head for more details.
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HIST 493 - Honors Thesis
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Honors Thesis. Additional information is available at www.wlu.edu/history-department/about-the-program/honors-in-history .
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INTR 153 - Preparation for London Internship Program
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Graded Pass/Fail only. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the London Internship Program and instructor consent. An exploration of British culture, literature, and history, focusing on areas and topics that students enrolled in the London Internship Program will encounter. This course is a prerequisite for INTR 453, which takes place during the following summer.
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INTR 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
Topics vary by term and instructor. Prerequisite: first-year student class standing. First-year seminar.
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INTR 200 - Research Preparation in the Sciences
Credits: 4
Laboratory course. Prerequisite: instructor consent. This course is composed of seminar and workshop modules on such topics as: critical reading of research papers; use of relevant primary literature in experimental design; integrative approaches to research questions; use of quantitative methods and modeling; data acquisition, record-keeping, and analysis; research ethics; introduction to specific lab techniques used in research; scientific writing and data presentation. In addition, students develop and present a research plan for their research project that is discussed and critiqued by the whole group.
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INTR 202 - Applied Statistics
Credits: 3
Not open to students with credit for DCI 202 or ECON 202. An examination of the principal applications of statistics in accounting, business, economics, and politics. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis.
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INTR 238 - The Irish World in Music, Literature, and History
Credits: 1
Orientation and preparation for the ensuing spring term course in Ireland, MUS 238/ENGL 238. Prerequisite: instructor consent. This seminar immerses students in the literature, music, religious traditions, history, and culture of Ireland through a range of media and methods. The primary focus is on Irish musical traditions and literary expressions, from the pre-historic period to the modern day, with a particular emphasis on how place impacts the creation of literature and music and the related folklore traditions. Through literary readings (both primary and secondary), texts of cultural history, memoir, and folklore, through film (an increasingly potent form of expression in Ireland), and works of traditional and modern music, we seek to understand the major movements in Ireland that led to its great cultural achievements in the 20th century as well as the religious and spiritual issues and tensions that run throughout Irish literature and culture.
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INTR 275 - The Science and Practice of Medicine
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Prerequisite: BIOL 111, CHEM 110, or PHYS 111. This course is for students with a strong interest in medical careers. It combines observation and experience in a variety of medical specialties with a study of the science and ethics behind medical practice. It is faculty-supervised, off-campus, and will take place in Richmond, VA. Site visits, grand rounds, seminars, case studies, and shadowing will provide opportunities for students to think critically about science and medicine, as well as reflect deeply on their interests and expectations.
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INTR 280 - Cross-Cultural Theatrical Experiences
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: ENGL 386 or THTR 204. Students who have participated in the Spring-term theater courses abroad collaborate to compare and contrast their theatre-going experiences in Great Britain and Sweden, focusing specifically on the cultural diversity of theater traditions across time and place and what theatre can communicate to us in a language we do not know. Students collaborate on a theatrically compelling way to share their knowledge and experiences with the W&L community.
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INTR 298 - Study Abroad Reflections and Assessment
Credits: 0
Students on approved study abroad during the academic year. (Not offered for summer study abroad or W&L-taught courses.) Registration in the final term of a students approved study abroad. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Before the end of the last term in which a student is on approved study abroad, the student submits to the Director of International Education a reflective essay, to be designed and assigned for each term abroad by the faculty’s Global Learning Advisory Committee. The committee reviews student reflections, assesses them with regard to Washington and Lee’s learning outcomes for study abroad, and issues a brief report at the end of each academic year.
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INTR 301 - The Irish World in Literature, Religion, and History
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
This course is the orientation to and preparation for the spring-term course English/Religion 387, enabling students to be extremely well prepared when they arrive in Ireland. Acceptance into an approved W&L International Internship Program. Prerequisite: completion of FDR:FW requirement. This seminar seeks to immerse the student in the literature, religious traditions, history, and culture of Ireland through a range of media and methods. The primary focus of the course is on Irish literary expressions and religious beliefs and traditions, from the pre-historic period to the modern day, with a particular emphasis on the ancient Irish world. We seek to understand the major movements in Ireland that led to its great cultural achievements in the 20th century, as well as the religious and spiritual issues and tensions that run throughout Irish literature and culture.
