Course ID
018371
Course Description
Basic legal concepts for print, broadcast, online, and photojournalism, including access to courts, public records and meetings; subpoenas and shield laws; prior restraint; libel; privacy; source confidentiality; intellectual property; obscenity; and FCC regulations.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Enrollment Requirements
015320
Course Requisites
Journalism major. Grade of "B" in each semester of First-Year English composition, a grade of "C" in math 105 or higher, overall GPA of 2.5. Course is also open to students with pre-law thematic minor.
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No