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The Journalism Major exists to support student’s interest in storytelling and covering the news. Students find story ideas, interviews and conducts research. They also write and edit news stories. The student becomes more creative, confident, and blossoms into a professional writer. The Journalism Major also offers hands-on experience with beat reporting, digital journalism, broadcast journalism, feature writing, editing, and publishing. This often happens when our majors work closely with faculty as they intern at our college newspaper The Bridge and with journalists as they intern at New York based community newspapers. These experiences will be balanced by lessons in thinking critically and working ethically. To put it simply, the Journalism Major will help students become a well-rounded reporter who tells stories that matter to them.
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What makes this major unique?
In this major, students get a chance to gain real world media experience and work with professionals from the industry. In Spring, students work as interns for the college newspaper, The Bridge, and gain valuable hands-on experience. In the fall students get a chance to work as interns with community newspapers of Schneps Media, one of the largest media groups in the tri-state area. In addition to that, one LaGuardia student will receive the opportunity to research and report on an underrepresented issue of global importance through the Pulitzer Center Student Fellowship in collaboration with the journalism program. Students can propose projects focused on an issue occurring in the US or abroad that is underreported in the US media. Our journalism students have reported from Greece, Russia, Nicaragua. We also invite professional journalists to interact with our students in the classroom as well as other events.
Career Possibilities
Most news analysts, reporters, and journalists work for newspaper, website, or magazine publishers or in television or radio broadcasting. Others are self-employed. Most work full time, and their schedules vary. News analysts, reporters, and journalists typically need a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation. Internship or work experience on a college newspaper, radio station, or television station also may be helpful.
Transfer Possibilities
A. REQUIRED CORE: 12 Credits
English: 6 credits
Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning: 3 credits
Select one of the following courses – 3 credits
Life & Physical Sciences: 3 credits
Select one of the following courses – 3 credits
B. FLEXIBLE CORE: 18 Credits
Select one course from each of the five flexible core categories AND one additional course from any flexible core category.
Students are advised to select one Urban Study course to complete college requirement. To complete the degree requirements from the Flexible Core, students are advised to select courses from the recommended course selections listed on the program website. Note: Students can select only two courses from any one discipline.
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts: 6 Credits | |
| LIF101 First Year Seminar for Liberal Arts Social Science and Humanities | |
| LIB200 Humanism, Science and Technology | 3 |
| English: 3 Credits ENG103 Preparing and Writing the Research Paper |
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| Journalism Core: 12 Credits Select four of the following courses: |
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| ENG208 Introduction to Digital Journalism | |
| ENG209 Advanced Digital Journalism | |
| ENG210 Journalism: Its Scope and Use | |
| ENG211 Journalism: The Craft of Gathering and Reporting the News | |
| ENG212 Feature Writing for Newspapers and Popular Magazines | |
| ENG213 Broadcast Journalism: Writing for Radio | |
| ENG274 Creative Nonfiction Workshop | |
| ENG288 Internship | |
| Humanities: 3 Credits Select one of the following courses: |
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| HUA101 Introduction to Art | |
| HUC106 Public Speaking | |
| HUC150 The Art of Film | |
| HUM101 Introduction to Music | |
| HUN195 Art in New York | |
| HUP101 Introduction to Philosophy | |
| HUP104 Ethics and Moral Issues | |
| Social Science: 3 Credits Select one of the following: |
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| SSA100 Introduction to Anthropology | |
| SSA101 Cultural Anthropology | |
| SSE105 International Economics | |
| SSE125 World Geography | |
| SSH105 World History from Ancient Times to 1500 | |
| SSH106 World History from 1500 to the Present | |
| SSP200 Global Politics | |
| SSH103 Western Civilization from Ancient Times to the Renaissance | |
| SSH104 Western Civilization from the Renaissance to Modern Times | |
| SSH110 East Asia Civilization and Societies | |
| SSH231 Afro-American History | |
| SSH232 Survey of Latin American and Caribbean History | |
| SSP220 Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| SSS100 Introduction to Sociology | |
| Unrestricted electives: 3 Credits |
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