Associate to Bachelor's Degree (ABSS) in Journalism

Eligibility Details

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84-140 total credit hours

Total Courses

14-18 courses

Program Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Program Fee

$18,480

COURSES OFFERED

An associate to bachelor's degree from CIBT may provide a consistent work path that will allow you to grow in your area. Aside from this, online accreditation agencies will recognise CIBT's associate to bachelor's degrees.

  • Courses Code

  • Courses Name

  • Credit Hours

  • SS-080

  • Introduction To Political Science (SS-080)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • SS-196

  • Introduction To Mass Communication (SS-196)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • SS-291

  • World Literature (SS-291)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • SS-381

  • Foundations Of Sociology (SS-381)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • SS-395

  • English Rhetoric (SS-395)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • SS-664

  • Essentials Of General Psychology (SS-664)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • SS-777

  • Introduction To World History (SS-777)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • SS-812

  • Introduction To Economics (SS-812)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • JOU-013

  • Introduction To Broadcast Journalism (JOU-013)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • JOU-454

  • Introduction To Journalism (JOU-454)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • JOU-465

  • News Writing (JOU-465)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • JOU-498

  • Fundamentals Of Online Journalism (JOU-498)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • JOU-549

  • Introduction To Copyediting (JOU-549)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • JOU-679

  • Media, Culture And Technology (JOU-679)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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Introduction To Political Science (SS-080)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     A Science Of Politics
     Theories: Classic And Modern
     Nations, States, And Governments
     Individuals And Constitutions
     Democracy, Totalitarianism And Authoritarianism
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Political Ideologies
     Political Culture
     Public Opinion
     Political Communication And The Media
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Interest Groups
     Political Parties And Party Systems
     Elections
     The Basic Institutions Of Government
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Legislatures
     Executives
     Administration And Bureaucracy
     Legal Systems And The Courts
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Political Economy
     Violence And Revolution
     International Relations
     The Global System

Introduction To Mass Communication (SS-196)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     We The People: Media And Communication.
     Books
     Newspapers
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Magazines
     The Movies
     Radio
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Television
     Music And The Recording Industry
     Computers And The Internet
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Journalism: Information And Society
     Public Relations
     Advertising
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Ethics
     Regulation
     Mass Communication Research: From Content To Effects

World Literature (SS-291)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reading And Writing As A Social Act
     Roots And Rebellions
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Gender And Identity
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     War And Violence
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Race And Culture
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Individualism And Community

Foundations Of Sociology (SS-381)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Is Sociology?
     Sociological Research Methods
     Culture, Society, And Social Change
     Socialization
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Deviance And Crime
     Interaction, Groups, And Organizations
     Inequalities Of Social Class
     Inequalities Of Race And Ethnicity
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Inequalities Of Gender
     The Economy
     The Political Order
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Marriage And Family
     Education
     Religion
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Medicine And Health Care
     Population, Ecology, And Urbanization
     Collective Social Action

English Rhetoric (SS-395)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reading And Writing In College
     The Reading Process
     Reading Critically
     The Writing Process
     Preparing To Write
     Writing Effectively
     Revising And Editing
     Describing
     Narrating
     Illustrating
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Analyzing A Process
     Comparing And Contrasting
     Dividing And Classifying
     Defining
     Analyzing Causes And Effects
     Arguing
     Recognizing A Research Paper
     Avoiding Plagiarism
     Finding Sources
     Writing A Research Paper
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Documenting Sources
     Revising And Editing A Research Paper
     Writing Workshop
     Parts Of Speech, Phrases, Clauses
     Subjects And Verbs
     Fragments
     Fused Sentences And Comma Splices
     Regular And Irregular Verbs
     Verb Tense
     Subject-Verb Agreement
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     More On Verbs
     Pronoun Problems
     Pronoun Reference And Point Of View
     Pronoun Agreement
     Adjectives
     Adverbs
     Modifier Errors
     End Punctuation
     Commas
     Apostrophes
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Quotation Marks
     Other Punctuation Marks
     Capitalization
     Abbreviations And Numbers
     Varying Sentence Structure
     Parallelism
     Combining Sentences
     Standard And Nonstandard English
     Easily Confused Words
     Spelling

Essentials Of General Psychology (SS-664)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Is Psychology?
     How Psychologists Do
     Genes, Evolution, And The Environment
     The Brain: Source Of Mind And Self
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Body Rhythms And Mental States
     Sensation And Perception
     Learning And Conditioning
     Behavior In Social And Cultural Context
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Thinking And Intelligence
     Memory
     Emotion
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Motivation
     Personality
     Development Over The Lifespan
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Health Stress And Coping
     Psychological Disorders
     Approaches To Treatment And Therapy

