# Journalism and Media Studies (JAMS) courses Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 14 courses Source: https://sac.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/36813/36822/36874 "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027. ### JAMS 102 — Multimedia Storytelling - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules Explores alternative story forms by combining text, still photographs, video clips, audio, graphics and interactivity to tell stories in the most compelling and informative way. Focuses on using a variety of media to tell different parts of a story for presentation in digital and online platforms. ### JAMS 103 — Introduction to Visual Communications - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **C-ID:** JOUR 170 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 5 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) This multimedia course explores the social, cultural and historical implications of visual communications from Gutenberg's printing press to present day digital media. Using works of philosophical, historical and cultural importance students will analyze and debate the changes in the way visual communications affect society, and shape cultural values. ### JAMS 105 — Mass Media and Society - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **C-ID:** JOUR 100 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) Exploration of mass communication and the interrelationships of media with society including history, structure and trends in a digital age. Examines major media forms, theories and effects in our information-conscious culture. ### JAMS 110 — Introduction to Creative Nonfiction - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 72 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or CMSD 121 or JAMS 121 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules Exploration of creative nonfiction writing concepts, and genres with focus on critically reading and analyzing respected works of literature ranging from biography and review to profiles and personal essays. ### JAMS 111 — Media, Race and Gender - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) This multimedia course is an overview of the social and cultural implications of mass media on race and gender from the 1920s to the present. Using works of philosophical and cultural importance, students will analyze and debate the changes in the faces of media with a particular focus on social class, gender, and ethnicity. ### JAMS 121 — Reporting and Writing the News - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **C-ID:** JOUR 110 - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md) An introduction to evaluating, gathering, and writing news across multiple platforms under newsroom conditions. Includes role of the journalist in a multi-media environment and the legal and ethical issues related to reporting. Writing experiences include: web-based and multi-media reporting, interviewing techniques, research methods, application of media law, writing under deadline and use of AP Style. ### JAMS 123A — Multimedia News Production - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture, 108 Lab - **C-ID:** JOUR 130 - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) A production-based course designed around a functioning media organization, providing students practical training in print, digital, web-based and social media through work as members of the campus news magazine el Don, its website eldonnews.org and other el Don platforms. Students utilize a digital media laboratory to gain practical experience in a variety of disciplines, including writing, editing, design, photography, audio, visual, multimedia and emerging technologies. Arranged laboratory hours (TBA) 7 hours per week. ### JAMS 123B — Intermediate Multimedia News Production - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture, 108 Lab - **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: JAMS 123A - **C-ID:** JOUR 131 - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) An intermediate-level production-based course designed around a functioning media organization, providing students practical training in print, digital, web-based and social media reporting and publishing through work as members of the campus news magazine el Don, its website eldonnews.org and other el Don platforms. Students utilize a digital laboratory to gain practical experience in a variety of disciplines, including writing, editing, design, photography, audio, visual, multimedia and emerging technologies. Completion of JAMS 123A is required. Arranged laboratory hours (TBA) 7 hours per week. ### JAMS 123C — Advanced Intermediate Multimedia News Production - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture, 108 Lab - **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: JAMS 123B - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) An advanced intermediate level production-based course designed around a functioning media organization, providing students training in print, digital, web-based and social media reporting and publishing through work as members of the campus news magazine el Don, its website eldonnews.org and other el Don platforms. Students utilize a digital laboratory to gain practical experience in a variety of disciplines, including writing, editing, design, photography, audio, visual, multimedia and emerging technologies. Completion of JAMS 123B is required. Arranged laboratory hours (TBA) 7 hours per week. ### JAMS 123D — Advanced Multimedia News Production - **Units:** 4 - **Hours:** 36 Lecture, 108 Lab - **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: JAMS 123C - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) An advanced-level production-based course designed around a functioning media organization, providing students training in print, digital, web-based and social media reporting and publishing through work as members of the campus news magazine el Don, its website eldonnews.org and other el Don platforms. Students utilize a digital laboratory to gain practical experience in a variety of disciplines, including writing, editing, design, photography, audio, visual, multimedia, and emerging technologies. Completion of JAMS 123C required. Arranged laboratory hours (TBA) 7 per week. ### JAMS 150 — Introduction to Public Relations - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules An exploration of the principles, history and development, and professional practice of modern public relations. Includes concepts of planning and executing effective communication strategies, including message design and distribution, for any organization. ### JAMS 160 — Introduction to Photojournalism - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **C-ID:** JOUR 160 - **Transfers to:** CSU, UC - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md) Explores the photographer as a journalist, focusing on theory and practice in press and publications photography, with emphasis on using the camera as a reporting and communications tool. Stresses news, feature photography, and photographic essays, including composition, impact, and creativity, for newspapers, magazines, internet, and other mass communications media. (Same as JAMS 160). ### JAMS 210 — Public Affairs Reporting - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: JAMS 121 - **C-ID:** JOUR 210 - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) This course is a continuation of Reporting and Writing News and focuses on coverage of public affairs reporting, including local and regional government, police, courts, school, and city boards. It includes both on- and off-campus reporting and writing, stressing news presentation for a variety of media purposes through multiple platforms. ### JAMS 222 — Writing Across Media - **Units:** 3 - **Hours:** 54 Lecture - **Prerequisite:** Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or JAMS 121 or CMSD 121 - **Transfers to:** CSU - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/jams.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/jams.md) For writing students seeking a better understanding of and experience crafting non-fictional prose genres focusing on narrative storytelling techniques for web, multimedia and print. Emphasizes critical thinking and integration of writing skills across media formats.