J-School Course Schedule for Fall 2009.
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CCN Course # Sec. Course Title and Details Instructor Units Fee Lim* Time Location
Non-Graduate / General Courses
48003 J24 1 Opinion Writing Rasky 1 12 12-1 M 104 North Gate
48006 J24 3 World War II Through the Documentary Lens Drummond 1 12:30-2 F 104 North Gate
Required Courses
See chart  J294 0 Master's Project Seminar See details 1 By appt. By appt.
48036 J200 1 Reporting the News - Chavez/Chakarova See details 6 17 9-11 am M, 7-9pm Th In the Mission
48039 J200 2 Reporting the News - Gorney Gorney 6 17 9-11 WTH TBD
48042 J200 3 Reporting the News - Drummond Drummond 6 17 7:00-9:00 TW, 7:00-8:30 Th TW 108 Lower/ TH 251 Hearst Gym
48054 J211 1 Reporting the news-lab--Chavez/Chakarova See details 3 Y 12 9-6 T In the Mission
48057 J211 2 Reporting the news-lab--Gorney Gorney 3 Y 17 9-6 M 108/Lower NG
48060 J211 3 Reporting the news-lab--Drummond Drummond 3 Y 17 8:30-5 Th 108/Lower NG
48078 J215 1 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.1 See details 3 Y 17 8/24-8/28 M-F 9am-9pm 106/Upper NG
48081 J215 2 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.2 See details 3 Y 17 8-31-9/4, M-F, 9am-9pm 106/Upper NG
48084 J215 3 Multimedia Boot camp-sec.3 See details 3 Y 17 9/7-9/11, M-F, 9am-9pm 106/Upper NG
48101 J219 5 Picture and Sound See details 1 TBD TBD
48123 J255 1 Law and Ethics See details 3 40 9:30-12:30 W 142/Library NG
48183 J297 1 Internship Credit Gunnison 2 TBD TBD
48189 J298 3 Key Issues with Faculty and Campus Experts See details 2 60 1-3 F 142/Library NG
Background Courses
48186 J298 1 Blogging China Xiao 3 12 9-12 F 127 North Gate
48188 J298 2 Africa Journalism Henry 2 TBD TBD
48200 J298 8 Journalism in a time of disruptive change Mutter 2 12 2-4 M 127 North Gate
48234 J219 6 Tackling the Long Form Story--Reading Section Only Gorney 1 5 9-12 T B-1 North Gate
Advanced Reporting Courses
48051 J210 1 News Photography Light 3 Y 15 3-5 M 104 North Gate
48069 J212 1 Advanced Radio/Watchdog Reporting Kernan 3 12 1-4 F 209 Greenhouse
48072 J213 1 Visual Storytelling: Advanced Documentary Projects-Blurb Book Photo Project See details 3 Y 12 10-12 M 104 North Gate
48087 J216 1 Advanced Multimedia See details 3 Y 12 5-7 Th class & 2-5 W Lab Class B-1 first three weeks, 108 Upper Newsroom after that
48102 J226 1 Following the Food Chain Pollan 3 12 3-6 M B-1 North Gate
48105 J226 2 Narrative Science Journalism Pollan 3 12 3-6 T B-1 North Gate
48111 J230 1 Business Reporting Staff 3 12 6-9 W B-1 North Gate
48114 J234 1 International Reporting: African Women & Agriculture-The Global Food Crisis Henry 4 12 9:30-11:00 TTh 142/Library NG
48114 J234 2 International Reporting: Mexico Hendricks 4 10 2-5 W B-1 North Gate
48120 J243 1 Tackling the Long Form Story Gorney 3 10 9-12 T B-1 North Gate
48122 J243 2 Longform Writing Kahn 3 12 TBD 104 North Gate
48126 J260 1 Investigative Reporting for Print/TV See details 3 15 11-1 F B-1 North Gate
48129 J275 1 Radio News Reporting Manilla 4 Y 12 10-1 TH B-1 North Gate
48132 J282 1 Introduction to TV News See details 4 Y 4-6 W, 10-12 F 101 North Gate
48135 J284 1 Documentary Production Else 4 Y 10 2-6 T 101 North Gate
48138 J285 1 Longform Television See details 4 Y 10-1 T 101 North Gate
48141 J288 1 Digital TV: The Japanese in America Carrel 3 12 11-1 MW B-1 North Gate
48231 J254 1 Opinion Writing: The Reported Column Rasky 3 12 2-5 W B-1 North Gate
Skills Courses
48090 J219 1 MINI: Advanced Video for the Web (9 weeks) See details 1 12 10-1 T 108/Lower NG
48093 J219 2 MINI: Web Development: HTML/CSS/PHP (6 weeks) See details 1 12 2-5 W 106/Upper NG
48096 J219 3 MINI: Advanced Flash (6 weeks) Rue 1 24 2-5 W 106/Upper NG
48099 J219 4 Videography Else 1 TBD TBD
Recommended Outside Classes
  • Schedule is subject to change.
  • Classes will be added/changed prior to the beginning of the semester.
  • Classes listed with "var" in the units column can have a variable number of units. See instructor for details.
  • Registration in class does NOT guarantee enrollment.
  • * Enrollment limit. Attend first class to verify placement.