NOTE: Certain courses and programs require the use and/or handling of hazardous materials or equipment. Students are expected to follow all safety instructions and to take the required safety precautions including, but not limited to, the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the course or program to prevent incidences of injury to self or other students.
Interior Design
IDES 4120 - Interior Design Portfolio
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: IDES 3310 and IDES 3320 with C or better; must be taken concurrently with IDES 4100 and IDES 4110. Preparation of interior design portfolio, including projects, resumes, and oral presentations. Design of retail spaces. Review of NCIDQ exam. Five contact hours per week.
. Specific human and physical needs encountered in the total design of interiors of a public nature. Emphasis on health care and institutional spaces. Five contact hours per week.
. Advanced studio experience in contract design. Emphasis on problem solving, documentation, and presentation of hospitality spaces. Five contact hours per week.
3 credit hoursDesign principles; space planning; materials; furniture styles, selection, and buying. Four contact hours per week. Not accepted for credit toward Interior Design major.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: ITAL 1020 or permission of instructor. A review of Italian grammar with reading and oral exercises designed to improve understanding of written and spoken language.
or permission of instructor. Advanced level practice in language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continued study of the Italian language and culture.
or permission of instructor. Further advanced level practice in language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continued study of the Italian language and culture.
3 to 12 credit hoursNo language prerequisite. Designed for students participating in Study Abroad courses for the existing consortium agreements or other study abroad programs approved by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. The credits depend on the number of hours of study in the foreign country (e.g., a four-week, six-week, or semester program).
6 credit hoursA foundation course in reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension. JAPN 1040 counts as combined credit for JAPN 1010 and JAPN 1020.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 2020 or equivalent. A continuation of modern Japanese. Emphasis on linguistic and communicative skills in speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Includes further study of Japanese culture for enhanced understanding of the language.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 2020 or permission of instructor. Basic linguistic and cultural skills to work in Japan or a professional Japanese setting.
or equivalent. A continuation of modern Japanese. Emphasis on linguistic and communicative skills in speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Includes further study of Japanese culture for enhanced understanding of the language.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 3020 or permission of instructor. A continuation of JAPN 3020. Emphasis on linguistic and communicative skills in speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Includes further study of Japanese culture for enhanced learning of the language.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 3020 or permission of instructor. Advanced linguistic and cultural skills necessary to work in Japan or a professional Japanese setting.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 3030 or permission of instructor. Introduces linguistic study of the Japanese language with emphasis on theoretical, social, and applied linguistic concepts and data in Japanese. Taught in Japanese.
3 credit hoursStudents will explore various traditional and modern aspects of Japan while studying abroad. May be repeated. Does not count toward Japanese major or minor.
1 credit hourPrerequisite: One 4000-level JAPN course or permission of instructor. Explores career options for world language majors in the Japanese concentration and focuses on professional development. Should be taken during the last semester of study.
JAPN 4010 - Topics in Japanese Language and Culture
3 credit hoursTopics will vary and will be selected from specialized areas in Japanese language or culture. May be repeated for maximum 6 hours credit toward major.
JAPN 4015 - Special Topics in Advanced Japanese Language and Culture
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 3030 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Involves in-depth study of cultural, linguistic, literary, professional, academic themes, and issues. Taught in Japanese. May be taken twice with change of topic.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 3030 or permission of instructor. Examines Japanese modern literary works, techniques, and authors from early-to-mid twentieth century to the present. Taught in Japanese.
JAPN 4040 - Advanced Japanese in Cultural Context I
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 3030 or permission of instructor. Building on advanced skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Japanese with particular emphasis on the study of a variety of content topics.
JAPN 4050 - Advanced Japanese in Cultural Context II
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 4040 or permission of instructor. Building on advanced skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Japanese with particular emphasis on the study of a variety of content topics.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JAPN 3570 or permission of instructor. Continuing the linguistic study of the Japanese language with focus on selected topics at the advanced level. Course taught in Japanese.
1 to 6 credit hoursPrerequisites: Junior standing; 3.0 GPA in Japanese required; permission of instructor. An internship in which students apply Japanese language skills and cultural competency. Arrangements must be made with instructor prior to registration. Pass/Fail.
