| Semester
One |
PRJN
1000 Newspage Design
Students learn to design and produce typical news, sports, and
front pages for our community paper, The Pioneer, using Macintosh
computers and QuarkXPress software. |
PRJN
1007 Reporting and Newswriting
Students learn the basics of news reporting and writing, including
skills involved in interviewing, researching, story organization
and newswriting. |
PRJN
1001 Basic Photography – Camera
and Darkroom Techniques
Students take and develop black and white photographs with the
aim of producing publishable pictures. |
PRJN
1002 Copy Editing
An introductory course which focuses on writing style for print
journalism, this course assists novice writers in developing
their copy editing skills. |
MEDI
1002 Civic Literacy 1
An analysis of prominent current events and issues, and their
relationship to key themes and concepts in economics, politics,
law, ethics, and twentieth-century Canadian history. The exact
content of each course will vary to some degree to reflect developing
major Canadian and international current events and issues.
The goal is to increase learners’ understanding of, and
ability to analyze, such events and issues, and to generally
equip them with the tools to understand the world around them.
The course has significant web-based and seminar discussion
components. |
| Semester
Two |
PRJN
1008 Page Editing
New course in 2004; details to be announced.
Prerequisites: PJRN 1000 & PJRN 1002 |
PRJN
1003 Community Reporting
Students learn how to cover various basic beats found on most
newspapers. Further development of hard-news writing skills,
editing and critical thinking take place. |
PRJN
1004 Newsroom 1 – The Pioneer
Students apply the skills learned in Semester One by working
on The Pioneer, a community weekly newspaper distributed on
campus and in the Quinte area. The newspaper provides real
working conditions and meets all professional standards. Students
interview, report, write stories, take photos and lay out
pages on deadline.
Prerequisite: 2.0 in all first semester courses.
Co-requisite: PRJN 1006. |
PRJN
1005 Publishing Photographs – Capturing Journalistic Images
Students take and develop black and white photographs with the
aim of producing publishable pictures.
Prerequisite: PJRN 1001 |
PRJN
1006 Digital Imaging – Print
Introduction to Photoshop: This course will cover file formats,
halftones, cropping, image and printer resolution, tonal correction,
unsharp masking, screen frequencies, printing black and white
halftones for newspaper reproduction deadline.
Prerequisite: PRJN 1001 |
MEDI
1003 Civic Literacy 2
A continuation of Civic Literacy 1.
Prerequisite: MEDI 1002 |
| Semester
Three |
PRJN
2009 Design 2
Journalists use words and photos to tell most stories; occasionally
more is needed. Charts, graphs and small maps – info graphics
– can clarify issues for readers. Layout ‘rules’
for news pages are often inappropriate for feature pages and
different graphic treatments are required. Students will explore
new design strategies, theory and techniques for more complex
print journalism applications.
Prerequisite: PJRN 1000 |
PRJN
2000 Newsroom 2
Students continue to apply skills at a more advanced level on
The Pioneer. Stories are expected to be more complex and writing
more sophisticated. Students will take on managerial duties
and demonstrate leadership along with sound news judgement.
Faculty involvement is decreased allowing for greater ownership
of the final product.
Prerequisite: 2.0 in all first-year courses.
Co-requisite: all third-semester courses. |
PRJN
2001 Writing for Magazines
Students will explore different writing techniques associated
with magazines. There will be opportunities to showcase more
creative and literary writing styles in lengthier pieces.
Prerequisite: PJRN 1002, 1003 and 1007 |
PRJN
2002 Colour Photography
Students continue to build their portfolios. They are introduced
to more advanced shooting techniques, colour photography, and
the photographic essay.
Prerequisite: PJRN 1005 |
PRJN
2003 Beyond Hard News
In this modular course, students learn how to develop and write
a variety of feature stories, including the profile, entertainment/sports
review, backgrounder and participant observation. Students also
learn how to develop freelance story ideas, write query letters
and approach editors to sell their work. Finally, students learn
how to write columns and editorials.
Prerequisite: PRJN 1003 |
PRJN
2004 Introduction to Publication Project
The Publication Project course in fourth semester is, perhaps,
the most demanding course print journalism students will encounter.
This course will prepare students to make the best choices for
themselves. They will also complete a mentorship component involving
first-year print journalism students.
Prerequisite: PRJN 1004. Co-requisite: 2000 |
MEDI
2001 Media Ethics
This course examines ethical issues concerning the media. Course
components include objectivity, cheque book journalism, “advertorial”
copy, “junket” journalism, pack journalism, conflict
of interest, journalists as media stars, media manipulation,
the role of violence in media coverage, privacy, sexism, media
control/ownership by specific interest groups and censorship. |
| Semester
Four |
PRJN
2005 Publication Project
Students participate in a publication project stream: magazine,
newspaper or e-journalism. Students are given an opportunity
to build on existing skills in a specialized area of interest
and demonstrate management/ leadership capability. Depending
on the stream chosen, students are required to write, edit stories,
take photographs or work on the production for The Pioneer,
the Online Pioneer, or On Your Own Magazine.
Prerequisite: 2.0 in all previous Print Journalism courses |
PRJN
2006 Photo Portfolio
A photographic portfolio is completed and students are introduced
to photo stories, essays, layout and legal concerns.
Prerequisite: PJRN 2002 |
INTN
2003 Print Internship
Internship is a prerequisite for graduation. All second-year
students must spend four weeks on internship and receive a satisfactory
evaluation from their supervisor. The internship is to be spent
in a newsroom or a professional field related to journalism.
Prerequisite: 2.0 in all other Print Journalism courses. |
PRJN
2007 Advanced Reporting
Students learn advanced interviewing techniques, how to write
a series and in-depth articles. Investigative reporting techniques
are demonstrated. Students will show proficiency in writing
hard-hitting, interesting articles.
Prerequisite: 2.0 in all third-semester Print Journalism courses. |
PRJN
2010 Topics in Journalism
Students take on three separate issues and write either one
long in-depth article on each one, or a series of articles investigating
aspects of the issues.
Prerequisite: 2.0 in all third-semester Print Journalism courses. |
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