2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jun 08, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Communication, B.A., Multi-Platform Journalism and Media Concentration


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Students earning a B.A. degree in communication with a concentration in multi-platform journalism and media will build specialized knowledge and skills related to journalism, television, and video production across a variety of platforms and formats in addition to a solid grounding in communication fundamentals.  Through coursework emphasizing writing and production, real world fieldwork opportunities, internships, and a practicum connected to the Charger Bulletin newspaper and television shows, students will learn to become competent and well-rounded media professionals.

Program Outcomes:

By the end of the program, students will be able to:

1. Design increasingly complex real-world aesthetic and skill-based projects in communication.

2. Use industry-based software and equipment to address increasingly complex real-world  tasks or problems.

3. Deploy a comprehensive journalism product with a well-defined aesthetic.

4. Employ multi-platform industry-specific technology to serve real-world communication opportunities.
 

Students earning a B.A. degree in Communication with a concentration in Multi-platform Journalism and Media are required to complete a total of 121 credits as follows.

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