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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Wait List
7208	MEJO 101 - 001 The Media Revolution: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg and Beyond	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Lee Meredith	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	99/149 (149 total)	Seats filled	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.
7045	MEJO 121 - 001 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Contia' Prince	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
10347	MEJO 121 - 002 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Stephen McConnell	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	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.
7046	MEJO 121 - 003 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Scott Geier	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7047	MEJO 121 - 004 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Laura Ruel	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7048	MEJO 121 - 005 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Nazanin Knudsen	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7049	MEJO 121 - 006 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Peter Doyle	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	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.
7050	MEJO 121 - 007 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Keith Barber	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7152	MEJO 121 - 008 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Christy Kirk	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7164	MEJO 121 - 009 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Parth Shah	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
11261	MEJO 121 - 010 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Nazanin Knudsen	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
11262	MEJO 121 - 011 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Contia' Prince	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
12233	MEJO 121 - 012 Introduction to Digital Storytelling	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Peter Doyle	Carroll Hall-Rm 0268	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	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.
7073	MEJO 129 - 001 Sports Xtra	Mo 9:00AM - 12:30PM	Charlie Tuggle	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0101	Seats filled (10 total)	Seats filled	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.
7027	MEJO 137 - 001 Principles of Advertising and Public Relations	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Gary Kayye, Valerie Fields, Mckenna Martin	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	Seats filled (120 total)	Seats filled	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.
7028	MEJO 137 - 002 Principles of Advertising and Public Relations	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Gary Kayye, Valerie Fields	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	Seats filled (119 total)	Seats filled	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.
7029	MEJO 141 - 001 Media Ethics	MoWe 5:45PM - 7:00PM	Deb Aikat	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	27/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	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.
7030	MEJO 141 - 002 Media Ethics	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Paige Ladisic	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	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.
10348	MEJO 141 - 003 Media Ethics	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Destiny Peterson	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	29/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	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.
7099	MEJO 141 - 004 Media Ethics	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Christopher Pereira	TBA	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	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.
15937	MEJO 141 - 005 Media Ethics	MoWe 7:15PM - 8:30PM	Deb Aikat	Carroll Hall-Rm 0111	27/30 (30 total)	Seats filled	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.
7031	MEJO 153 - 001 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Daniel Huffman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	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.
7032	MEJO 153 - 002 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Andy Bechtel	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7034	MEJO 153 - 004 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Claire Thornton	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7035	MEJO 153 - 005 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Najuma Thorpe	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7036	MEJO 153 - 006 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 5:00PM - 6:15PM	DAVID FRANCIS	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7037	MEJO 153 - 007 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Rhonda Gibson	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	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.
7038	MEJO 153 - 008 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Shelby Forbes	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7039	MEJO 153 - 009 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Ryan Thornburg	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
11290	MEJO 153 - 010 Writing and Reporting	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Erin Siegal McIntyre	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	18/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
11279	MEJO 153 - 011 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Mark Sutter	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
11280	MEJO 153 - 012 Writing and Reporting	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Daniel Johnson	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7040	MEJO 180 - 001 Foundations of Photojournalism	MoWe 10:00AM - 11:45AM	Rachel Jessen	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
10357	MEJO 180 - 002 Foundations of Photojournalism	MoWe 12:00PM - 1:45PM	Rachel Jessen	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
11285	MEJO 180 - 003 Foundations of Photojournalism	TuTh 3:00PM - 4:45PM	Giovanna Torrieri	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	13/14 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
14550	MEJO 180 - 004 Foundations of Photojournalism	TuTh 12:00PM - 1:45PM	Giovanna Torrieri	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7041	MEJO 182 - 001 Foundations of Graphic Design	MoWe 6:00PM - 7:45PM	Chris Kirkman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled (17 total)	Seats filled	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.
7042	MEJO 182 - 002 Foundations of Graphic Design	TuTh 6:00PM - 7:45PM	Chris Kirkman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled (17 total)	Seats filled	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.
