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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
7751	MEJO 101 - 001 The Media Revolution: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg and Beyond	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Daniel Kreiss	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	121/124	Seats filled	172/175	0/999
Description: An introduction to the various facets of communication from the objective world of news media to the persuasive worlds of advertising, public relations, and social media. Developing skills and strengthening knowledge concerning media and communication industries, their content, and their effects on society as well as on individuals. 3 units.
7768	MEJO 121 - 001 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Peter Doyle	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled	Seats filled	0/0	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8180	MEJO 121 - 002 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Peter Doyle	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8181	MEJO 121 - 003 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 4:40PM - 5:55PM	Scott Geier	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8182	MEJO 121 - 004 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Christy Kirk	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8183	MEJO 121 - 005 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Nazanin Knudsen	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled	Seats filled	0/0	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8184	MEJO 121 - 006 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Nazanin Knudsen	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8185	MEJO 121 - 007 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Stephen McConnell	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8039	MEJO 121 - 008 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	William Ammerman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8186	MEJO 121 - 009 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Madison Hill	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8187	MEJO 121 - 010 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Denver Dan	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8188	MEJO 121 - 011 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Arthur Eddy	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	17/18	Seats filled	17/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
8243	MEJO 121 - 012 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Parth Shah	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	17/18	Seats filled	17/18	0/999
Description: Restricted to declared journalism majors and minors. Introduces students to the tools and skills needed to engage in quality news-oriented storytelling with audio, video, and multimedia. Students will learn to deliver news stories using multiple platforms, taking advantage of the strengths of each. Previously offered as MEJO 221. 3 units.
7830	MEJO 129 - 001 Sports Xtra	Mo 9:05AM - 12:15PM	Charlie Tuggle	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0101	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
Description: In this course students will produce a weekly sports highlights, analysis, and commentary program for distribution via social media. Students fill all editorial, field production, and studio production positions. Previously offered as MEJO 429. 3 units.
7756	MEJO 137 - 001 Principles of Advertising and Public Relations	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Gary Kayye, Valerie Fields, Xiayi Du	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	Seats filled	Seats filled	124/124	0/999
Description: Survey of the economics, philosophy, and history of both fields with emphasis on research, foundations, design, execution, and assessment of strategic communication efforts. Provides an understanding of both disciplines, including historical developments, issues and controversies, best practices, career opportunities, and components of successful advertising and public relations campaigns. 3 units.
7757	MEJO 137 - 002 Principles of Advertising and Public Relations	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Gary Kayye, Valerie Fields	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	Seats filled	Seats filled	124/124	0/999
Description: Survey of the economics, philosophy, and history of both fields with emphasis on research, foundations, design, execution, and assessment of strategic communication efforts. Provides an understanding of both disciplines, including historical developments, issues and controversies, best practices, career opportunities, and components of successful advertising and public relations campaigns. 3 units.
7758	MEJO 141 - 001 Media Ethics	MoWe 5:45PM - 7:00PM	Deb Aikat	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Explore what constitutes ethical practices, what interferes with ethical practices, and what emerging ethical issues may challenge the newest generation of professional communicators. Cases involve print, broadcast, and Internet news media; photojournalism; graphic design; public relations; and advertising. 3 units.
7759	MEJO 141 - 002 Media Ethics	MoWe 7:15PM - 8:30PM	Deb Aikat	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	29/30	Seats filled	29/30	0/999
Description: Explore what constitutes ethical practices, what interferes with ethical practices, and what emerging ethical issues may challenge the newest generation of professional communicators. Cases involve print, broadcast, and Internet news media; photojournalism; graphic design; public relations; and advertising. 3 units.
7821	MEJO 141 - 003 Media Ethics	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Lois Boynton	Greenlaw Hall-Rm 0101	Seats filled	Seats filled	60/60	0/999
Description: Explore what constitutes ethical practices, what interferes with ethical practices, and what emerging ethical issues may challenge the newest generation of professional communicators. Cases involve print, broadcast, and Internet news media; photojournalism; graphic design; public relations; and advertising. 3 units.
8173	MEJO 141 - 004 Media Ethics	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Stephen McConnell	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Explore what constitutes ethical practices, what interferes with ethical practices, and what emerging ethical issues may challenge the newest generation of professional communicators. Cases involve print, broadcast, and Internet news media; photojournalism; graphic design; public relations; and advertising. 3 units.
8398	MEJO 141 - 005 Media Ethics	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Daniel Johnson	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Explore what constitutes ethical practices, what interferes with ethical practices, and what emerging ethical issues may challenge the newest generation of professional communicators. Cases involve print, broadcast, and Internet news media; photojournalism; graphic design; public relations; and advertising. 3 units.
12802	MEJO 141 - 006 Media Ethics	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Paige Ladisic	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Explore what constitutes ethical practices, what interferes with ethical practices, and what emerging ethical issues may challenge the newest generation of professional communicators. Cases involve print, broadcast, and Internet news media; photojournalism; graphic design; public relations; and advertising. 3 units.
12581	MEJO 142 - 001 Cultural Competency in Journalism and Strategic Communication	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	BARBARA FRIEDMAN	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: This course, recommended to be taken with MEJO 153 or 121, provides foundational concepts and techniques for effective media communication. It uses a critical media literacy approach to foster awareness of how media as structure, practice, and product intersect with diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. Applying course concepts, students will recognize the importance of communicating proficiently with and about various constituencies, and will gain the ability to reflect, remark upon, and shape the public conversation. 3 units.
15011	MEJO 144 - 001 Introduction to Political Communication	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Meredith Clark	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: This course provides an overview of the various actors, institutions, and processes involved in political communication. The course will introduce students to definitions of key concepts and provide an overview of varieties of political communication across the globe. The course provides a model for understanding the interaction of political and media systems, and especially focuses on the contemporary role of technology and social media platforms as distribution channels, infrastructure, technologies, policymakers, and profit-making firms. 3 units.
