COMM 160Basic News Writing Skills
COMM 160 Basic News Writing Skills (1) COMM 160 is a one-credit course that will provide instruction in the basic writing skills required of all journalists. The course will cover three main topics: (1) spelling and word usage, (2) grammar, and (3) punctuation. Students will be assessed by exams on each of the three course parts and a comprehensive final exam. Writing is the lynchpin of the journalism curriculum and it is essential that students possess the basic writing skills necessary to be successful in journalism classes. For that reason, COMM 160 will be a prerequisite to all writing courses in the journalism curriculum. Students will be advised to take the course in their freshman year.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 1 · Fall (5 programs).
Required in (7)
- Advertising/Public Relations, B.A.
- Communications, B.A. (University College)
- Digital Journalism and Media, B.A.
- Journalism, B.A.
- Journalism, Minor
- Media and Communication, B.A.
- Strategic Communications, B.A.
One of the options in (1)
- Communications, B.A. (Capital)