Using classroom instruction and hands-on, practical experience, this 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.

• Students will demonstrate ability to perform the functions of a live in-studio radio program, including but not limited to engineering, FCC log completion, and announcing.
• Students will demonstrate ability to script, voice, record and edit “spot” announcements.

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, 1AH, ESLL 26 or equivalent.
• Mathematics proficiency: MATH 105, 108, 17 or equivalent.
A minimum of 90 units is required* to include:
• All Foothill General Education requirements (30 Units)
• Core courses (22 Units)
• Support courses from one emphasis (15 Units)

*Additional elective course work may be necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement for the associate degree.

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 [Non-Transcriptable].

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

Select any 15 units from one emphasis:

Broadcast Performance Emphasis
COMM 1A Public Speaking (5 Units)
or COMM 1AH Honors Public Speaking (5 Units)
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)
RAD 70 Special Projects in Radio (1 Unit)
RAD 190X Directed Study (1 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 Management Seminar (.5 Unit)
CIS (one 4-unit CIS course) (4 Units)
COMM 1A Public Speaking (5 Units)
or COMM 1AH Honors Public Speaking (5 Units)
COMM 55 Career & Leadership Communication in the Global Workplace (5 Units)
MUS 50A Music Business (4 Units)
MUS 50B Entertainment Law & New Media (4 Units)
RAD 70 Special Projects in Radio (1 Unit)
RAD 190X Directed Study (1 Units)

The Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of the core and support courses from one emphasis. General Education courses are not required.

RAD 80 Fundamentals of Radio Production & Station Operations (3 Units)
RAD 90A News & Information Production (3 Units)
And two courses from the following:
RAD 90B News & Information Production II (3 Units)
RAD 90C News & Information Production III (3 Units)
RAD 90D News & Information Production IV (3 Units)
RAD 91A Radio Station Sales & Marketing I (3 Units)
RAD 91B Radio Station Sales & Marketing II (3 Units)
RAD 91C Radio Station Sales & Marketing III (3 Units)
RAD 91D Radio Station Sales & Marketing IV (3 Units)
RAD 92A Radio Programming & Production I (3 Units)
RAD 92B Radio Programming & Production II (3 Units)
RAD 92C Radio Programming & Production III (3 Units)
RAD 92D Radio Programming & Production IV (3 Units)
RAD 93A Music Industry Relations & Engineering I (3 Units)
RAD 93B Music Industry Relations & Engineering II (3 Units)
RAD 93C Music Industry Relations & Engineering III (3 Units)
RAD 93D Music Industry Relations & Engineering IV (3 Units)
And 8 units from 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 Management Seminar (.5 Units)
CIS (one 4-unit CIS course) (4 Units)