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 (3 Credits) or
JOURN 8008 Qualitative Research Methods (3 Credits)
One of the following courses:
- JOURN 8026 Philosophy of Journalism (3 Credits)
- JOURN 8030 History of Mass Media (3 Credits)
- JOURN 8038 Seminar in Communication Law (3 Credits)
- JOURN 8080 Media Ethics (3 Credits)
Convergence Core: 6 Credits
- JOURN 7802 Fundamentals of TV, Radio and Photojournalism (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
Concentration courses should be in area outside student’s prior field. Available concentrations as of January 2006 include Information Graphics, International Journalism, Investigative Reporting, Online Journalism, Photojournalism, Print Reporting, Print Editing, Print Design, Television-Radio Reporting and Television News Producing. See the Concentrations List for details.
Capstone Level: 10 Credits
Professional Project
- JOURN 8098 MA Project Seminar (1 Credit) and
JOURN 8190 Area Problem in Journalism (9 Credits)
Thesis
- JOURN 8100 MA Thesis Seminar (1 Credit) and
JOURN 8090 Research in Journalism (9 Credits)