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University programs
August 30, 2006
- Posted by Mary McGuire
FOR VISITORS TO THIS PAGE PLEASE NOTE:
The brief descriptions of the programs above were written based on information found at each school’s website. If the information is incomplete, out of date or incorrect, please let us know. Contact: Mary McGuire, education editor and/or Regan Ray, associate editor UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS Carleton University In Ottawa, Carleton offers a four-year undergraduate program, in which all students receive practical instruction and workshop courses in print, radio, television and online journalism, along with a series of academic and lecture-based courses to prepare them to work as journalists. In their final year, they choose two advanced workshop courses from a range of media, allowing them to specialize in the media of their choice, and produce newspapers, radio shows, television shows, or an online magazine for public audiences. Many students also do combined majors in journalism and other fields of study. Approximately 230 students are admitted to the undergraduate program each year. Concordia University Kwantlen University College Laurier-Brantford St. Thomas University Thompson Rivers University Université du Québec à Montréal In Halifax, the University of King’s College offers a four-year Bachelor of Journalism, in which all students receive practical instruction and workshop courses in print, radio, television and online journalism, along with a series of academic and lecture-based courses to prepare them to work as journalists. They offer specialized training in radio and television documentary, magazine, narrative non-fiction and investigative reporting. Approximately 40 students are admitted to the program each year. The College also offers a one-year Bachelor of Journalism program for university graduates, which admits 40 students annually. University of Regina The University of Regina offers a two-year undergraduate program, in which all students receive practical instruction and workshop courses in print, radio, television and online journalism, along with a series of academic and lecture-based courses to prepare them to work as journalists. Students must have a previous degree or at least two years of pre-journalism to apply. Approximately 26 students are admitted to the undergraduate program each year. Vancouver Island University In Nanaimo, (once called Malaspina University-College) this program offers introductory, intermediate and advanced-level courses in news writing, feature writing, news research, and writing for the web, as well as an internship program. Courses are offered both face-to-face and online. Students wishing to pursue a BA Major or Minor in Creative Writing & Journalism take courses in at least three of the following five genres: journalism, publishing, fiction, poetry, and scriptwriting. GRADUATE PROGRAMS Carleton University Ottawa’s Carleton University offers two programs which lead to a Master’s degree in journalism — a two-year program for those with undergraduate degrees, and a one-year program for professional journalists with at least five year’s experience, or those who hold the equivalent of Carleton’s Honours Bachelor of Journalism degree. Those accepted into the two-year Master’s program take one year of journalism fundamentals in print, radio, and T.V., as well as academic classes in journalism and society, media law, research methods, professional practices. In their second year, students take advanced workshops in two of the four media: print, radio, television or online journalism, as well as advanced academic courses in print and broadcast journalism, public affairs reporting and other optional courses. Students in both programs can also choose to pursue a more academic Journalism Studies stream. Students in both programs must complete a complete a Master’s Research Project or a two-credit Master’s Thesis — a sustained piece of current affairs journalism in a medium of their choosing, or an academic thesis on a journalism topic. Students have the option of completing unpaid apprenticeships organized through the School of Journalism, and they must have four months of hands-on journalism experience to graduate. Most two-year Master’s students work as paid Teaching or Research Assistants throughout the year. The school admits about 20 people in the two-year program, and about 5 or 6 into the one-year program. Concordia University Concordia offers two distinct graduate programs: a one-year Graduate Diploma and a two-year MA in Journalism Studies. The Graduate Diploma in Journalism provides a thorough and intensive professional formation for those students who already have at least an undergraduate degree in another field of study. This program begins in June each year and finishes in April. The courses are concentrated along two axes. The emphasis in the production workshops – radio and television broadcasting, print and on-line media – is on practical skills, with newsroom and production standards applied to all assignments and activities. Complementing these workshops are the seminars and lecture-based courses which concentrate on the theoretical and analytical dimensions of journalism education, with a particular focus on the social, economic, political and ideological contexts in which journalism is practiced. The MA in Journalism Studies is intended for students and mid-career journalists who seek a thorough introduction to the theory, the literature and the research methodologies pertaining to the critical-analytical study of journalism as an institution and a practice. It is not intended for students seeking training to become a journalist. Students in this program will undertake course work in journalism history, political economy and research methods, with a number of elective choices (e.g., journalism ethics, mediating diversity, international journalism, textual approaches to journalism). Students' program of study will culminate in a thesis based on original research under the supervision of a qualified faculty member. Ryerson University Toronto’s Ryerson University began offering a two-year Master’s of Journalism degree in 2007, and in Sept. 2008 began a 12-month Accelerated Stream for those with substantial journalism experience or a Bachelor of Journalism degree. Students take classes in newspapers, magazine, broadcast and new media, as well as seven core academic classes such as research methods, urban politics and society, covering the city, ethics and law, and journalism history. Students must complete an internship in a newsroom or editorial office, a directed reading and a Master’s project as part of their curriculum. The directed reading will prepare the student for their Master’s project—a substantial piece of journalistic work in the student’s chosen medium. Students must also take one of three interdisciplinary graduate courses offered by the Faculty of Communication and Design, and are expected to complete an internship in the spring and summer of their first year. The program accepts about 20 students each year. Université Laval The Université Laval in Quebec City offers an 11-month post-graduate degree (from September to July) in international journalism. The program is open to students who already have a degree in journalism (or have taken at least 30 credits of journalism as a part of another degree), who have a university degree with relevant journalism experience, or who may have no degree but have substantial journalism experience. Applicants must be fluent in French and English, and entrance to the school requires a test in both languages, a question about an international situation, and an interview. Students complete their first trimester at Laval, taking courses in international relations. They then take classes in specialization news at the Graduate School of Journalism of Lille, France, the City University of London or the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, from January to April. Students finish their degree by completing a work placement from May to July. University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario in London offers a one-year Master of Arts in Journalism program. The program runs for 12 consecutive months, from May to mid-April of the following year. The program combines an academic foundation with hands-on journalism skills. Academic courses include Law and Ethics, Media Theory and Criticism, Media and Politics, Research Methods and Media Organizations. Students take classes in print, radio, TV, and new media. On TV, students’ productions are shown in five half-hour productions on London's local station, the New PL. At the end of the fall term, students are placed in unpaid four-week internships at a variety of national news organizations, including CBC, the Globe and Mail, National Post, and CTV Newsnet. See College programs See Joint programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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