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This two-year program of study can lead to an entry level position with a community newspaper, or to transfer to a four-year college to pursue a journalism or communications major. The program provides practical training, leading to careers in print journalism, broadcasting, advertising and public relations. The required courses for the major are listed in a recommended sequence.
An Associate in Arts degree may be earned by completion of the major requirements plus requirements defined in the Associate Degree Requirements section of the Los Medanos College Catalog.
JOURN 10 Writing for the Media, 3 units
JOURN 35 Mass
Communication, 3 units
JOURN 15 Reporting Practicum, 1 unit
JOURN 20/30 Publication
Production I or II, 3 units
JOURN 15 Reporting Practicum, I unit
JOURN 20/30 Publication
Production 1 or II
JOURN 15 Reporting Practicum, I unit