1 to 6 credit hoursPrerequisite: Permission of instructor. Individualized intensive reading in primary and secondary sources relating to specific topic in Japanese language and/or culture.
JHS 4500 - Current Trends in Jewish and Holocaust Studies
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: Junior standing; JHS 2010; JHS 3020. Explores Jewish and Holocaust Studies scholarship and methodologies with emphasis on recent developments. Serves as capstone course for Jewish and Holocaust Studies.
JHS 4970 - Independent Research in Jewish and Holocaust Studies
3 credit hours
Prerequisites: Junior standing; JHS 2010; JHS 3020; permission of department only. Individualized research on a specific Jewish and/or Holocaust Studies topic developed by student in conjunction with faculty supervisor.
JOUR 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions
3 credit hours(Same as EMC 1020/RIM 1020.) The power of the mass media and its effect on social institutions and practices. Develops skills of qualitative and quantitative social science research in the area of mass communication processes; examines media as social, cultural, and economic institutions that shape the values of American society, its political dialogues, its social practices, and institutions.
JOUR 2020 - Introduction to Environmental Journalism and Communication
3 credit hoursIntroduces the theories and methods, principles and practices of environmental journalism and communication. A general overview of environment and climate change topics and issues covered in a variety of media from the local, regional, national, to the global contexts.
Prerequisite: EMC 1020/JOUR 1020/RIM 1020. Video journalism techniques and skills necessary to arrange, shoot, edit, and produce a television or video news story. Field production techniques covered include camera work, lighting, audio, and editing.
Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 or equivalents. Theory and practice of writing for print and electronic media according to the techniques, styles, and formats of various media. Laboratory required.
1 to 3 credit hoursExamines a specific topic in the field of journalism or media. Variable credit. Topic and available academic credit will be announced prior to scheduling of the class. May include Study Abroad; Study Abroad fees may apply.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. The development and role of motion pictures in America, including the history of films and filmmakers and how they’ve used film to portray journalists and media influencers to impact American society and culture.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: JOUR 2710 and JOUR 3090. Explores the key concepts, best practices, and philosophy of engaging with communities usually ignored in a meaningful way by mainstream media. Foundational course in the Social Justice Journalism concentration.
3 credit hoursIntroduces students to fundamental issues in Health Communication. The development of health communication, the role of interpersonal communication in health care, the design and challenges of public health campaigns, intended and unintended health messages in news and popular media, the structure of health care organization, and key ethical issues in creating and disseminating health messages to diverse audiences.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: JOUR 1020 and JOUR 2720. Introduces social media history, approaches, and practical application. Overview of social media usage within and on behalf of organizations and institutions through a practical analysis approach that focuses on the application of social media techniques.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JOUR 2710. Theory and practice of basic journalism skills, including content gathering, storytelling, evaluating, writing, and processing of news.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: EMC 1020/JOUR 1020/RIM 1020 and JOUR 2710 or consent of department. A journalistic and strategic understanding of digital analytics, leading to analytics certifications for users. Includes examination of creative direction and digital media practices and theory behind digital approaches.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: EMC 1020/JOUR 1020/RIM 1020 with C or better; JOUR 2710. Focuses on reporting, writing, and editing stories for mobile platforms using mobile technology. Creative use of different social media and mobile content to engage an audience. Covers ethical issues facing journalists using both mobile platforms and social media, including breaking news best practices. Mix of fieldwork, in-class exercises, and lectures.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: JOUR 2710 and JOUR 2720. Stresses reporting, writing, and presenting radio news. The history, philosophy, and regulation of electronic media news. Three-hour lecture.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JOUR 3090 with minimum grade of C. Theory and practice in the art of copy editing, including editing, language skills, newspaper style, news judgment, headline writing, photo editing, cutline writing, and page design.
and JOUR 3430 with minimum grade of C. Theory and practice in the gathering, editing, and reporting video news. Attention given to on-the-air presentation. Laboratory required. Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.
