Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Beginning journalists will acquire the skills to write practical news stories under deadline pressure with a focus on accuracy, balance, and style. Writing assignments will include police stories, obituaries, speech coverage, round-ups, and feature stories. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis. C-ID: JOUR 110.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is for any student enrolled in the student newspaper and will help them understand the issue of social media as a vital part of news gathering and reporting. The course will allow journalism students to create and maintain both a professional personal presence on social media as well as work to maintain the paper's presence on social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Assist in all aspects of newspaper planning, writing, design and production. Requires writing news and feature stories on deadline, commentary, writing headlines, designing pages, editing, and layout techniques. Students will use state-of-the-art computer design, graphics, and word processing software in a professional setting. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis. C-ID: JOUR 130.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Students will acquire the skills needed to research, write and produce multi-media stories for posting online, including online newspaper sites. Students will gain a basic understanding of digital photography, videography, and photo editing software. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis. Lecture, Lab. C-ID: JOUR 120.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

A writing workshop focusing on student writing and marketing in-depth non-fiction feature articles. Emphasis will be on guiding students and developing interesting non-fiction stories from the idea stage through publication and finding suitable markets for publication. Same as ENGL A117. Students completing JOUR A117 may not receive credit for ENGL A117. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course will build on the basics of social media for students enrolled in the student newspaper. Students will use social media planning software to post stories and photographs on various platforms and help drive traffic to the campus newspaper’s website. An introduction to social media etiquette will also be reinforced.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Assist in all aspects of newspaper planning and writing. Requires writing news and feature stories on deadline, along with commentaries, sports and arts and culture stories and reviews. Students will continue to practice basic newswriting and feature writing skills while expanding background to include sports and arts stories. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Students will acquire the skills needed to research, write and produce multi-media stories for posting on CoastReportOnline.com. Students will also cover news judgment and advanced editing and hardware and software skills specific to news websites. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course will build on the basics of social media for students enrolled in the student newspaper. Students will use social media planning software to post stories and photographs on various platforms and help drive traffic to the campus newspaper’s website. An introduction to social media etiquette will also be reinforced. May be taken for grades or on a pass/no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Assist in all aspects of newspaper planning, writing, design and production. Requires writing headlines, designing pages, editing, and layout techniques. Students will use state-of-the-art computer design, graphics, and word processing software in a professional setting. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course will build on the basics of social media for students enrolled in the student newspaper. Students will use social media planning software to post stories and photographs on various platforms and help drive traffic to the campus newspaper’s website. An introduction to social media etiquette will also be reinforced. May be taken for grades or on a pass/no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Assist in all aspects of newspaper planning, writing, design and production. Requires writing news and features stories on deadline, commentary, writing headlines, designing pages, editing, and layout techniques. Students will use state-of-the-art computer design, graphics, and word processing software in a professional setting. Students will also use social media to promote readership. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Covers the fundamentals of photojournalism with students gaining practical experience in the creative process and techniques of making photographs for publication. Work will be assigned for publication in the campus newspaper, Coast Report. C-ID: JOUR 160.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course offers students insight and background into covering public affairs for print and online news environments. The course guides students through the process of community news reporting and writing, including coverage of student government, local and regional governments, city boards, police, courts and school boards. The course also covers legal and ethical issues in the news media as it pertains to public access, California's open meetings law, and other news gathering specifics. The course is designed for students pursuing media-related majors and for those seeking employment in the field.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is for the editorial board of the student newspaper. The editors will meet once per week to discuss policy matters, the upcoming issue and the instructor’s critique of the past one. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is for the editorial board of the student newspaper. The editors will meet once per week to discuss policy matters, the upcoming issue and the instructor's critique of the past one. The editors will also design and write headlines for the paper. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is for the editorial board of the student newspaper. The editors will meet once per week to discuss policy matters, the upcoming issue and the instructor's critique of the past one. The editors will also write editorials and do advanced layout of the paper and begin directing content for CoastReportOnline.com. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is for the editorial board of the student newspaper. The editors will meet once per week to discuss policy matters, the upcoming issue and the instructor's critique of the past one. The editors will work independently to produce each week's paper and stay up to date on posting content to CoastReportOnline.com. May be taken for grades or on a pass-no pass basis.