7793	MEJO 153 - 001 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	DAVID FRANCIS	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7755	MEJO 153 - 002 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Shelby Forbes	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7760	MEJO 153 - 003 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Rhonda Gibson	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7752	MEJO 153 - 004 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Dylan Howlett	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled	Seats filled	17/17	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7794	MEJO 153 - 005 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Daniel Huffman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled	Seats filled	17/17	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7795	MEJO 153 - 006 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 9:05AM - 10:20AM	Kelly Bjorklund	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7796	MEJO 153 - 007 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Cecilia Benninger	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled	Seats filled	17/17	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7797	MEJO 153 - 008 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Carl Kenney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled	Seats filled	17/17	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7798	MEJO 153 - 009 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Shelby Forbes	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7799	MEJO 153 - 010 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 4:40PM - 5:55PM	Erin Siegal McIntyre	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	14/18	Seats filled	14/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7800	MEJO 153 - 011 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Mark Sutter	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
10813	MEJO 153 - 012 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Ryan Thornburg	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
12516	MEJO 153 - 013 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Carl Kenney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	16/18	Seats filled	16/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
12950	MEJO 153 - 014 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Najuma Thorpe	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: A laboratory course that teaches journalistic skills essential to writing across platforms. Practice in using news gathering tools, such as sourcing and interviewing techniques; writing stories, including leads, organization, quotations, and data; editing for grammar, punctuation, brevity, style, and accuracy; and critical thinking about news values and audiences. 3 units.
7762	MEJO 180 - 001 Foundations of Photojournalism	MoWe 2:30PM - 4:15PM	Chad Heartwood	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	16/17	Seats filled	16/17	0/999
Description: An introductory course in photojournalistic technique and content gathering. Students photograph, edit, and publish assignments, including general news events, sports, feature and portrait assignments, and a picture story. 3 units.
13650	MEJO 180 - 002 Foundations of Photojournalism	MoWe 12:20PM - 2:05PM	Giovanna Torrieri	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	Seats filled	Seats filled	17/17	0/999
Description: An introductory course in photojournalistic technique and content gathering. Students photograph, edit, and publish assignments, including general news events, sports, feature and portrait assignments, and a picture story. 3 units.
14573	MEJO 180 - 003 Foundations of Photojournalism	MoWe 4:40PM - 6:25PM	Jeffrey Williamson	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	14/17	Seats filled	14/17	0/999
Description: An introductory course in photojournalistic technique and content gathering. Students photograph, edit, and publish assignments, including general news events, sports, feature and portrait assignments, and a picture story. 3 units.
7763	MEJO 182 - 001 Foundations of Graphic Design	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:45AM	Grayson Mendenhall	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Principles and practices of design, typography, graphics, and production for visual communication for print and electronic media. Computer graphics and pagination. 3 units.
7764	MEJO 182 - 002 Foundations of Graphic Design	MoWe 4:40PM - 6:25PM	Brendan McKenna	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled	Seats filled	16/16	0/999
Description: Principles and practices of design, typography, graphics, and production for visual communication for print and electronic media. Computer graphics and pagination. 3 units.
7765	MEJO 182 - 003 Foundations of Graphic Design	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:45PM	Brian Sekelsky	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	15/17	Seats filled	15/17	0/999
Description: Principles and practices of design, typography, graphics, and production for visual communication for print and electronic media. Computer graphics and pagination. 3 units.
7766	MEJO 187 - 001 Foundations of Interactive Media	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:45PM	Taylor Blankenship	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	14/17	Seats filled	14/17	0/999
Description: Entry-level course in multimedia storytelling that includes modules on theory; the profession; design; content gathering; and editing, programming, publishing, and usability. 3 units.
7767	MEJO 187 - 002 Foundations of Interactive Media	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:55AM	Scott Geier	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	17/18	Seats filled	17/18	0/999
Description: Entry-level course in multimedia storytelling that includes modules on theory; the profession; design; content gathering; and editing, programming, publishing, and usability. 3 units.
7831	MEJO 187 - 003 Foundations of Interactive Media	MoWe 12:20PM - 2:05PM	Grayson Mendenhall	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled	Seats filled	17/17	0/999
Description: Entry-level course in multimedia storytelling that includes modules on theory; the profession; design; content gathering; and editing, programming, publishing, and usability. 3 units.
7773	MEJO 245 - 001 Sports and the Media	Tu 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Timothy Crothers	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	34/35	Seats filled	34/35	0/999
Description: A comprehensive overview of the relationship between sports and the media. Athletes, coaches, and professionals share what goes into producing the sports journalism that we read, listen to, and watch. 1 units.
7753	MEJO 252 - 001 Audio Journalism	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Keith Barber	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	16/17	Seats filled	16/17	0/999
Description: Students learn how to conceive, research, report, and produce audio stories for broadcast on radio and/or streaming on the Web. Students also learn interviewing and reporting techniques that will prepare them for higher-level courses. 3 units.
7754	MEJO 252 - 002 Audio Journalism	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Tom Linden	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled	Seats filled	17/17	0/999
Description: Students learn how to conceive, research, report, and produce audio stories for broadcast on radio and/or streaming on the Web. Students also learn interviewing and reporting techniques that will prepare them for higher-level courses. 3 units.
10468	MEJO 252 - 003 Audio Journalism	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Parth Shah	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Students learn how to conceive, research, report, and produce audio stories for broadcast on radio and/or streaming on the Web. Students also learn interviewing and reporting techniques that will prepare them for higher-level courses. 3 units.
7803	MEJO 253 - 001 Introduction to Public Affairs Reporting	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	PAUL CUADROS	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	15/18	Seats filled	15/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Exercises in news gathering, interviewing, and writing news regardless of the delivery platform. 3 units.
7769	MEJO 332 - 001 Public Relations Writing	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Marshele Carter	TBA	2/6	Seats filled	14/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 137 and 153. Service-learning course provides hands-on practice in developing multiplatform communication tools (print, digital, and social media) used by public relations practitioners. Previously offered as MEJO 232. 3 units.
