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• ITAL 250: Advanced Italian I

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course emphasizes developing greater proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Italian through study of more complex language structure, discussion of current Italian media, reading more difficult literary texts, and deeper study of the culture and history of Italy. Prerequisite:    ITAL202 (C or better) or equivalent or permission of the Department of Language and Literature
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• ITAL 251: Advanced Italian II

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course builds on the instruction from ITAL250. Students continue to develop greater proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading and writing Italian through study of more complex language structure, discussion of current Italian media, reading more difficult literary texts, and deeper study of the culture and history of Italy. Prerequisite:    ITAL250 (C or better) or equivalent or permission of the Department of Language and Literature
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• JOUR 155: Advertising Copyrighting

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  An introduction to the theory and practice of creating and writing advertising messages for products and services. Exercises for developing persuasive ads for magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. Exploration of ad agency creative functions and structure. Discussions, group work, films, videos, lectures. No prior advertising experience needed.
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• JOUR 175: News Reporting and Writing

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This intensive workshop course stresses news reporting and writing techniques important in both print media and online news. Coverage of news events on and off-campus is supplemented by in-class deadline writing exercises. Students learn to check facts using the internet, and to promote their work using social media. Prerequisite:    Writing Placement score of 6 or COMP107 (C or better)
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• JOUR 275: Newspaper Editing and Page Layout

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course provides intensive training in the editing and preparation of newspaper copy, and the writing of headlines and page layout using computerized layout software. It covers local and wire copy, assembling and shaping the various elements of a news story, the requirements of newspaper style, and safeguards against errors. Prerequisite:    JOUR175 (C or better)
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• JOUR 276: Feature Writing for Print and Online Media

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This workshop course focuses on the reporting and writing of feature articles for print and online media, with attention to the ethics of freelancing. Coverage of news events on and off-campus is supplemented by in-class dead line writing exercises. Students use social media to promote their work. Prerequisite:    JOUR175 (C or better)
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• JOUR 277: Public Affairs Reporting

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course is an introduction to public affairs reporting, including coverage of local government, public schools, courts, crime, and social services. Students cover town government and school board meetings, trials, and the police beat. Emphasis is on students producing stories suitable for publication in the College newspaper or local media. Prerequisite:    JOUR175 (C or better)
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• JOUR 278: Webcast News Production

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This workshop course stresses the production of a video news webcast. Students conduct interviews, write scripts, shoot and edit digital video, and help produce a news webcast that can be shown online. Students learn to use digital videos cameras and editing software. Prerequisite:    JOUR175 (C or better)
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• JOUR 280: Journalism Internship

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  On-the-job experience and observations in a field directly related to the student's academic preparation and career objectives. Periodic meetings between the faculty coordinator and the student are held to review actual experience and observation in light of the theory and skills learned academically. Prerequisite:    Permission of the Department of Language & Literature
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• JPNS 101: Elementary Japanese I

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  In this course students learn the basics of listening, speaking, understanding, reading, and writing using the Hiragana and Katakana writing systems, and also study basic communication. The course includes knowledge and appreciation of Japanese historical and cultural backgrounds.
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