| Course | JMS-312W |
| Course Title | MEDIA WRTNG FOR SCIENTSTS |
| Section | 01 |
| Schedule # | 22070 |
| Units | 3.0 |
| Session | FALL CAMPUS |
| Seats | 2/20 |
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| Full Title | Media Writing for Scientists |
| Description | Writing science research for general audiences. Finding news angles, gathering information, and interviewing scientists. Writing with accessibility, accuracy, and creativity across digital, mass, niche, and social media platforms. |
| Prerequisite | Journalism and Media Studies 200 or 210. Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a C or higher in Rhetoric and Writing Studies 280, 281, or Linguistics 281 if score on WPA was 7 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Composition and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisites required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript. |
| Course Hours | Two lectures and two hours of activity. |
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M/W lectures are held every week. Friday meetings will be held synchronously on the following dates: Sept 4, Sept 18, Oct 2, Oct 16, Oct 30, and Nov 13. More details will be in the course syllabus.
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