Associate in Arts Degrees and Certificates of Achievement Major Requirements

JOURNALISM

REQUIRED COURSES:   Units
JOUR V01 Mass Communication 3
JOUR V05A Communication Skills Through Writing I 3
JOUR V10A Creating a Publication I 4
JOUR V15A/ENGL V51 Editing I 3
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COURSES:
Select nine (9) units from the following courses:		  
JOUR V05B Communication Skills Through Writing II 3
JOUR V10B Creating a Publication II 4
JOUR V11A-V11B Creative Publication Design I & II 4-4
JOUR V15B Editing II 3
JOUR V16/ART V71 Computer Graphics and Design I 3
JOUR V22/BUS V39 Advertising 3
JOUR V30/PHOT V30 Press Photography Practicum 1.5
JOUR V31 Press Lab Practicum 1-2
   
    22
Recommended courses: ART V11A, V11B, V28A, V28B, V28C, V29A, V29B, V29C; BUS V03, V06, V11, V35, V45; ECON V01A; ENGL V01A; HIST V01A, V01B, V04A, V04B, V07A, V07B, V08, V09, V16; PHOT V01; POLS V01; PSY V01; SPCH V01.
Major requirements for transfer students in this field and related disciplines differ from associate degree requirements; if you plan to transfer, consult your counselor.
Students transferring to universities with national professional accreditation are limited to nine (9) lower division units in journalism and related fields which will apply to the baccalaureate degree.

MUSIC

REQUIRED COURSES:   Units
MUS V02A-V02B-V02C Music Theory I & II & III 5-5-5
MUS V02D Music Theory: Modal-Tonal Counterpoint 5
MUS V02AL-V02BL-V02CL-V02DL Ear Training I & II & III & IV 1-1-1-1
MUS V30 Applied Music Study 1-1
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COURSES:
Select three (3) units from the following courses:		  
MUS V09A-V09B Music History and Literature I & II 3-3
Select four (4) units from the following courses:  
MUS V24A-V24B-V24C-V24D Keyboards I & II & III & IV 2-2-2-2
Select six (6) units from the following courses:  
MUS V10 College Chorus 1.5
MUS V11 College Singers .5-2
MUS V12 Chorale 1.5
MUS V14 Beginning Community Orchestra 1.5
MUS V15 Advanced Community Orchestra 1.5
MUS V16 Intermediate Choral Rehearsal and Performance .5-1.5
MUS V18 Band 1.5
MUS V19 Advanced Choral Rehearsal and Performance 1.5
MUS V21A Chamber Music: Winds 1
MUS V21B Chamber Music: Brass 1
MUS V21C Chamber Music: Strings and Keyboards 1
MUS V22A Advanced Chamber Music: Winds 1
MUS V22B Advanced Chamber Music: Brass 1
MUS V22C Advanced Chamber Music: Strings and Keyboards 1
MUS V34 Beginning Chamber Orchestra .5-1.5
MUS V35 Advanced Chamber Orchestra 1.5
   
    39
Recommended courses: MUS V01, V04, V13A, V13B, V13C, V13D, V27.
Major requirements for transfer students in this field and related disciplines differ from associate degree requirements; if you plan to transfer, consult your counselor.

PHOTOGRAPHY

REQUIRED COURSES:   Units
ART V11A Color and Design: Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART V12A Drawing and Composition I 3
ART V28A Graphic Communications I 3
PHOT V01 Beginning Photography 3
PHOT V04A-V04B Intermediate Photography I & II 3-3
PHOT V06A-V06B Introduction to Color Photography I & II 3-3
PHOT V08 Principles of Portrait Photography 3
PHOT V09A Applied Photography I 3
REQUIRED ADDITIONAL COURSE:
Select one (1) of the following courses:		  
ART V02A-V02B Introduction to the History of Art I & II 3-3
   
    33
Recommended courses: ART V11B, V12B, V43A, V49, V73; JOUR V30; PHOT V09B, V30, V73.
Major requirements for transfer students in this field and related disciplines differ from associate degree requirements; if you plan to transfer, consult your counselor.

 

Last Updated 12/7/07
Ventura College does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, or sex.