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INTR 451 - SSA Experiential Learning Practicum
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Students in this colloquium develop leadership and organizational skills by playing an active role in the designing, managing, and publicizing the biennial SSA conference at Washington and Lee University. SSA showcases student academic projects, scientific pursuits, and the performing and visual arts, as well as providing a forum for small-group colloquia discussions about topics of interest to our community.
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INTR 453 - International Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Acceptance into an approved W&L International Internship Program required. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Students are placed in an approved internship for six weeks in London, England, Cape Town, South Africa, or other international location during the summer. The course is designed to help the students make sense of working in another country and provide them with a forum in which to discuss and write about their experiences.
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INTR 493 - Interdisciplinary Honors
Credits: 3
Open only to students completing interdisciplinary honors work approved by the faculty’s Committee on Courses and Degrees or majoring in a discipline without an honors program. All departments involved must review and approve the final thesis.
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INTR 995 - Spring Option
Credits: 0
Registration is entered by University Registrar’s office after completed form is turned into the office and approved. Prerequisite: at least sophomore class standing. The Spring Option allows students to use the spring term of their sophomore, junior and/or senior years to engage in an internship, service program, employment, travel or educational program that will broaden and enhance their collegiate education. The faculty offer this opportunity to encourage students to seek creative outlets not provided in the normal academic setting. Spring option policies and requirements can be found under Academic Regulations .
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Italian |
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ITAL 113 - Accelerated Elementary Italian
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: FREN 112, SPAN 112, or FREN 161, FREN 164, SPAN 161, or SPAN 164 placement An accelerated course in elementary Italian emphasizing grammar and the skills of speaking, writing, reading, and listening comprehension. This course meets five days per week.
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ITAL 163 - Accelerated Intermediate Italian
FDR: FL World Language Foundation
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: ITAL 113 or ITAL 163 placement. This course develops intermediate communicative Italian vocabulary and active intermediate competence in the language. The traditional skills of world-language instruction (structure, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking) are stressed. This course meets five days per week.
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ITAL 261 - Advanced Conversation and Composition
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ITAL 163. Further development of conversational skills and beginning work in free composition, with systematic grammar review and word study in various relevant cultural contexts.
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ITAL 295 - Topics in Italian Culture
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ITAL 163. A second-year topics course focusing on issues and texts related to Italian literature and culture. All discussion, writing, and exercises are in Italian. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
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ITAL 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Advanced study in Italian. The nature and content of the course is determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of their previous work. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
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ITAL 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Advanced study in Italian. The nature and content of the course is determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of their previous work. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
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ITAL 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Advanced study in Italian. The nature and content of the course is determined by the students’ needs and by an evaluation of their previous work. May be repeated for credit with permission and if the topics are different.
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Japanese |
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JAPN 100 - Supervised Study Abroad: Beginning Japanese
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: instructor consent. This course is designed to introduce the Japanese language and culture to students with little or no previous language background. Classes are held at the Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange, a prestigious Japanese institution in Kanazawa. Students live with a host family and can experience typical Japanese daily life. The program includes field trips to points of historical interest and many cultural activities. Spring Term Abroad course.
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JAPN 111 - First-Year Japanese I
Credits: 4
An introduction to spoken and written Japanese. Classroom drills, written and audio materials emphasize basic sentence patterns. Daily practice in reading and writing.
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JAPN 112 - First-Year Japanese II
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: JAPN 111. A continuation of JAPN 111. Further work on modern spoken and written Japanese.
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JAPN 115 - Supervised Study Abroad: First-Year Japanese
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: JAPN 112. This course is designed to improve active oral proficiency in Japanese, to introduce the culture and society of Japan, and to prepare students for second-year Japanese study. Classes are held at the Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange, a prestigious Japanese institution in Kanazawa. Students live with a host family and can experience typical Japanese daily life. The program includes field trips to points of historical interest and many cultural activities. Spring Term Abroad course.
