AA-T in Journalism | Communication Studies

Majors and certificates

SRJC's Journalism Program offers two majors and one certificate
Program	Certificate/Degree	Total Units

Journalism for Transfer	AA-T	18.5 Units
Journalism: Digital AS	AS	29 Units
Journalism: Digital Cert	Certificate	28 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 Studies

Total 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

Journalism for Transfer Core Requirements - complete 11.50 units

Course

Description

Units

JOUR 1

Introduction to Journalism

3.00

JOUR 1L

Introduction to Journalism Lab

0.50

JOUR 52A

Newspaper Practice 1

5.00

MEDIA 4

Introduction to Mass Communication

3.00

Journalism for Transfer List A Requirements - complete 3.00 units

Course

Description

Units

Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
JOUR 59	Photojournalism	3.00
JOUR 2	News Gathering and News Writing	3.00
JOUR 2L	News Gathering and News Writing Lab	0.50
JOUR 52C	Newspaper Practice 3	5.00
JOUR 5	Digital Storytelling	4.00

Journalism for Transfer List B Requirements - complete 6.00 units

Course

Description

Units

Complete any combination totaling at least 6.00 units from the following:
ART 19	Elementary Photography	3.00
COMM 10	Introduction to Communication Studies	3.00
ECON 1	Principles of Macroeconomics	3.00
ECON 2	Principles of Microeconomics	3.00
ENGL 5	Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking	3.00
PHIL 3	Critical Thinking	3.00
PHIL 4	Introduction to Symbolic Logic	3.00
POLS 1	Introduction to United States Government	3.00
POLS 2	Introduction to Comparative Government	3.00
COMM 3	Introduction to Argumentation	3.00

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.