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Journalism Degree

Requirements for the A.A. Degree

Starting in 2008-09, De Anza College will offer an Associate's Degree in Journalism. To earn the degree, students should complete the following courses for the major and fulfill the A.A. degree requirements as specified in the De Anza College catalog.

Prerequisite
EWRT 1A Composition and Reading (5 units)

Major Requirements (23 units)
EWRT 1B or EWRT 2: Reading, Writing and Research or Critical Reading, Writing and Thinking (5 units)
JOUR 2: Mass Communication and Its Impact on Society (4 units)
JOUR 21A: News Writing and Reporting (3 units)
JOUR 21B: Feature Writing and Reporting (3 units)
JOUR 61: Newspaper Staff (3 units)
JOUR 70w,x,y or z: Special Projects in Journalism (1-4 units)
JOUR 66w,x,y or z: Special Topics in Journalism (1-4 units)
PHTG 1: Basic Photography (3 units)

Complete a minimum of 4 units from the courses listed below:
ARTS 55A: Graphic Design/Communication (3 units)
ARTS 65: Graphic Design for Web (3 units)
CIS 89A: World Wide Web Page Dev. (3 units)
EWRT 65: Literary Magazine (1-3 units)
F/TV 20: Basic Digital Film/Video Production (4 units)
ICS 7/SPCH 7: Intercultural Communication (4 units)
ICS 29: Cultural Pluralism and American Law and Justice (4 units)
LCEN 50: Introduction to Online Research (1 unit)
POLI 1: American Government and Politics (4 units)
SPCH 9: Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication: (5 units)
TWRT 61: Introduction to Technical Writing (4 units)

Total Units Required for Major: 27 units


 Updated Monday, April 7, 2008 at 10:23:34 PM by Journalism  - grobman@fhda.edu
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