7770	MEJO 332 - 002 Public Relations Writing	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Marshele Carter	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 137 and 153. Service-learning course provides hands-on practice in developing multiplatform communication tools (print, digital, and social media) used by public relations practitioners. Previously offered as MEJO 232. 3 units.
7771	MEJO 332 - 003 Public Relations Writing	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Valerie Fields	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	2/5	Seats filled	15/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 137 and 153. Service-learning course provides hands-on practice in developing multiplatform communication tools (print, digital, and social media) used by public relations practitioners. Previously offered as MEJO 232. 3 units.
7772	MEJO 332 - 004 Public Relations Writing	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Eugenia Ferrero	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	3/4	Seats filled	17/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 137 and 153. Service-learning course provides hands-on practice in developing multiplatform communication tools (print, digital, and social media) used by public relations practitioners. Previously offered as MEJO 232. 3 units.
7822	MEJO 332 - 005 Public Relations Writing	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Eugenia Ferrero	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 137 and 153. Service-learning course provides hands-on practice in developing multiplatform communication tools (print, digital, and social media) used by public relations practitioners. Previously offered as MEJO 232. 3 units.
17557	MEJO 332 - 006 Public Relations Writing	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	ESTHER CAMPI	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 137 and 153. Service-learning course provides hands-on practice in developing multiplatform communication tools (print, digital, and social media) used by public relations practitioners. Previously offered as MEJO 232. 3 units.
17559	MEJO 332 - 007 Public Relations Writing	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	ESTHER CAMPI	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	16/18	Seats filled	16/18
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 137 and 153. Service-learning course provides hands-on practice in developing multiplatform communication tools (print, digital, and social media) used by public relations practitioners. Previously offered as MEJO 232. 3 units.
12060	MEJO 333 - 001 Video for Marketing and Public Relations	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Nazanin Knudsen	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	17/20	Seats filled	17/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 121. Introduction to the use of video as a means of communicating with a variety of an organization's publics, both internal and external. Significant emphasis on building professional skills including teamwork, project management, client management, and creative problem solving. 3 units.
7778	MEJO 340 - 001 Introduction to Media Law: Journalism Focus	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Shelvia Dancy	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Focuses on speech and press freedoms under the First Amendment. Topics include prior restraint, libel, privacy, protection of anonymous sources, free press-fair trial, federal regulation of electronic and new media, freedom of information, intellectual property, and international issues. 3 units.
9292	MEJO 340 - 002 Introduction to Media Law: Journalism Focus	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Tori Ekstrand	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Focuses on speech and press freedoms under the First Amendment. Topics include prior restraint, libel, privacy, protection of anonymous sources, free press-fair trial, federal regulation of electronic and new media, freedom of information, intellectual property, and international issues. 3 units.
13651	MEJO 340 - 003 Introduction to Media Law: Journalism Focus	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Ryan Tuck	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Focuses on speech and press freedoms under the First Amendment. Topics include prior restraint, libel, privacy, protection of anonymous sources, free press-fair trial, federal regulation of electronic and new media, freedom of information, intellectual property, and international issues. 3 units.
7837	MEJO 341 - 001 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication Focus	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Lightning Czabovsky	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Focuses on speech and related freedoms under the First Amendment. Topics include commercial speech, corporate speech, libel, privacy, regulated commercial communications, federal regulation of electronic and new media, freedom of information, intellectual property, and international issues. 3 units.
7838	MEJO 341 - 002 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication Focus	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Amanda Reid	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	29/30	Seats filled	29/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Focuses on speech and related freedoms under the First Amendment. Topics include commercial speech, corporate speech, libel, privacy, regulated commercial communications, federal regulation of electronic and new media, freedom of information, intellectual property, and international issues. 3 units.
10300	MEJO 341 - 003 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication Focus	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Kenton Spencer	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Focuses on speech and related freedoms under the First Amendment. Topics include commercial speech, corporate speech, libel, privacy, regulated commercial communications, federal regulation of electronic and new media, freedom of information, intellectual property, and international issues. 3 units.
10393	MEJO 341 - 004 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication Focus	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Kenton Spencer	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Focuses on speech and related freedoms under the First Amendment. Topics include commercial speech, corporate speech, libel, privacy, regulated commercial communications, federal regulation of electronic and new media, freedom of information, intellectual property, and international issues. 3 units.
9401	MEJO 352 - 001 Sports Production and Broadcasting	Mo 8:00PM - 9:15PM	Andy Freedman	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	14/14	0/999
Description: Students will learn about the production of events, the technical side that makes it happen, and all the business deals behind the scenes that generate billions in revenue. Regular guest speakers will add to the learning environment. 3 units.
7774	MEJO 356 - 001 Feature Writing	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Timothy Crothers	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Instruction and practice in writing feature articles for newspapers and magazines. Previously offered as MEJO 256. 3 units.
10026	MEJO 356 - 002 Feature Writing	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	PAUL CUADROS	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	16/18	Seats filled	16/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Instruction and practice in writing feature articles for newspapers and magazines. Previously offered as MEJO 256. 3 units.
14982	MEJO 356 - 003 Feature Writing	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Angelia Herrin	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	17/18	Seats filled	17/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Instruction and practice in writing feature articles for newspapers and magazines. Previously offered as MEJO 256. 3 units.
7775	MEJO 371 - 001 Advertising Creative	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Allen Bosworth	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Application of findings from social science research; social responsibility of the copywriter and advertiser; preparation of advertisements for the mass media; research in copy testing. Previously offered as MEJO 271. 3 units.
7776	MEJO 371 - 002 Advertising Creative	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Allen Bosworth	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Application of findings from social science research; social responsibility of the copywriter and advertiser; preparation of advertisements for the mass media; research in copy testing. Previously offered as MEJO 271. 3 units.
