COMM 4340: Investigative Journalism: The Innocence Project

Course Department
Credits 3
Course ID
006132
Course Component
Lecture
This course is a joint project between the Communication Department and the University of Houston Law Center’s Innocence Network. Students will learn investigative journalism techniques such as interviewing witnesses, searching public records, reviewing case files, plus sorting and weighing evidence. Course participants will serve the ends of social justice by striving to uncover and write about unjust convictions. Prerequisites: at least junior standing;12 hours of English.
Requisites
COMM 4340 Prerequisites: Junior Standing & 9 Hrs ENGL