Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum 
    
2024-2025 Catalog with Addendum

Communications: Radio & Television Broadcasting/Broadcast Journalism, AA

Location(s): Central Campus


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Broadcast Journalism is an exciting career that is essential to gathering information on a daily basis and sharing it with others. Our Broadcast Journalism degree program teaches you how to use modern digital communication tools, which combine responsible reporting practices and the latest multimedia technologies to create stories that enlighten, engage and influence a global audience.

We offer specialization in the radio and television fields. Let us show you what makes a broadcast reporter successful. Gain expert knowledge about the industry and get significant hands-on training with our student media outlet.

The TJC Communications Radio & Television Broadcasting/Broadcast Journalism degree, while providing the first two years of a liberal arts education, is an excellent stepping stone to a long and prosperous career in this exciting field.

Marketable skills for this award include: creativity, detail-oriented, meeting deadlines, presentation skills. verbal communication skills, written communication skills and Adobe Premiere.

 

Associate of Arts - (Includes Field of Study Courses)
TSI Complete

Major Courses: 16 Credits


Major Courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill TJC Core Curriculum requirements.

Select one:


Any course listed in the Course Descriptions that has a Course Designation of: Academic Transfer. For a list of those courses, click here.

TJC Core Curriculum: 44 Credits


In addition to Major Courses, the student is required to take 44 credit hours from the TJC Core Curriculum . These courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill Major Courses requirements.

Major Courses: 16
TJC Core Curriculum: 44

Total Semester Hours: 60


Recommended Course Sequence:


First Semester


Second Semester


Third Semester


Fourth Semester


Total Semester Hours: 60


*From the core choices, COMM 1307  is required.

**Recommended Core Curriculum course. Other Core Curriculum courses may satisfy this requirement.

NOTE: Some courses are only offered during Fall semester or Spring semester but not both. Please plan accordingly.

# Indicates course only taught in the fall semester
+ Indicates course only taught in the spring semester

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