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JAPN 261 - Second-Year Japanese I
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: JAPN 112 or JAPN 261 placement. A continuation of JAPN 112 with emphasis on the spoken language and written texts using audiovisual materials.
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JAPN 262 - Second-Year Japanese II
FDR: FL World Language Foundation
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: JAPN 261. A continuation of JAPN 261 with intensive drills in spoken Japanese and the close reading of texts.
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JAPN 265 - Supervised Study Abroad: Second-Year Japanese
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: JAPN 261. This course is designed to introduce the Japanese language and culture to students, to introduce the culture and society of Japan, and to prepare students for third-year Japanese study. Classes are held at the Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange, a prestigious Japanese institution in Kanazawa. Students live with a host family and can experience typical Japanese daily life. The program includes field trips to points of historical interest and many cultural activities. Spring Term Abroad course.
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JAPN 301 - Third-Year Japanese I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JAPN 262 or JAPN 301 placement. A continuation of JAPN 262 designed to further develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Advanced classroom drills, reading texts, and taped materials provide systematic practice in increasingly complex discourses and acquaint students with key aspects of Japanese customs, culture, and society.
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JAPN 302 - Third-Year Japanese II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JAPN 301. A continuation of JAPN 301.
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JAPN 311 - Advanced Japanese I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JAPN 302 or JAPN 311 placement. Advanced readings, discussion in Japanese and written responses to a variety of literary materials, including relevant journal and newspaper articles. Whenever available, video materials will supplement readings.
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JAPN 312 - Advanced Japanese II
FDR: HL Literature Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JAPN 311. A continuation of JAPN 311 with an emphasis on reading and discussing literary works. Advanced readings in Japanese modern prose, poetry, and drama and discussion in Japanese of literature and literary criticism.
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JAPN 365 - Supervised Study Abroad: Third-Year Japanese
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: JAPN 302. This course is designed to introduce the Japanese language and culture to students, to introduce the culture and society of Japan, and to prepare students for fourth-year Japanese study. Classes are held at the Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange, a prestigious Japanese institution in Kanazawa. Students live with a host family and can experience typical Japanese daily life. The program includes field trips to points of historical interest and many cultural activities. Spring Term Abroad course.
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JAPN 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. A course that allows students to follow a program of directed reading with a more intensive exposure to written texts than is possible in courses oriented toward grammar and conversation. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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JAPN 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: instructor consent. A course that allows students to follow a program of directed reading with a more intensive exposure to written texts than is possible in courses oriented toward grammar and conversation. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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JAPN 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. A course that allows students to follow a program of directed reading with a more intensive exposure to written texts than is possible in courses oriented toward grammar and conversation. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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Journalism and Mass Communications |
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JOUR 101 - Introduction to Mass Communications
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: first-year or sophomore class standing. This course serves as a gateway for both majors and non-majors to examine the role that the mass media play in society. The course examines the pervasiveness of mass media in our lives, and the history and roles of different media and their societal functions, processes, and effects. Students learn to tell the difference between fact and opinion and examine the links among theory, research and professional experience, while analyzing the ethics, methods, and motivations of the media and the expectations of their audiences. We discuss how media cover diversity issues and evaluate the policies and freedoms that guide and shape the mass media and the news media in the United States. Students complete the course as better informed consumers and interpreters of mass media and their messages.
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JOUR 150 - Introduction to the Politics and Policies of Global Communication
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: first-year or sophomore class standing. An introduction to a series of debates centered on the media, power, and globalization, locating these in their historical and cultural perspective and exploring ways in which media power is contested. Topics include the theories and problems related to international function of the news media, the entertainment industry, and the telecommunications sector; the creation of the global media marketplace; the evolution of international communication in the Internet age; and international governance structures.
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JOUR 152 - Photojournalism
Credits: 1
An introduction to photojournalism. Through hands-on assignments, students learn the importance of visual images in communicating ideas and information and gain an appreciation for the qualities and principles that set photojournalists apart from other photographers.