7777	MEJO 371 - 003 Advertising Creative	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Joe Hester	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	17/18	Seats filled	17/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Application of findings from social science research; social responsibility of the copywriter and advertiser; preparation of advertisements for the mass media; research in copy testing. Previously offered as MEJO 271. 3 units.
9803	MEJO 371 - 004 Advertising Creative	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Gary Kayye	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Application of findings from social science research; social responsibility of the copywriter and advertiser; preparation of advertisements for the mass media; research in copy testing. Previously offered as MEJO 271. 3 units.
10065	MEJO 371 - 005 Advertising Creative	MoWe 5:45PM - 7:00PM	Carolyn Tyson	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Application of findings from social science research; social responsibility of the copywriter and advertiser; preparation of advertisements for the mass media; research in copy testing. Previously offered as MEJO 271. 3 units.
13676	MEJO 377 - 001 Sports Communication	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Livis Freeman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0305	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Examination of organizations involved in the sports communication field, including publishing, team and league media relations, college sports information offices, broadcasting, and advertising. 3 units.
14651	MEJO 377 - 002 Sports Communication	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Erik Arneson	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Examination of organizations involved in the sports communication field, including publishing, team and league media relations, college sports information offices, broadcasting, and advertising. 3 units.
7761	MEJO 379 - 001 Advertising and Public Relations Research	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	MARIA LEONORA COMELLO	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	5/8	Seats filled	22/25	0/999
Description: Critical understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the strategic planning and evaluation of advertising and public relations campaigns. Course previously offered as MEJO 279. 3 units.
7856	MEJO 379 - 002 Advertising and Public Relations Research	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	MARIA LEONORA COMELLO	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled	Seats filled	24/24	0/999
Description: Critical understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the strategic planning and evaluation of advertising and public relations campaigns. Course previously offered as MEJO 279. 3 units.
8327	MEJO 379 - 003 Advertising and Public Relations Research	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Jennifer Harker	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	9/12	Seats filled	22/25	0/999
Description: Critical understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the strategic planning and evaluation of advertising and public relations campaigns. Course previously offered as MEJO 279. 3 units.
10758	MEJO 379 - 004 Advertising and Public Relations Research	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	April Raphiou	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	4/5	Seats filled	24/25	0/999
Description: Critical understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the strategic planning and evaluation of advertising and public relations campaigns. Course previously offered as MEJO 279. 3 units.
14655	MEJO 379 - 005 Advertising and Public Relations Research	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Paige Ladisic	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Critical understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the strategic planning and evaluation of advertising and public relations campaigns. Course previously offered as MEJO 279. 3 units.
14693	MEJO 379 - 006 Advertising and Public Relations Research	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Eva Zhao	Carroll Hall-Rm 0305	10/12	Seats filled	23/25	0/999
Description: Critical understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the strategic planning and evaluation of advertising and public relations campaigns. Course previously offered as MEJO 279. 3 units.
14985	MEJO 379 - 007 Advertising and Public Relations Research	MoWe 4:40PM - 5:55PM	William Rawlings	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Critical understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the strategic planning and evaluation of advertising and public relations campaigns. Course previously offered as MEJO 279. 3 units.
17915	MEJO 379 - 008 Advertising and Public Relations Research	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Kristen Harrison	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Critical understanding and application of quantitative and qualitative methods used in the strategic planning and evaluation of advertising and public relations campaigns. Course previously offered as MEJO 279. 3 units.
15288	MEJO 390 - 001 Special Skills in Mass Communication	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Leyla Santiago	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0101	14/20	Seats filled	14/20	0/999
Description: Courses on various skills in journalism-mass communication with subjects and instructors varying each semester. This course satisfies a skills- or craft-course requirement. Descriptions for each section available on the school's Web site under Course Details. 1 - 3 units.
7781	MEJO 421 - 001 Television News Reporting and Producing	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Shelvia Dancy	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	10/20	Seats filled	10/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 121 and 252. Permission of the instructor. This course covers writing, reporting, and producing television news stories and programs, with emphasis on basic as well as innovative broadcast story forms. 3 units.
7817	MEJO 424 - 001 Media Management and Policy	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Lee Meredith	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	39/40	Seats filled	39/40	0/999
Description: An introduction to media management, generally, and the supervision and motivation of employees, specifically. The course also delves into policy and legal issues impacting modern media operations. It explores the special skills associated with management of media properties in the context of constant change. 3 units.
7857	MEJO 425 - 001 Voice and Diction	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Shelvia Dancy	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Designed to help students develop presentation skills and use voices effectively as professional broadcast journalists. 3 units.
7783	MEJO 426 - 001 Audio Journalism for Radio and Podcasts	We 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Adam Hochberg	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0204	10/18	Seats filled	10/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 252. A practicum class in which students work under faculty guidance to produce news stories, features, interviews, sports, and other audio content. Student work is broadcast on "Carolina Connection" -- a weekly radio program -- and is distributed on iTunes and other digital platforms. Students also have the opportunity to produce their own podcasts in the Carroll Hall studios. 3 units.
13677	MEJO 433 - 001 UX Strategy and Design	Mo 9:05AM - 11:50AM	Jamal Cromity	TBA	16/20	Seats filled	16/20	0/999
Description: Required preparation, a prior or concurrent visual design course, internship, or work experience demonstrating basic graphic design skills. Immersion in experience design (XD) for products and services with a focus on digital user experience (UX), interface design (UI), analytics and marketing strategies. Students use design thinking, research, data, testing, business models, social media, and optimal conversion to engage diverse audiences. Previously offered as MEJO 336. 3 units.
13678	MEJO 433 - 002 UX Strategy and Design	Tu 9:00AM - 11:45AM	Valentina Arismendi Chirinos	TBA	15/20	Seats filled	15/20	0/999
Description: Required preparation, a prior or concurrent visual design course, internship, or work experience demonstrating basic graphic design skills. Immersion in experience design (XD) for products and services with a focus on digital user experience (UX), interface design (UI), analytics and marketing strategies. Students use design thinking, research, data, testing, business models, social media, and optimal conversion to engage diverse audiences. Previously offered as MEJO 336. 3 units.
