Bachelors Degree

Bachelors Degree in Journalism

The Journalism program focuses on the principles of journalism, including news reporting, media ethics, and storytelling. Students gain practical experience in news writing, digital media, and broadca...

4 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Duration

24

Total Courses

144 Hours

Credit Hours

$72,000

Total Cost

Journalism

Program Overview

The Journalism program focuses on the principles of journalism, including news reporting, media ethics, and storytelling. Students gain practical experience in news writing, digital media, and broadcast journalism. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in journalism, media, and communications, where they serve as watchdogs, storytellers, and communicators, informing the public about current events and issues.

Key Highlights

Flexible Schedule

4 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Admission Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Course Curriculum by Modules

Explore our comprehensive curriculum designed to provide you with industry-relevant skills and knowledge.

01

Module 1: General Courses

10 courses in this module

B-057
Introduction to the Humanities

The course explores philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical per...

Course Overview

The course explores philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical perspective on visual arts, music, and literature. Topics include myth, literature, art, music, television, cinema, and the theater. Also discussed are provocative issues in the humanities - religion, morality, happiness, death, freedom, and controversies in the arts.

AAS-085
Social and Cultural Geography

Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding soci...

Course Overview

Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding social relations, cultural identity and social inequality. Course examines how social life is structured at a variety of scales with respect to ethnicity, industries, services, urban patterns, and resources of world as a whole.

B-158
English Composition

English Composition provides you with rhetorical foundations that prepare them for academic and prof...

Course Overview

English Composition provides you with rhetorical foundations that prepare them for academic and professional writing. You will learn the strategies and processes that successful writers employ as you work to accomplish specific purposes. You will develop skills in writing unified, coherent, well-developed essays using correct grammar and effective sentence structure.

B-200
College Algebra

College Algebra provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra: an understanding of the...

Course Overview

College Algebra provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra: an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function; and the ability to solve practical problems using algebra.

B-336
World Religions

World Religions course offers the broadest coverage of world religions as they exist today; helping...

Course Overview

World Religions course offers the broadest coverage of world religions as they exist today; helping you understand the ideology behind the many religions that strive today. While it is impossible to cover all religions, it does cover those of the vast majority of people.

AAS-370
Ethics

Evenly balanced between theory and applications, this course shows you how to establish an ethical t...

Course Overview

Evenly balanced between theory and applications, this course shows you how to establish an ethical theory and how to apply it to a range of specific moral issues. This course examines ethical problems in such areas as mercy killing, personal relations, business, sexuality, medicine, and the environment.

B-460
Art Appreciation

This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the rela...

Course Overview

This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of design principles to various art forms including but not limited to sculpture, painting, and architecture. Upon completion, you should be able to identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media.

AAS-584
Pre-Calculus

This course provides the mathematical foundation for an introductory calculus course. In addition to...

Course Overview

This course provides the mathematical foundation for an introductory calculus course. In addition to a brief review of basic algebra, the course covers equations and inequalities; functions, models, and graphs; polynomial and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; and trigonometric identities and equations.

B-825
Human Biology

This course is an introductory study of the human body, including the basic structure and function o...

Course Overview

This course is an introductory study of the human body, including the basic structure and function of the major organ systems (nervous, endocrine, circulatory, reproductive, etc.) and the effects of diet, exercise, stress and environmental change on human health.

AAS-902
World History

World History course present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and...

Course Overview

World History course present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and to highlight major developments in world's history. This course emphasizes the global interactions of major civilizations so that you can compare and assess changes in the patterns of interaction and the impact of global forces.

02

Module 2: Core Courses

8 courses in this module

SS-080
Introduction to Political Science

Political Science course offers an unbiased and thorough introduction to basic concepts and theories...

Course Overview

Political Science course offers an unbiased and thorough introduction to basic concepts and theories of political science. Major theories expose you to many ways of thinking. Emphasizing both U.S. and comparative politics, will provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge and the analytical skills necessary to understand modern politics in historical context.

SS-196
Introduction to Mass Communication

This course explores system-wide view of the interacting social, historical, economic, and technolog...

Course Overview

This course explores system-wide view of the interacting social, historical, economic, and technological forces at work in today's rapidly evolving mass media. The course combines concrete practice of journalism with empirical research, enabling you to comprehend the impact of dynamic media that are an integral part of our lives today.

SS-291
World Literature

With classic and contemporary selections from a wide range of racial and ethnic groups, World litera...

