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Print and Digital Publications

The program offers hands-on professional experience working on BSC’s student print and online news magazine The Mystician and/or the student literary arts magazine Figments of Imagination.

Overview

type:
Certificates / Communications, Art & Design
Format:
On-campus
Print and Digital Publications

Overview

Degrees Offered: Program Certificate
Program Begins: Fall, Summer
Delivery Method: On Campus
Phone: 701-224-5486
Email: bsc.has@bismarckstate.edu

Description

Changes in the media world have shown that journalism students need training beyond the concentration of writing and reporting. The Bismarck State College Mass Communication program offers publishing and digital elements.

The degree plan provides background in the journalism/mass communication profession and conveys the importance and responsibility of presenting accurate information in the media. Courses cover reporting, feature writing, interpretive writing, opinion writing, and English usage and grammar.

The program offers hands-on professional experience working on BSC’s student print and online news magazine The Mystician.

Preparation

Students planning to study Print and Digital Publications should have an interest in writing and the ability to communicate information obtained by observation and interview. Potential students should have curiosity about their world, an eye for detail, and a desire to learn by reading and talking to others. A background in writing, technology, business, and political science can be helpful. Experience with publications is also beneficial.

Requirements

Students who complete the curriculum requirements earn a Program Certificate in Print and Digital Publications.

Program Pathways

The Print and Digital Publications Certificate may stack into the following Applied Science degree:

Career Opportunities

Careers in mass communication are diverse, and graduates will find employment in a variety of areas — print, broadcast, or electronic media; advertising, marketing, or public relations; government, law, or politics; health, energy, or environmental corporations.

Career Possibilities: journalist, editor, news correspondent, columnist, media specialist, public relations manager, media planner, broadcast producer, photographer, videographer, audio-visual technician, web/technical writer or designer, media personality such as a disc jockey, news reporter or anchor.

Degree Plans

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, Print and Digital Publications students will be able to:

  • Communication Skills (Communication): Student will interpret information for the purpose of writing a response paper or producing stories for publication and broadcast.
  • Research and Analytic Abilities (Evaluative Thought): Student will apply knowledge of research and interview techniques to interact with peers and the wider community to gather, analyze, and explain information collected.
  • Production/Technical Capabilities (Communication): Student will demonstrate the ability to use publication and production software and equipment applicable to the needs of workplace demands.
  • Cooperative Learning (Integrative Learning): Student will collaborate with others to apply what they learn to produce a finished product for distribution.