Program Overview

Digital Journalism

The digital journalism program equips students with the broad skill set valued in the nation's newsrooms and other communication fields.

B.A. Degree

Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits

In addition to the solid academic foundation delivered in the classroom, students receive practical experience working in media on and off campus. On campus, these include KUAC, a public television and radio station; KSUA, the student-owned FM radio station; and the Sun Star, the student-run online news site. Students complete their required professional media internships at a variety of radio and television stations, newspapers and other media-related businesses and organizations in and out of Alaska.

The department runs several laboratory facilities, including a digital newsroom and photography lab, dedicated audio and video bays, an advanced video editing/digital printing lab, two wet darkrooms and a photography studio.

Degree

• B.A., Digital Journalism

Minor

• Minor, Digital Journalism

University of Alaska Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual.

Academic Programs

The university offers a wide range of academic programs, including:

• Occupational Endorsements
• Certificates and Associate Degrees
• Bachelor's Degrees
• Postbaccalaureate Certificates
• Graduate Degrees

Bachelor's Degrees

The university offers various Bachelor's Degree programs, including:

• Accounting
• Aerospace Engineering
• Alaska Native Languages
• Alaska Native Studies
• Anthropology
• Applied Accounting
• Applied Business
• Applied Management
• Arctic and Northern Studies
• Arctic Skills
• Art
• Asian Studies
• Aviation Technology
• Biological Sciences
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• Child Development and Family Studies
• Civil Engineering
• Communication
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Information Technology Specialist
• Computer Science
• Digital Journalism
• Early Childhood Education
• Earth Science
• Education
• Electrical Engineering
• English
• Environmental Politics
• Eskimo
• Ethnobotany
• Film and Performing Arts
• Fire Science
• Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
• Foreign Languages
• General Science
• Geography
• Geological Engineering
• Geoscience
• Global Studies
• History
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management
• Human Services
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Justice
• Law and Society
• Leadership
• Linguistics
• Marine Science
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Military Science and Leadership
• Mining Engineering
• Music
• Natural Resources and Environment
• Paralegal Studies
• Petroleum Engineering
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Rural Development
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Sport and Recreation Business
• Statistics
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Tribal Management
• Wildlife Biology and Conservation
• Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Yup'ik Language and Culture

Graduate Degrees

The university offers various Graduate Degree programs, including:

• Anthropology
• Arctic and Northern Studies
• Arctic Security
• Art
• Atmospheric Sciences
• Biochemistry and Neuroscience
• Biological Sciences
• Business Administration
• Business Continuity
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Communication, Professional
• Computer Science
• Counseling
• Cybersecurity Management
• Education
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering
• English
• Environmental Chemistry
• Fisheries
• Geological Engineering
• Geophysics
• Geoscience
• Indigenous Studies
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Justice Administration
• Linguistics, Applied
• Marine Biology
• Marine Studies
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Natural Resources and Environment
• Natural Resources and Sustainability
• Oceanography
• Petroleum Engineering
• Physics
• Physics, Space
• Resilience and Adaptation
• Rural Development
• Science Teaching and Outreach
• Security and Disaster Management
• Statistics
• Water and Environmental Science
• Wildlife Biology and Conservation

Course Descriptions

The university offers a wide range of courses, including:

• Accounting (ACCT)
• Accounting and Information Systems (AIS)
• Airframe and Powerplant (AFPM)
• Alaska Native Languages (ANL)
• Alaska Native Studies (ANS)
• American Sign Language (ASLG)
• Anthropology (ANTH)
• Applied Arts (APAR)
• Applied Business (ABUS)
• Applied Management (BAM)
• Applied Photography (APHO)
• Arabic (ARAB)
• Arctic and Northern Studies (ACNS)
• Arctic Skills (ARSK)
• Art (ART)
• Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)
• Automotive Technology (AUTO)
• Aviation Technology (AVTY)
• Biology (BIOL)
• Biomedical Science (BMSC)
• Business Administration (BA)
• Chemistry (CHEM)
• Chinese (CHNS)
• Civil Engineering (CE)
• Communication and Journalism (COJO)
• Community Health (CHP)
• Computer Information and Office Systems (CIOS)
• Computer Science (CS)
• Computer and Information Technology Systems (CITS)
• Construction Management (CM)
• Construction Management and Drafting Technology (DSGN)
• Construction Trades Technology (CTT)
• Counseling (COUN)
• Cross-cultural Studies (CCS)
• Culinary Arts and Hospitality (CAH)
• Dental Assisting (DA)
• Dental Hygiene (DH)
• Developmental Studies (DEVS)
• Diesel Technology (DSLT)
• Drafting Technology (DRT)
• Early Childhood Education (ECE)
• Economics (ECON)
• Education (ED)
• Education: Secondary Education (EDSC)
• Education: Special Education (EDSE)
• Educator: Para-professional (EDPA)
• Electrical Engineering (EE)
• Electronics Technology (ELT)
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Engineering Science (ES)
• Engineering and Science Management (ESM)
• English (ENGL)
• English as a Second Language (ESLG)
• Environmental Engineering (ENVE)
• Environmental Quality Engr (EQE)
• Environmental Quality Science (EQS)
• Environmental Studies (ENVI)
• Ethnobotany (EBOT)
• Film and Performing Arts (FLPA)
• Fire Science (FIRE)
• First Year Experience (FYE)
• Fisheries (FISH)
• Foreign Languages (FL)
• French (FREN)
• General Studies (GENR)
• Geography (GEOG)
• Geological Engineering (GE)
• Geology and Geophysics (GEOS)
• German (GER)
• Health (HLTH)
• High Latitude Range Management (HLRM)
• History (HIST)
• Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM)
• Honors Program (HONR)
• Human Services (HUMS)
• Humanities (HUM)
• Interdisciplinary Studies (INDS)
• Inupiaq (INU)
• Italian (ITAL)
• Japanese (JPN)
• Justice (JUST)
• Latin (LAT)
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• Leadership (LEAD)
• Library Science (LS)
• Linguistics (LING)
• Marine Science and Limnology (MSL)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Mathematics (MATH)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Mechanics-Diesel/Heavy Equipment (MECN)
• Medical Assisting (MA)
• Military Science (MILS)
• Mineral Preparation Engineering (MPR)
• Mining Applications and Technologies (AMIT)
• Mining Engineering (MIN)
• Museum Research Apprenticeship Program (MRAP)
• Museum Studies (MSM)
• Music (MUS)
• Music Education (MUED)
• Natural Resources Management (NRM)
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
• Paralegal Studies (PLS)
• Petroleum Engineering (PETE)
• Philosophy (PHIL)
• Physics (PHYS)
• Political Science (PS)
• Power Generation (PGEN)
• Process Technology (PRT)
• Psychology (PSY)
• Recreation (RECR)
• Religion (RELG)
• Rural Development (RD)
• Rural Human Services (RHS)
• Rural Nutrition Services (RNS)
• Russian (RUSS)
• Science Applications (SCIA)
• Science Teaching and Outreach (STO)
• Social Work (SWK)
• Sociology (SOC)
• Spanish (SPAN)
• Statistics (STAT)
• Sport Management (SPRT)
• Trades And Technology (TTCH)
• Tribal Management (TM)
• Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA)
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• Welding and Materials Technology (WMT)
• Wildlife (WLF)
• Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)
• Writing (WRTG)
• Yup'ik (YUP)