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