3 credit hours(Same as ADV/PR/VCOM 3520.) Prerequisites: JOUR 3090or JOUR 3430 or permission from the School of Journalism. Special topics in journalism, advertising, public relations, and visual communication focusing on practical applications. Topics change each semester and have included investigative, environmental, sports, and political reporting; visual editing; international public relations; and advertising account management. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JOUR 2710 or permission of instructor. Theory and practice of writing feature stories for newspapers and magazines. Assignments in writing for professional publications as well as the student newspaper.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: JOUR 2720 and JOUR 3430 or permission of instructor. Develop skills in creating audio journalism products and podcasts. Hands-on practice in research, news gathering, interviewing, writing, reporting, audio recording and editing. Includes discussion of legal and ethical considerations of audio journalism and podcasting.
Responsibilities and skills required of the individual performer in preparing, announcing, and narrating of various types of materials for television and radio.
Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.
1 to 3 credit hoursPrerequisites: Junior standing; permission of instructor. Practical experience in an on-campus mass communication setting. Note: Total credit for practicum and internship courses cannot exceed 3 credits. Pass/Fail.
. Enables students to develop an informed and critical understanding of media messages and media culture as well as their social, cultural, and political contexts and implications. Students develop the critical thinking skills and methods of analysis necessary to interpret media content in a digital age. Offers ways to think critically about media as they relate to citizenship and democracy.
JOUR 3640 - Entertainment and Lifestyle Storytelling
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: JOUR 2710 and JOUR 2720 with C or better. Entertainment and lifestyle are broad categories that include topics such as travel, leisure, music, art, nature, theatre, food, and various indoor and outdoor activities. Covers a variety of activities and produces media content for multiple platforms.
JOUR 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public
3 credit hours(Same as EMC 3650/RIM 3650.) A general introduction to the issues surrounding free expression and its relationship to mass media in contemporary America. Comprehensive analysis of the history, philosophies, cases, and controls associated with freedom of expression.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JOUR 2710, permission of instructor, or permission of the School of Journalism. Introduces research methods used in advertising, journalism, public relations, and strategic communication. Provides experiences in scientific research and data analysis, including quantitative and qualitative methods, content analysis, experiments, surveys and focus groups for diagnosing, planning, managing, and evaluating situations.
3 credit hoursPrerequisites: JOUR 2710, JOUR 2720, and JOUR 3430 with C or better. Helps students develop the skills required to produce television and online newscasts and sportscasts. Focuses on sources for news and sports content, selecting stories, using graphics, writing headlines and teases, writing news and sports scripts, working with newsroom and production staff, law and ethics, and the role of social media in television news. In addition to learning how to use television news producing software, students will also learn about producing online news content. Has a mandatory lab component in order to practice live news producing skills.
/JOUR 3570. Theory and practice of television journalism, including use of electronic news-gathering equipment, evaluating and processing news for broadcast, and delivery of television news. Laboratory required. Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.
1 to 3 creditsExamines a specific topic in the field of journalism or media. Topic and available academic credit announced prior to scheduling of the class. May include Study Abroad. Study Abroad fees may apply.
3 credit hoursIntroduces applied data analysis concepts and techniques useful to professionals working in media-related disciplines. Topics include spreadsheet-based data analysis, online data visualization and mapping, relational databases, inferential statistics, and code-based data acquisition through API access and web scraping.
3 credit hoursAddresses origin and history of “rape myths” and crime-related legislation as contextually-situated, gender disparities in the “cultivation of fear,” sex trafficking, intimate partner violence, and other topics as constructed in media messages about crime, criminals, victimization, and the prison system, positioned across the inequality of various social intersections.
1 to 3 credit hoursPrerequisites: Upper-division standing; permission of the internship coordinator. Advanced students gain practical experience in a professional setting. Note: Total credit for internship and practicum courses cannot exceed 3 credits. Pass/Fail.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior standing. Theories of the process of mass communication, how media affect society, the evolution within a social and cultural context, ethical and social dimensions. Extensive reading in theory, history, and research. Media-content emphasis varies depending on instructor’s expertise.
JOUR 4220 - Media, Environment, and Climate Change
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior standing or above or instructor approval. Interdisciplinary study of media, environment, and climate change; local and regional contexts of environmental and climate change issues in Middle Tennessee and the South; role of media in environmental and climate justice movements in the U.S. and around the world.
3 credit hoursExamines television as a cultural product, communication tool, “mirror on the world,” and as an agent for social change. Explores censorship, sponsorship, ethics, and the impact of context on content. Focuses on role that television has had and continues to have on constructing notions of gender, race, class, and difference.