Introduction To World History (SS-777)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Birth Of Civilization
     The Four Great Revolutions In Thought And Religion
     Greek And Hellenistic Civilization
     Iran, India, And Inner Asia To 200 C.E.
     Africa: Early History To 1000 C.E.
     Republican And Imperial Rome
     Chinas First Empire 221 B.C.E.-589 C.E
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Imperial China 589 B.C.E. 1368 C.E
     Japan: Early History To 1467
     Iran And India Before Islam
     The Formation Of Islamic Civilization 622945
     The Byzantine Empire And Western Europe To 1000
     Islam In The Heartlands And Beyond, Ca. 10001600
     Ancient Civilizations Of The Americas
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Europe In The Early 1500s: Revival, Decline, And Renaissance
     Europe 15001650: Expansion, Reformation, And Religious Wars
     Africa Ca. 10001800
     Conquest And Exploitation: The Development Of The Transatlantic Economy
     East Asia In The Late Traditional Era
     State Building And Society In Early Modern Europe
     The Last Great Islamic Empires (15001800)
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Age Of European Enlightenment
     Revolutions In The Transatlantic World
     In Nineteenth-Century Europe And North America, 18151880
     Northern Transatlantic Economy And Society, 18151914
     Latin America: From Independence To The 1940s
     India, The Islamic Heartlands, And Africa: The Challenge Of Modernity (18001945)
     Modern East Asia
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Imperialism And World War I
     Depression, European Dictators, And The American New Deal
     World War Ii
     The West Since World War Ii
     East Asia: The Recent Decades
     Postcolonialism And Beyond: Latin America, Africa, Asia, And The Middle East

Introduction To Economics (SS-812)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Economics: Foundations And Models
     Trade-Offs, Comparative Advantage, And The Market System
     Where Prices Come From: The Interaction Of Demand And Supply
     Market Efficiency And Market Failure
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Firms, The Stock Market, And Corporate Governance
     Consumer Choice And Elasticity
     Technology, Production, And Costs
     Firms In Perfectly Competitive Markets
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Monopoly And Antitrust Policy
     Monopolistic Competition And Oligopoly
     Gdp: Measuring Total Production And Income
     Unemployment And Inflation
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Economic Growth And Business Cycles
     Aggregate Demand And Aggregate Supply Analysis
     Money, Banks, And The Federal Reserve System
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Monetary Policy
     Fiscal Policy
     Comparative Advantage, International Trade, And Exchange Rates

Introduction To Broadcast Journalism (JOU-013)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Copywriting Marketplace
     Copywriting And The Communication Process
     Tools Of Our Trade
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Rational And Emotional Attractions
     Making Sense Of Our Audience
     Cdvp Factors
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Key Elements Of Radio Writing
     Radio Commercials
     Additional Audio Endeavors
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Key Elements Of Television Writing
     The Business Of Television Commercials
     Additional Video Endeavors
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Public Service Assignments
     Electronic Media Campaign Construction

Introduction To Journalism (JOU-454)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     News And Society
     The Culture Of Journalism
     Becoming A Journalist
     Newspapers
     Magazines
     Television And Radio
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     News Websites
     Reporters
     Reporting
     Writing News And Features
     Style
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Editors  
     Editing And Headline Writing
     Visual Journalism
     Graphics Journalism
     Photojournalism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Design
     Broadcasters
     Broadcast Writing
     Beginnings Of Journalism
     Journalism Comes Of Age
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     New Realities, New Journalism
     20th Century And Beyond
     Law And The Journalist
     Ethical Practices
     Present And Future

News Writing (JOU-465)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reporters, Communities And Working In A Converged World
     Using Tools With Skill
     What Is News?
     Turning Information Into News
     Ledes
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Writing For Print
     Story Forms And Organizing Stories
     Writing For Broadcast
     Writing For The Web
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Using Quotes
     Sources
     Facts And Allegations
     Interviewing
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Speeches
     Computer-Assisted Reporting
     Police And Emergency Services
     Covering Local Government Meetings
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     News Conferences
     Courts, Trials, Indictments, Lawsuits
     Working From Background And Other Levels Of Attribution
     Bringing Multiple Elements Together

Fundamentals Of Online Journalism (JOU-498)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Defining And Diffusing News
     Broadcast News Writing Style
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Page Format For Radio News
     Online News
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Sources
     Organizing, Interviews, And Leads
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Beyond The Basics
     Practical Exercises
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Ethics And Law
     Careers

Introduction To Copyediting (JOU-549)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Job Of The Editor
     Tools Of The Editor
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Style And The Stylebook
     Accuracy, Clarity And Brevity
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Complete Editor
     Headlines And Summaries
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Pictures
     Infographics
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Design And Layout
     The Editor And The Law

Media, Culture And Technology (JOU-679)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Changing Media
     Media And Society
     Books And Magazines
     Newspapers
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Recording Industry
     Radio
     Film And Home Video
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Television
     The Internet
     Public Relations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Advertising
     The Communications Infrastructure
     Media Uses And Effects
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Media Policy And Law
     Media Ethics
     Global Communications Media
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