The AB Digital and Multimedia Journalism program prepares students for careers across various rapidly changing media landscapes, ranging from traditional to new media by acquiring practical, professional, and ethical journalism skills. It is a hybrid program that is strongly built on the foundations of journalism, broadcasting, communication, and multimedia arts where students will explore and be trained in digital and multimedia environments. Students will be exposed to various digital platforms and will build competitive portfolios to flourish in the digital age.

Bachelor of Arts in Digital and Multimedia Journalism
Digital and Multimedia journalism prepares students for careers across various rapidly changing media landscapes, ranging from traditional to new media by acquiring practical, professional, and ethical journalism skills. It is a hybrid program that is strongly built on the foundations of journalism, broadcasting, communication, and multimedia arts where students will explore and be trained in digital and multimedia environments. Students will be exposed to various digital platforms and will build competitive portfolios to flourish in the digital age.
Major Subjects
- Introduction to Communication and Media
- Introduction to Multimedia Journalism
- Journalism Principles and Practices
- Broadcast Interactive and Emerging Practices and Performance
- Communication, Culture and Society
- Interactive Media Design
- News Writing and Reporting for New Media
- Feature Writing and Production for BIEM
- Advertising Principles and Practices
- Media Laws and Regulations
- Digital Postproduction
- News Editing and Production
- Digital Photojournalism
- Communication and Media Theory
- Communication Research
- Journalism and Media Ethics
- Interactive Editorial Management
- Multimedia Journalism
- Public Relations Principles and Practices
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Multimedia Entrepreneurship
- Multimedia Storytelling and Documentary
- Safety for Journalists
- Specialized Beat Reporting for BIEM
- Thesis 1 and 2
- Investigative Journalism for BIEM
- Data and Science Journalism for BIEM
- Seminar on Multimedia Journalism Special Issues
- Practicum / Internship
College Freshmen
- An applicant who has completed Senior High School and has not taken any college course, or
- An applicant who has completed equivalent Secondary Education from any school abroad and has not taken any college course, or
- A passer of Alternative Learning System (ALS) with certification of eligibility to be admitted to college.
College Transferee
- An applicant who has taken college programs or units not more than 75% of his/her curriculum in other CHED recognized colleges or universities, or
- An applicant who has taken college programs or units not more than 75% of his/her curriculum in colleges or universities abroad, OR
- An applicant who has taken vocational or any special training in recognized colleges or universities abroad, OR
- An applicant who has officially enrolled in any degree or certificate programs after High School.
Second Course Taker
- An applicant who has completed any college degree from any CHEd recognized college or university, or
- An applicant who has completed any college degree from college or university abroad.
Freshmen
- Individuals applying for Admissions to the College as freshmen shall be covered by the Institutional policies and guidelines of this University (Student Handbook, Manual of Policies & Procedures of the OUR and other pertinent policies)
- Applicants must pass the interview to be administered by the Associate Dean or the concerned Department Chair in the absence of the former. Applicants should present the following:
- Interview Form from the Student Admissions Office; and
- Senior High School Report Card
Shiftees
- The Admissions GPA for shiftees is at least 2.00 or its equivalent
- Shiftees shall have no failing grade (academic and non-academic for BSY, PSY, JOU, COM, & PSY) in the last attended semester/term.
- Applicants must pass the interview to be administered by the Associate Dean or the concerned Department Chair in the absence of the former. Applicants should present the following:
- Shifting Form from the Office of the Registrar or download from the school website; and
- Copy of grades from first year to last semester attended.
- In case of limited slots for shiftees, the College shall adopt competitive ranking of all shiftees in order to determine qualified applicants. The College shall announce the period where the applicants may submit the pertinent credentials and shall be informed thereafter.
- Applicants who do not meet the required GPA may be allowed Admissions to the Priority Courses (AB Philosophy, AB Development Studies and & AB Community Development).They shall be allowed to stay in any of those programs provided they do not incur failing grades for one academic year.
- Shiftees who have accumulated 24 failed units from their previous colleges may be admitted provided that they do not incur additional failing units in the College.
- Shiftees shall be classified according to the number of academic units completed from their previous programs/colleges.
- Other circumstances not covered by the preceding provisions shall be decided on by the Associate Dean or the concerned Department Chair in the absence of the former.
Transferees
- The Admissions GPA for transferees shall be at least 2.00 or its equivalent
- Transferees shall have no failing grade (academic and non-academic for BSY, PSY, JOU, COM, & PSY) in the last attended semester.
- Applicants should pass the interview to be administered by the Associate Dean or the concerned Department Chair in the absence of the former. Applicants should present the following:
- Transferee Form (Student Admissions Office); and
- Transcript of Records or Certificate of Grades from the last school attended
- Pass the DLSU-D Entrance Test
- In case of limited slots for transferees, the College shall adopt competitive ranking of all transferees in order to determine qualified applicants. The College shall announce the period where applicants may submit pertinent credentials and shall be informed thereafter.
- Applicants who do not meet the required GPA may be admitted to the Priority Courses (AB Philosophy, AB Development Studies and AB Community Development). They shall be allowed to stay in any of those programs provided they do not incur failing grades for one academic year.
- Other circumstances not covered by the preceding provisions shall be decided on by the Associate Dean or the concerned Department Chair in the absence of the former.
Returnees/Re-enrollees
- Returning Students shall submit to the Office of the Associate Dean the duly accomplished form for returnees.
- Absence of at least two years shall result in the changing of the curriculum from the last attended academic year to the current curriculum.
- Returning students shall be allowed to return to their respective programs unless they have accumulated at least twenty four (24) failed units.
- Other circumstances not covered by the preceding provisions shall be decided on by the Associate Dean or the concerned Department Chair in the absence of the former.
Crediting of subjects
- All GE subjects taken from any college of DLSU-D shall be credited.
- The crediting of minor subjects taken from other schools may be allowed provided that:
- The previous school is at par with the DLSU-D’s standards.
- The subjects to be credited shall be limited to 25% of the total number of units prescribed by the program curriculum of the University.
- In the event that the subjects to be credited have different course titles, the student shall be required to submit the course descriptions.
- Other circumstances not covered by the preceding provisions shall be decided on by the Associate Dean or the concerned Department Chair in the absence of the former.
- All shiftees and transferees, upon Admissions to the College, shall be placed under probation for one academic year.
- For shiftees and transferees, an accumulation of more than (6) failed units (academic and non-academic) from the year of Admissions to the College shall result in the removal from the program.
- For regular students, accumulation of twenty four (24) failed units shall result in the removal from the program (Institutional Policy).
- Students with less than 30* remaining units shall be allowed to finish their respective programs irrespective of the accumulated failed units.
- Other circumstances not covered by the preceding provisions shall be decided on by the Associate Dean or the concerned Department Chair in the absence of the former.