3 credit hours(Same as EMC 4250.) Prerequisites: JOUR 1020 and JOUR 2710; junior standing. Examination of legal guarantees and restrictions on the flow of information using the case study method. Focus on libel, privacy, obscenity, and the special restrictions placed on advertising, broadcasting, cable TV, and the Internet.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Permission of instructor. Theories and practice of reviewing and criticism in the mass media. Overview of current trends in film, theatre, music, books, and other entertainment media. Practice in critical and analytical writing.
3 credit hoursExplores media content created for and by children, examining the many ways that graphic novels, music, social media, videos, and other forms of media influence the way that kids see the world. Topics include history of the child consumer; children’s marketing; ethics in children’s media; constructions of gender, race, ability; and other positions of intersectionality, role-playing, identity, and video games, and other salient topics in this area.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: JOUR 3090. Advanced theory and practice in reporting, emphasis on coverage of public affairs-related assignments or other relevant topics, including an introduction to interpretive and investigative reporting techniques.
3 credit hoursViewing history as the study of change across time, examines “new media” from different periods (symbols, writing, printing, telecommunications, Internet) and their role in shaping journalism and media content historically. Includes discussion of alternative media, including the Black Press and Woman Suffrage Press.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior standing. Provides a critical overview of the historical, intellectual, and theoretical foundations of scientific inquiry with specific emphasis on quantitative research methods. Introduces major theories and methods of scientific inquiry in the field of communication including psychological and sociological perspectives, survey research, content analysis, experiments, observational research, and statistical analysis. Explores audience analysis, media effects, message testing, campaign evaluation, political communication, public opinion, and new media technologies.
3 credit hoursProvides a critical overview of the historical, intellectual, and theoretical foundations of cultural studies with specific emphasis on research methods. Explores popular culture, comparative media systems, global media flows, and new media technologies, among other topics pertinent to media and journalism.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior/Senior standing or permission of instructor. Examines the role of the mass media in maintaining national security. Topics include history, legal, and operational concerns from both media and the government perspectives. Discusses the tension between maintaining national security and American traditions of civil liberties and the role of both the media and government in these discussions.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior standing. Approaches to understanding media audiences. Examines tensions between the business and public functions of media, and social and ethical conflicts related to media marketing.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior standing. Systems and philosophies associated with gathering international news and news coverage in different regions. Looks at global communication systems and ownership; examines how cultures shape news and the role of the individual in reporting news internationally. Includes discussion of development issues and role of global advertising and public relations.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior standing. Examination and critical evaluation of issues relevant to the operation and functions of mass media, including their relationships to each other and to government, advertisers, consumers, and other publics. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
3 credit hoursA close comparative study of chosen media systems in regions of the world. Examines print, broadcast, entertainment, and new media in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim Region, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Media interactions with an influence on the geographic, demographic, linguistic, cultural, economic, and political structures of countries.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor. Critical examination of diversity in mass communication with particular emphasis on media representations of race, gender, and class. Also examines audience interpretations of media texts.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: Junior standing. Examination of ethical concerns of media practitioners illuminated by study of selected current ethical issues and an overview of the cultural and philosophical basis of socially responsive mass media.
1 credit hourPrerequisite: Senior status. Issues faced by graduates upon entering the professional world or graduate school. Topics include preparation of the professional portfolio, the resume and cover letter, post-graduate study, and professional advancement. Should be completed by majors in the School of Journalism in either of their last two semesters prior to graduation.
3 credit hoursStudents work on developing good writing skills while conducting original research in their areas of interest. Students will critique each other’s writing in a peer-workshop environment, as they edit and revise their own writing–building to a journal-quality research paper presented to the class in a conference-like setting.
3 credit hoursPrerequisite: KURD 1020 or permission of instructor. A review of Kurdish grammar with reading and oral exercises designed to improve understanding of written and spoken language.
3 credit hoursA foundation course in Latin grammar, word derivations, and reading. Special attention given to contributions of Latin to legal and medical terminology.
3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Open to undergraduates seeking to prepare for graduate study. Will not count toward a major or minor.
3 credit hoursIntroduces the basic concepts of contemporary leadership with a focus on emergent leadership in informal settings. Assists students with leadership identity development while applying concepts of relational and ethical processes in a diverse society.