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JOUR 153 - Photojournalism
Credits: 3
This course introduces the professional practice of photojournalism, which lies at the intersection of journalism and visual communication. The course emphasizes visual theory and journalistic ethics alongside extensive hands-on practice. Practice involves technical training in the use of digital single-lens reflex cameras as opposed to smartphone camera technology. Students will complete activities on campus and, in the third week, visit Washington, D.C., to apply what they’ve learned. At the end of the D.C. visit, students will also complete a strenuous hike of Old Rag Mountain to photograph nature. Original imagery from travel will be presented to the W&L community during the final week of the course.
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JOUR 162 - Broadcast-Announcing Practicum
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
May be repeated for up to three degree credits. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Students learn the skills required to effectively anchor news, weather, or sports on the weekly Rockbridge Report newscast, which appears on a local cable access channel.
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JOUR 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
Topic and applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies. Prerequisite: first-year student class standing. First-year seminar.
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JOUR 190 - Beyond Google and Wikipedia: Finding and Evaluating Information Sources in the Digital Age
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: JOUR 101. An introduction to information sources that academic researchers, journalists, public relations and advertising professionals rely on increasingly in the digital age to conduct scholarly research, report and write news stories, and to find, analyze and present research on trends in mass communications. Students learn how to evaluate sources of information for credibility and quality, while they strengthen their basic research skills to go beyond Google and dig below the surface of today’s high-tech world.
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JOUR 201 - Introduction to News Writing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 101. Students are taught the principles and techniques of information gathering and news writing, with emphasis on fulfilling the role of the news media in a democratic society. Extensive laboratory work enables students to prepare assignments for online and other digital media, while stressing accuracy, clarity and skepticism in reporting and writing.
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JOUR 202 - Introduction to Digital Journalism
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 201. Concepts and practices of news gathering and presentation in a multimedia, interactive environment. Combines classroom instruction with a converged news media lab in which students contribute to a website, television newscast, and newspaper. The laboratory requirement is limited to three sessions during the term, as arranged with the instructor.
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JOUR 204 - Media Bias: Beyond Right and Left
Credits: 3
Many of our conversations and opinions on the news media come back to bias, but we rarely take the time to interrogate our own perspectives about it. In this course, students delve into the history and sociology of journalism and the psychology of our own news consumption to go beyond popular conservative and liberal theories of bias and find out how the news media really work. Students talk with prominent journalists and scholars, and they cover a story they care about in order to experience and evaluate firsthand the decisions and influences that go into news media production.
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JOUR 208 - Fundamentals of Audio Production and Vocal Development
Credits: 3
An introduction into the fundamentals of audio production, the history of audio recording,
podcasting, and the development of one’s individual vocal persona to create effective and
compelling audio for public consumption. Nearly all audio and video production has one thing in common: an audio track. Through the use of the most commonly used audio software, students will learn the fundamentals of producing compelling single and multi-track audio recordings.
Students will also learn the use of one’s voice as a tool in effective storytelling, news delivery,
and hosting behind a microphone. The course will require the practice of announcing with vocal
pronunciation and expression, and the development of an individual vocal persona, through vocal
breathing, control skills, and microphone technique.
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JOUR 210 - Sports Journalism
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
A seminar surveying, analyzing, and critiquing local, regional, national and international converged sports reporting and writing by working sports journalists. In addition, students read and analyze several longer pieces by working journalists, and write extensively. Students also are assigned to report on local high school and college sports.
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JOUR 215 - The Magazine: Past, Present, Future
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Magazines are probably the most resilient mass medium we have, which is good news in the digital age. Even though the magazine business was hit hard in recent years, a look at its past and future is far more cheering. In this class, students learn how to investigate a magazine from the past as a way of understanding the magazine business from the inside. They also learn from current magazine editors, writers, and publishers, with a four-night trip to New York City (additional fee required). And students create teams to produce a tablet-ready magazine prototype. Adapted for Spring 2021 due to ongoing Covid-19 pandemic: Magazines are probably the most resilient mass medium we have, which is good news in the digital age. Because of travel restrictions, this course will not be making trips to New York and Roanoke, as in the first years it was offered, nor is there a student fee. Based on last spring’s experience, we should be able to hear from many high-level magazine editors, writers and scholars, and will work in teams on designing, writing, and publishing a prototype of our own original magazine.
