# Journalism (Certificate of Achievement)

El Camino College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Journalism

Source: http://catalog.elcamino.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=13&poid=3622

**Humanities Division**

www.elcamino.edu/academics/divisions/humanities/

For Gainful Employment program information, please visit  www.elcamino.edu/academics/areas-of-study/journalism.php

### Certificate of Achievement

A Certificate of Achievement will be granted upon completion of all program requirements. At least 15 units of the certificate requirements must be completed at El Camino College.

### Required Courses:

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| JOUR 1 | News Writing and Reporting | 3 |
| JOUR 8 | Investigative Reporting, Editing, and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| JOUR 6 | Basic Photojournalism | 3 |
| or PHOT 106 | Basic Photojournalism | 3 |
| JOUR 9abcd | Nonfiction Storytelling for Magazines and Digital Media | 3 |
| ***** | |  |
| JOUR 11abcd | News Media Production and Social Media Storytelling | 3 |
| ***** | |  |
| JOUR 12 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| JOUR 14abcd | Digital Media Storytelling | 3 |
| ***** | |  |

### Total Units: 21

\*Note: one semester each of JOUR 9abcd, JOUR 11abcd, and JOUR 14abcd may be counted for the certificate.

Note: JOUR 6 is the same course as PHOT 106. Course credit is limited to JOUR 6 or PHOT 106.