Journalism & Digital Media AAS Degree

The AAS in Digital Media Journalism prepares you for work with blogs, microblogs, social networking applications, virtual worlds, audio, and video podcasting for delivering mass media using the Internet as the primary means of media distribution. You will combine traditional journalism skills in writing and editing with digital skills in video, page layout, and production to produce e-zines, vlogs, podcasts, and other relevant Internet publications. Information: www.rrcc.edu/journalism

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

JOU 1002Intro to Editing for Media

3

JOU 1005Introduction to Mass Media: SS3

3

JOU 1006Media News and Reporting

3

JOU 2006Intermediate Newswriting & Editing

3

JOU 2015Publications Prod & Design

3

JOU 2025New Media

3

JOU 2041Feature and Magazine Writing

3

MGD 1002Introduction to Multimedia

3

MGD 1004Videography

3

MGD 1011Adobe Photoshop I

3

MGD 1013Adobe InDesign

3

Total Credit Hours:33

General Education Courses (15 credits)

ENG 1021English Composition I: CO1

3

MAT 1140Career Math

3

or higher

* ART 1115, ART 1402, or ART 1401 may be used to fulfill one Arts & Humanities and the General Education Elective. Students may substitute ART/PHO/MGD classes if the ART 1115, ART 1402, or ART 1401 are counted toward the Arts & Humanities and General Education Course Requirements.

Choose from TWO of the following areas for a total of 6 credits

Arts and Humanities:
ARA, ART, ASL, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE (100 and above)
Physical and Life Sciences:
AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, MET, NRE, PHY, SCI (100 and above)
Social and Behavioral Science:
ARG, ANT, ECO, GEO, GIS, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC (100 and above).
AND
Choose an additional 3 credits from any of the above prefixes

Total Credit Hours:15

Electives

Recommended Electives: Choose 4 classes from the following:
ART 1401Digital Photography I

3

JOU 1021Photojournalism

3

MGD 1012Adobe Illustrator I

3

MGD 2068Business for Creatives

3

PHO 1055Photog of the Human Form I

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 60