Iowa Lakes Community College, with campuses in in Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Spirit Lake, Iowa, offers a two-year combination journalism and photography degree. The program is made up of an associate's of science degree with general education requirements such as composition, introductory biology and humanities along with journalism courses such as media law and ethics, mass communications and newspaper production. The AS can be paired with a diploma in photography requiring courses in photo production and advertising.
Vincennes University's photojournalism program focuses more on the creation of a student newspaper. Students work in all aspects of the Vincennes, Indiana, school paper's release, from story idea to printed product. Although offered through a university, the program leads to an associate's of arts degree and so is two years in length. Beyond the practical experience and core courses in math, science and English, the program consists of classes in photography, reporting and interpersonal communication.
Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, delivers a visual journalism bachelor's degree. The four-year program features more major content courses such as those specific to color photography, beat journalism, information graphics, newspaper and magazine design, media management, cybermedia, editorial writing, broadcast journalism, publishing and computer-assisted reporting. Students may choose to work for a variety of campus publications to gain practical experience while schooling. Instructors created courses designed to help students put together a professional portfolio upon graduation.
The University of Missouri in Columbia offers bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism. For the master's, graduate students tailor their 40-credit, two-year programs based upon their own backgrounds and career objectives. Master's-level courses teach advanced techniques to help tell stories with pictures and the photographer's role in modern society. Students at this level must also complete either a photojournalism project or a thesis that focuses on a current issue in the field.