# Writing for Media (Certificate of Achievement (Transcripted))

Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Journalism and Media Studies

Source: https://sac.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/34297/34898/36130/34925/35933

Program Code: SAC.CMSDW.CA

Program Control Number: 41535

The Certificate in Writing for Media is designed to provide students fundamental skills and strategies to report and write effectively in a 21st-century information environment. Students gain experience evaluating, gathering, and presenting information through words across multiple media platforms under newsroom conditions.

**Learning Outcome(s):**

1.  Define and execute information gathering strategies
2.  Apply writing differences for a variety of platforms and audiences
3.  Read and write critically on both a literal and symbolic level

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses** | | 17 |
| JAMS 121 | Reporting and Writing the News | 3 |
| JAMS 222 | Writing Across Media | 3 |
| JAMS 105 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 4 |
| or ENGL C1000H | Academic Reading and Writing - Honors | 4 |
| ENGL C1003 | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature | 4 |
| or ENGL C1003H | Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature - Honors | 4 |
| or ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 4 |
| or ENGL C1001H | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors | 4 |
| **Total** | | **17** |