9024	MEJO 441 - 001 Diversity and Communication	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	TREVY MCDONALD	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	21/21	0/999
Description: An examination of racial stereotypes and minority portrayals in United States culture and communication. Emphasis is on the portrayal of Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans in the mass media. 3 units.
14662	MEJO 445 - 001 Media Effects on Audiences	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Lee McGuigan	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Study of the creation and effects of media, drawing from literature in journalism, psychology, sociology, political science, and history. Topics range from news to entertainment to advertising to social media and more. Students learn about message construction, dissemination, and audience reception. 3 units.
12699	MEJO 459 - 001 Community Journalism	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Carl Kenney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled	Seats filled	19/19	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Comprehensive study of the community press, including policies, procedures, and issues surrounding the production of smaller newspapers within the context of the community in its social and civic setting. 3 units.
7820	MEJO 463 - 001 News Lab: Creating Tomorrow's News Products	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Lee Meredith	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Students work under faculty guidance to develop and test an idea for a start-up news product. Students will create a prototype, test it on a target market, and compile a business feasibility report for the product. The course emphasizes collaboration among students with a variety of skills and experiences. 3 units.
14891	MEJO 467 - 001 Business Concepts for Communications	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Michelle LaRoche	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	34/34	0/999
Description: In this course, students will gain a fundamental understanding of business and learn how to write about it. Students will explore how various aspects of business, finance and corporate leadership relate to individuals, communities, companies, governments and world events, and they will learn how to write about that impact clearly and concisely. 3 units.
12411	MEJO 469 - 001 Health Communication and Marketing	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Rebecca Fish	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled	Seats filled	16/16	0/999
Description: Forbes magazine projects a crest of increasing employment in healthcare over the next decade. This means the strategic communication skill set is in high demand by hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare advertising or PR agencies, insurance companies, non-profit organizations, and more. In this course, students will learn about the healthcare sector, explore the patient journey, map stakeholders and influencers, and get hands-on experience with marketing and communications that can help people lead healthier lives. 3 units.
7788	MEJO 475 - 001 Concepts of Marketing	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	William Ammerman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Designed to provide the larger business context for students anticipating careers in advertising, public relations, and other media industries, the course teaches the vocabulary and basic concepts of marketing as it will be practiced. 3 units.
7789	MEJO 476 - 001 Ethical Issues and Sports Communication	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Shaun Anderson	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	24/25	Seats filled	24/25	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Ethical dilemmas and decisions in the commercialization and coverage of sports, including the influence of television, pressure to change traditions and standards for monetary reasons, and negative influences on athletes. 3 units.
7791	MEJO 484 - 001 Information Graphics	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:55AM	TERENCE OLIVER	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	12/16	Seats filled	12/16	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 182; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Study and application of graphic design and information-gathering techniques to creating charts, maps, and diagrams. 3 units.
7816	MEJO 487 - 001 Intermediate Interactive Media	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:55AM	Steven King	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	16/18	Seats filled	16/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 187. Web programming, graphic design, and storytelling for the Web. Students will use HTML5 CSS3, JavaScript, and other Web publishing languages while learning how to design, storyboard, and script an interactive storytelling project. Students will collect and incorporate photos, text, video, graphics, and database information into interactive multimedia presentations. Previously offered as MEJO 586. 3 units.
7815	MEJO 489 - 001 Photojournalism, Lighting, and Business Techniques	TuTh 3:30PM - 5:15PM	PATRICK DAVISON	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	9/18	Seats filled	9/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 180. Students expand their personal photographic vision and professional portfolio by honing their knowledge and skills of studio and location lighting, propping, and styling. Students learn studio and location portraiture and photo illustration and create a photo essay or portrait series. Previously offered as MEJO 181. 3 units.
11302	MEJO 490 - 001 Special Topics in Mass Communication	Tu 5:00PM - 7:30PM	Mitch Bennett	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Small classes on various aspects of journalism-mass communication with subjects and instructors varying each semester. Descriptions for each section available on the school's Web site under Course Details. 1 - 3 units.
12413	MEJO 490 - 002 Special Topics in Mass Communication	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Julie Dixon-Green	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Small classes on various aspects of journalism-mass communication with subjects and instructors varying each semester. Descriptions for each section available on the school's Web site under Course Details. 1 - 3 units.
12579	MEJO 490 - 003 Special Topics in Mass Communication	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Leyla Santiago	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	9/20	Seats filled	9/20	0/999
Description: Small classes on various aspects of journalism-mass communication with subjects and instructors varying each semester. Descriptions for each section available on the school's Web site under Course Details. 1 - 3 units.
12610	MEJO 490 - 004 Special Topics in Mass Communication	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Lee McGuigan	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	15/15	0/999
Description: Small classes on various aspects of journalism-mass communication with subjects and instructors varying each semester. Descriptions for each section available on the school's Web site under Course Details. 1 - 3 units.
12929	MEJO 490 - 005 Special Topics in Mass Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	DANA MCMAHAN	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0002	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Small classes on various aspects of journalism-mass communication with subjects and instructors varying each semester. Descriptions for each section available on the school's Web site under Course Details. 1 - 3 units.
7782	MEJO 522 - 001 Producing Television News	Mo 12:20PM - 12:50PM	Leyla Santiago	TBA	6/18	Seats filled	6/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 421. Permission of the instructor. Students work under faculty guidance to produce "Carolina Week," a television news program, and are responsible for all production tasks such as producing, reporting, anchoring, directing, and others. Previously offered as MEJO 422. 3 units.
