Journalism
Overview
The Department of Languages, Literature, and Communication seeks to expose all Grace College students to God-honoring courses in writing, literature, modern languages, and communication. Students will leave furnished with a versatile communication skill set necessary to be articulate and successful in many career fields.
The journalism major seeks to develop students in their professional writing skills and creative writing skills in order to achieve precise, powerful communication. Journalistic ethics are stressed. One factor that sets apart our journalism major is that many of the courses are taught by those who are practicing writers, editors, and photographers.
Course Requirements for B.A. Journalism
Courses
Examples of courses in this major:
COM113 Introduction to Mass Communication
A survey of mass media in society, including newspapers, magazines, radio, recording industry, television, film, internet, advertising, photojournalism, and communication theory. This course covers the history, economic controls, governmental controls, problems, effects of research, and societal importance of the information and entertainment media.
COM217 Communication Ethics/Theories
This course explores moral reasoning and practice in the communication field as well as the major theoretical approaches to communication. Case studies will be used to examine truth telling, business pressures, deception, fairness, privacy, social justice, and the relationship between ethics, theories and practice. Applications in advertising, the entertainment industry, politics, and the church.
JOU214 Newspaper Journalism
Instruction and practice in writing for newspapers, including current news, features, sports, government, editorials, etc. Includes practical experience writing for the campus and local newspapers.
JOU270 Design and Layout for Journalists
A laboratory, hands-on course in which students are exposed to InDesign and Adobe Photoshop while learning the most up-to-date principles of layout and design for newspapers, magazines, websites and other media.
JOU313 Editing
Instruction and practice in the preparation of copy for publication, including copy editing, proofreading, style, headline writing , picture cropping, typography, legal considerations, and page layout and design for newspapers, magazines, and other media.