Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism
This program prepares students for the realities of a career in journalism. Course requirements provide students with a strong, practical background in the best practices of news and feature writing, investigative reporting, creative nonfiction, newspaper publishing, photojournalism, and digital media technology. Students are also immersed in the ethics and history of journalism as a profession. In addition to courses specific to journalism, students also develop a reporting specialization in a content area of their choosing through cross-disciplinary coursework and a capstone reporting internship at an area newspaper or other news outlets.
The hub of the program is Basement Medicine, the college’s student-published, award-winning community newspaper that meets high professional standards. This publication acclimates students to the demands, deadlines, and excitement of publishing a newspaper in both hardcopy and web editions.
Required Courses
Click here to view the courses required for a B.A. in journalism degree.
From Editor to Rookie of the Year
JSC journalism alum, Nate Burgess, who served as the editor of Basement Medicine during 2008-09, receieved the "Rookie of the Year" award from the New England Press Association in February 2011 in connection with his work as a staff reporter at The Stowe Reporter. The NEPA noted Nate's "nice writing style, good research and thinking of his readers," in its decision to give him the award.
