Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Pending Office of the Chancellor approval
The journalism degree program prepares students with vital skills in news reporting, digital storytelling, and media ethics essential for the evolving communication professions, journalism, and multimedia landscape. The curriculum of this program combines theoretical foundations, hands-on practice, and interdisciplinary journalism studies, which are grounded in digital literacy, awareness of cultural diversity, and media’s political and economic impact. Courses will cover areas including news writing, multimedia reporting, community reporting, investigative and data journalism, photojournalism, video and magazine publishing, digital storytelling, media law, and communication ethics, equipping graduates with versatile skills for various careers in journalism and beyond. By engaging with local communities and examining national journalism practices as well as global trends, students will develop an understanding of the role of journalism in diverse societies. Graduates will emerge ready to contribute to society as critical thinkers, ethical journalists, and proactive media creators prepared to lead in the rapidly changing media and communication industry.
Degree Requirements (31 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
| Journalism Core Requirements (12) | ||
| COMM 2301 | Newswriting and Reporting (Journalism Core Requirements) | 3 |
| COMM 3301 | Media Institutions in Context | 3 |
| COMM 3371 | Multimedia Journalism | 3 |
| COMM 4378 | Media and Journalism Ethics | 3 |
| Journalism Practica (4) | ||
| Choose two units from: | 2 | |
| Practicum in Multimedia Journalism: Coyote Chronicle | ||
| Advanced Practicum in Multimedia Journalism: Coyote Chronicle | ||
| Choose two units from: | 2 | |
| Practicum in Digital Audio and Radio | ||
| Practicum in Television Journalism Production: Local Matters | ||
| Advanced Practicum in Television Journalism Production: Local Matters | ||
| Advanced Practicum in Journalism | ||
| Internship in Communication | ||
| Internship in Communication | ||
| Internship in Communication | ||
| Up to 2 units in addition to required practica courses above (4 units) could be counted toward electives. | ||
| Journalism Electives (9) | ||
| Choose nine units from: | 9 | |
| Television Studio Production | ||
| Digital Audio and Radio Production | ||
| Topics in Journalism | ||
| Data Journalism | ||
| AI in Journalism and Media | ||
| Community & Investigative Journalism | ||
| Advanced Topics in Journalism | ||
| Communication & Media Electives (6) | ||
| Choose six units from: | 6 | |
| Communicating Disability Studies | ||
| Media, Culture, and Society | ||
| Topics in Media Studies | ||
| Film Analysis | ||
| Visual Communication | ||
| Introduction to Digital Video Editing | ||
| Digital Video Field Production | ||
| Fundamentals of Screenwriting | ||
| Publication Design | ||
| Risk Communication | ||
| Topics in Digital Production | ||
| Communication Research Methodology | ||
| Interviewing | ||
| Gender, Race, and Class in Media | ||
| Latinx, Media, and Cultures | ||
| Communication and Conflict | ||
| Global Communication | ||
| Media Effects | ||
| Advertising as Social Communication | ||
| Digital Filmmaking I | ||
| Digital Filmmaking II | ||
| Strategic Communication Campaigns | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| Communication Law and Policy | ||
| Fundamentals of Social Media Management | ||
| Political Economy of Social Media Communication | ||
| Audience Analysis in Social Media | ||
| Social Media for Social Good | ||
| Advanced Topics in Media Studies | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Advanced Topics in Digital Production | ||
| Total Units | 31 | |