JRNL 2301 — Visual Storytelling in Journalism
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EINUpath WDusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonTraditional
Covers basic principles of journalistic storytelling with video, sound, and still images. Introduces students to the foundations of writing with audio and video, and explores the concept of “convergence,” preparing stories for presentation in different formats.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 67% | 10.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 47 | 49 | 96% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 40 | 60 | 67% | 10.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 53% | 14.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 42 | 48 | 88% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 40 | 60 | 67% | 10.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 27 | 55 | 49% | 14.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 26 | 49 | 53% | 11.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 70% · T 30% · W 70% · Th 14% · F 16%
Common patterns: MW (70% of sections), TF (16% of sections), TR (14% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Daniel Lothian (78% of students) · reviews
- Rahul Bhargava (12% of students) · reviews
- Michael Beaudet (10% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Daniel Lothian (58% of students) · reviews
- Daniel Zedek (27% of students) · reviews
- Michael Beaudet (14% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Donald Rockhead (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (JRNL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All JRNL courses · Plan it at numap.app