Using classroom instruction and hands-on, practical experience, the program offers training for a wide variety of jobs in broadcasting and closely related fields. The academic portion provides historical and current overviews of the industry and examines the outlook for the future. The hands-on portion offers students the opportunity to work in one or more of the ten departments at Foothill's FM radio station, KFJC.
Virtually every aspect of commercial broadcasting is available at KFJC: news, sports, public affairs, music, production, publicity, promotions, programming, traffic, sales, engineering, and public service. There are four major areas of specialization for a degree (Journalism, Performance, Business/Sales, and Business/Management). Each area of emphasis is supplemented heavily with course work from that discipline. Students also maintain KFJC’s website (www.kfjc.org) through which the station streams its air sound over the Internet.

Career opportunities may include the following: • news or traffic reporter • board operator • maintenance, production, or remote engineering • record company, radio station, or nightclub promotion • on-air programming • broadcast, print, or concert publicity • broadcast or print sales or management • live recording • concert sound mixing • club and mobile disc jockey • sales or marketing for record company or distributor • music or broadcast industry graphics and design • advertising agency media buyer • broadcast industry trade journal contributor/editor • data processor/traffic coordinator for radio/TV.
Although not necessary for some positions, a Bachelor of Art degree or better is recommended for all jobs listed.

• English proficiency: ENGL 1A, ESL 26 or equivalent.
• Mathematics proficiency: MATH 105 or equivalent.
A minimum of 90 units required to include:
• All General Education requirements
• Core courses (22 Units)
• Support courses from one emphasis (15 Units)
• Electives & other graduation requirements as appropriate.

NOTE: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all Core and Support courses for the Degree or Certificates.

AA = Associate in Arts Degree.
CA = Certificate of Achievement.
SC = Skills Certificate.

RAD 80 Fundamentals of Radio Production & Station Operations (3 Units)
RAD 81 History of Radio 1920 - Present (4 Units)
RAD 90A News & Information Production (3 Units)
And any 4 course from the following:
RAD 90B, C, D News & Information Production (3 Units each)
RAD 91A, B, C, D Radio Station Sales & Marketing (3 Units each)
RAD 92A, B, C, D Radio Programming & Production (3 Units each)
RAD 93A, B, C, D Music Industry Relations & Engineering (3 Units each)

Select any 15 units from one emphasis:

Broadcast Performance Emphasis
MUS 1 Introduction to Music (4 Units)
MUS 7 Contemporary Musical Styles: Rock, Pop & Jazz (4 Units)
MUS 7D Contemporary Musical Styles: The Beatles in the Culture of Popular Music (4 Units)
MUS 7E History of the Blues (4 Units)
MUS 8 Music of Multicultural America (4 Units)
or MUS 8H Honors Music of Multicultural America (4 Units)
MUS 80A Recording Studio Basics (4 Units)
COMM 1A Public Speaking (4.5 Units)
or COMM 1AH Honors Public Speaking (4.5 Units)
COMM 24 Readers' Theatre (4.5 Units)
COMM 30 Oral Interpretation of Literature (4.5 Units)
COMM 46 Voice & Diction (4.5 Units)

Broadcast Journalism Emphasis
CIS (one 4-unit CIS course) (4 Units)
ENGL 4 Journalism (4 Units)
COMM 1A Public Speaking (4.5 Units)
or COMM 1AH Honors Public Speaking (4.5 Units)
COMM 46 Voice & Diction (4.5 Units)
COMM 55 Professional & Career Communication (4.5 Units)

Broadcast Business Management Emphasis
ACTG 1A Financial Accounting I (5 Units)
ADVT 57 Principals of Advertising (4 Units)
or BUSI 57 Principals of Advertising (4 Units)
BUSI 22 Principals of Business (4 Units)
BUSI 97, X, Y or Z Management Seminar (.5-3 Units)
CIS (one 4-unit CIS course) (4 Units)
MUS 50A Music Business (4 Units)
MUS 50B Entertainment Law & New Media (4 Units)
COMM 1A Public Speaking (4.5 Units)
or COMM 1AH Honors Public Speaking (4.5 Units)
COMM 55 Professional & Career Communication (4.5 Units)

This certificate is awarded upon completion of the degree Core and Support courses. General Education courses are not required.

RAD 80 Fundamentals of Radio Production & Station Operations (3 Units)
RAD 90A News & Information Production (3 Units)
And any 3 RAD courses from ONE emphasis above
And any 12 additional units from courses listed in ONE area of emphasis.

ACTG 1A Financial Accounting I (5 Units)
ADVT 57 Principals of Advertising (4 Units)
or BUSI 57 Principals of Advertising (4 Units)
BUSI 59 Principles of Marketing (4 Units)
BUSI 97, X, Y or Z Management Seminar (.5-3 Units)
CIS (one 4-unit CIS course) (4 Units)