{
  "college": "antelope-valley-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "code": "JOUR",
  "name": "Journalism",
  "sourceUrl": "https://avc.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-27/department/journalism",
  "courses": [
    {
      "code": "JOUR 121",
      "subject": "JOUR",
      "number": "121",
      "title": "Beginning Journalism",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "54 lecture hours, 54 contact hours total",
      "prerequisite": "Completion of ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H.",
      "cid": [
        "JOUR 110"
      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "An introduction to the theories and techniques of newswriting and reporting. Instruction and practice in news and feature story structures, newspaper style, copy reading and elementary editing.",
      "notes": [
        "Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "JOUR 123",
      "subject": "JOUR",
      "number": "123",
      "title": "Newspaper Production",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "27 lecture hours, 81 lab hours, 108 contact hours total",
      "prerequisite": "Completion of JOUR 121.",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Developing journalism news sources, interviewing techniques, newswriting, feature and editorial writing, editing, photography skills, and design/layout using the college newspaper and Web site/blog as a laboratory.",
      "notes": [
        "Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "JOUR 199",
      "subject": "JOUR",
      "number": "199",
      "title": "Work Experience Education",
      "units": "1-8",
      "hours": "432 lab hours",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "Students must also attend a scheduled orientation or meet individually with the supervising instructor for an individual orientation. Work Experience Education is supervised employment designed to provide students a realistic learning experience through work. The ultimate goal is to teach students skills and attitudes that will equip them to function and adapt as an employee in a variety of situations and jobs. Work Experience Education is supervised employment extending classroom-based occupational learning in an on-the-job learning situation related to the students' educational major or occupational goal. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to eight units per semester.",
      "notes": [
        "Limitation on enrollment: To participate in work experience education, students must have a paid or unpaid job or internship and have approval of a work supervisor and the instructor supervising the work experience in the specific subject area.",
        "Applies to the associate degree or certificates (AVC)",
        "May be repeated once (R1)"
      ],
      "offered": []
    }
  ]
}