Associate in Arts for Transfer Degree in Journalism
2024-2025 Map
Total Units: 60 - 70
Term 1
16.00 - 18.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| JOUR 2: Introduction to Reporting and Newswriting | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
An introduction to gathering, synthesizing/organizing and writing news in journalistic style across multiple platforms. Includes role of the journalist, exploration of career options, identification of areas of interest and overview of related legal and ethical issues. Students will report and write based on their original interviews and research to produce news content. Experiences may include covering speeches, meetings and other events, writing under deadline and use of AP Style. (C-ID JOUR 110). |
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| CSU Area A2 Choice (Select One) | 4.00 | ||
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| CSU Area B4 Choice (Select One) | 3.00 - 5.00 | Department recommends MATH 18. | |
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| CSU Area E Choice (Select One) | 3.00 | ||
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| CSU Area F Choice (Select One) | 3.00 | ||
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Term 2
15.00 - 18.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| RTVF 12: Mass Media and Society | 3.00 | Meets CSU Area D. | |
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Unit(s): 3.00
Survey of mass communication and the interrelationships of media with society including history, structure and trends in a digital age. Discussion of theories and effects, economics, technology, law and ethics, global media, media literacy, and social issues, including gender and cultural diversity. (C-ID JOUR 100). |
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| CSU Area A1 Choice (Select One) | 3.00 | ||
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| CSU Area A3 Choice (Select One) | 3.00 | Department recommends CMST 14 or ENGL 11. | |
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| CSU Area B1/B3 Choice (Select One) | 3.00 - 5.00 | ||
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| CSU Area C1 Choice (Select One) | 3.00 - 4.00 | ||
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Term 3
15.00 - 19.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| JOUR 10: Beginning Newspaper Production | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
Student media practicum that includes a lab that regularly produces a news or feature non-fiction product with a journalism emphasis by and for students and distributed to a campus or community audience. Must include weekly news assignments. May include a variety of student media across multiple platforms, including print, broadcast, and online. Includes practical experience in design/layout, visual, online, multimedia journalism and emerging technologies. Must be student produced with student leadership. (C-ID JOUR 130). |
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| List B (Select Two) | 6.00 - 7.00 | ||
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| CSU Area B2/B3 Choice (Select One) | 3.00 - 5.00 | Must have B3 Lab component if not taken in B1/B3. | |
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| CSU Area C2 Choice (Select One) | 3.00 - 4.00 | Taking ECON 20, ECON 20H, HIST 8, HIST 10, HIST 18, or HIST 26 is recommended to meet the US-1 graduation requirement for CSU. | |
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Term 4
14.00 - 15.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| JOUR 12: Intermediate Newspaper Production | 3.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): JOUR 10 This course requires higher skill level and/or leadership/management involvement than JOUR 10. Intermediate student media practicum that includes a lab that regularly produces a news or feature non-fiction product with a journalism emphasis by and for students and distributed to a campus or community audience. Must include weekly news assignments. May include a variety of student media across multiple platforms, including print, broadcast, and online. Includes practical experience in design/layout, visual, online, multimedia journalism, emerging technologies and leadership/management. Must be student produced with student leadership. (C-ID JOUR 131). |
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| CSU Area C1/C2 Choice (Select One) | 3.00 - 4.00 | ||
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| Elective (any courses numbered 1-99) | 8.00 | Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a CSU or IGETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see CSU options. Taking POS 2 or POS 12 is recommended to meet the US-2 graduation requirements for CSU. | |
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