Academic Catalog

Journalism (CERT)

Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/jams/

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

The goals and objectives of the Journalism Certificate 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 the values of newsworthiness.
  • Students develop a portfolio of journalistic stories in multiple formats.
  • Students develop and maintain a Wordpress blog and news related content management systems.
  • Students edit journalistic stories in various formats.
  • Students explain the legal issues of libel, privacy, copyright, free speech/press.
  • Students recognize the role of the mass media in society.

Program Requirements

Code Number Course Title Units
Core Requirements (9 units)
JAMS 100Mass Communications and Society3.0
JAMS 101Beginning Newswriting and Reporting3.0
JAMS 121Multimedia Reporting3.0
Department Requirements - Select 6 Units6.0
News Media Production (3)
Intermediate News Media Production (3)
Department Electives - Select 6 Units6.0
Introduction to Broadcasting (3)
Intermediate Advanced News Media Production (3)
Broadcast News Production and Editing (3)
Photo Journalism (3)
Photo Journalism
Additional Requirements - Select 3 Units3.0
Design for Digital Publishing (3)
Web Design with Flash and Dreamweaver
Advanced News Media Production (3)
Introductory Photography (3)
Introduction to Digital Photography (3)
Total Units24