JOUR 4942 Senior Seminar
Senior Journalism minors only; required Journalism capstone course. Limited to 15 students. Permission of the Journalism Department required. This required course for senior Journalism minors is a blend of seminar and workshop. In it, students work at the craft of journalism by covering stories and also step back to analyze the work of professional journalists. Over the semester, each student chooses a particular subject area on which to concentrate and assembles a body of work that could be submitted to a prospective employer or graduate school. This portfolio might include examples of his or her own journalism, as well as critical assessments of stories, publications, and the news industry. Admission by permission of program.
Course overview
- Department
- Journalism
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Biannually in the Fall, Biannually in the Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- JOUR2000 along with 2 other JOUR courses.
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.48 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.68 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Scott Helman | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | — | 9 of 9 |
| Fall 2025 | Kevin Convey | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 13 |
| Spring 2025 | Scott Helman | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 13 |
| Fall 2024 | Jon Marcus | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 6 of 8 |
| Spring 2024 | Janelle Nanos | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 17 |
| Fall 2023 | Kevin Convey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 of 11 |
| Spring 2023 | Jon Marcus | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 7–9 hrs/week | 14 of 14 |
| Fall 2022 | Kevin Convey | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 8 |
| Spring 2022 | Janelle Nanos | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 13 |
| Fall 2021 | Jon Marcus | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 7–9 hrs/week | 5 of 10 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01