7043	MEJO 182 - 003 Foundations of Graphic Design	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:45AM	SPENCER BARNES	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7044	MEJO 187 - 001 Foundations of Interactive Media	TuTh 3:30PM - 5:15PM	Scott Geier	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
11286	MEJO 187 - 002 Foundations of Interactive Media	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:45AM	Scott Geier	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	12/14 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7240	MEJO 187 - 003 Foundations of Interactive Media	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:45PM	Taylor Blankenship	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	Seats filled (17 total)	Seats filled	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.
15144	MEJO 244 - 001 Talk Politics: An Introduction to Political Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Shannon Mcgregor	Carroll Hall-Rm 0128	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	0/5
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. An overview of political communication issues and an examination of political campaigns for students who intend to practice communication in the public arena and for those interested in political processes. 3 units.
7054	MEJO 252 - 001 Audio Journalism	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Tom Linden	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	17/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
10359	MEJO 252 - 002 Audio Journalism	MoWe 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Parth Shah	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7055	MEJO 253 - 001 Introduction to Public Affairs Reporting	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	PAUL CUADROS	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	15/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Exercises in news gathering, interviewing, and writing news regardless of the delivery platform. 3 units.
7051	MEJO 332 - 001 Public Relations Writing	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Valerie Fields	Carroll Hall-Rm 0305	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7052	MEJO 332 - 002 Public Relations Writing	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Julie Dixon-Green	TBA	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7165	MEJO 332 - 003 Public Relations Writing	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Sarah Whitmarsh	TBA	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7053	MEJO 332 - 004 Public Relations Writing	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Marshele Carter	TBA	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7238	MEJO 332 - 005 Public Relations Writing	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Marshele Carter	TBA	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
14537	MEJO 333 - 001 Video for Marketing and Public Relations	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Nazanin Knudsen	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	Seats filled (19 total)	Seats filled	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.
7061	MEJO 340 - 001 Introduction to Media Law: Journalism Focus	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Tori Ekstrand	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	Seats filled (35 total)	Seats filled	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.
7062	MEJO 340 - 002 Introduction to Media Law: Journalism Focus	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Tori Ekstrand	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled (35 total)	Seats filled	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.
7063	MEJO 341 - 001 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication Focus	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Amanda Reid	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled (35 total)	Seats filled	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.
7064	MEJO 341 - 002 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication Focus	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Sterling Logan	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled (35 total)	Seats filled	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.
10561	MEJO 341 - 003 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication Focus	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Amanda Reid	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled (35 total)	Seats filled	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.
14539	MEJO 341 - 004 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communication Focus	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Kenton Spencer	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled (35 total)	Seats filled	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.
7065	MEJO 342 - 001 The Black Press and United States History	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	TREVY MCDONALD	TBA	Seats filled (28 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A chronological survey of the African American press in the United States since 1827. Emphasis is on key people and issues during critical areas in the African American experience. 3 units.
7056	MEJO 356 - 001 Feature Writing	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Timothy Crothers	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled (17 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Instruction and practice in writing feature articles for newspapers and magazines. Previously offered as MEJO 256. 3 units.
9810	MEJO 356 - 002 Feature Writing	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Angelia Herrin	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	17/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Instruction and practice in writing feature articles for newspapers and magazines. Previously offered as MEJO 256. 3 units.
12357	MEJO 358 - 001 Opinion Writing	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Angelia Herrin	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Practice in writing commentary for all forms of mass communication, from journalism to public relations, no matter the delivery format. Previously offered as MEJO 258. 3 units.
7057	MEJO 371 - 001 Advertising Creative	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Heather Apple	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
13787	MEJO 371 - 002 Advertising Creative	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Joe Hester	Carroll Hall-Rm 0033	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
9817	MEJO 371 - 003 Advertising Creative	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Allen Bosworth	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
10562	MEJO 371 - 004 Advertising Creative	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Gary Kayye	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
10796	MEJO 371 - 005 Advertising Creative	MoWe 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Carolyn Tyson	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
12354	MEJO 372 - 001 Advertising Media	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Jennifer Harker	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	8/9 (28 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137. The media-planning function in advertising for both buyers and sellers of media; the relationships among media, messages, and audiences; computer analysis. Previously offered as MEJO 272. 3 units.
