Carleton University · JOUR 4301

Specialized Journalism: Business and the Markets

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

Core skills development for business journalism: reading financial documents, covering activities of corporations, functioning of stock and other markets, trade policy and the broader economy, focus on contemporary business news and local publicly-traded companies. Emphasis on explanatory/analytical reporting, production of an extended work of journalism.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): JOUR 3225 with a grade of C or higher and fourth-year standing in B.J. Hons. or permission of the School.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): JOUR 3225 with a grade of C or higher and fourth-year standing in B.J. Hons. or permission of the School.
  • Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as JOUR 5301 , for which additional credit is precluded.
  • Lectures, discussion and seminars three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language

Core skills development for business journalism: reading financial documents, covering activities of corporations, functioning of stock and other markets, trade policy and the broader economy, focus on contemporary business news and local publicly-traded companies. Emphasis on explanatory/analytical reporting, production of an extended work of journalism.

  • Prerequisite(s): JOUR 3225 with a grade of C or higher and fourth-year standing in B.J. Hons. or permission of the School.
  • Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as JOUR 5301 , for which additional credit is precluded.
  • Lectures, discussion and seminars three hours a week.

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