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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
JOURNALISM • KINESIOLOGY • LATIN • LAW
Career Opportunities
Advertising Agency Executive
Community Relations Specialist
Copy Writer
Journalism
Promotions Manager
Public Information Officer
Publicity Director
Reporter
Television News Producer
JOURNALISM COURSES
JOUR 106 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTO
JOURNALISM
Units: 2.0 - 96-108 hours laboratory. CSU. (No
prerequisite) This course may be taken two times.
This lab class is an introduction to the basics of
photojournalism including basic photography skills,
digital imaging, processing, composition, and production
of written news stories. See cross-listing for
Photography 106.
JOUR 108 FUNDAMENTALS OF JOURNALISM
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. CSU. (Prerequisite: ENGL 50 with a grade of
“C” or better.)
The student will learn basics of news and feature
reporting and writing while producing the RamPage
student newspaper. Topics covered: interviewing
techniques, legal/ethical issues, writing strategies.
Students produce the campus newspaper using
computers and learn about career opportunities.
JOUR 108L JOURNALISM LAB
Units: 1.0-3.0 - 48-54 hours laboratory. CSU.
(Prerequisite: JOUR 108 with a grade of “C” or better.)
This course may be taken four times.
This is a laboratory-only class which requires prior
completion of Journalism 108. The student will learn
advanced techniques of writing and editing. The student
will learn and practice the basics of desktop publishing
and increase their overall and increase their overall
responsibility in production and distribution of the Victor
Valley College student newspaper.
JOUR 128 SPECIAL TOPICS
See Special Topics listing (Variable units). CSU
KINESIOLOGY
(See Physical Education/PEDA)
LATIN COURSES
LATN 101 ELEMENTARY LATIN
Units: 5.0 - 80-90 hours lecture and 16-18 hours
laboratory. CSU, UC. (No prerequisite. Grade option.)
This course introduces the Latin language and the
culture and history of the ancient Roman people.
Students complete intensive work on grammar and
vocabulary. Special emphasis is given to translating
Latin fluently and accurately into English.
LATN 102 ELEMENTARY LATIN
Units: 5.0 - 80-90 hours lecture and 16-18 hours
laboratory. CSU, UC. (Prerequisite: LATN 101. Grade
option.)
This course is a continuation of Latin 101. Students
study the Latin language and the culture of the ancient
Roman people. Students complete intensive work on
grammar and vocabulary and apply this knowledge to
passages from ancient authors, including Julius
Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Special emphasis is given to
translating Latin fluently and accurately into English.
LAW
There is no single “prelaw” major. Research has
revealed that success in law school is based more on
one’s ability to grasp and solve difficult intellectual
problems and to employ disciplined work habits. In
choosing a major, one should choose a course of study
that will give broad cultural background and include
intensive research. Most law students major in Business
Administration, Economics, English, Liberal Studies,
History, Philosophy, Political Science, or Sociology,
although law schools accept any major.
Most American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law
schools require a bachelor’s degree and certain scores
on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) for entrance
into an intensive three-year program. Students who
complete law school earn the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
and can practice law in the state of California upon
passage of the California bar exam. Some law schools
require only an associate degree for admission and
often require completion of a four-year program.
JOUR 129 INDEPENDENT STUDY
See Independent Study listing (1-3 units). CSU
JOUR 138 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
See Cooperative Education listing (1-8 units). CSU
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