JRNL 5973 — Topics in International Reporting
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditionalrepeatable for credit
Focuses each semester on a specific topic that is of timely relevance to journalists covering foreign affairs. Explores methods and challenges of reporting on global politics and culture, drawing on instructor expertise. Informed by current events, historical case studies, critical readings, instructor and guest lectures, and class discussions, students design original research and reporting projects in response to the course topic. Emphasizes developing skills and strategies for covering international stories, including self-directed and collaborative work in all aspects of conceiving, planning, and producing in-depth multimedia global journalism. May be repeated twice.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 58% | 8.0 |
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 0% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Jonathan Kaufman (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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