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JOUR 220 - Social Media: Principles and Practice
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 201. In this course, students dive deep into social media, learning how to use it as thoughtful and ethical professionals, and examining its growing roles in society, politics, identity, and relationships. Students get hands-on experience in producing news for social media by running a multi-platform social news service. They also learn how to plan a strategic social media campaign, how to use metrics to analyze social media effectiveness, and how to use social media in reporting.
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JOUR 221 - Communication in Global Perspectives
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: JOUR 101. Addressing a series of debates centered on the media, power and globalization, locating these in their historical and cultural perspective. In doing so, we explore ways in which media power is contested, and consider whether opportunities for resistance provided by new technologies represent a significant break with the past. A critical appraisal of the relationship between media and power at the level of culture, institutions, and social processes by examining the impact of technology on local and/or national media and communications industries in emerging democracies.
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JOUR 222 - Global Public Relations
Credits: 3
Open to majors and non-majors. Prerequisite: JOUR 101. An introduction to the global and international perspectives of public relations. Corporations, governments, and non-government organizations (NGOs) actively seek to build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with the publics in other countries beyond their national boundaries.
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JOUR 227 - Public Relations Writing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 201. A writing course to teach the many forms of persuasive writing used by public relations practitioners to reach diverse audiences. Through frequent writing assignments and revisions, students master the art of press releases, media pitches, media alerts, features, public service announcements, newsletters, press kits, backgrounders, and coverage memos for appropriate media outlets. Students are exposed to social media and video skills as well as writing.
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JOUR 230 - Data-Driven Storytelling
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 101. The ability to gather, analyze, and tell clear and compelling stories with data is becoming one of the most valuable skills in professional communication. More than just learning new tools, it is a different way of thinking about the building blocks of stories and information. Students apply the values and practices of journalistic storytelling to data, learning how to gather it, break it down, report on it, contextualize it, and display it in clear, creative, engaging ways. Students learn data analysis and visualization in R and apply what they learn to a full-term, news-style data storytelling project.
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JOUR 236 - Breaking News Reporting
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 201. Breaking news is the fastest growing segment of journalism today, with the 24-hour news cycle dictating that stories evolve by minutes and hours, not days. This is where the journalism industry is seeing growth, and the ability to cover and write breaking news quickly is one of the most important skills in journalism today. In this course, students will build on the basic skills they learned in JOUR 201. The course will focus on developing the skills to report on planned and unplanned breaking news events and produce news content for all platforms, including social media, radio, TV, podcasts and online sources.
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JOUR 240 - Poverty in the Media
Credits: 3
Appropriate for non-majors. Counts as part of the Shepherd Program in Poverty and Human Capability. Prerequisite: at least sophomore class standing. An in-depth examination of portrayals of poverty, chiefly in the United States, from the late 19th century to the present through an intensive review of distinguished print journalism, nonfiction books, documentary film, and movies. By consulting social science literature as well, students gain a deeper understanding of the various conceptual paradigms through which poverty has been understood and explained.
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JOUR 245 - Landmark First Amendment Cases and Their Implications for Speech in the 21st Century
Credits: 3
Over the years, the courts have clarified when and how speech can, and cannot, be restricted by the government. This course helps you to understand the 1st amendment in context and the different forms of expressions that have helped shaped the 1st Amendment jurisprudence. For example, understanding why true threats and obscenity are not protected speech but provocative or offensive political opinions, and sometimes, hate speech is a protected category of speech. The course also focuses on the use of speech rights by diverse groups of people to achieve justice and equality .
