Journalism

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

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.

Journalism Website

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.