9451	MEJO 523H - 001 Broadcast News and Production Management	Mo 12:20PM - 12:50PM	Leyla Santiago	TBA	2/18	Seats filled	2/18	0/999
Description: Students participate in a collaborative learning environment to hone skills learned in earlier courses and help less-experienced students acclimate to the broadcast news experience within the school. By invitation only. Previously offered as MEJO 423. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
9452	MEJO 523H - 002 Broadcast News and Production Management	Mo 9:05AM - 12:15PM	Charlie Tuggle	TBA	7/18	Seats filled	7/18	0/999
Description: Students participate in a collaborative learning environment to hone skills learned in earlier courses and help less-experienced students acclimate to the broadcast news experience within the school. By invitation only. Previously offered as MEJO 423. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
9453	MEJO 523H - 003 Broadcast News and Production Management	We 11:15AM - 12:30PM	Adam Hochberg	TBA	2/18	Seats filled	2/18	0/999
Description: Students participate in a collaborative learning environment to hone skills learned in earlier courses and help less-experienced students acclimate to the broadcast news experience within the school. By invitation only. Previously offered as MEJO 423. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
7784	MEJO 531 - 001 Case Studies in Public Relations	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Adele Myers	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	Seats filled	Seats filled	28/28	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Helps students think as public relations professionals who deal with the demanding, dynamic environment of corporate, government, and nonprofit public relations. Students examine real-world situations and strategies, discussing factors that affect how public relations is practiced in organizations, including identifying stakeholder groups, developing strategies, embracing diversity, and recognizing ethical issues. Previously offered as MEJO 431. 3 units.
7785	MEJO 531 - 002 Case Studies in Public Relations	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	ESTHER CAMPI	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	26/27	Seats filled	26/27	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Helps students think as public relations professionals who deal with the demanding, dynamic environment of corporate, government, and nonprofit public relations. Students examine real-world situations and strategies, discussing factors that affect how public relations is practiced in organizations, including identifying stakeholder groups, developing strategies, embracing diversity, and recognizing ethical issues. Previously offered as MEJO 431. 3 units.
7786	MEJO 531 - 003 Case Studies in Public Relations	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Lightning Czabovsky	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled	Seats filled	27/27	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Helps students think as public relations professionals who deal with the demanding, dynamic environment of corporate, government, and nonprofit public relations. Students examine real-world situations and strategies, discussing factors that affect how public relations is practiced in organizations, including identifying stakeholder groups, developing strategies, embracing diversity, and recognizing ethical issues. Previously offered as MEJO 431. 3 units.
7858	MEJO 533 - 001 Crisis Communication	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Valerie Fields	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled	Seats filled	10/10	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. Provides an assessment and understanding of crises, examining the role public relations professionals play in helping organizations use mass communication theories and best practices. Includes media training. Introduces students to areas of crisis research, allowing them to complete the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Incident Management System certification. Previously offered as MEJO 433. 3 units.
12061	MEJO 542 - 001 Reporting & Writing About Business	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Michelle LaRoche	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 467. Methods and tactics of covering businesses for mass communication. Why and how companies operate and how to write stories about corporate news from public records and other sources. Previously offered as MEJO 452. 3 units.
10038	MEJO 544 - 001 Career Exploration and Preparation	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Livis Freeman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0305	Seats filled	Seats filled	29/29	0/999
Description: This course will provide detailed information about all communications careers, help you discover which careers best suit you, make sure your brand matches your career choice, help you maximize mentor relationships while becoming more effective networkers, and help you better understand all available job search resources. This will essentially be the final step in making sure you look and sound impressive while your portfolios maximize the magnitude of your experience. 3 units.
13718	MEJO 553 - 001 Advanced Reporting	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Erin Siegal McIntyre	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	6/18	Seats filled	6/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 153 and 253. Rigorous, in-depth instruction and critiques of students' news and feature assignments done with different reporting methodologies: interviewing, official records, direct and participant observation, and survey research (the Carolina Poll). Previously offered as MEJO 453. 3 units.
9402	MEJO 557 - 001 News Editing	MoWe 2:30PM - 4:15PM	Andy Bechtel	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Concentration on the editing of news, including writing of headlines, captions and posts for social media. Students may not receive credit for both MEJO 157 and MEJO 557. 3 units.
11155	MEJO 562 - 001 Environmental and Science Documentary Television	Th 3:30PM - 6:00PM	Tom Linden	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	15/17	Seats filled	15/17	0/999
Description: Students work in teams to conceive, produce, and script mini-documentaries on environmental and science topics for broadcast on North Carolina Public Television. 3 units.
12617	MEJO 569 - 001 Behavioral Science in Health Communication	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Francesca Dillman Carpentier	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: In this course, students are provided with an in-depth understanding of how people make health decisions and what motivates them to act. Then, through discussions, hands-on exercises, and case studies of health campaigns, students learn how to apply behavioral science to identify, dissect, and determine the best communication solutions for some of the most important challenges facing healthcare today. 3 units.
7964	MEJO 570 - 001 Data Driven Journalism	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Ryan Thornburg	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: An introduction to basic statistics and numerical and mathematical literacy, as well as a look at professional data-driven journalism projects. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to acquire, organize, analyze, and present data to a general news audience. Previously offered as MEJO 460. 3 units.
9681	MEJO 572 - 001 Art Direction in Advertising	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	DANA MCMAHAN	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0002	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: This course provides students with finished advertising for their portfolios through visual theory instruction, creative exercises, and strategy application. Previously offered as MEJO 472. 3 units.
13719	MEJO 577 - 001 The Branding of Me	We 4:40PM - 7:25PM	Gary Kayye	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 477. What have you done to brand yourself? Students will use YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook in a calculated plan with other new-media marketing tools to land that first job. Previously offered as MEJO 474. 3 units.
