Photojournalism

The Photojournalism certificate combines aspects of information gathering and photography for news and feature storytelling. Students will be well versed in the creation of visuals for news and feature stories, as well as the creation of picture stories for publication in various media outlets. Students may be able to obtain jobs as a photojournalist.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Compose photographs and write captions in a timely manner for various media outlets.
• Evaluate the changing skill demands and opportunities in photojournalism in a modern society.
• Create professional photojournalistic works.

The Journalism Department projects 5 to 10 students will complete this certificate annually in its first few years.

Occupational: Students completing the Photojournalism CAch will be qualified for employment in journalism or journalism-related careers that require news photography skills.

Program Goals and Objectives

Occupational: Students completing the Photojournalism CAch will be qualified for employment in journalism or journalism-related careers that require news photography skills.

 

Catalog Description

The Photojournalism certificate combines aspects of information gathering and photography for news and feature storytelling. Students will be well versed in the creation of visuals for news and feature stories, as well as the creation of picture stories for publication in various media outlets. Students may be able to obtain employment as photojournalists.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

·       Compose photographs and write captions in a timely manner for various media outlets.

·         

·        Evaluate the changing skill demands and opportunities in photojournalism in a modern society.

·       Create professional photojournalistic works.

 

The minimum time for completion of this certificate is three semesters. Completion time will vary based on student preparation and number of classes completed per semester.

Program Requirements

Courses Required for the Certificate of Achievement in Photojournalism

Course	Units	Year/Sem
First Semester:
PHOTO 51 - Beginning Photography	3.00	Y1 S1
JOUR 21 - News Reporting and Writing	3.00	Y1 S1
Total:	6.00
Second Semester:
JOUR 37 - Introduction to Photojournalism	3.00	Y1 S2
JOUR 35: Data and Multimedia Journalism	3.00	Y1 S2
Total:	6.00
Third Semester:
JOUR 24 - Newspaper Laboratory	3.00	Y2 S1
Or
JOUR 29A - Magazine Production and Editing	3.00	Y2 S1
JOUR 38 - Intermediate Photojournalism	3.00	Y2 S1
Total:	6.00
Recommended additional coursework:
PHOTO 93 - Editorial Photography	2.00
PHOTO 102D  - Beginning Drone Piloting and Imaging	2.00
Total:	4.00
Total:	18.00

 

The calculations by semester used to reach the degree total must then be displayed below the program requirements table.

Year 1 Fall = 6 units

Year 1 Spring = 6 units

Year 2 Fall = 6 units

Year 2 Spring = 6 units

Total Units = 18 units

 

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Most community colleges with a 20-mile radius of City College offer certificates of achievement. They included two-year colleges such as College of San Mateo, Laney and Chabot. The exception is Skyline College that offers an AA degree, an AA-T and a reporting certificate.