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Journalism and Mass Communications AA-T Degree

Full Time

This program roadmap represents one possible pathway to complete the program. Please see a counselor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs. This roadmap is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.

Catalog:: 2024-25
GE Pattern:: CSU GE Breadth
Total Units:: 60

First Year

Semester 1

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	TITLE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	JOUR 300	Newswriting and Reporting	3
Req	Req	JOUR 310	Mass Media and Society		3	D
GE	Req	ENGWR 300 / 480 ^H	College Composition	3	A2	D
	GE		any Area A1 (Oral Communication) course	3		A1
	GE	GE		any Area C1 (Arts) course		A1	3	C1

Semester 2

16 Units

CAT.	COURSE	TITLE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	JOUR 410	College Media Production I	3
Req	GE	STAT 300 / 480 ^H	Introduction to Probability and Statistics		4	B4
GE			any Area E (Lifelong Learning) course	3	E
GE		GE		any Area C2 (Humanities) course	E		3	C2
Elec		GE	any elective course numbered 300-499	3				C2

Second Year

Semester 3

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	TITLE	UNIT	GE AREA
RE	JOUR 351	Public Relations Writing and Media Techniques	3
RE	GE		any Area A3 (Critical Thinking) course		3	A3
GE	GE		any Area B2 (Life Science) course	3	B2	A3
GE	GE		any Area C1 (Arts) or C2 (Humanities) course	3	B2	C1 or C2
Elec	GE		any elective course numbered 300-499	3		C1 or C2

Semester 4

14 Units

CAT.	COURSE	TITLE	UNIT	GE AREA
RE	JOUR 320	Race and Gender in the Media	3	D
RE	RE	JOUR 350	Writing for Broadcasting/Podcasting	D	3
GE	RE		any Area B1 (Physical Science) course	3	B1
GE	GE		any Area B3 (Science Lab) course ¹	1	B1	B3
GE	GE		any Area F (Ethnic Studies) course	3	F	B3
GE	Elec		any elective course numbered 300-499	1	F

¹The Area B3 (Science Lab) course must correspond with either the Area B1 (Physical Science) or Area B2 (Life Science) course.

Explanation of Categories
Req	Required Core	A course that is required for this program
GE	General Education	A course that fulfills a specific general education requirement for a degree, which can be replaced with another course that meets the same requirement
Elec	Degree Elective	A degree-applicable course that is part of a degree roadmap to ensure that there is a total of at least 60 units, which is a requirement for an associate degree
RE	Restricted Elective	A course selected from a list of elective courses specified for this program in the course list in the catalog, which can be replaced with another course from the same list

Transfer path

Potential Transfer Majors:

Journalism B.A.
Government B.A.

Potential Career/Options After Completing a Bachelor's Degree:

Journalist (print or broadcast), photographer, publicist, public information officer, communications director, lawyer, lobbyist.

Advising Notes:

Students can substitute ESLW 340 for ENGWR 300/480.

Scheduling Notes:

JOUR 351 is offered in the spring.
JOUR 360 is offered in the fall.

Recommended Electives:

Students are encouraged to take College Media Production courses (JOUR 411 and 412) as electives for this degree.

Other Notes to Students Preparing to Transfer:

Journalism is a program offered only at CSUs. Students planning to use this degree to transfer to a UC should see a counselor.
See ASSIST.ORG for the transfer requirements of the institution to which you plan to transfer.

Honors Courses (H):

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better who complete 15 or more units of Honors coursework earn an Honors Transfer Certificate and can take advantage of honors-to-honors transfer agreements with highly selective colleges and universities, both public and private.

Published April 15, 2024

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