The Associate in Arts in Journalism for Transfer prepares students to practice and champion freedom of the press on their journey to a four-year degree at a California State University. They will learn to gather, interpret, report, edit and present news and information with skill, responsibility, ethics, courage and social consciousness in an evolving media world. Career options for this field of study include reporter, columnist, copy editor, photojournalist, videographer, news designer, editor for the print, broadcast and online news and information media; public information officer; advertising copywriter; public relations professional. The Journalism AA-T requires 18 units of lower division work in Journalism and supporting electives, in addition to the California State University General Education transfer package of coursework (CSU GE Breadth or IGETC). Major preparation includes courses in Mass Communication, Writing for the Media, Media Production and Photojournalism. Electives supporting the major may be selected from a list of options that includes courses in anthropology, art, economics, English, math, philosophy, political science, sociology and speech.