Journalism Education
Overview
The Languages, Literature, and Communication Department 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 any career field.
Students in Journalism Education will be prepared to practice journalism as well as to teach it on the high school level. Students interested in teaching journalism will leave furnished with the skills necessary to be successful in secondary education settings.
The wide range of courses in the major includes exposure to all kinds of journalistic and professional writing, creative writing, and ethics. Also required are 33 hours of professional education courses, including student teaching.
Courses
Examples of courses in this major:
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.
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.
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.