Course Overview

With classic and contemporary selections from a wide range of racial and ethnic groups, World literature course will introduce you to important literary works and help you explore critical themes of our times, such as gender and identity, the effects of war and violence, race and culture, and more.

SS-381
Foundations of Sociology

Foundation of sociology course helps you explore how you learn and use learning strategies for more...

Course Overview

Foundation of sociology course helps you explore how you learn and use learning strategies for more effective study. It covers topics: perspective and method, social inequality, social institutions, and working for change. Focus on deviance and crime includes an extensive discussion of crime, crime rates, and criminal justice system. 

SS-395
English Rhetoric

English Rhetoric course concentrates on using processes and skills common to all good academic writi...

Course Overview

English Rhetoric course concentrates on using processes and skills common to all good academic writing. Course comprises of five major parts: discussion of writing process; guidelines for writing essays in each rhetorical mode; a look at writing with sources; anthology of reading selections; and complete introduction of grammar and usage. 

SS-664
Essentials of General Psychology

This psychology course focuses on development of critical thinking skills crucial to your success. T...

Course Overview

This psychology course focuses on development of critical thinking skills crucial to your success. This course provides details of tradition integrating gender, culture, and ethnicity throughout, biology and behavior, learning and conditioning, Social Forces, Culture, and Behavior, thinking and intelligence, memory, emotion. motivation, theories of personality, health and disorder. 

SS-777
Introduction to World History

This World’s history course provides an engaging overview of human civilization. It provides you wit...

Course Overview

This World’s history course provides an engaging overview of human civilization. It provides you with most help available in reading, thinking about, and applying the material they learn about world’s history. In-depth information presented in such a way that you will have a feeling that course made history come alive.

SS-812
Introduction to Economics

This course will motivate you to learn economics through real business examples. You all can relate...

Course Overview

This course will motivate you to learn economics through real business examples. You all can relate to businesses they encounter in their everyday lives. Course provides an introduction to methodology and analytical tools used by economists. Economic theory, policy and history are examined with major emphasis on macroeconomics and microeconomics.

03

Module 3: Specialized Courses

6 courses in this module

JOU-013
Introduction to Broadcast Journalism

This course addresses the basic rules and techniques common to broadcast writing with a depth of cov...

Course Overview

This course addresses the basic rules and techniques common to broadcast writing with a depth of coverage unmatched by its competitors. Broadcast Journalism course offers a wide variety of interesting, stimulating and challenging studies in the fields of radio broadcasting, television and video production, film, and broadcast journalism.

JOU-454
Introduction to Journalism

This course provides Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Journalism. It’s a comprehensive introdu...

Course Overview

This course provides Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Journalism. It’s a comprehensive introduction to the field, covering how news is produced and delivered, how news organizations work, and how audiences react and interact with news media. It helps you understand this exciting and important field.

JOU-465
News Writing

This course approaches writing as a process, using a pedagogy that has proven effective. In each top...

Course Overview

This course approaches writing as a process, using a pedagogy that has proven effective. In each topic, course addresses the roles of journalists at several levels of abstraction, beginning with their responsibilities to audiences in democratic society, and continuing with ethical decision-making in fulfilling those responsibilities.

JOU-498
Fundamentals of Online Journalism

This course takes a nuts-and-bolts approach to news writing for radio, television and the Internet....

Course Overview

This course takes a nuts-and-bolts approach to news writing for radio, television and the Internet. It covers the basics of writing for all three electronic media-television, radio and Internet-from terminology and how stories should look on printed-pages. This course will also show you how to gather news, and conducting interviews.

JOU-549
Introduction to Copyediting

This course provides you with many resources actively learn about copyediting, headline writing, dec...

Course Overview

This course provides you with many resources actively learn about copyediting, headline writing, decision-making, and relationships with writers, graphic presentations, photo editing and layout and design. It also contains a separate topic on legal principles that an editor needs to understand.

JOU-679
Media, Culture and Technology

This course encourage you to think critically about the media and its effects on culture and provide...

Course Overview

This course encourage you to think critically about the media and its effects on culture and provides you with thorough understanding of how media technologies develop, operate, converge and affect our greater society. It prepares you for careers in expanded field of telecommunications, interactive media, and traditional media industries.

Tuition & Fees Breakdown

Total Program Investment

$72,000

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Total Program Cost
$72,000
Financial Aid Available

Multiple financing options and scholarships are available to help you achieve your educational goals.

Admissions & Eligibility Requirements

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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours Required

144 Hours credit hours

Program Duration

4 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

24 total courses in the program

Application Process

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2
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4
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