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Journalism Degree

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Journalism

Major Code:
3120
Award:
Degree
First Term:
2011 Spring
Description:
The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Journalism provides students with general, practical and marketable skills that will enable them to seek entry-level employment in news and feature writing for newspapers, magazines, community journals, online websites and radio and television. The program includes development of a portfolio that will exhibit students' abilities to write both news and feature stories. The development of news judgment is also a critical component of the program. An awareness of global and cultural differences also forms a key element of this degree for the successful graduate. The curriculum combines coursework in journalism with a General Education component.
Credits: 62
Total Credits:
Credits:
Program Prerequisites:
None
Credits: 34-36
Required Courses:
 
CIS105 
Survey of Computer Information Systems 
3 
 +
ENG216 
Persuasive Writing on Public Issues 
3 
 +
JRN125 
Photo Editing 
3 
 +
JRN133 
Development of Small Publications (3) OR 
 
JRN205 
Copyediting (3) 
3 
 +
JRN201 
News Writing 
3 
 +
JRN203 
Writing for Online Media 
3 
 
JRN215 
News Production 
3 
 
JRN225 
Photojournalism 
3 
 
JRN234 
Feature Writing 
3 
 +
JRN240++ 
Journalism Internship 
1-3 
 
MCO120 
Media and Society 
3 
 +
MCO220 
Cultural Diversity and the Media 
3 
Credits: 3
Restricted Electives:
 
ENH110 
Introduction to Literature 
3 
 
ENH112 
Chicano Literature 
3 
 
ENH113 
Writers/Directors and Current Issues 
3 
 
ENH114 
African-American Literature 
3 
 
ENH206 
Nature and Environmental Literature 
3 
 +
GBS233 
Business Communication 
3 
 
HIS243 
History of World Religions 
3 
 
REL243 
World Religions 
3 
 
HUM107 
Humanities Through the Arts 
3 
 
HUM125 
The Urban Experience 
3 
 
HUM201 
Humanities: Universal Themes 
3 
 +
HUM250 
Ideas and Values in the Humanities 
3 
 +
HUM251 
Ideas and Values in the Humanities 
3 
 +
JRN212 
Broadcast Writing 
3 
 +
JRN236 
Advanced Practicum: Public Relations 
3 
 
MGT251 
Human Relations in Business 
3 
Credits:
Free Electives:
None
Credits: 25-27
General Education Requirement:
Credits: 15-17
General Education Core:
Credits: 6
First-Year Composition:
 +
ENG101 
First-Year Composition (3) AND 
 +
ENG102 
First-Year Composition (3) OR 
 +
ENG111 
Technical and Professional Writing(3) 
6 
Credits: 3
Oral Communication:
 
COM100 
Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR 
 
COM110 
Interpersonal Communication (3) OR 
 +
COM225 
Public Speaking (3) OR 
 +
COM230 
Small Group Communication (3) 
3 
Credits: 3
Critical Reading:
 +
CRE101 
College Critical Reading (3) OR equivalent as indicated by assessment 
3 
Credits: 3-5
Mathematics:
 +
MAT102 
Mathematical Concepts/Applications (3) OR 
 +
MAT120 
Intermediate Algebra (5) OR 
 +
MAT121 
Intermediate Algebra (4) OR 
 +
MAT122 
Intermediate Algebra (3) OR 
 
 
Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course 
3-5 
Credits: 10
General Education Distribution:
Credits: 3
Humanities and Fine Arts:
 
 
Any approved general education course from the Humanities and Fine Arts area. 
3 
Credits: 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences:
 
 
Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences area. 
3 
Credits: 4
Natural Sciences:
 
 
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences area. 
4 
Program Competencies:
  1. Analyze and write persuasive research-based arguments addressing topics of current public interest. (ENG216)
  2. Read negatives and contact prints; use cropping/proportion wheel to size prints. (JRN125)
  3. Layout, edit and publish a small newspaper. (JRN125)
  4. Write and design an in-house publication. (JRN133)
  5. Access news through use of the interview and other tools of journalism. (JRN201)
  6. Write news stories. (JRN215)
  7. Research and write human interest stories for a daily or weekly newspaper. (JRN234)
  8. Complete a practical journalism work experience with a newspaper or other news organization. (JRN240++)
  9. Describe the interrelationship among the mass media: newspapers, magazines, television, motion pictures, radio, recordings, books, advertising and public relations. (MCO120)
  10. Explain the impact of racial and gender roles on the media and the impact of media roles on U.S. race relations and racial change; describe roles, contributions, and challenges of the minority press in the United States. (MCO220)
  11. Use information and resources available on the Internet in writing, and write for publication on the Internet. (JRN203)
  12. Apply digital technology and photojournalism principles/techniques, including camera functions, controls, and Adobe Photoshop software use, to color and black and white photography for print and online use. (JRN225)
  13. Perform microcomputer applications in word processing, spreadsheet, and database; includes programming and use of the Internet. Explore relevant emerging technologies. (CIS105)
  14. Apply copy editing techniques and Associated Press style to all written elements contained in print or online versions of a newspaper to help achieve greater clarity, succinctness and comprehension. (JRN205)
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