Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

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Details

Program Details

Degree

Bachelors

Major

Broadcasting | Journalism | Media Studies

Area of study

Journalism and Information

Course Language

English

About Program

Program Overview

San Francisco State University Programs

The university offers a wide range of programs across various colleges, including the Lam Family College of Business, Graduate College of Education, College of Ethnic Studies, College of Health and Social Sciences, College of Liberal & Creative Arts, College of Professional & Global Education, and College of Science and Engineering.

Lam Family College of Business

Accounting: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, as well as a Master of Science in Accountancy and a Graduate Certificate in Accounting.
Business Administration: Provides programs in General Business, Minor in Business Administration, and various business certificates.
Decision Sciences: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Decision Sciences, a Graduate Certificate in Decision Sciences, and a Minor in Decision Sciences.
Economics: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Master of Science in Quantitative Economics, and a Minor in Economics.
Entrepreneurship: Offers programs related to entrepreneurship.
Finance: Provides a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, a Minor in Finance, and certificates in Financial Analytics, Fintech, and Real Estate.
General Business: Offers a 4-Year Roadmap and various transfer roadmaps.
Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management: Includes a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management and a Minor in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Information Systems: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Information Systems and Business Analytics, along with minors and certificates in related fields.
International Business: Provides a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business, a Minor in International Business, and a Graduate Certificate in International Business and Global Leadership.
Labor and Employment Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Labor and Employment Studies and a Minor in Labor and Employment Studies.
Management: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management, a Minor in Management, and graduate certificates in Ethics & Compliance and Sustainable Business.
Marketing: Provides a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, a Minor in Marketing, and a Graduate Certificate in Marketing in the Digital Economy.
Master of Business Administration: Offers an MBA program.
Master of Science in Business Analytics: Provides a program in business analytics.

Graduate College of Education

Education Doctoral Program: Offers a doctoral program in education.
Education Minor Program: Provides a minor in education.
Elementary Education: Includes a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education.
Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies (ELSIT): Offers various master's degrees and certificates in education-related fields.
Secondary Education: Provides a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction.
Special Education: Includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Education with a concentration in Special Education, a Master of Arts in Special Education, and various credentials and certificates.
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, a Master of Science in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and certificates in related fields.
Teaching and Educational Services Credential Programs: Provides various teaching credentials and certificates.

College of Ethnic Studies

Africana Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies, a Minor in Africana Studies, and a Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies with a concentration in Africana Studies.
American Indian Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in American Indian Studies and a Minor in American Indian Studies.
Asian American Studies: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies, a Master of Arts in Asian American Studies, and a Minor in Asian American Studies.
Critical Mixed Race Studies: Offers programs related to critical mixed race studies.
Ethnic Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies, a Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies, and a Certificate in Ethnic Studies.
Ethnic Studies Empowerment Certificate: Provides an empowerment certificate in ethnic studies.
Latina/Latino Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Latina/Latino Studies, a Minor in Latina/Latino Studies, and a Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies with a concentration in Latina/Latino Studies.
Race and Resistance Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Race and Resistance Studies and minors in related fields.
Race, Ethnicity, and Health: Offers a program focusing on race, ethnicity, and health.

College of Health and Social Sciences

Child & Adolescent Development: Provides various bachelor's and minor programs in child and adolescent development.
Counseling: Offers a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Master of Science in Counseling.
Criminal Justice Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies and minors in related fields.
Family, Interiors, Nutrition & Apparel: Offers various bachelor's programs in family and consumer sciences, apparel design and merchandising, and nutrition and dietetics.
Gerontology: Provides a Master of Arts in Gerontology.
Kinesiology: Offers bachelor's and master's programs in kinesiology, along with minors and certificates in related fields.
Nursing: Includes a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Science in Nursing, and various nursing certificates.
Physical Therapy and Clinical Laboratory Science: Offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy and programs in clinical laboratory science.
Public Administration: Provides a Master of Public Administration.
Public Health: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master of Public Health.
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration and minors in related fields.
Sexuality Studies: Provides a Master of Arts in Human Sexuality Studies and minors in related fields.
Social Work: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and a Master of Social Work.
Sociology: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Minor in Sociology.
Urban Studies and Planning: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Planning and a Minor in Urban Studies and Planning.

