Associate Degree in Liberal Arts Journalism at Essex County College |
Essex County College
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Essex County College is a Public, 2-year Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus with 10,995 students in Newark, NJ.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate, Associate degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Mission:
Essex County College, an open access community college, serves the dynamic needs of diverse constituencies through comprehensive educational programs and services. |
Essex County College
Associate degree
Liberal Arts
Journalism
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Why major in Journalism?
Whether you are interested in newspaper, magazine, book or electronic publishing, the field of journalism offers opportunities to discover more about the world and communicate your insights to others. At ECC, the program covers theory and practice of reporting, and writing news and features for print publications. Students are given the opportunity to do reporting on news, arts, entertainment, and sports. They can also publish their work in the Essex County College Observer as well as in other college publications.
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
Communicate ideas verbally and in writing in a clear and effective manner, appropriate to collegelevel discourse;
Demonstrate knowledge of the organization and content of a newspaper;
Demonstrate competence in the basics of journalism — research, interviewing, revisions, editing, and proofreading;
Develop leads, layouts, and design;
Demonstrate knowledge of the printing process and photography;
Demonstrate competence in key aspects of the news reporting process and prepare different types of news copy;
Compose articles and headlines appropriate to style requirements for a variety of publications;
Analyze newsmagazines, and television and radio productions; and
Demonstrate proficiency in using the word processor, web browsers, and databases in the journalistic field.
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