JOUR456

Literature in Journalism

Credit only granted for: JOUR456 or JOUR673. From Truman Capote's In Cold Blood to Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down, students will examine how literary works can help writers approach a subject in a different way than more traditional forms of journalism, including the advantages and limitations of the style.

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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 3.65 between 438 students*

JOUR456 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570758085% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 12.33%
A: 48.4%
A+: 19.41%
B-: 1.37%
B: 5.25%
B+: 6.85%
C: 0.46%
C+: 0.46%
D-: 0.23%
D: 0.23%
F: 0.68%
W: 3.2%
other: 1.14%
* "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.