MEMO: Summer 2008 Curriculum - New & Continuing PT Students
Summer 2008 Curriculum
REPORTING AND WRITING I
Section 1
Day/Time: MW 7:00pm-10:00pm
Location: M 607A; W 607C
Instructor: Robin Reisig
Madatory Orientation - May 23
Mandatory Bus Tour - May 24
First class - May 28
Last class - August 27
Section 2
Day/Time: S 10:00am-3:00pm
Location: 607A & 607C
Instructor: Beth Whitehouse
Madatory Orientation - May 23
Mandatory Bus Tour - May 24
First class - May 31
Last class - August 30
MAGAZINE WRITING WORKSHOP (6 points; one workshop needed to graduate)
Day/Time: R 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: 601C
Instructor: Nina Burleigh
First class: May 29
Last class: August 28
ELECTIVES (3 points; two electives needed to graduate)
Section 1
Narrative Writing
Day/Time: W 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: 601C
Instructor: Kevin Coyne
First class: May 28
Last class: August 27
Section 2
Photojournalism
Day/Time M 6:00pm-9:00pm
Location: 107A
Instructor: John Smock
First Class: June 2
Last Class: August 26
JOURNALISM, THE LAW & SOCIETY (2 points; one required to graduate)
Day/Time: T 7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: 607B
Instructor: John Zucker
First Class: June 2
Last Class: August 4
SKILLS OF THE JOURNALIST (1 point; one required to graduate)
Section 1
New Media Skills
Day/Time: Saturdays (7/12; 7/19; 7/26; 8/2; 8/9) 10:00am-12:30pm
Location: 511C Journalism Building
Instructor: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
MASTER’S PROJECT (6 points; one required to graduate)
Kevin Buckley
Elena Cabral
Kevin Coyne
Joe Cutbirth
Tami Luhby
Robin Schatz
You may ballot for one of these (or others whose names will be added shortly and on the ballot) or you may reach out to other faculty with whom you are interested in working.
Master’s Project Schedule
- Monday, April 21: Broadcast pitches by teams due
- Monday, April 28: Broadcast projects approved/assigned
- Week of May 5: First meetings with MP advisers
- Week of May 19: Second meeting with MP advisers
- Tuesday, May 27: Print & New Media project topic approval date
- Week of May 27: Summer classes begin
- Monday, June 30: First draft due
- Monday, July 28: Second draft due
- Friday, September 5: Final project due
REMINDER: Ballots go live at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 14.
Questions to Laura Muha at ljm [at] columbia.edu and dos [at] jrn.columbia.edu
