Two-Year MA Model
Convergence Model for Students with Significant Experience as a Broadcast Journalist

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Graduate Master's Studies Staff

Adviser: MA Program Martha Pickens Graduate Advising Staff Ginny Cowell Graduate Studies Staff

Journalism MA Program

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Graduate Publications

List of Master's Projects List of Theses/Dissertations Grad Studies Newsletters October 2008 (PDF: 423K) AEJMC 2008 (PDF: 546K) May 2008 (PDF: 521K) Feb. 2008 (PDF: 410K) Jan. 2008 (PDF: 534K) Oct. 2007 (PDF: 622K) Sept. 2007 (PDF: 494K) View All Available Newsletters Submit a News Item

Note: Some courses will not be offered every semester. Plan accordingly by checking with your graduate adviser and the Registrar's Schedule of Courses Online for current course availability.

Program Core: 9 Credits

• JOURN 8000 Mass Media Seminar (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8006 Quantitative Research Methods in Journalism (3 Credits) or
  JOURN 8008 Qualitative Research Methods I (3 Credits)

One of the following four courses:

• JOURN 7000 Communications Law (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8026 Philosophy of Journalism (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8030 History of Mass Media (3 Credits)
• JOURN 8080 Media Ethics (3 Credits)

Convergence Core: 10 Credits

• JOURN 0900 News Practicum (3 Credits) This course does not count toward the degree.
• JOURN 7802 Fundamentals of TV, Radio and Photojournalism (3 Credits)
  (1 Credit Only for Photo Lectures/Assignments)
• JOURN 7804 Convergence Reporting (3 Credits)
• JOURN 7806 Convergence Editing and Producing (3 Credits)
• In addition, students must demonstrate basic competency in Web design and publishing through an assessment or a not-for-credit boot camp.

Concentration: 6 Credits

Electives: 2 Credits

Capstone Level: 10 Credits

• JOURN 8098 MA Project Seminar (1 Credit) and
  JOURN 8190 Area Problem in Journalism (9 Credits)
  
  

• JOURN 8100 MA Thesis Seminar (1 Credit) and
  JOURN 8090 Research in Journalism (9 Credits)

Total Suggested for Graduation: 37 Credits

Note: The University requires at least half of a graduate student's coursework to be in 8000-level (or greater) courses. 4000-level (and below) courses do not carry graduate credit. Please plan accordingly; check with your graduate adviser.

Two-Year MA Program Models

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