Journalism

Students participating and completing the Associate in Arts in Journalism for Transfer degree at Gavilan College will have satisfied the transfer requirements for California State University programs and will have a higher probability for acceptance at University of California programs. Students in the Journalism program learn about various news media forms--newspapers, magazines, television and the Internet--as the basis of a foundational education in journalism. Students practice journalism and become media practitioners as most journalism courses offer a unique opportunity to develop publishable work for the Gavilan Press, Gavilan College's student newspaper as well as other digital news venues. The Journalism program is an active part of the Media Arts program and offers all students the opportunity to collaborate with those from the disciplines of film, video production, digital media and photography.

Associate Degree for Transfer Requirements:

(1) Completion of 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following:

(A) The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).

(B) A minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.

(2) Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0.

Title 5 section 55063(a) also require that students must earn a C or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis, or a "P" if the course was taken on a 'pass-no-pass' basis.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. plan, formulate and compose news stories requiring them to restate facts, describe people and conditions and explain and report on current events;
2. describe and translate constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech into practical language;
3. define libel and best ethical journalistic practices differentiating between standard and substandard ethics;
4. define and apply standard journalistic practices
5. appraise and revise each others' stories;
6. critically analyze and interpret current events, campus organizational structures and local, regional and national events;
7. demonstrate and apply journalistic standards and ethics when selecting news and stories to be covered.