These are classes you don’t want to miss!

One of the best things about attending the Cronkite School is the chance to take cutting-edge classes from nationally known experts in journalism. This fall, the school is offering three high-level electives that you won’t want to miss. No instructor permission is required; just check the prerequisites listed with each course to see if you qualify.

Digital Media Entrepreneurship JMC 494-01
What does it take to be successful in a rapidly changing digital media world? Professor Dan Gillmor tells his students: “You have to learn to invent your own jobs.” He and colleague CJ Cornell, who holds the school’s coolest title – entrepreneur in residence – will teach you how to think like an entrepreneur. From this class, students can move on to individualized instruction with Gillmor and Cornell, developing their own new media products and preparing them for launch.
Taught by: World-renowned digital media leader Dan Gillmor and media entrepreneur and venture adviser CJ Cornell.
Prerequisites: JMC 201, JMC 425

Issues in Coverage of Business and the Economy JMC 494-02
Money is at the center of the No. 1 news story of our time, and the demand is great for journalists with the savvy and training to cover this exciting and growing field. This class is the first step in the Cronkite School's new Business Journalism specialization. It also qualifies students for new paid Cronkite summer business journalism internships at the Los Angeles Times, CNBC, Dow Jones, Reuters and elsewhere.
Taught by: Andrew Leckey, a longtime syndicated investment columnist for the Chicago Tribune, former CNBC anchor and the author or editor of 10 financial books.
Prerequisite: JMC 201

Latino and Transnational Issues JMC 498-01
Learn from top faculty and experts in journalism, history, politics, religion, law, economics and sociology as you explore Latino communities and U.S.-Mexico transnational issues. Students can move on to an in-depth field reporting experience in the new Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative, in which they are paid fellows during the summer, developing sophisticated multimedia reporting projects.
Taught by: Former executive editor of the Sacramento Bee Rick Rodriguez, the first Latino president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and a national leader in news diversity issues.
Prerequisite: JMC 201