Overview
Degrees Offered:听Program Certificate
Program Begins:听Fall, Summer
Delivery Method:听On Campus
Phone:听701-224-5486
Email:听bsc.has@bismarckstate.edu
Description
Changes in the media world have shown that journalism students听need training beyond the听concentration of writing and reporting. The 看片软件 Mass Communication program offers publishing and digital elements.
The degree plan provides background in the journalism/mass communication profession and conveys the importance and responsibility of presenting accurate information in the media. Courses cover reporting, feature writing, interpretive writing, opinion writing, and English usage and grammar.
The program offers hands-on professional experience working on听BSC鈥檚 student print and online news magazine The Mystician.
Preparation
Students planning to study Print and Digital Publications should have an interest in writing and the ability to communicate information obtained by observation and interview. Potential听students should have curiosity 看片软件 their world, an eye for detail, and a desire to learn by reading and talking to others. A background in writing, technology, business, and political science听can be听helpful. Experience with publications is also beneficial.
Requirements
Students who complete the curriculum requirements earn a Program Certificate in Print and Digital Publications.
Program Pathways
The Print and Digital Publications Certificate may stack into the following Applied Science degree:
Career Opportunities
Careers in mass communication are diverse, and graduates will find employment in a variety of areas 鈥� print, broadcast, or electronic media; advertising, marketing, or public relations; government, law, or politics; health, energy, or environmental corporations.
Career Possibilities: journalist, editor, news correspondent, columnist, media specialist, public relations manager, media planner, broadcast producer, photographer, videographer, audio-visual technician, web/technical writer or designer,听media personality such as a disc jockey, news reporter or anchor.