2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MCOM 2300 - Beginning Reporting


Credit Hours: 3

This course provides instruction and practice in the basic news and feature writing skills for print and electronic media. The course involves writing and editing various types of news stories for publication, with an emphasis on accuracy, brevity, clarity, deadlines, editing, proofreading, structure, spelling, and style. Basic computer skills are recommended.

Prerequisite(s):
A score of 19 or above on the Reading section of the ACT, or a score of 78 or above on the Accuplacer Reading Comprehension Placement test, or a score of 83 or above on the COMPASS Reading Placement, or completion of READ 0300  (Foundations of Literacy) with a grade of “C” or better.