College of Liberal & Creative Arts

Anthropology: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, a Master of Arts in Anthropology, and a Minor in Anthropology.
School of Art: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, and graduate programs in art.
Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, a Master of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, and a Minor in Media Literacy.
Cinema: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema, a Master of Arts in Cinema Studies, and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema.
Classics: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Classics, a Master of Arts in Classics, and minors in related fields.
Communication Studies: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, a Master of Arts in Communication Studies, and a Minor in Communication Studies.
Conflict Resolution: Offers programs related to conflict resolution.
Creative Writing: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, a Master of Arts in Creative Writing, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
School of Design: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Design, and a Master of Arts in Design.
English: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in English with various concentrations, a Master of Arts in English, and minors in related fields.
History: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in History, a Master of Arts in History, and a Minor in History.
Humanities and Comparative World Literature: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative and World Literature, and a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities.
International Relations: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, a Master of Arts in International Relations, and minors in related fields.
Jewish Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Jewish Studies and a Minor in Jewish Studies.
Journalism: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, a Master of Arts in Journalism, and minors in related fields.
Liberal and Creative Arts Certificate: Provides a certificate in liberal and creative arts.
Liberal Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and a Minor in California Studies.
Modern Languages and Literatures: Offers programs in various languages, including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Russian, and Spanish.
Music: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in Music, a Bachelor of Music, and graduate programs in music.
Philosophy: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, a Master of Arts in Philosophy, and minors in related fields.
Political Science: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Master of Arts in Political Science, and minors in related fields.
Religious Studies: Provides programs related to religious studies.
School of Theatre & Dance: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, and graduate programs in theatre arts.
Women and Gender Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Women and Gender Studies, a Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies, and minors in related fields.

College of Professional & Global Education

American Language Institute: Provides English language instruction.
Business Administration: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in General Business.
Business Administration Certificate: Includes a certificate in business administration.
Business Analytics Certificate: Provides a certificate in business analytics.
Clinical Laboratory Science: Offers programs in clinical laboratory science.
Criminal Justice Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies.
Data Science and Machine Learning for Biotechnology Professionals Certificate: Offers a certificate in data science and machine learning for biotechnology professionals.
Dietetics Certificate: Provides a certificate in dietetics.
Ethnic Studies: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies.
Ethnic Studies Empowerment Certificate: Offers an empowerment certificate in ethnic studies.
Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate: Provides a certificate in family nurse practitioner.
Hospitality & Tourism Management Certificate: Includes a certificate in hospitality and tourism management.
International Business: Offers programs related to international business.
Liberal and Creative Arts Certificate: Provides a certificate in liberal and creative arts.
Master of Business Administration: Includes an MBA program.
Nursing (Accelerated-Prelicensure): Offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with an accelerated prelicensure option.
Paralegal Studies: Provides programs in paralegal studies.
PK-12 Climate Justice Education Graduate Certificate: Includes a graduate certificate in PK-12 climate justice education.
Pre-Health Professions: Offers programs for pre-health professions.
Pre-Nursing: Provides programs for pre-nursing.
Psychology: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
School Nurse Services Credential: Offers a school nurse services credential.
University Pathway Program: Provides a university pathway program.

College of Science and Engineering

Biology: Offers various bachelor's and master's programs in biology.
Chemistry and Biochemistry: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, and graduate programs in chemistry and biochemistry.
Computer Science: Provides a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, a Certificate in Data Science and Machine Learning for Biotechnology, and graduate programs in computer science.
Cooperative Education: Offers cooperative education programs.
Data Science for Biology and Chemistry: Includes a graduate certificate in data science for biology and chemistry.
Engineering: Provides various bachelor's and master's programs in engineering, including civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
The School of the Environment: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Earth Sciences, a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, and graduate programs in environmental studies.
Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Sciences: Includes programs in interdisciplinary marine and estuarine sciences.
Mathematics: Provides a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, and graduate programs in mathematics.
Physics and Astronomy: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Physics, a Bachelor of Science in Physics, and graduate programs in physics and astronomy.
Psychology: Includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Certificate in Data Science for Psychology, and graduate programs in psychology.

All-University Programs

Interdisciplinary Studies (Graduate): Offers graduate programs in interdisciplinary studies.
Special Major: Provides a special major program.

Undergraduate Admissions

Undergraduate Application Procedures: Includes information on undergraduate application procedures.
Transfer Students: Offers information for transfer students.
International Student Admission Requirements: Provides admission requirements for international students.
Placement Measures for First-Year GE Written Communication and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Courses: Includes placement measures for first-year students.
CSU Immunization Requirements: Offers information on CSU immunization requirements.
Readmission & Special Sessions: Provides information on readmission and special sessions.

