Journalism (AA-T Degree A0400)

Humanities and Social Sciences Division
Degree A0400

The Associate in Arts in Journalism for Transfer provides a broad base of education in the discipline and introduces students to journalism and multimedia. It gives students the option of studying journalistic writing for traditional and online media. Completion of the degree provides students with the core skills and knowledge needed to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Journalism. Students who earn this degree will be able to transfer to university or enter the local job market. In this program, students will gain hands-on experience with all aspects of newsgathering, organizing, writing, and disseminating information.

To earn an Associate in Arts degree for Transfer a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU that consist of Cal-GETC and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C (or “P") for each course in the major, and completion of Cal-GETC. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.

Required Courses

Course Prefix Course Name Units
Core Courses9
Introduction to Mass Communications
Beginning Writing and Reporting for the Mass Media
Student News Media Staff
List A3
Choose one course from the following:
Intermediate Writing and Reporting for Mass Media
Introduction to Public Relations
Student News Media Editing Staff
Multimedia Storytelling
List B6-8
Choose two courses from the following
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics - Honors
Applied Business Statistics
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Statistics - Honors
Argumentation and Debate
Argumentation and Debate - Honors
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication - Honors
Introduction to Communication Theory
Introduction to Communication Theory - Honors
Critical Thinking and Writing
Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
Engineering Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking and Writing
Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
Psychology of Reasoning and Problem Solving
Analysis and Critical Reading
English - Introduction to Literary Types
English - Introduction to Literary Types - Honors
History of the United States
History of the United States to 1877
History of the United States to 1877 - Honors
History of the United States from 1865
History of the United States from 1865 - Honors
History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
History of African Americans, 1619-1877
History of African Americans, 1877- Present
Women in American History
History of Mexican Americans
History of Native Americans
Online Media Laboratory
Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images
Writing Broadcast and Web News
Introduction to Logic
Introduction to Logic - Honors
Introduction to Symbolic Logic
Basic Digital and Film Photography
American Government and Politics
American Government and Politics - Honors
Comparative Politics
Latino Politics in the United States
African American/Black Politics
On-Air Personality Development
Beginning Video Production
Total Units for Major18-20
General Education (Cal-GETC) units 134
Total Units60
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Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.

Journalism Website

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, a student will:

  • Critically and ethically evaluate and apply functions of the mass media.
  • Create and/or analyze content in diverse settings.

Review Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program.

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