Arapahoe Community College
2013-2014 Catalog
Contemporary Journalism
Certificates
CIP 090401 (JWR / JAM / JMU)
Need a faster route to improved skills for your career in Journalism? ACC is pleased to offer three certificates.
Admission Requirements
- ACCUPLACER sentence skills score of 95+ and an ACCUPLACER reading score of 80+ (equivalent ACT / SAT scores and / or successful completion of ENG 090 and REA 090 or higher) to successfully complete JOU courses
- Department approval is required in order to transfer in journalism class credit from other institutions.
Program Requirements
Writing and Reporting in Journalism
Major Courses |
(18 credit hours) |
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Literary Magazine |
3 |
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Publishing Your Writing |
3 |
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Introduction to Mass Media (GT-SS3) |
3 |
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Fundamentals of Reporting |
3 |
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Intermediate Newswriting and Editing |
3 |
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Feature and Magazine Writing |
3 |
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Total |
18credit hours |
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Advertising and Marketing in Journalism
Major Courses |
(18 credit hours) |
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Introduction to E-Commerce |
3 |
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Introduction to Mass Media (GT-SS3) |
3 |
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Principles of Advertising |
3 |
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Principles of Marketing |
3 |
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E-Commerce Marketing |
3 |
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Principles of Advertising |
3 |
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Total |
18 credit hours |
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Multimedia in Journalism
Required Courses |
(18 credit hours) |
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Digital Photography I |
3 |
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Introduction to Mass Media (GT-SS3) |
3 |
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Introduction to Computer Graphics |
3 |
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Introduction to Multimedia |
3 |
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Web Design I |
3 |
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Video Digital Editing I |
3 |
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Total |
18 credit hours |
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Graduation Requirements
- To graduate, students must apply for graduation and complete the graduation survey (available via myACC). (form available at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation)
- After applying for graduation, all correspondence to a student about the status of their program conferral will be sent to their student email address only.
- As a graduate of a Career and Technical Education program you will be contacted by an ACC employee in approximately six months to verify your employment information. This information gathering is a federal requirement to ensure that ACC receives certain federal funding.
"Information regarding occupations, completion rates, placement rates, program costs and median loan debt may be found at www.arapahoe.edu/departments-and-programs/gainful-employment-disclosure-information."
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