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0602.00The curriculum prepares students to seek employment with newspapers, magazines, and organizational publications such as house organs, newsletters, and annual reports. Graduates will be prepared to work as reporters, writers, news researchers, feature article writers, and editorial and design specialists. The curriculum features computerized desktop publishing/editing and online publishing.
A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.
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Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate skills in writing news, feature, opinion, and sports stories by producing a portfolio showing a range of published stories.
- Contribute to production of a weekly newspaper by participating in story assignment, editing, page design and production.
Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Semester I | ||
| JOUR 002 | BEGINNING JOURNALISM | 3 |
| Semester II | ||
| JOUR 004A | REPORTING AND NEWSWRITING | 3 |
| JOUR 007A | NEWSWRITING AND MAKE-UP I | 4 |
| Semester III | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| NEWSWRITING AND MAKE-UP II | ||
| ONLINE JOURNALISM | ||
| NEWS LEADERSHIP | ||
| Semester IV | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| NEWSWRITING AND MAKE-UP II | ||
| ONLINE JOURNALISM | ||
| NEWS LEADERSHIP | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
Recommended Electives
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 001 | SURVEY OF MASS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| JOUR 005 | MAGAZINE AND SMALL PUBLICATIONS | 3 |
| JOUR 009 | PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| JOUR 110 | JOURNALISM FIELD PRACTICE | 3 |
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