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JOUR 258 - Beat Reporting
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 6
Laboratory course. Additional fee required. Prerequisite: JOUR 202. Using the community as the laboratory, students develop competence in the principles and techniques of reporting and writing news for online, broadcast and social media in a democratic society. Working on assigned beats, students learn source development, news judgment, information gathering, news presentation and time management. Work is published and aired on the Rockbridge Report website and newscast.
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JOUR 266 - Cross-Cultural Documentary Filmmaking
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
The United States is a melting pot of nationalities and cultures. As people move to the U.S. from other countries they go through cross-cultural adaptation, and identity becomes an issue for everyone. Students in this course work in three-person teams to produce five-minute documentaries on cross-cultural adaptation by an ethnic community in our region or by selected international students at Washington and Lee. Students are expected to immerse themselves in learning about the home countries and current communities of their subjects. The course includes instruction in the techniques of documentary film-making, allowing students to develop their writing, storytelling, shooting and editing skills.
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JOUR 268 - The Framing of Race in Mass Media
Credits: 3
This course examines how the news media cover race and ethnicity. How accurate is the portrayal of racial and ethnic groups? How do news media deal with clichés, ignorance and fear when it comes to differences? Do they offer a comprehensive and contextual view? The course highlights some of the best examples of reporting on race and ethnicity and how such reporting delves into the complexity of culture that can educate and surprise.
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JOUR 270 - Digital Media and Society
Credits: 3
Facebook, YouTube, and iPhones are popular, if not essential elements in college students’ busy lives. Being born into the digital age, students have grown up with profound and rapidly changing media and communication technologies, yet likely take them for granted. This course takes an in-depth look at digital media, exploring the relationship between technology and social change. The concept of technological determinism guides our examination of social networking, online news/information, digital entertainment, and health online.
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JOUR 273 - Principles of Public Relations
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 227. This class focuses on understanding what public relations is and what those who practice public relations do. Students examine the origins of public relations, the nature and role of public relations, the major influences that affect organizational behavior, the ethics of public relations, and the professional development of public-relations professionals. Emphasis is placed on the planning, writing, and management functions, working with media and developing effective public-relations strategies.
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JOUR 280 - Covering Courts and the Law
Credits: 3
Appropriate for non-majors. Prerequisite: at least sophomore class standing. Courthouses make the best beats by providing a window on what is important to the American people. This course introduces students to the U.S. court system, its players, language and impact on the public at large. Students learn how to identify newsworthy legal stories, read court documents, and make sense of them in order to write clear, compelling, fair and accurate news stories for mass audiences.
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JOUR 295 - Topics in Journalism and Mass Communications
Credits: 1-4
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Appropriate for non-majors. Study of a selected topic in journalism or mass communications.
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JOUR 299 - Journalism and Mass Communications Abroad
Credits: 4
Topics and locations vary and are announced each year, well in advance of registration. Prerequisite: instructor consent. This spring-term course covers a topic of current interest for which foreign travel provides a unique opportunity for significantly greater understanding. This course may be repeated for credit if the topics are different.
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JOUR 301 - Law and Communications
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: at least junior class standing. An examination of the development of First Amendment jurisprudence, the law of defamation, privacy, access, free press-fair trial, journalists’ privilege, obscenity and pornography. The case study approach is used, but the emphasis is on the principles that underlie the landmark cases. This course can serve as an introduction to and preparation for further studies in communications law and/or the legal system in general.
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JOUR 303 - Covering Great Trials in History: The Impact of the Press and Public on Justice
FDR: HU Humanities Distribution
Credits: 3
This class will provide an opportunity for you to explore crimes throughout history and discuss how society dealt rightly or wrongly with people who were accused of violating the values and norms of the time. Using the cases of people accused of spying, war crimes and mass murder, this course will explore the complexities of the conflict between the freedom of the press and the ideal of a fair trial. At the end of the term, you will be far more knowledgeable about what happens when the law, the press and the public collide in a perfect storm at a particular moment in history.
