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JRN

5 courses with the subject JRN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

JRN 210Feature and Magazine Writing3

Writing and reporting of feature news stories with special emphasis on stories intended for magazine publication.

Subject
JRN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
www.ftc.edu
Prerequisite
ENG 102
JRN 301Copywriting for Advertising/Public Relations3

This course will instruct students on the strategy, planning an execution that go into persuasive writing. During the semester, students will learn about the laws and regulation that affect the public relations practice from news releases to factors for print, broadcast and the internet. They will develop the research, writing, editing, and fact checking skills for use in the workplace and build a portfolio of their PR work.

Subject
JRN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
www.ftc.edu
Prerequisite
ENG 102
JRN 310Investigative Journalism3

In this course, students will find, research, and produce an investigative digital or broadcast news story. The class will focus on developing skills in the first half of the semester, with an emphasis on finding a viable topic, gathering facts, interviewing techniques and searching through relevant documents or databases. By the end of the semester, the student will produce an original work that is compelling and journalistically sound.

Subject
JRN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
www.ftc.edu
Prerequisite
ENG 102
JRN 404Editorial and Review Writing3

This advanced writing class will expose students to the tools and techniques necessary to expand upon their fundamental understanding and practice of writing. The role and purpose of editorial and review writing will be discovered through reading and analysis of professional editorials and reviews of television, theatre, music, books, records, online platforms, and film. Students’ research, technical and persuasive writing skills will be enhanced by producing their own editorials and reviews.

Subject
JRN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
www.ftc.edu
Prerequisite
ENG 102
JRN 407Contemporary Issues in Journalism3

JRN Any BRD/JRN/MAC 200-400 Level (3)……….. 3

Subject
JRN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
www.ftc.edu

Source: Five Towns College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61