10469	MEJO 373 - 001 Account Planning	Th 5:15PM - 8:00PM	Allen Bosworth	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled (28 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A study of the principles and tools of strategists and account planners all in the pursuit of connecting people with brands in new and interesting ways, with a focus on three areas. First, how to uncover compelling customer, competition, and brand insights through research. Second, how to spark creativity using those insights. Finally, how to persuade, provoke and inspire others through creative briefs, presentations and more. 3 units.
7066	MEJO 376 - 001 Sports Marketing and Advertising	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	John Sweeney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines the range of promotional techniques being used in the modern sports industry. Topics include sponsorships, advertising, merchandising, and the effects of commercialization. 3 units.
7067	MEJO 377 - 001 Sports Communication	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	John Sweeney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
10772	MEJO 377 - 002 Sports Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Livis Freeman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7058	MEJO 379 - 001 Advertising and Public Relations Research	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Eva Zhao	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	5/8 (28 total)	Seats filled	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.
7059	MEJO 379 - 002 Advertising and Public Relations Research	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Lee McGuigan	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled (28 total)	Seats filled	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.
7060	MEJO 379 - 003 Advertising and Public Relations Research	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	Lee McGuigan	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled (28 total)	Seats filled	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.
7100	MEJO 379 - 004 Advertising and Public Relations Research	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Kristen Harrison	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled (28 total)	Seats filled	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.
7166	MEJO 379 - 005 Advertising and Public Relations Research	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Jessica Shaw	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled (28 total)	Seats filled	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.
7069	MEJO 421 - 001 Television News Reporting and Producing	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Shelvia Dancy	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	13/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7071	MEJO 424 - 001 Media Management and Policy	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Lee Meredith	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	37/39 (39 total)	Seats filled	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.
10476	MEJO 425 - 001 Voice and Diction	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Shelvia Dancy	TBA	Seats filled (21 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Designed to help students develop presentation skills and use voices effectively as professional broadcast journalists. 3 units.
7072	MEJO 426 - 001 Audio Journalism for Radio and Podcasts	We 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Adam Hochberg	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	8/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7209	MEJO 433 - 001 UX Strategy and Design	Mo 9:00AM - 11:45AM	Thomas Blanchflower	TBA	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7239	MEJO 433 - 002 UX Strategy and Design	Tu 9:00AM - 11:45AM	Lauren Waugh	TBA	19/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
14803	MEJO 437H - 001 Media in Asia	TuTh 6:30PM - 7:45PM	Lightning Czabovsky	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	15/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137 or 153. The study of media in Asia, including how news and information are disseminated and used by audiences. Includes a trip to the region as part of the course. 3 units.
12355	MEJO 438 - 001 Advertising in the Age of Alexa	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Louis Killeffer	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	6/9 (32 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: An exploration of established advertising and brand theory and their evolving best practices in response to decades of continuous digital disruption. Through selected readings, engaging discussion, student research, and live interface with some of today's most enlightened, real-world practitioners, we'll investigate how content on powerful platforms shapes both attitudes and behavior, how marketing communications methods have been challenged and discarded, and why fundamental objectives in creating brand-based relationships remain remarkably constant. 3 units.
9434	MEJO 442 - 001 Gender, Class, Race, and Mass Media	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	BARBARA FRIEDMAN	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The media play a critical role in the construction and contestation of ideas about gender, class, and race. Using a range of methods, students will analyze media messages past and present to understand how gender, race, and class influence media production and consumption. 3 units.
7246	MEJO 447H - 001 Media in the United Kingdom	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Lucinda Austin	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	14/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 137 or 153. The study of media in the UK including how news and information are disseminated and used by audiences. Includes a trip to the country as part of the course. 3 units.
