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Get real-world experience reporting politicaland public affairs news, Winter 2015

24 credits of communications courses based at the BYU Salt Lake Center

Open to journalism (print, digital, broadcast) and public relations students inthe BYU communications major. Students will report on the Utah Legislatureand public affairs issues in an urban setting.

What Comms students are saying about theexperience:

I loved th e Capitol experienc e becauseof how mu ch I learned . I was th rowndirect ly in to someth ing that fo rced me to

step up and g ave me real l i fe exp erience.It real ly h elped improv e my sk i l l s as areporter. . . I feel l ike the best way to learnis b y actual exper ience.

Having (Comms) 321 in Salt Lake was anincredible experience. It felt like more of aninternship than a class, and that becameeven more apparent as I described theexperience on my resume. The most valuable

part for me was learning the power of storytelling. Often times, the legislation thatI covered could be dry at face value, but it

taught me to find the narrative grist by delving into topics and into the lives ofreal people of influence.

Talk to Prof. Joel Campbell or Prof. Ben Whisenant for more information.

Option 1. Live in Salt Lake City during the semester. Here is links to housingavailable to students near the Salt Lake Center and LDS Business College.https://www.ldsbc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85&Item

id=421 Free parking is available at the center.

Option 2. Take Frontrunner or Trax to the Salt Lake Center. Travel between theProvo Frontrunner station and North Temple Frontrunner station is about 60minutes. Wi-Fi is available on trains. It is about a five-minute walk from theFrontrunner station to the Salt Lake Center. It is about a nine-minute bus ride fromthe North Temple Frontrunner station to the State Capitol. You can ride the bus freewith a transfer from Frontrunner. The current BYU student rate is $148.50 for a 30-day Premium pass which includes Frontrunner. See the following web site for infoabout student rates https://www.rideuta.com/studentpass

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The following classes will be offered during the Winter 2015 semester at the SaltLake Center (updated Oct. 29, 2014 See schedule below ).

*Comms 321, News Reporting, Mondays and Wednesdays.*Comms 328, Backpack Journalism, Monday nightsComms 420 Advanced Print Reporting, Mondays and Wednesdays.*Comms 300 Media Ethics, Law and Responsibility, Wednesday nights*Comms 308 Journalism Research Methods, Tuesday nightsComms 328R Special Topics in Broadcasting, Mondays and WednesdaysComms 326 Performance for Broadcast, Wednesdays*Comms 482 Media and Religion, Thursday nights

*Add code available through SL Center Registrar, at Rebecca.Lueck@byu.edu 801-933-9427 .

WI15 Monday T Wednesday Th Friday

8 a.m. 1p.m.

Reporting atLegislature

Reporting at Legislature Reporting atLegislature

1 p.m. 321 LABWhisenant

321 LAB Whisenant 321 LABWhisenant

2 p.m. LABWhisenant

327R-001,SpecialtopicsBroadcasting,Campbell

LABWhisenant

327R-001,Special topicsBroadcasting,Campbell

LABWhisenant

3 p.m. 321-007,News Reporting,Whisenant

420-001,Advanced PrintReporting,Campbell

321-007,Newsreporting,Whisenant420-001,AdvancedPrintReporting,Campbell

326,Performancefor Broadcast, King

LABWhisenant

4 p.m. 328Backpack

Journalism4-6:30 p.m.

308-002.Research

methodsforJournalism,4 6:30p.m.Carlisle

482-001,Media and

WorldReligions,4-6:30 p.m.Campbell

5:30

p.m.

300-004

Media Ethics, Law andResponsibility5:30 p.m. 8 p.m.Whisenant