# Journalism (AA-T Degree)

Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Communication

Source: https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/communication/as-journalism-transfer/

**Humanities and Social Sciences Division  
Commercial & Entertainment Arts Department**  
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 | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Core Courses** | | 9 |
| ↳ JOUR 100 | Introduction to Mass Communications |  |
| ↳ JOUR 101 | Beginning Writing and Reporting for the Mass Media |  |
| ↳ JOUR 114 | Student News Media Staff |  |
| **List A** | | 3 |
| **Choose one course from the following:** | |  |
| ↳ JOUR 102 | Intermediate Writing and Reporting for Mass Media |  |
| ↳ JOUR 108 | Introduction to Public Relations |  |
| ↳ JOUR 115 | Student News Media Editing Staff |  |
| ↳ JOUR 116 | Multimedia Storytelling |  |
| **List B** | | 6-8 |
| **Choose two courses from the following** | |  |
| ↳ ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics |  |
| or ↳ ECON C2001H | Principles of Microeconomics - Honors |  |
| or ↳ ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics |  |
| or ↳ ECON C2002H | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors |  |
| ↳ ECON 17 | 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 |  |
| ↳ COMM 20 | Argumentation and Debate |  |
| or ↳ COMM 20H | Argumentation and Debate - Honors |  |
| ↳ COMM 26 | Interpersonal Communication |  |
| or ↳ COMM 26H | Interpersonal Communication - Honors |  |
| ↳ COMM 30 | Introduction to Communication Theory |  |
| or ↳ COMM 30H | Introduction to Communication Theory - Honors |  |
| ↳ ENGL C1001 | 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 |  |
| ↳ ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature |  |
| or ↳ ENGL C1002H | Introduction to Literature - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST C1001 | United States History to 1877 |  |
| or ↳ HIST C1001H | United States History to 1877 - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST C1002 | United States History since 1865 |  |
| or ↳ HIST C1002H | United States History since 1865 - Honors |  |
| ↳ HIST 1 | History of the United States |  |
| ↳ HIST 9 | History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders |  |
| ↳ HIST 30 | History of African Americans, 1619-1877 |  |
| ↳ HIST 31 | History of African Americans, 1877- Present |  |
| ↳ HIST 36 | Women in American History |  |
| ↳ HIST 40 | History of Mexican Americans |  |
| ↳ HIST 44 | History of Native Americans |  |
| ↳ JOUR 106 | Online Media Laboratory |  |
| ↳ JOUR 107 | Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images |  |
| ↳ JOUR 111 | Writing Broadcast and Web News |  |
| ↳ PHIL 3 | Introduction to Logic |  |
| or ↳ PHIL 3H | Introduction to Logic - Honors |  |
| or ↳ PHIL 4 | Introduction to Symbolic Logic |  |
| ↳ PHOT 10 | Basic Digital and Film Photography |  |
| ↳ POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics |  |
| or ↳ POLS C1000H | American Government and Politics - Honors |  |
| ↳ POLS 2 | Comparative Politics |  |
| ↳ POLS 25 | Latino Politics in the United States |  |
| ↳ POLS 35 | African American/Black Politics |  |
| ↳ R-TV 02 | On-Air Personality Development |  |
| ↳ R-TV 19A | Beginning Video Production |  |
| **Total Units for Major** | | 18-20 |
| **General Education (Cal-GETC) units** | | 34 |
| **Total Units** | | 60 |

1. 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.

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### Outcomes

##### 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.