Undergraduate Education

Degree Requirements: Includes information on degree requirements.
General Education: Offers general education requirements.
SF State Studies: Provides SF State studies requirements.
American Institutions: Includes American institutions requirements.
Major: Offers information on majors.
Minor: Provides information on minors.
Complementary Studies: Includes complementary studies requirements.
AP IB CLEP Examinations: Offers information on AP, IB, and CLEP examinations.

Graduate Education

Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures: Includes graduate academic policies and procedures.
Graduate Admissions and Graduate Studies: Offers information on graduate admissions and studies.
Graduate Student Registration: Provides information on graduate student registration.

Fees & Financial Aid

Fees and Expenses: Includes information on fees and expenses.
Financial Aid Deadlines: Offers financial aid deadlines.
Student Financial Aid: Provides information on student financial aid.

Policies & Procedures

Academic Standards: Includes academic standards.
Appeals Process: Offers an appeals process.
Cancellation of Registration or Withdrawal From the Institution: Provides information on cancellation of registration or withdrawal.
Career Placement: Data On Former Students: Includes career placement data.
Credit Hour & Semester Unit: Offers information on credit hours and semester units.
Grading Policy and Systems: Provides grading policy and systems.
Graduation and Commencement: Includes graduation and commencement information.
Nondiscrimination Policy and Complaint Procedures: Offers a nondiscrimination policy and complaint procedures.
Penalties for Violation of Federal Copyright Laws: Provides penalties for violation of federal copyright laws.
Privacy Rights of Students in Education Records: Includes privacy rights of students in education records.
Programs Leading to Licensure and Credentialing: Offers programs leading to licensure and credentialing.
Requirement and Use of Social Security Number: Provides requirement and use of social security number.
Scholastic Distinction: Includes scholastic distinction.
Student Concerns or Complaints about Actions Taken on Behalf of San Francisco State University: Offers student concerns or complaints about actions taken on behalf of SF State.
Student Conduct: Provides student conduct information.

Resources & Support Services

AB 540 & Undocumented Students: Includes resources for AB 540 and undocumented students.
Academic Advising for Undergraduate Students: Offers academic advising for undergraduate students.
Community Service Learning: Provides community service learning opportunities.
Disability Programs & Resource Center: Includes disability programs and resource center.
Division of Equity & Community Inclusion: Offers division of equity and community inclusion.
Educational Outreach Programs and Services: Provides educational outreach programs and services.
Health Promotion & Wellness: Includes health promotion and wellness services.
Housing: Offers housing information.
Literary, Performing, Visual & Media Arts: Provides literary, performing, visual, and media arts opportunities.
Military Studies: Includes military studies information.
Office of International Programs: Offers office of international programs.
Research & Special Learning Facilities: Provides research and special learning facilities.
Special Enrollment Programs: Includes special enrollment programs.