7080	MEJO 455 - 001 Creative Sportswriting	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Timothy Crothers	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	14/16 (16 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Researching and writing sports stories, including game coverage, magazine features, and opinion columns. Students complete reporting and writing exercises inside and outside of the classroom. 3 units.
14720	MEJO 459 - 001 Community Journalism	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Carl Kenney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0128	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
15986	MEJO 459 - 002 Community Journalism	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Carl Kenney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0128	18/20 (20 total)	Seats filled
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.
7082	MEJO 463 - 001 News Lab: Creating Tomorrow's News Products	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Lee Meredith	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
12352	MEJO 469 - 001 Health Communication and Marketing	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Heidi Hennink-Kaminski	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	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.
7085	MEJO 475 - 001 Concepts of Marketing	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	William Ammerman	TBA	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	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.
14542	MEJO 476 - 001 Ethical Issues and Sports Communication	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	John Sweeney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7086	MEJO 482 - 001 Media Design	MoWe 5:00PM - 6:45PM	Grayson Mendenhall	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 182. Detailed study of page layout and graphics techniques for all forms of news media. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
7087	MEJO 484 - 001 Information Graphics	MoWe 10:00AM - 11:45AM	TERENCE OLIVER	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	14/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
12353	MEJO 489 - 001 Photojournalism, Lighting, and Business Techniques	MoWe 10:00AM - 11:45AM	Phyllis Dooney	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	14/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
11478	MEJO 490 - 001 Special Topics in Mass Communication	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	DANA MCMAHAN	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0002	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
12350	MEJO 490 - 002 Special Topics in Mass Communication	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Julie Dixon-Green	TBA	Seats filled (10 total)	Seats filled	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.
12657	MEJO 490 - 003 Special Topics in Mass Communication	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Leyla Santiago	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	10/19 (19 total)	Seats filled	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.
15038	MEJO 490 - 004 Special Topics in Mass Communication	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Steven King	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	14/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
15167	MEJO 490 - 005 Special Topics in Mass Communication	Mo 5:00PM - 7:30PM	James Weaver	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled
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.
15278	MEJO 490 - 006 Special Topics in Mass Communication	Tu 5:00PM - 7:30PM	Mitch Bennett	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	17/18 (18 total)	Seats filled
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.
7070	MEJO 522 - 001 Producing Television News	Mo 11:30AM - 12:00PM	Leyla Santiago	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0101	8/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7248	MEJO 523H - 001 Broadcast News and Production Management	Mo 11:30AM - 12:00PM	Leyla Santiago	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0101	4/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7249	MEJO 523H - 002 Broadcast News and Production Management	Mo 9:00AM - 12:30PM	Charlie Tuggle	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0101	8/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7250	MEJO 523H - 003 Broadcast News and Production Management	We 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Adam Hochberg	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	2/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7074	MEJO 531 - 001 Case Studies in Public Relations	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Kelly Calabria	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	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.
7075	MEJO 531 - 002 Case Studies in Public Relations	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Lois Boynton	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled (21 total)	Seats filled	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.
11289	MEJO 531 - 004 Case Studies in Public Relations	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Lightning Czabovsky	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	9/11 (25 total)	Seats filled	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.
9632	MEJO 532 - 001 International Public Relations	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Suman Lee	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled (22 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course aims to introduce students 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 public in other countries beyond their national boundaries. Public relations agencies serve foreign clients facing a variety of issues and challenges on a global scale. Key literature on international public relations, public diplomacy, global reputation management, and international media relations will be covered. 3 units.
7076	MEJO 533 - 001 Crisis Communication	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Valerie Fields	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	12/13 (13 total)	Seats filled	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.
10571	MEJO 541 - 001 Economics Reporting	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Michelle LaRoche	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	5/11 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 153. Permission of the instructor. Coverage of Wall Street and the economy, including stocks, bonds, and economic indicators. Reporting on the Federal Reserve, labor, consumer sector, manufacturing and inflation, and certain industries. Previously offered as MEJO 451. 3 units.
