Journalism (AA-T)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/jams/
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER
The goals and objectives of the Journalism AA are to prepare majors for college work in entry-level work in the industry as reporters, content creators, and editors. The program also seeks to provide courses that will fulfill part of the general education requirements for other majors. Students who learn the skill sets offered in the Journalism courses will be able to transfer these skills to a variety of career situations that require the ability to gather information from a variety of sources, synthesize or make sense of that information, and report findings to other audiences. They will also gain an understanding and appreciation for the rights and responsibilities associated with free speech and expression.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students demonstrate an understanding of the role of the mass media in society.
- Students demonstrate the values of newsworthiness.
- Students develop and maintain a Wordpress blog and news related content management systems.
- Students demonstrate understanding of legal issues of libel, privacy, copyright, free speech/press.
- Students develop a portfolio of journalistic stories in multiple formats.
- Students edit journalistic stories in various formats
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core (9 units) | ||
| JAMS 100 | Mass Communications and Society | 3.0 |
| JAMS 101 | Beginning Newswriting and Reporting | 3.0 |
| JAMS 107A | News Media Production | 3.0 |
| List A: Select one: 3 units | 3.0 | |
| Multimedia Reporting | ||
| Principles of Public Relations (3) | ||
or BA 157 | Principles of Public Relations | |
| Photo Journalism (3) | ||
or PHOT 130 | Photo Journalism | |
| Intermediate News Media Production (3) | ||
| List B: Select two: 6-8.5 Units | 6.0-8.5 | |
| Introductory Photography (3) | ||
| Design for Digital Publishing (3) | ||
| Elementary Statistics (4-4.5) | ||
or MATH 112S | Enhanced Elementary Statistics | |
or ECON 210 | Applied Introductory Statistics for Economics | |
| American Political Institutions (3) | ||
| Comparative Government (3) | ||
| Critical Thinking and Argumentative Writing (4) | ||
| Introduction to Logic (3) | ||
Any CSU Breadth courses from two different Areas with A-D | ||
| Total Units | 18-20.5 | |
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS FOR TRANSFER DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
- Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses,
- Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0,
- Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major, and
- Completion of IGETC and/or CSU GE-Breadth.