Multimedia Journalism, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program in Multimedia Journalism will be able to:

Exhibit effective research and reporting practices including the creation and editing of a news story based on accepted industry standards and values.
Display strong interpretive, analytic, and critical thinking skills by writing news copy clearly and accurately, demonstrating quantitative and qualitative reasoning in forms appropriate to the purpose, medium, and audience.
Identify and apply appropriate ethical and legal standards in their service to their communities and cultures.
Employ delivery skills appropriate to various news performance situations.
Describe how technologies shape the way people perceive and interact with the world and apply these digital tools and technologies appropriately for the communications professions in which they work.

Lower-Division Requirements

JRN 2015 - Newspaper Workshop (1) *
JRN 2050 - Introduction to Journalism (3)
COM 1050 - Introduction to Media Communication (3)
COM 2043 - Introduction to TV and Film Production (3)

One course from the following:

LIT 2052 - World Literatures: Ancient and Medieval Literatures (3)
LIT 2054 - British Writers I (3)
LIT 2055 - British Writers II (3)
LIT 2056 - American Writers I (3)
LIT 2057 - American Writers II (3)

Total: 15 Units

Note(s):

* Three units of Newspaper Workshop. WRI 2016 , JRN 2017 , JRN 2018 , or COM 2075 may substitute for two of those units.

Upper-Division Requirements

JRN 3014 - Computer-Assisted Reporting (3)
JRN 3040 - Media Law and Ethics (3)
JRN 3050 - Special Topics in Journalism (3)
JRN 4030 - Multimedia Journalism (3)
JRN 4070 - Internship in Journalism (2)
JRN 4095 - Senior Seminar in Multimedia Journalism (3)
One additional upper-division literature course beyond GE from the courses listed under Literature, Spanish, or French.

Total: 20 Units

Choose One Concentration:

Concentration in Writing

JRN 3010 - Advanced Reporting (3)
JRN 3045 - Editing (3)
JRN 4040 - Magazine Editing and Concepts (3)
Choose one course from the following:
WRI 3015 - Advanced English Composition (3)
WRI 3021 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
WRI 3022 - Creative Writing: Fiction (3)
WRI 3023 - Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction (3)

Total: 12 Units

Concentration in Visual Storytelling

JRN 3012 - Television News Writing (3)
JRN 3013 - Television News Production (3)
JRN 4013 - Advanced Television News Production (3)
JRN 4014 - Long-Form Broadcast News (3)
JRN 4025 - Advanced Television Workshop (1)

Total: 13 Units

Major Total: 47-48 Units

Multimedia Journalism Major with a Minor in Spanish

The Department offers a Multimedia Journalism major with a Spanish Minor . This extremely marketable and desirable combination is recommended for Multimedia Journalism majors who desire to work in American border cities or in Latin American countries, as well as for students seeking a Single-Subject Teaching Credential. The student completes an internship at a bilingual newspaper, magazine, radio, or television station. A maximum of two of the required upper-division literature courses in the Multimedia Journalism major may be in Spanish or Latin American literature.

Note(s):

Accepting Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)