10475	MEJO 544 - 001 Career Exploration and Preparation	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Livis Freeman	TBA	Seats filled (25 total)	Seats filled	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.
10472	MEJO 550 - 001 Business and the Media	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Michelle LaRoche	Carroll Hall-Rm 0141	Seats filled (34 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Role of media in United States society and effects on public perceptions of business. Relationship of business press and corporate America. Current issues in business journalism. Previously offered as MEJO 450. 3 units.
7101	MEJO 553 - 001 Advanced Reporting	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Erin Siegal McIntyre	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	13/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7081	MEJO 557 - 001 News Editing	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:45PM	Andy Bechtel	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled (16 total)	Seats filled	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.
10597	MEJO 560 - 001 Environmental and Science Journalism	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Tom Linden	Carroll Hall-Rm 0128	13/16 (16 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prepare students to work as environmental and science journalists. The course emphasizes writing skills in all delivery formats and interpreting environmental, science, and medical information for consumers. Previously offered as HBEH 660/HBEH 660H/HPM 550/HPM 550H. 3 units.
13806	MEJO 569 - 001 Behavioral Science in Health Communication	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Francesca Dillman Carpentier	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
12379	MEJO 570 - 001 Data Driven Journalism	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Ryan Thornburg	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	17/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	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.
7083	MEJO 572 - 001 Art Direction in Advertising	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	DANA MCMAHAN	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0002	Seats filled (21 total)	Seats filled	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.
7084	MEJO 577 - 001 The Branding of Me	We 5:00PM - 7:45PM	Gary Kayye	TBA	Seats filled (30 total)	Seats filled	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.
7089	MEJO 581 - 001 User Experience Design and Usability	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Laura Ruel	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	24/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	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.
15001	MEJO 581 - 002 User Experience Design and Usability	TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Laura Ruel	Carroll Hall-Rm 0058	22/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	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.
10570	MEJO 583 - 001 Advanced Interactive Media	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Steven King	Carroll Hall-Rm 0011	16/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 487. Advanced course in multimedia programming languages that includes designing and building dynamic projects. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
7090	MEJO 588 - 001 Emerging Technologies	Mo 2:00PM - 4:45PM	William Ammerman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0283	14/16 (22 total)	Seats filled	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.
7088	MEJO 589 - 001 Motion Graphics	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:45PM	TERENCE OLIVER	Carroll Hall-Rm 0059	14/20 (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
7167	MEJO 592 - 001 Workroom FashionMash Product Design	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	DANA MCMAHAN	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0002	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The course combines a development workshop with a professional industry project, giving you unprecedented access to working creatives, industry trendsetters and decision makers. In Workroom you will not simply think and write about your creative ideas, instead, this class is completely focused on execution. Previously offered as MEJO 651. 3 units.
7247	MEJO 625H - 001 Media Hub	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Charlie Tuggle	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
9729	MEJO 625H - 002 Media Hub	MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Amy Fulk	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
14806	MEJO 630H - 001 Business News Wire	MoWe 3:30PM - 4:45PM	Michelle LaRoche	Carroll Hall-Rm 0128	11/25 (25 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course teaches students how a news wire operates. Students will report stories about North Carolina companies on a real-time basis and market those stories to state media via e-mail and a Web site. 3 units.
14814	MEJO 634H - 001 Public Relations Campaigns	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Natalie Best	Carroll Hall-Rm 0142	20/24 (24 total)	Seats filled	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.
14815	MEJO 634H - 002 Public Relations Campaigns	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Livis Freeman	Carroll Hall-Rm 0305	Seats filled (24 total)	Seats filled	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.
14824	MEJO 652H - 001 Digital Media Economics and Behavior	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Marisa Porto	Carroll Hall-Rm 0143	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The course will focus on the changing economics affecting 21st-century news organizations and the economic drivers of other content providers such as music companies, the film industry, online aggregators, and commerce sites for lessons that can be applied across industry segments. Previously offered as MEJO 551. 3 units.
14833	MEJO 673H - 001 Advertising Campaigns	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Judy Liu	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled (20 total)	Seats filled	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.
