Electronic Journalism Arts - Lyndon State College

Electronic Journalism Arts from Lyndon State College is a Campus Bachelor Journalism degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Program Mission Statement The Department of Electronic Journalism Arts (formerly known as Television Studies) offers preparation toward a professional career in the ever-changing field of journalistic storytelling across multiple visual and media technologies, leading to an associate's degree or bachelor of science degree. Classroom study complements extensive hands-on experience at both the introductory and advanced levels. The Electronic Journalism Arts program offers students skills and knowledge acquisition techniques in reporting for visual, editorial, online and print mediums. The capstone community service learning experience for students is the Vermont Center for Community Journalism at Lyndon State. The VCCJ provides a geographical laboratory and classroom instruction for the training of journalists in the various communication modes that deliver news and information vital to communities for the practice of democracy and a civilized society. The Vermont Center for Community Journalism encompasses the 14 Vermont towns surrounding the campus. The thirty-one thousand inhabitants are informed by the nationally-award winning live broadcasts of LSC-TV News 7 (Best College Newscast in the country ? Society of Professional Journalists 1997 and NATAS Emmy 2004) that began in 1979, as well as Lyndon's nationally recognized online news outlet NewsLINC (Finalist Best Student Website - College Media Advisors 2009) that debuted in 2009. A new electronic print publication will debut in 2010. Lyndon students demonstrate competence and creativity in written, oral, and presentational communication, and critical and analytical skills. The experiential nature of the program through the Vermont Center for Community Journalism, internships, field trips, regional conference participation, and national convention attendance are unmatched in all of New England. Common Program Goals Our common program goals are designed to ensure that our students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for professional career opportunities in electronic journalism (visual, editorial, online, print.). The four-year Bachelor of Science degree consistently leads to entry-level career placement upon graduation. View more details on Lyndon State College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Journalism courses.