Program Overview
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Duration
1 Year (Self-Paced) Program
Can be done in 6 months
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Total Courses
16
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Total Credit Hours
96 Hours
The Journalism program focuses on the principles of journalism, including news reporting, media ethics, and storytelling. Students gain practical experience in news writing, digital media, and broadcast journalism. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in journalism, media, and communications, where they serve as watchdogs, storytellers, and communicators, informing the public about current events and issues.
Social Science Foundations And Analytical Skills:
The program typically begins with a solid foundation in core business disciplines, such as accounting, marketing, finance, management, and organizational behavior. This equips students with a well-rounded understanding of how businesses operate.
Fieldwork And Community Engagement:
Beyond the theoretical framework, the College of Social Sciences places a significant emphasis on fieldwork and community engagement. Students have opportunities to participate in research projects, engage with local communities, and apply social science concepts to real-world situations. These experiences not only enhance their analytical and research skills but also provide valuable insights into the social sciences field.
Cultural Diversity And Social Issues Across The Globe:
The College of Social Sciences at Southeastern Michigan University is committed to Nurturing cultural diversity and addressing social issues from around the world. Our curriculum integrates social sciences from various cultures and encourages students to explore different societal traditions. Additionally, we offer study abroad programs, international research opportunities, and collaborations with social scientists from diverse backgrounds, enabling students to gain a global perspective on social sciences.
The course explores philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical perspective on visual arts, music, and literature. Topics include myth, literature, art, music, television, cinema, and the theater. Also discussed are provocative issues in the humanities - religion, morality, happiness, death, freedom, and controversies in the arts.
Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding social relations, cultural identity and social inequality. Course examines how social life is structured at a variety of scales with respect to ethnicity, industries, services, urban patterns, and resources of world as a whole.
English Composition provides you with rhetorical foundations that prepare them for academic and professional writing. You will learn the strategies and processes that successful writers employ as you work to accomplish specific purposes. You will develop skills in writing unified, coherent, well-developed essays using correct grammar and effective sentence structure.
College Algebra provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra: an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function; and the ability to solve practical problems using algebra.
World Religions course offers the broadest coverage of world religions as they exist today; helping you understand the ideology behind the many religions that strive today. While it is impossible to cover all religions, it does cover those of the vast majority of people.
Evenly balanced between theory and applications, this course shows you how to establish an ethical theory and how to apply it to a range of specific moral issues. This course examines ethical problems in such areas as mercy killing, personal relations, business, sexuality, medicine, and the environment.
This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of design principles to various art forms including but not limited to sculpture, painting, and architecture. Upon completion, you should be able to identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media.
This course provides the mathematical foundation for an introductory calculus course. In addition to a brief review of basic algebra, the course covers equations and inequalities; functions, models, and graphs; polynomial and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; and trigonometric identities and equations.
This course is an introductory study of the human body, including the basic structure and function of the major organ systems (nervous, endocrine, circulatory, reproductive, etc.) and the effects of diet, exercise, stress and environmental change on human health.
World History course present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and to highlight major developments in world's history. This course emphasizes the global interactions of major civilizations so that you can compare and assess changes in the patterns of interaction and the impact of global forces.
This course explores system-wide view of the interacting social, historical, economic, and technological forces at work in today's rapidly evolving mass media. The course combines concrete practice of journalism with empirical research, enabling you to comprehend the impact of dynamic media that are an integral part of our lives today.
English Rhetoric course concentrates on using processes and skills common to all good academic writing. Course comprises of five major parts: discussion of writing process; guidelines for writing essays in each rhetorical mode; a look at writing with sources; anthology of reading selections; and complete introduction of grammar and usage.
This course will motivate you to learn economics through real business examples. You all can relate to businesses they encounter in their everyday lives. Course provides an introduction to methodology and analytical tools used by economists. Economic theory, policy and history are examined with major emphasis on macroeconomics and microeconomics.
This course addresses the basic rules and techniques common to broadcast writing with a depth of coverage unmatched by its competitors. Broadcast Journalism course offers a wide variety of interesting, stimulating and challenging studies in the fields of radio broadcasting, television and video production, film, and broadcast journalism.
This course provides Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Journalism. It’s a comprehensive introduction to the field, covering how news is produced and delivered, how news organizations work, and how audiences react and interact with news media. It helps you understand this exciting and important field.
This course approaches writing as a process, using a pedagogy that has proven effective. In each topic, course addresses the roles of journalists at several levels of abstraction, beginning with their responsibilities to audiences in democratic society, and continuing with ethical decision-making in fulfilling those responsibilities.
Cost of Attendance
| Tuition Fee Breakdown | Cost |
|---|---|
| ASSOCIATE DEGREE | $21,120 |
| Medical Insurance | $0.00 |
| Personal Expenses | $0.00 |
| Study Materials | $0.00 |
| Food Cost | $0.00 |
| Total Tuition Fee | $21,120 |
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Eligibility Criteria
High School Diploma, GED Or Equiv. International Education
Credit Hours
96 Hours
Course Duration
1 Year (Self-Paced) Program
Courses Offered
16