14849	MEJO 681H - 001 Documentary Projects	MoWe 2:00PM - 3:45PM	Chad Heartwood	Carroll Hall-Rm 0060	14/18 (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 580. Students study the documentary tradition and produce stories within the social documentary genre of photo and video journalism. Students choose a relevant social issue and create a multimedia presentation featuring long-form documentary storytelling. Permission of the instructor. 3 units.
14850	MEJO 690H - 001 Special Topics in Advertising	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Joe Hester	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Courses on special topics in advertising with subjects and instructors varying each semester. 1 - 3 units.
7095	MEJO 732 - 001 Public Relations and Strategic Writing	MoWe 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Lois Boynton	Carroll Hall-Rm 0338	0/4 (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, MEJO 730. Graduate-level public relations writing course that provides hands-on practice in developing multi-platform communication tools used by public relations practitioners. News writing module completed as part of this course. 3 units.
13648	MEJO 754 - 001 Advanced Reporting	TuTh 8:00AM - 9:15AM	PAUL CUADROS	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0302	0/4 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Advanced Reporting helps students learn sophisticated reporting skills required to cover in depth a beat of their choice in consultation with their instructor. Students will learn how to build sources and collect data to complete a series of stories culminating in a long-form report. That report will form the springboard for a thesis project proposal. Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
13649	MEJO 755 - 001 Narrative Writing	MoWe 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Erin Siegal McIntyre	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0301	0/2 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course is designed to guide students to primarily write non-fiction narrative long-form stories, but also to examine narrative storytelling for other mediums. All stories written in class are non-fiction, reported, and researched and told with a narrative arc to draw audiences into the storytelling as well as the reporting. Material for the course will include reading long-form stories, book excerpts, podcasts, and documentary films. Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
13650	MEJO 759 - 001 Public Life Reporting II	We 4:45PM - 7:30PM	Allen Johnson	Carroll Hall-Rm 0338	0/4 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course will delve into racial, social, ethnic and economic disparities in public policy and how to cover them more honestly and completely. It will also examine how media have dealt with these topics over the years, for better and for worse. Students will critique local and state coverage of some of these issues. They also will do some of their own in-depth reporting on these topics, individually and in small groups. Restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Media and Communication program. 3 units.
7207	MEJO 811 - 001 Persuasion and Social Influence	We 9:30AM - 12:15PM	MARIA LEONORA COMELLO	Carroll Hall-Rm 0128	3/13 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Examines social-scientific theories and concepts related to persuasion and social influence in communications. Topics include antecedents to behavior; automatic processing; source and receiver characteristics; and campaigns. 3 units.
10576	MEJO 825 - 001 Seminar in Interdisciplinary Health Communication	Tu 9:30AM - 12:15PM	MARIA LEONORA COMELLO	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	5/8 (8 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, HBEH 730. Permission required for non-majors. Interdisciplinary overview of communication theory and research and critical analysis of applications of theory to interventions using communication for health. Three hours per week. 3 units.
13814	MEJO 841 - 001 Research in Media and Intersectionality	We 2:00PM - 4:45PM	Kristen Harrison	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	5/12 (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course provides analytical frameworks for examining and critiquing the role of media, with a focus on gender, race, class and other, intersecting categories of identity. Students will produce cultural analyses and criticism of media structures, content and audience reception, through research, writing and dialogue. 3 units.
7096	MEJO 850 - 001 Qualitative Research Methods	Th 9:30AM - 12:15PM	BARBARA FRIEDMAN	Carroll Hall-Rm 0338	6/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Survey of naturalistic methods applied to mass communication research, including ethnography, in-depth interviews, life histories, and text-based analysis. 3 units.
7098	MEJO 890 - 001 Seminar in Special Topics in Mass Communication	Mo 9:05AM - 11:50AM	Daniel Kreiss, TRESSIE COTTOM	Curtis Media Center-Rm 0303	Seats filled (7 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Seminar on various aspects of mass communication, with content and instructors varying each semester. 3 units.