Majors and certificates

SRJC's Journalism Program offers two majors and one certificate
ProgramCertificate/DegreeTotal Units
   
Journalism for Transfer AA-T18.5 Units
Journalism: Digital AS AS29 Units
Journalism: Digital CertCertificate28 Units
 

 

 

The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Journalism degree (AA-T) is designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree.

Upon successful completion of this major, the student will be able to:

  • Develop story ideas, conduct research and interviews, and write news and feature stories, opinion columns and critical reviews on deadline for both print and web publishing.
  • Use various media (i.e. audio, photography, video, blog platforms, social media, and web software) to create multimedia news and feature stories.
  • Explain the changing role of news media and information dissemination in American society and critically evaluate elements of effective journalism.
  • Exercise news judgment and apply knowledge of journalism ethics and media law to real-life newsroom situations.
  • Work as a productive member of a college newspaper staff. Demonstrate competency in grammar, punctuation, word usage and Associated Press Style to edit stories for print or online publication.

Below is the list of requirements for the degree.

 
Journalism (AA-T)Communications StudiesTotal Units: 18.5

 

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

A General Education Pattern
A Major
A Minimum Number of Degree Units
A Minimum Number of Units Taken in Residence
A Minimum Standard of Scholarship

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Journalism (AA-T) program are:

  • Complete 18.5 units from
    • ​Journalism for Transfer Core Requirements
    • Journalism for Transfer List A Requirements
    • Journalism for Transfer List B Requirements
CourseDescriptionUnits
CourseDescriptionUnits
CourseDescriptionUnits
Journalism for Transfer Core Requirements - complete 11.50 units
JOUR 1 Introduction to Journalism3.00
JOUR 1L Introduction to Journalism Lab0.50
JOUR 52A Newspaper Practice 15.00
MEDIA 4 Introduction to Mass Communication3.00
 
Journalism for Transfer List A Requirements - complete 3.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
JOUR 59 Photojournalism3.00
JOUR 2 News Gathering and News Writing3.00
JOUR 2L News Gathering and News Writing Lab0.50
JOUR 52C Newspaper Practice 35.00
JOUR 5 Digital Storytelling4.00
 
Journalism for Transfer List B Requirements - complete 6.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 6.00 units from the following:
ART 19 Elementary Photography3.00
COMM 10 Introduction to Communication Studies3.00
ECON 1 Principles of Macroeconomics3.00
ECON 2 Principles of Microeconomics3.00
ENGL 5 Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking3.00
PHIL 3 Critical Thinking3.00
PHIL 4 Introduction to Symbolic Logic3.00
POLS 1 Introduction to United States Government3.00
POLS 2 Introduction to Comparative Government3.00
COMM 3 Introduction to Argumentation3.00

 

Notes:

JOUR 1 is a prerequisite/corequisite for JOUR 1L. It is recommended to take both courses concurrently. JOUR 2 is a prerequisite for JOUR 2L. It is recommended to take both courses concurrently.