Why Study Journalism and Professional Writing at NCC?
Assemble news stories, multimedia projects and corporate messaging that share vital information across multiple platforms. The Associate in Arts (AA) in Journalism, Media and Professional Writing degree program at Northampton Community College (NCC) empowers you to dive into a writing career or transfer to a four-year university.
This program on our Bethlehem campus — with partially online study options available — is ideal for high school graduates with strong writing skills and an avid interest in current events.
Learn To Write for Multimedia
Cultivate skills essential for today’s fast-paced, ever-changing media environments. The associate degree in journalism and professional writing program equips you to write and produce for newspaper, magazine, television, radio, web, social media and multimedia formats. Gain highly marketable skills in business communications, photography, editing and other transferable competencies editors and executives prize.
Develop Your Expertise in Journalism or Business Writing
NCC’s flexible journalism and professional writing degree program offers two concentrations: Journalism or Business Writing. In the Journalism concentration, study precedent and practice skills for reporting news of interest in multiple media contexts. Choose the Business Writing concentration to develop skills suitable for public relations and corporate communication settings, along with a greater emphasis on multicultural communication. Your academic advisor can help you determine which path is the best fit for your career goals.
What You’ll Learn in This Program
Craft narratives and prepare content pieces to clearly convey facts, figures and news stories to diverse groups. The writing and journalism program at Northampton empowers you to understand your legal and ethical responsibilities, prepare copy in Associated Press (AP) style, write attention-grabbing headlines and captions, build and reach audiences, and master the fundamentals of today’s complex multimedia landscape.
Program Details
Semesters: 4
Credits: 63
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Locations: BethlehemProgram Overview:
Become familiar with writing for print and online media. The journalism concentration emphasizes research, developing stories, and producing content that is both informative and attention-grabbing. Learn to write engaging articles using AP style guidelines and cultivate an understanding of your ethical and legal responsibilities as a journalist.
Semesters: 4
Credits: 63
College Catalog: View Curriculum
Program Map: Download PDF
Locations: BethlehemProgram Overview:
Apply journalism and writing skills in corporate public relations and other business communications environments. Develop proficiency in navigating the reporting and publication process, and build your repertoire of understanding and techniques for clear communication in our multicultural society.
JOUR101 Journalism and Society
JOUR102 News Editing
JOUR104 Media Publication
JOUR201G Feature Writing
JOUR202 Social Media for Writers
JOUR204 Newswriting
JOUR210 Journalism Practicum
JOUR203G Writing for Public Relations
BUSA221G Business Communications
ECON201 Macroeconomics
Tuition and Financial Aid
The associate degree in journalism and professional writing program at NCC is among the most affordable journalism programs in Pennsylvania. We ensure accessibility for as many students as possible through low tuition and fees and our wide-reaching scholarship program — one of the largest among the state’s community colleges!
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