Proposed journalism curricula of CHED’s Technical Committee on Journalism

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (126 units)
General Education: 63 units
•    Language and Literature: 24 units
•    Mathematics and Natural Sciences: 15 units
•    Humanities and Social Sciences: 18 units
•    Mandated Subjects: 6 units (Life and Works of Rizal; Philippine History)
Core courses: 21 units or 3 units per subject except for internship
•    Introduction to Communication
•    Introduction to Communication Theory
•    Introduction to Communication Research
•    Communication and Society
•    Thesis or Special Project
•    Internship: 6 units
Required courses: 33 units or 3 units per subject
•    Journalism Principles and Practices
•    News Writing
•    Feature Writing
•    Newspaper Editing and Design
•    Broadcast Journalism
•    Editorial Management
•    Media Law and Ethics
•    Research in Journalism
•    Investigative Journalism
•    Photojournalism
•    Online Journalism
Electives: 9 units or 3 units per subject
•    The Community Press
•    Business and Economics Reporting
•    Science Reporting
•    Reporting Philippines Ethnic Communities
•    Environmental Reporting
•    Reporting the Arts and Culture
•    Sports Writing
•    Technical Writing
•    Special Problems in Journalism
•    Opinion and Commentary
•    Magazine Publishing

Diploma in Journalism (24 units or 3 units per subject)
•    The Philippine Press
•    News Writing
•    Media Law and Ethics
•    Feature Writing
•    Investigative Journalism
•    Newspaper Editing and Design
•    Communication Research
•    Broadcast Journalism

Master of Arts in Journalism (36 units)
Required Courses: 15 units or 3 units per subject
•    The Philippine Press
•    Ethical and Legal issues in Mass Media
•    News Media Management
•    Advanced Reporting and Opinion Writing
•    Seminar on the Press, Democratization and National Development
Electives: 15 units or 3 units per subject
•    The Global Media Environment
•    Advanced Broadcast Journalism
•    International Reporting
•    Reporting Arts and Culture
•    Reporting Business and Economics
•    Reporting Politics and Governance
•    Reporting Science and Technology
•    New Media
•    Foreign Policy and International Relations
•    Southeast Asian History
•    Economic Analysis
•    Political Philosophy
•    Principles of Management
Internship: 6 units

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