JOUR

Subject

JOUR

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

This course is geared to advanced student writers who already have a foundation in writing basics from beginning writing and reporting classes. The course will focus on the techniques for finding ideas, researching and conducting interviews for feature articles. The feature article will be treated as a specific genre with its own conventions. Emphasis is placed on development of a writing style that incorporates elements commonly found in newspaper and magazine feature stories, in their construction and expression. Prerequisite: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor [Fall, Spring] Liberal Arts/Sciences Elective, Lib Arts/Sci Upper-Level [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

JOUR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu

This course will examine news media's relationship with society in historical, intellectual, economic, political, and social contexts. The course requires research projects, presentations and extensive analysis of news outlets (print, TV, online, radio) and is an upper-level major field requirement for Communications majors. Students in all bachelor programs may take it for upper-level elective credit. The endgame is to make students more aware and critical consumers of news media. Students will be responsible for three research papers of at least 10 pages (Chicago Manual of Style formatting), as well as extemporaneous in-class writing via essay exams (i.e., open- ended questions answered in paragraph form in a "blue book"). Students should emerge from the class with an expansive overview of issues that "news" is facing in a high-speed world of "new" media. Critical thinking/analysis, research, and conceptualization through writing are major focuses. [Fall, Spring] Gen Ed Comp-Critical Thinking & Reasoning, Liberal Arts/Sciences Elective, Lib Arts/Sci Upper-Level [3 credits] [3 contact hours]

Subject

JOUR

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cobleskill.edu