2024-2025 Catalog 
  
    Sep 07, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Professional Studies AS - Journalism Option


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Code: AS.PS.JOUR

The Journalism option includes courses in introductory journalism, media writing, copy editing and print journalism production, the last of which helps produce The Torch, the student newspaper of Bergen Community College. In addition to teaching students the skills needed to report, write and edit news for print media, broadcast and the Web, it links the students and the wider campus community through the student newspaper.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  1. Write clear, concise, accurate and interesting news stories, as well as crisp, accurate and compelling advertising and public relations copy.
  2. Demonstrate basic skills and techniques in news-gathering and news-writing.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of major legal and ethical issues in journalism.
  4. Develop appropriate style through writing, revision and editing.
  5. Design and lay-out print news publications.

CAREER PATHWAYS

Communication Teachers, postsecondary Reporter, Correspondent Radio or Television Announcer
News Analyst Editor Public Relations
Content Specialist Writer  

Recommended Semester Sequence


First Semester


Subtotal: 16 Credits


Second Semester


Subtotal: 15 Credits


Third Semester


Subtotal: 16 Credits


Fourth Semester


Subtotal: 13 Credits


General Education Requirements


Subtotal: 9 Credits


Humanities Electives *


Two general education courses selected from the following fields, with no more than one course in any one field: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); History (HIS); Interdisciplinary (WGS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN)

Subtotal: 6 Credits


Social Science Elective *


One general education course selected from the following fields: Economics (ECO); Geography (GEO); Political Science (POL); Psychology (PSY); Sociology (SOC) and Anthropology (ANT)

Subtotal: 3 Credits


Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology Electives *


  • Mathematics: One 3-credit general education course in Mathematics (MAT) and a 1 cr. course in Information Technology (INF) or a 4 cr. general education course in Mathematics 4 Credit(s)
  • Natural Science Electives: Two general education courses to be selected from the following fields: Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHM), Physics (PHY) 8 Credit(s)

Subtotal: 12 Credits


Subtotal: 30


Program Requirements


Subtotal: 24 Credits


Free Electives **


Recommended:

Subtotal: 6 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 60


Specific Program Notes

Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.

Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.

*General Education Elective(s) .

**Recommended: IST-123 Success 101 ; ART-184 Digital Photography ;

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