Online Courses, Summer 2013

Enrollment for the second summer term is underway. Classes begin on July 8 and run through August 16.

Second Term


Newswriting and Reporting
Journalism 300
July 8, 2013 - August 16, 2013

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This course covers the basic requirements of newswriting and reporting, including interviewing, covering news events, and more. This class will include in-class and outside reporting assignments, and fulfills Junior Year Writing requirement.

This is a required course to complete the Certificate of Journalism.

Instructor: B.J. Roche

Introduction to Digital Photojournalism
Journalism 333
July 8, 2013 - August 16, 2013

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This is an introductory level course for students who wish to acquire a working knowledge of the field of photojournalism and the various tools used in modern image processing for both print and online media. Covered topics will include: basic camera, flash, and lens techniques; film and exposure issues; composition; digital image processing; news, feature, and sports photography; ethics, and credibility in the age of the digital image. Students are encouraged to own a digital SLR camera with manual functions.

Instructor: Ben Barnhart

Writing About Food
Journalism 391J
July 8, 2013 - August 16, 2013

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Writing about Food will take as its focus professional writing about food and the food industry. Students will study food writing from newspapers, professional journals, books, blogs, and online media, to include restaurant and food reviews, memoirs about food and writing, scientific articles written for the lay audience about food production and health issues, and literary approaches to discovery and enjoyment of eating.

Instructor: Carol Connare

Please visit the Continuing and Professional Education academic calendar for more information on add/drop, withdrawl and refund dates.

On the requirements page, you can find answers to questions about completing the five course curriculum for the Certificate of Journalism.

Journalism Program
108 Bartlett Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003

Phone: 413.545.1376
Fax: 413.545.3880