# Journalism (Certificate of Achievement (C))

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Journalism

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/academic-departments/journalism/journalism-certificate-achievement/

### Overview

This certificate offers a fast-track introduction to the American news media and the expanding opportunities in digital production. Students immediately become media practitioners as they develop work for The Channels, SBCC’s award-winning college news publication.

Skills mastered in this sequence of courses can be a first step toward a career as a reporter, editor, photojournalist, multimedia journalist, digital news producer or public relations specialist.

### Requirements

**Certificate of Achievement Requirements**

Complete all Major Requirements for the Certificate of Achievement with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better.  Candidates for a Certificate of Achievement are required to complete at least 20% of the major requirements through SBCC.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Major Requirements** | |  |
| **Required Core** | |  |
| JOUR 101 | Reporting/Writing I | 3 |
| JOUR 121 | The Channels: Reporting/Writing | 3 |
| JOUR/PHOT 190 | Photojournalism | 3 |
| JOUR 122A | The Channels: Newswriting and Editing | 4 |
| or JOUR 123A | The Channels: Photojournalism |  |
| or JOUR 123B | The Channels: Publication Design |  |
| JOUR/MKT 135 | Public Relations | 3 |
| JOUR/ENG 271NF | Creative Writing: Non-fiction | 3 |
| **Total Units** | | **19.00** |

### Learning Outcomes

1.  Use news judgment to select, report, develop and publish journalism projects.
2.  Develop publishable journalism works in multiple genres for multiple platforms: written articles, photographs, narrated photo galleries, video, and multimedia-interactive features.
3.  Employ best practices of professional journalists in the areas of accuracy, fairness, balance, context and ethics.

### Recommended Sequence

Make an appointment with your SBCC academic counselor through Starfish to create a Student Education Plan that reflects a recommended course sequence for this program that is tailored to your individual needs.

How to schedule an Academic Counseling appointment.