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JOUR 325 - Crisis Communications
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 201 and at least junior class standing. A case-study approach to current methods of forecasting problems and responding effectively to crises and consequences in the public and private sectors. Topics include identifying and communicating effectively with stakeholders during crises, effective media-relations strategies during emergencies, building an effective crisis-response plan, regaining public credibility following a crisis, and avoiding public relations mistakes during litigation.
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JOUR 330 - Communication Theory and Research Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 101; major or minor in Journalism, Strategic Communication, or Mass Communications; and at least sophomore class standing. An examination of the major bodies of communication theory within a media framework and the process of conducting research within that framework. Regarding theory, we cover both social/behavioral and cultural/critical perspectives and their historical development. Regarding methods, we cover both the general process of forming and measuring a research question or hypothesis in communication research as well as the particulars of some of the central methods of communication research.
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JOUR 338 - The Documentary
Credits: 3
Appropriate for non-majors. Prerequisite: at least sophomore class standing. A critical study of the documentary in film and television, with analysis of prominent directors and genres.
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JOUR 341 - Multimedia Storytelling Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: at least junior class standing. Have you ever wondered how news organizations put together their Pulitzer Prize-winning interactive stories? This course introduces students to tools that help them imagine, design, and create powerful interactive features with audio, video, graphics, and words on the cutting edge of journalism and mass communications. Students learn web design and programming skills using HTML CSS and JavaScript. This course is for students with little or no coding experience but who want to know how they did that.
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JOUR 344 - Ethics of Journalism
Credits: 3
Appropriate for nonmajors. Prerequisite: at least junior class standing. A study of the moral issues arising from the practice of modern journalism and communications. Includes examination of philosophical and theoretical foundations of ethics, the place and role of journalism in the larger society, and moral choices in the newsroom. Topics include: First Amendment freedoms, privacy, confidentiality of sources, conflicts of interest, cooperation with law enforcement, free press/fair trial, photojournalism, and issues of accountability.
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JOUR 345 - Media Ethics
Credits: 3
Preference given to strategic communication majors, mass communications minors, and seniors during initial registration. Prerequisite: JOUR 201 and at least junior class standing. This course enables students to explore ethical challenges that arise within the various communication practices of contemporary media: journalism, public relations, advertising, documentary film, blogging and fictional programming. The course offers a grounding in moral reasoning and an understanding of professional ethics as an evolving response to changing social and industrial conditions in the media industries.
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JOUR 351 - Editing for Print and Online Media
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 201. The principles and techniques of editing copy for digital and print media, with emphasis on clarity of thought, legal and moral responsibilities, and effective communication. Classroom work and assignments includes production of publications for both journalism and strategic communication majors, using InDesign, among other applications and software.
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JOUR 356 - Investigative Reporting
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: JOUR 258 and either JOUR 351 or JOUR 362. The principles and techniques of developing and creating enterprising, heavily researched journalistic work for the mass media. Students produce in-depth work that they showcase on a website. Extensive group work is required.
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JOUR 362 - Producing for Broadcast and Online Media
Credits: 4
Laboratory course. Prerequisite: JOUR 258. Preparation for leadership roles in electronic media. Extensive work in decision-making and management in the newsroom through television news producing and Internet content construction.
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JOUR 365 - The Broadcast News Magazine
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: JOUR 201. The principles and techniques involved in developing and creating enterprising longer-form journalistic work for a converged environment, principally television and digital media. Students research, write, and produce news and feature packages similar to those of network television news magazines for broadcast on the local cable-access channel.
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JOUR 371 - Financial News
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: at least junior class standing. Required for the business journalism sequence and appropriate as an elective for journalism, strategic communication, and business administration majors. Reporting and writing techniques for journalists who cover Wall Street and publicly-traded companies. Students learn reporting fundamentals of financial statements, researching corporate documents, and data analysis using the Bloomberg terminal, and how to write industry analysis and narratives.
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JOUR 372 - Reporting on the Economy
Credits: 3
Required for the business journalism sequence and appropriate as an elective for journalism, strategic communication, and business administration majors. Prerequisite: at least junior class standing. Reporting and writing techniques used by journalists who cover global economics. Students learn basics of the reporting and analysis of Federal Reserve reports, economic indicators, and data via the Bloomberg terminal and other resources. Writing emphasizes storytelling about people behind the numbers of the wealth and wage gaps, consumer trends, and worker issues in the global supply chain.
