If you are considering a major within the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications, one of the first courses you will have take is JMC 2033, Writing for Mass Media. This course is a professional preparation and practice course, and is designed to help you better understand the value of using words to achieve professional goals whether you are a print or broadcast journalist, an advertising professional, public relations practitioner, documentary filmmaker, or a novelist.
The goal of JMC 2033 is help students improve writing skills through practice and proficient gathering of information, identifying and organizing what you want to say, and developing a sense of audience. You will gain an understanding of the specific conventions of writing for mass media/multimedia outlets and the core values of possible professions. The course will teach you to develop media literacy and professional skills, practice various types of media writing, and ultimately help you to narrow down your professional interests.
The course is divided between a fifty minute lecture and two hour lab, both of which meet twice a week. The lab and lecture have equal weight in the overall grade a student earns in the class. The lecture will focus on specific concepts and skills necessary for thinking and performing as professional communicators, and is the framework for the actual writing exercises given to students in the lab section of the course.
Entry into the course requires the prerequisite/concurrent enrollment in JMC 1013, passage of writing skills test, and sophomore standing.
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