11153	MEJO 580 - 001 Photo Stories	MoWe 4:40PM - 6:35PM	PATRICK DAVISON	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	14/18	Seats filled	14/18	0/999
Description: Advanced course in photojournalism content gathering, history, ethics and storytelling. Students shoot advanced newspaper and magazine assignments and create short multimedia stories combining photography, audio, and video. Previously offered as MEJO 480. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
7792	MEJO 581 - 001 User Experience Design and Usability	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Carlos Salas	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: Theory and practice of user experience design with an emphasis on usability, design theory, aesthetic design, and evaluative methodologies, including analytics and eye tracking research. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
9046	MEJO 582 - 001 Advanced Documentary Video Storytelling	MoWe 10:10AM - 12:05PM	Chad Heartwood	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	13/18	Seats filled	13/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 121 and 180. Students learn how to gather audio and video content, editing and storytelling techniques, and how to publish these media onto a variety of multimedia platforms. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
7801	MEJO 585 - 001 3D Design Studio	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:45AM	SPENCER BARNES	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	11/18	Seats filled	11/18	0/999
Description: The use of 3D design and animation to create visual explanations. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
8536	MEJO 588 - 001 Emerging Technologies	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Steven King	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	23/25	Seats filled	23/25	0/999
Description: This course will introduce students to storytelling with emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, 360 Video, robots, drones, and other new technologies. Students will have the opportunity to learn and work with the latest VR hardware and create experiences for those platforms. Previously offered as MEJO 660. 3 units.
8245	MEJO 589 - 001 Motion Graphics	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	TERENCE OLIVER	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	10/18	Seats filled	10/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 182. Detailed study and application of motion-graphic techniques that utilize the combination of words, photos, graphics, video, sound, and voice-overs to convey stories for news and entertainment. Students learn Adobe After Effects software and the art of storytelling to enable them to conceptualize and execute digital animations. Previously offered as MEJO 486. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
8323	MEJO 591 - 001 Workroom FashionMash Experiential Design	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	DANA MCMAHAN	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0002	Seats filled	Seats filled	25/25	0/999
Description: The course combines a development workshop with a professional industry project, giving students unprecedented access to working creatives, industry trendsetters, and decision makers. In Workroom students will think, write, and execute their creative ideas. Previously offered as MEJO 650. 3 units.
9450	MEJO 625H - 001 Media Hub	MoWe 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Charlie Tuggle	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Permission of the department. Students will work together to find, produce, and market stories that would attract the attention of professional media partners throughout the state and region, and at times, the nation. This hands-on course mimics the professional journalist's work environment more than any other class in the school. 3 units.
8533	MEJO 634 - 001 Public Relations Campaigns	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Julie Dixon-Green	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 332 and 379. In this capstone experience, students apply concepts and skills from earlier classes to develop a campaign plan for a client organization. Activities include conducting background and audience research; developing realistic objectives, strategies, tactics, and evaluation plans; producing a portfolio of supporting materials; and pitching the campaign to the client. Previously offered as MEJO 434. 3 units.
13720	MEJO 634 - 002 Public Relations Campaigns	MoWe 10:10AM - 11:25AM	Natalie Best	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0202	Seats filled	Seats filled	20/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 332 and 379. In this capstone experience, students apply concepts and skills from earlier classes to develop a campaign plan for a client organization. Activities include conducting background and audience research; developing realistic objectives, strategies, tactics, and evaluation plans; producing a portfolio of supporting materials; and pitching the campaign to the client. Previously offered as MEJO 434. 3 units.
9665	MEJO 644 - 001 Washington Experience	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Daniel Kreiss	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	16/16	0/999
Description: The Washington Experience is an intensive, semester long course that introduces students to careers in journalism and political communication and D.C.-based organizations and people. The hallmark of the course is a 12-week campaign simulation, where the class breaks into groups to either run candidates for office or cover those campaigns as journalists. Previously offered as MEJO 537. Enrollment preference will be given to students who have taken MEJO 144 and MEJO 244. 3 units.
10041	MEJO 653 - 001 Leadership in a Time of Change	MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM	Marisa Porto	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	21/25	Seats filled	21/25	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 452, 475 or 652. During a time of fast-paced technological innovation, this course examines the critical strategic choices facing media executives. Students will observe and research a media company that is making the transition, as well as produce a case study on that effort. Previously offered as MEJO 552. 3 units.
14672	MEJO 669 - 001 Health Marketing Capstone	Mo 4:40PM - 7:25PM	Rebecca Fish	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	6/20	Seats filled	6/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MEJO 469 and MEJO 569. This is a capstone course and the final course in the Health Communication and Marketing Certificate program -- Students will be placed into teams to work with a client from the health communication and marketing sector to conduct formative research, develop a marketing communication strategy, create and test campaign materials, and present a final plan of action to the client. Restricted to students in the Health Communication and Marketing Certificate program. 3 units.
13721	MEJO 670H - 001 Digital Advertising and Marketing	MoWe 4:40PM - 5:55PM	Eva Zhao	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	12/20	Seats filled	12/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 379. This course provides the practical knowledge and insights required to establish digital advertising and marketing objectives and strategies, properly select the earned and paid media platforms, and monitor and measure the results of those efforts. Previously offered as MEJO 470. 3 units.
7787	MEJO 673 - 001 Advertising Campaigns	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	James Weaver	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	28/28	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 371 or 372. Planning and executing advertising campaigns; types and methods of advertising research; the economic function of advertising in society. Previously offered as MEJO 473. 3 units.
7790	MEJO 683 - 001 Magazine Design	MoWe 2:30PM - 4:15PM	TERENCE OLIVER	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	9/18	Seats filled	9/18	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 482. Permission of the instructor. Detailed study of page layout and graphics techniques in magazines. Previously offered as MEJO 483. 3 units.
4734	MEJO 701 - 001 Insights and Analytics	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Joe Hester	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Students learn how to analyze, interpret, and evaluate applied research data gathered using multiple contemporary research methodologies common in strategic communication. There is a particular focus on discovering insights into audiences, brands, markets, media, and culture, which can then be used to drive decisions. The course will also explore methods of effectively communicating analytics and insights to audiences. Students will create and execute a research plan and identify appropriate insight(s) for a client organization. Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
8895	MEJO 703 - 001 Mass Communication Research Methods	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Meredith Clark	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	12/15	Seats filled	12/15	0/999
Description: Covers a broad range of research methods used in industry and academic research. Course content includes the process and organization of writing research; applying a variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods; evaluating research design; and ethical issues inherent in research. Required course for all doctoral students and theory and research master's students. 3 units.