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JOUR 377 - Media Management & Entrepreneurship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
An examination of trends and challenges in media management, including a close examination of industry economics, changing reader and viewer habits, revenue and profit pressures, and labor and management issues unique to the news profession. Appropriate for non-majors. Additional course fee required.
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JOUR 395 - Specialty Reporting
Credits: 3
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Appropriate for non-majors. Prerequisite: JOUR 201 and at least junior class standing. An advanced reporting course in which students develop expertise in a particular area of public significance. Topics rotate as faculty resources allow, and are likely to include education, politics, environment, religion, or education. Through reporting and writing, students learn about key institutions, terms, and sources related to the particular field. They learn how to identify newsworthy stories and write clear, compelling, fair, and accurate news stories for mass audiences.
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JOUR 399 - Contemporary Problems in Law and Journalism
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. A seminar devoted to the study of issues on the frontier of developments in law and journalism. Issues to be addressed include limits on the dignitary torts of privacy and emotional distress; limitations on public availability of governmental information; the impact of new technology on communications law; proposals for reform of libel law; and the role of reporters, editors and legal counsel in the news process.
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JOUR 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Directed study individually arranged and supervised in any area of the mass media.
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JOUR 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Directed study individually arranged and supervised in any area of the mass media.
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JOUR 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Directed study individually arranged and supervised in any area of the mass media.
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JOUR 421 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Research or creative projects, individually arranged and supervised, in any phase of mass media and related operations.
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JOUR 422 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Research or creative projects, individually arranged and supervised, in any phase of mass media and related operations.
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JOUR 423 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Research or creative projects, individually arranged and supervised, in any phase of mass media and related operations.
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JOUR 451 - News Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Students proposing to undertake an internship must meet and coordinate their plans with the department's internship supervisor by November 15 of the year in which they plan to serve the internship. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Professional service, arranged and supervised individually, with newspapers, radio and television stations, online news sites, or other news media or business institutions, as appropriate.
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JOUR 452 - News Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Students proposing to undertake an internship must meet and coordinate their plans with the department's internship supervisor by November 15 of the year in which they plan to serve the internship. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Professional service, arranged and supervised individually, with newspapers, radio and television stations, online news sites, or other news media or business institutions, as appropriate.
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JOUR 453 - News Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Students proposing to undertake an internship must meet and coordinate their plans with the department's internship supervisor by November 15 of the year in which they plan to serve the internship. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Professional service, arranged and supervised individually, with newspapers, radio and television stations, online news sites, or other news media or business institutions, as appropriate.
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JOUR 461 - Communications Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Students proposing to undertake an internship must meet and coordinate their plans with the department's internship supervisor by March 1 of the year in which they plan to serve the internship. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Professional service, arranged and supervised individually, in public relations, advertising, corporate communications, or other mass media-related businesses, as appropriate.
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JOUR 462 - Communications Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Students proposing to undertake an internship must meet and coordinate their plans with the department's internship supervisor by March 1 of the year in which they plan to serve the internship. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Professional service, arranged and supervised individually, in public relations, advertising, corporate communications, or other mass media-related businesses, as appropriate.
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JOUR 463 - Communications Internship
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Students proposing to undertake an internship must meet and coordinate their plans with the department's internship supervisor by March 1 of the year in which they plan to serve the internship. May be carried out during the summer. Prerequisite: instructor consent. Professional service, arranged and supervised individually, in public relations, advertising, corporate communications, or other mass media-related businesses, as appropriate.
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JOUR 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: instructor consent. Students interested in honors work are expected to receive departmental approval no later than the middle of the spring term in the junior year.
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LATN 101 - Elementary Latin
Credits: 3
An introduction to Latin language and Roman culture. Students will learn about the structure of language, and will focus on the acquisition of Latin vocabulary and grammar.
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