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 Courses | 9 | |
| Introduction to Mass Communications | ||
| Beginning Writing and Reporting for the Mass Media | ||
| Student News Media Staff | ||
| List A | 3 | |
| 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 B | 6-8 | |
| Choose two courses from the following | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
or BUSC 1AH | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors | |
or BUSC 1B | Principles of Microeconomics | |
or BUSC 1BH | Principles of Microeconomics - Honors | |
| Applied Business Statistics | ||
or PSYC 10 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
or SOC 23 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences | |
or STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | |
or STAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors | |
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
or COMM 20H | Argumentation and Debate - Honors | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
or COMM 26H | Interpersonal Communication - Honors | |
| Introduction to Communication Theory | ||
or COMM 30H | Introduction to Communication Theory - Honors | |
| Critical Thinking and Writing | ||
or ENGL C1001H | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors | |
or ENGR 1C | Engineering Critical Thinking | |
or PHIL 8 | Critical Thinking | |
or PHIL 9 | Critical Thinking and Writing | |
or PHIL 9H | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors | |
or PSYC 5 | Psychology of Reasoning and Problem Solving | |
or READ 100 | Analysis and Critical Reading | |
| English - Introduction to Literary Types | ||
or ENGL 1BH | English - Introduction to Literary Types - Honors | |
| History of the United States | ||
| History of the United States to 1877 | ||
or HIST 7H | History of the United States to 1877 - Honors | |
| History of the United States from 1865 | ||
or HIST 8H | 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 | ||
or PHIL 3H | Introduction to Logic - Honors | |
or PHIL 4 | Introduction to Symbolic Logic | |
| Basic Digital and Film Photography | ||
| American Government and Politics | ||
or POLS C1000H | 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 Major | 18-20 | |
| General Education (Cal-GETC) units 1 | 34 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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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.
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.
