Transfer Track/Communication
Journalism Option (JOURN-AA)
AREA OF CONCENTRATION: The purpose of this transfer track is to prepare students for the production and evaluation of information disseminated through mass media. The track includes study and appreciation of the evolution of the context and technologies of mass media. Students may develop fundamental skills in writing for newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. Students may gain practical skill in desktop publishing through production of the college literary magazine and the college newspaper. Students who graduate from this track may work in communication related fields. Students may continue their formal education toward a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with a major in journalism or mass communication. Degrees in journalism or mass communication may allow entry into newspaper and magazine production as well as information related fields.
