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JOURNALISM
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Journalism at Trade-Tech offers students an Associate in Arts degree or a Certificate in Journalism.
 Associates In Arts Degree The Journalism Associate in Arts degree is designed for students who would like to enter the workforce after graduation with practical, solid writing skills. The flexibility of the program makes this program perfect for students from vocational majors who would like to develop their writing skills as a complement to another trade or discipline with a career goal of writing for trade journals, technical writing, or writing training manuals. Most of the required courses transfer to a four-year university.
Requirements for the Associate in Arts degree may be met by completing the following list of courses and 30 units of Plan A plus electives to equal 60 units.
REQUIRED COURSES | UNITS |
JOURNALISM 101 | Collecting and Writing News 3 | 3 |
JOURNALISM 105 | Mass Communications 3 | 3 |
JOURNALISM 202 | Advanced Newswriting 3 | 3 |
JOURNALISM 225 | Product Workshop (can be repeated once) 8 | 3 |
CAOT 82 | Microcomputer Software Survey in the Office 3 | 3 |
CAOT 84 | Microcomputer Applications: Word Processing | 3 |
PUB REL 1, 2, or 3 | Introduction to Community Development 3 | 3 |
COOP ED | Work Experience (Cooperative Education) 1-4 | 3 |
| CORE ELECTIVES | 6 |
| TOTAL UNITS | 24-29 |
The Certificate Program The Certificate in Journalism is designed for students who want to concentrate on a course of study in writing and the media, but are not necessary interested in earning a degree. The program is ideal for working professionals who are interested in sharpening their writing skills, and also for students from other disciplines who are interested in adding another certification to their resume.
CORE ELECTIVES | UNITS |
JOURNALISM 101 | COLLECTING AND WRITING NEWS CSU | 3 |
JOURNALISM 105 | MASS COMMUNICATIONS UC:CSU (CAN JOURN 4) | 3 |
JOURNALISM 202 | ADVANCED NEWSWRITING CSU | 3 |
JOURNALISM 225 | NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION WORKSHOP CSU RPT2 | 4 |
JOURNALISM 185 | DIRECTED STUDY CSU | 1 |
JOURNALISM 285 | DIRECTED STUDY CSU | 2 |
JOURNALISM 385 | DIRECTED STUDY CSU | 3 |
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