JOU-Journalism Courses
JOU classes are held in the Visual, Audio, and Media Arts department. The prerequisite for all JOU courses: Basic computer skills. Basic computer skills are defined as basic keyboarding; uploading and downloading files from the Internet and external devices; using the Web for basic research; sending email and attachments; basic file management; the ability to save information to a CD/DVD, flash drive, or external device; burning a CD/DVD; the ability to use the dock or start menu to open applications; create a new folder on the desktop or other location; and open files in an application.