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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.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

JOU 1021Photojournalism

3
JOU 2025New Media

3
JOU 2089Capstone

3
MGD 1002Introduction to Multimedia

3
MGD 1011Adobe Photoshop I

3
MGD 1013Adobe InDesign

3
MGD 2068Business for Creatives

3
Total Credit Hours:21

General Education Courses

ENG 1031Technical Writing I: CO1

3
MAT 1240Math for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1

4
ART 1401Digital Photography I

3
HUM 1003Intro to Film Art: AH2

3
PSY 2221Social Psychology: SS3

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Electives

 
JOU 1005Introduction to Mass Media: SS3

3
JOU 1006Media News and Reporting

3
JOU 2041Feature and Magazine Writing

3
JOU 2080Internship

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Choose four from the following

PHO 1021Image Capture I

3
PHO 1061Digital Capture Processing I

3
MGD 1004Videography

3
MGD 1012Adobe Illustrator I

3
MGD 1058Introduction to UI/UX

3
MGD 1063Sound Design I

3
MGD 1064Digital Video Editing I

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 61