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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MCO 501 Practicum in Print and Digital Journalism

3 Credit(s)
Students will research, write, edit, and produce print and/or digital news and feature articles for on and/or off-campus news publications. Under the terms of a practicum contract with a supervising faculty member, students will meet with the faculty member by arrangement. Emphasis will be on creating articles in a combination of print, online, photographic, audio and video formats, and working to have those articles published. Students will be expected to pitch stories for publication using query letters, demonstrate an understanding of niche markets, and be familiar with other elements of freelance writing. Limited to Media & Communication majors and minors. Not open to students who have received credit for COM501.
Prerequisites:  COM370 or MCO370.