ENG 496 - Research Methodologies for Senior Seminar in Journalism

Prerequisite, ENG 308, or consent of instructor. Students will learn methods for undertaking original research to develop a thesis topic and launch a senior project suitable for publication. Topics may include statistical analysis, public records searches, database searches, geographic information system mapping, hypothesis-and story-based inquiry and advanced news-gathering and digital reporting techniques. May be repeated for credit. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits