JOUR459I

Special Topics in Journalism; History of Investigative Journalism

Students will learn the history of investigative journalism in the U.S., focusing on key time periods from colonial times to the present.

Sister Courses: JOUR459A, JOUR459B, JOUR459D, JOUR459E, JOUR459G, JOUR459J, JOUR459M, JOUR459P, JOUR459Q, JOUR459R, JOUR459T, JOUR459W, JOUR459X, JOUR459Y, JOUR459Z

Spring 2026

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Fall 2025

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Spring 2025

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Past Semesters

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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 3.06 between 27 students*

JOUR459I Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 3.7%
A: 18.52%
A+: 14.81%
B-: 14.81%
B: 18.52%
B+: 7.41%
C+: 3.7%
D-: 3.7%
D+: 3.7%
F: 3.7%
other: 7.41%
* "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.