Course Index

Course Descriptions, Symbols, and Terms: Offers course descriptions, symbols, and terms.
Accounting (ACCT): Includes accounting courses.
Africana Studies (AFRS): Provides Africana studies courses.
All University (A U): Offers all university courses.
American Indian Studies (AIS): Includes American Indian studies courses.
American Studies (AMST): Provides American studies courses.
Anthropology (ANTH): Offers anthropology courses.
Apparel Design & Merchandising (ADM): Includes apparel design and merchandising courses.
Arabic (ARAB): Provides Arabic courses.
Art (ART): Offers art courses.
Art History (ARTH): Includes art history courses.
Asian American Studies (AA S): Provides Asian American studies courses.
Astronomy (ASTR): Offers astronomy courses.
Athletics (ATHL): Includes athletics courses.
Biology (BIOL): Provides biology courses.
Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts (BECA): Offers broadcast and electronic communication arts courses.
Business (BUS): Includes business courses.
Chemistry (CHEM): Provides chemistry courses.
Child & Adolescent Development (CAD): Offers child and adolescent development courses.
Chinese (CHIN): Includes Chinese courses.
Cinema (CINE): Provides cinema courses.
Classical Archaeology (CLAR): Offers classical archaeology courses.
Classics (CLAS): Includes classics courses.
Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS): Provides clinical laboratory science courses.
Comic Studies (CMX): Offers comic studies courses.
Communication Studies (COMM): Includes communication studies courses.
Comparative World Literature (CWL): Provides comparative world literature courses.
Computer Science (CSC): Offers computer science courses.
Counseling (COUN): Includes counseling courses.
Creative Writing (C W): Provides creative writing courses.
Credit by Evaluation for Experiential Learning (CEEL): Offers credit by evaluation for experiential learning.
Criminal Justice Studies (C J): Includes criminal justice studies courses.
Critical Social Thought (CST): Provides critical social thought courses.
Dance (DANC): Offers dance courses.
Decision Sciences (DS): Includes decision sciences courses.
Design (DES): Provides design courses.
Early Start English (ESE): Offers early start English courses.
Early Start Math (ESM): Includes early start math courses.
Earth Sciences (ERTH): Provides earth sciences courses.
Economics (ECON): Offers economics courses.
Education (EDUC): Includes education courses.
Educational Administration (EDAD): Provides educational administration courses.
Educational Leadership (EDDL): Offers educational leadership courses.
Elementary Education (E ED): Includes elementary education courses.
Engineering (ENGR): Provides engineering courses.
English (ENG): Offers English courses.
Environmental Studies (ENVS): Includes environmental studies courses.
Ethnic Studies (ETHS): Provides ethnic studies courses.
Experimental College (EXCO): Offers experimental college courses.
Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS): Includes family and consumer sciences courses.
Finance (FIN): Provides finance courses.
French (FR): Offers French courses.
Geography and Environment (GEOG): Includes geography and environment courses.
German (GER): Provides German courses.
Gerontology (GRN): Offers gerontology courses.
Global Peace Studies (GPS): Includes global peace studies courses.
Greek (GRE): Provides Greek courses.
Health and Social Sciences (HSS): Offers health and social sciences courses.
Hebrew (HEBR): Includes Hebrew courses.
History (HIST): Provides history courses.
Holistic Health (HH): Offers holistic health courses.
Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM): Includes hospitality and tourism management courses.
Humanities (HUM): Provides humanities courses.
Information Systems (ISYS): Offers information systems courses.
Instructional Technologies (ITEC): Includes instructional technologies courses.
Interdisciplinary Studies Education (ISED): Provides interdisciplinary studies education courses.
Interior Design (ID): Offers interior design courses.
International Business (IBUS): Includes international business courses.
International Relations (I R): Provides international relations courses.
Italian (ITAL): Offers Italian courses.
Japanese (JAPN): Includes Japanese courses.
Jewish Studies (JS): Provides Jewish studies courses.
Journalism (JOUR): Offers journalism courses.
Kinesiology (KIN): Includes kinesiology courses.
Korean (KOR): Provides Korean courses.
Labor Studies (LABR): Offers labor studies courses.
Latin (LATN): Includes Latin courses.
Latina/o Studies (LTNS): Provides Latina/o studies courses.
Liberal & Creative Arts (LCA): Offers liberal and creative arts courses.
Liberal Studies (LS): Includes liberal studies courses.
Library Education (LIB): Provides library education courses.
Management (MGMT): Offers management courses.
Marine Science (MSCI): Includes marine science courses.
Marketing (MKTG): Provides marketing courses.
Mathematics (MATH): Offers mathematics courses.
Middle East & Islamic Studies (MEIS): Includes Middle East and Islamic studies courses.
Modern Greek Studies (MGS): Provides modern Greek studies courses.
Modern Languages and Literatures (MLL): Offers modern languages and literatures courses.
Museum Studies (M S): Includes museum studies courses.
Music (MUS): Provides music courses.
Nursing (NURS): Offers nursing courses.
Nutrition & Dietetics (NUTR): Includes nutrition and dietetics courses.
Persian (PRSN): Provides Persian courses.
Philosophy (PHIL): Offers philosophy courses.
Physical Therapy (PT): Includes physical therapy courses.
Physics (PHYS): Provides physics courses.
Political Science (PLSI): Offers political science courses.
Psychology (PSY): Includes psychology courses.
Public Administration (P A): Provides public administration courses.
Public Health (PH): Offers public health courses.
Race and Resistance Studies (RRS): Includes race and resistance studies courses.
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (RPT): Provides recreation, parks, and tourism courses.
Religious Studies (RELS): Offers religious studies courses.
Russian (RUSS): Includes Russian courses.
Science (SCI): Provides science courses.
Secondary Education (S ED): Offers secondary education courses.
Sexuality Studies (SXS): Includes sexuality studies courses.
Social Work (S W): Provides social work courses.
Sociology (SOC): Offers sociology courses.
Spanish (SPAN): Includes Spanish courses.
Special Education (SPED): Provides special education courses.
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences (SLHS): Offers speech, language, and hearing sciences courses.
Theatre Arts (TH A): Includes theatre arts courses.
Urban Studies and Planning (USP): Provides urban studies and planning courses.
Women and Gender Studies (WGS): Offers women and gender studies courses.