Degrees and Certificates
When you work toward your degree or certificate, or take one of our courses, you will learn the fundamentals of journalism: interviewing, structuring a news story, how to take photos for publication, editing stories, journalism for social media, amongst other tools.
No matter your goal, our courses will help you get there!
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Associate in Arts in Journalism (A.A.)
The Associate in Arts in Journalism prepares students to “write it tight, write it bright, and write it tonight.” You will also gain an integral understanding of the laws and ethics behind reporting and how to present stories fairly with integrity, accuracy, and accountability. Various media types are covered with a focus on effective communication.
Classwork is combined with real-world writing and producing for newspapers, television, radio, podcasting, blogs, magazines, and the internet. You will learn to tailor your writing or reporting to a specific media and its audiences to adapt to the rapidly changing environment of journalism.
By the end of the program, you will have a portfolio of published works and multimedia pieces demonstrating skills in design, layout, writing, production, and visual storytelling.
Paid internships are offered as part of the program in partnership with local media outlets in order for students to gain paid job experience.
Requirements: 60 units
Journalism/Blogging Certificate of Achievement
The Journalism/Blogging Certificate of Achievement focuses on teaching students to be professional storytellers, to record history, to investigate government and business practices and to create lighter community features that take their viewers behind the scenes. You will learn multidisciplinary skills, including filming and editing videos and creating podcasts, blogs, and vlogs.
This certificate can lead to a diversity of career opportunities. Students pursuing this certificate can range from those looking to learn to communicate and write better to professionals who wish to refresh their marketing skills to community members.
The certificate can lead to a degree in journalism or transfer to a four-year college.
Requirements: 21-27 units
Podcasting Certificate of Completion
The Podcasting Certificate of Completion is a noncredit certificate designed to prepare students to begin writing and producing podcasts utilizing a digital audio workstation (DAW). The emphasis is on introducing basic audio production skills and on developing strong broadcast writing skills that can be adapted to any medium. Topics include analog/digital theory, signal flow, microphones, mic techniques, mixing, equalizers, editing and recording in a DAW, writing for documentary, legal and ethical standards, hosting, interviewing, and edits pre- and post-production. Students will have individual lab time for hands-on experience. Upon completion, students will be able to create podcasts for current employers, apply for entry level jobs in broadcasting and audio technology, and start their own podcasting series. May be offered in distance-learning format.
Requirements: 99 hours
Ready to Learn More?
Contact Alexandria Bordas at albordas@cabrillo.edu and take a look at our course offerings.