County College of Morris
Journalism County College of Morris Journalism Contacts Associate in Arts Degree • Communication Department An Option within Liberal Arts and Sciences 973-328-5210 DeMare Hall, Room 300 This program focuses on developing a student’s written communication skills alongside mastering modern • Dr. Matthew T. Jones storytelling techniques in new media and broadcasting. Chairperson Students employ a variety of software programs and [email protected] applications that are standard in the industry today. 973-328-5210 The Journalism emphasis allows students to specialize in particular beats including sports, crime, government, The Youngtown Edition politics, entertainment and education. Working on the campus newspaper, “The Youngtown Career Opportunities Edition,” is a requirement for journalism majors. Each year, the paper is entered into the New Jersey Press Association Students in this program will be prepared for careers in print competition for college newspapers. In the past 10 years, media, online media, new media, social media, advertising “Youngtown” has received numerous awards at the collegiate and public relations. continued on back...
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214 Center Grove Road, Randolph, NJ 07869 n 973-328-5000 n www.ccm.edu Students in the program have transferred to William Paterson University, Kean University, Ramapo College, Montclair State University, Rutgers University and Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, as well as to Syracuse University, the University of Maryland, Penn State University, Emerson College and the University of Pennsylvania.
Curriculum General Education Foundation (45 CR) Communications (9 CR) English Composition I 3 English Composition II 3 Speech Fundamentals 3 Math-Science-Technology (12 CR) Probability and Statistics 4 or Math for the Liberal Arts 4 Laboratory Science Elective 4 Computer Technology and Applications 4 Social Science (6 CR) state level. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association also Principles of Sociology 3 conducts a thorough yearly critique of the newspaper and Political Science Elective 3 has awarded it Gold and Silver Medalist rankings. Humanities (9 CR) Internship Opportunities Literature Survey 6 Students in this program have internship opportunities or with local print outlets and online media. Language Sequence 6 Humanities Elective 3 Scholarship Opportunities History (6 CR) Students who work on the campus newspaper are eligible for Campus Life monetary awards that are given each See your advisor semester. In addition, the Edith P. Margetts Memorial Diversity (3 CR) Scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding member Intercultural Communication 3 of the “Youngtown” staff. Total General Education Credits 45 Faculty Journalism Core (18 CR) Professor John Soltes teaches all journalism production Introduction to Mass Media 3 courses and is a freelance journalist for various print Introduction to Journalism 3 and online publications. He has a Master of Science in Advanced Journalism 3 Journalism from Columbia University. Editing and Publication Design 3 Facilities Restricted Communication Electives 6 Students work in a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose Total Core Credits 18 journalism classroom with access to the full Adobe suite. Total Program Credits 63 Transfer Agreements Note: You must see a faculty advisor to plan your sequence of courses. For the most up-to-date listing of courses, see the This program allows students to transfer as a journalism or Curriculum Checklist for this program on the CCM website at communication major to state universities in New Jersey, as http://www.ccm.edu/studentLife/CampusServices/advisement/ well as to other public and private universities. CurriculumChecksheets.aspx.