6993	MEJO 704 - 001 Statistics for Social Science Research	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Francesca Dillman Carpentier	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	11/14	Seats filled	12/15	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 701; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Course examines when and why to use particular statistical tests to address a given research question and provides a framework for understanding research that uses quantitative methods. Prior knowledge of statistics NOT assumed. 3 units.
4735	MEJO 705 - 001 Theories of Mass Communication	Mo 9:30AM - 12:15PM	Kristen Harrison	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	Seats filled	Seats filled	12/12	0/999
Description: In this course, students receive a broad introduction to the major theoretical perspectives in the field of communication and learn to apply them to their own research. Required of doctoral students and master's students in the theory and research area of study. 3 units.
14110	MEJO 732 - 001 Strategic Communication Writing	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Lois Boynton	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: This course is designed to give you hands-on experience writing to inform and persuade your audiences, with an emphasis on digital and social media. It is structured as an applied skills lab with both in-class and out-of-class writing assignments and an additional element of message production on behalf of an organizational client. Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
4737	MEJO 740 - 001 Media Law	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Amanda Reid	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	2/3	Seats filled	14/15	0/999
Description: Survey media law areas: First Amendment, libel, privacy, intellectual property, corporate and commercial speech, media and judiciary, confidential sources, freedom of information, electronic and new media regulation, international issues. Semester topics may vary with class interests. Conduct legal research, identify/analyze secondary and primary legal resources, produce original graduate-level legal research. 3 units.
12433	MEJO 741 - 001 Law, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Tori Ekstrand	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	5/16	Seats filled	5/16	0/999
Description: This course will provide students with a basic framework for current legal issues, including libel, copyright and First Amendment law, as well as discussion of journalism ethics and contemporary issues. In this course, you will explore the delicate balance that traditionally has existed between freedom and control of the media and how digital media and politics have shaken that balance. You will study both the old and the new law because both are relevant today. Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
12429	MEJO 751 - 001 Journalism Methods	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Michelle LaRoche	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	5/15	Seats filled	5/15	0/999
Description: This course is designed to help you hone the reporting, interviewing, research and analytical skills necessary to convey newsworthy information in written or visual formats. You will be challenged to identify and interview sources, concisely convey information and critically consider the best ways to inform an audience about an issue or topic, all of which are the hallmarks of ''must-consume'' journalism. Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
12430	MEJO 756 - 001 Investigative and Data-driven Reporting	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Ryan Thornburg	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	4/16	Seats filled	4/16	0/999
Description: An introduction to basic statistics and numerical and mathematical literacy, as well as a look at professional data-driven journalism projects. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to acquire, organize, analyze, and present data to a general news audience. Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
12431	MEJO 758 - 001 Public Life Reporting I	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Marisa Porto	Carroll Hall-Rm 0338	3/16	Seats filled	3/16	0/999
Description: This course introduces the structure and functions of city, county, and state government and focuses on understanding their impact on the daily lives of their citizens. We will examine and assess their decisions, financial choices, and community outcomes. We will focus on the main areas of impact, which include: education, health and social services, public safety, housing and community development, environment, transportation, and politics and elections. Master of Arts in Media and Communication students only. 3 units.
15089	MEJO 777 - 001 Personal Branding and Professional Networking	Fr 9:30AM - 12:15PM	Gary Kayye	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: This is a two-part course that will teach students how to brand themselves as well as how to professionally network for employment purposes. Students will spend a semester strategically marketing their personal brands by writing blogs, recording podcasts, and using social media. They will then spend a semester professionally networking to ensure employment, focusing on resume redesign, LinkedIn profiles, social media, interview practice, interviewer follow-up, and negotiation of salary and benefits. Restricted to students in the M.A. in Media and Communication program. 1.5 units.
6887	MEJO 782 - 001 Digital Content Creation	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Scott Geier	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	Seats filled	Seats filled	18/18	0/999
Description: Digital content creation is one of the cornerstones of modern strategic communication. This course provides students with a foundation in all the major platforms for digital storytelling. The core competencies include video production (cameras, lighting, audio, composition, sequencing, and editing), graphic design principles, data visualization, and interactive media (HTML, CSS, content management systems, and web hosting protocol). Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
8539	MEJO 801 - 001 Professional Seminar in Doctoral Studies	We 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Shannon Mcgregor	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	10/12	Seats filled	10/12	0/999
Description: Examines the role of doctoral studies in the academy; the components of scholarly writing, the expectations of someone studying for a Ph.D.; and the research, teaching, and service responsibilities of a university professor. Restricted to students in the Ph.D. in Media and Communication program. 1.5 units.
4738	MEJO 830 - 001 Public Relations Theory & Research	We 2:00PM - 4:45PM	Suman Lee	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	Seats filled	Seats filled	12/12	0/999
Description: Readings, discussions, and research that explores theoretical foundations of public relations and strategic communication and how they are applied academically and professionally. 3 units.
14111	MEJO 851 - 001 Textual Analysis	Th 12:30PM - 3:15PM	BARBARA FRIEDMAN	Carroll Hall-Rm 0338	11/12	Seats filled	11/12	0/999
Description: Textual analysis is a set of methods that focuses on written, visual and spoken language--what it represents and how it's used to make sense of the world. Qualitative text-based approaches are transdisciplinary and treat media texts as cultural artifacts that contain traces of socially constructed realities. These methods will be explored in reading and discussion, and students will complete original research. 3 units.
14114	MEJO 890 - 002 Seminar in Special Topics in Mass Communication	Tu 9:30AM - 12:15PM	SETH NOAR	Carroll Hall-Rm 0338	5/12	Seats filled	5/12	0/999
Description: Seminar on various aspects of mass communication, with content and instructors varying each semester. 3 units.