JOUR328Z

Special Topics in News Writing and Reporting; Making a Career as a Freelance Journalist

Prerequisite: JOUR201. Freelancing can give early-career journalists their first big break in the industry. This course will cover the basics of launching a career as a freelance reporter: pitching, setting rates, forming relationships with editors, managing invoices and doing your taxes.

Sister Courses: JOUR328A, JOUR328B, JOUR328C, JOUR328D, JOUR328E, JOUR328F, JOUR328G, JOUR328I, JOUR328J, JOUR328K, JOUR328L, JOUR328M, JOUR328N, JOUR328O, JOUR328P, JOUR328Q, JOUR328R, JOUR328T, JOUR328U, JOUR328V, JOUR328W, JOUR328X, JOUR328Y

Spring 2026

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Spring 2025

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.48 between 35 students*

A-: 17.14%

A: 34.29%

A+: 20%

B: 11.43%

C+: 5.71%

W: 5.71%

other: 5.71%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.