Bachelor of Journalism

Our Program

Find out why Humber's Bachelor of Journalism is the right path to the newsroom.

Humber's four-year Bachelor of Journalism degree program gives you the knowledge, skills and abilities required for a fast-paced career as a journalist or communications professional in a multi-platform environment.

Learn:

traditional skills of researching, reporting and interviewing
how to bring together audio, text and video in a web-based environment to create compelling stories
how to manage web-based content for websites, tablets and mobile devices
how to incorporate social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and other interactive technologies into daily journalism and communications.

Students use the latest newsroom and media equipment, and are taught by instructors who bring their industry experience into the classroom. Current and relevant courses teach web streaming, content editing and production techniques, and are designed with industry input, ensuring graduates are prepared to use interactive and web-based technologies. This ensures graduates have the skills needed for employment and success in the media workplace.

Class assignments train you to work at a high professional standard, and student media provides excellent learning opportunities with tight deadlines. Your work will appear in a variety of forms and publications for the community to view, pushing you to excel.

"I'm learning to write traditional news articles, as well as how to use HTML to code web pages, which I'm using for a blog. I'm getting the best of both new- and old-school journalism by getting practical experience and a degree."
Joyita, first-year student

Your Career

Break the news and be a modern storyteller with an exciting career in journalism.

In the digital age, journalists have far more reach than ever before to tell stories, share images and shape opinions. As media organizations change to meet the demands of the public, there are opportunities for people with modern skill sets to begin their careers. Use your digital and social media skills to succeed in the evolving fields of journalism and communications. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada forecasts that media and communications job openings will increase over the next decade.

Graduates of the Humber Bachelor of Journalism degree program can look forward to careers as journalists, digital content producers, media relations managers, editors, social media managers and communications specialists.

Our Faculty

For information regarding faculty credentials for this program, visit humber.ca/faculty.

Work Placement

Humber Bachelor of Journalism degree students complete a 14-week work placement in the summer between years three and four. This placement provides students with an opportunity to gain experience and meet professionals in journalism and digital communications settings. Many of the placements are offered in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), a hub for the media industry in Canada and home to numerous print, radio, television and online journalism companies. Students graduate with the knowledge and skills required to enter the journalism and communications professions.

Our Industry Partnerships

Industry partners include CBC TV and Radio, The FAN 590, 680News, CFRB, CTV, TSN, CHTV, Rogers TV, TV Ontario, A Channel Barrie, National Post, Toronto Sun, Toronto Star, Transcontinental Magazines, Metroland Newspapers, Business Information Group, the Ontario Community Newspaper Association and The Canadian Daily Newspaper Association. Partners provide input on program curriculum and offer placements.

Industry Support
"Your Journalism degree... is appropriately positioned to nurture and network a new generation of digitally literate and interdisciplinary journalists."
Ontario Digital Media Professionals' Guild

"As the television industry evolves, more and more employees will be called upon to multitask across various media platforms."
Cal Johnson, news director

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Grade 12U English (ENG4U) with a minimum grade of 65 per cent. If English is not your first language, refer to the English Language Proficiency Policy
Any Grade 11 or Grade 12U or M Mathematics with a minimum grade of 60 per cent
Four Grade 12U or M courses in addition to those listed above with a minimum of 65 per cent overall average
Submission of a 300-word essay

Note: For further information, refer to the Selection Procedures.
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.

Mature students (applicants 21 years of age or over) and/or transfer students (applicants with postsecondary education) should refer to the Mature and Transfer Student Admissions Regulations for admission criteria.

Applicants who do not meet the above admission requirements should consider applying for Humber's Journalism advanced diploma program. Graduates with an overall grade point average (GPA) of 70 per cent or more will be considered for admission to Humber's Bachelor of Journalism degree program. Graduates many then complete the degree program with the equivalent of four semesters of full-time study plus a work term. Graduates must also possess ENG4U, Humber's COMM 200/WRIT 100 or COMM 300/WRIT 200 with a grade of 70 per cent or more, plus a Grade 11U-level Mathematics or equivalent.

Fees / Scholarships

The 2013/2014 fee for two semesters is

domestic $6,871.28
international $12,950.

Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first two semesters of the 2013/2014 academic year.

Fees are subject to change. For more information, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance.

Alternative Course of Study

Humber also offers the six-semester Journalism – Print and Broadcast advanced diploma program 04751, and the four-semester Journalism – Print and Broadcast – Accelerated advanced diploma 04901.

Curriculum (View the 2012/13 Curriculum)

Semester 1

Course Code	Course Name
DEGE	Degree Breadth Elective Degree Breadth Elective Course Code: DEGE Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture Anthropology ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology Economics ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced History HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour Humanities HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced HUMA 408 Good and Evil HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced Literature ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature HUMA 403 Love Stories Philosophy PHIL 201 The Good Life PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory Political Science POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War POLS 203 Leadership POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations POLS 212 The Corporation in Society POLS 250 Power: 701 POLS 401 War and Morality POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics Psychology PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 205 Human Sexuality PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development PSYC 2500 Social Psychology PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct Science RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods SCIE 200 Astronomy SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements Sociology SOCI 200 Sociology of Health SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced
JOUR 1000	Foundations of Newsgathering Foundations of Newsgathering Course Code: JOUR 1000 This course introduces students to the newsroom and the job of reporter emphasizing clean, simple writing based on facts, interviews and research. Throughout the course Canadian Press (CP) Style is covered, as well as the elements of grammar and sentence structure. Students cover a public meeting as general assignment reporters and develop their own story to pitch and cover as a final assignment. As well, the course examines resources for journalists including using relevant databases in the library.
JOUR 1001	Fundamentals of Production Techniques Fundamentals of Production Techniques Course Code: JOUR 1001 This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of video and audio production in the fields of journalism and digital communications. It provides a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge in the areas of video shooting and audio recording. Students are exposed to modern video editing techniques and video production suitable for broadcast and Internet distribution.
MTCU 1000	Role of Media in Society Role of Media in Society Course Code: MTCU 1000 In this course students will be introduced to the historical foundations and purposes of modern media beginning with the emergence of rudimentary newspapers as purveyors of shipping schedules and trade data, and continuing through the rise of the free press as a bulwark of democratic societies. Emphasis will be given to examining the role of modern media as witness to events of historical moments and in exposing corrupt practices and violations of the public interest in both government and private sector contexts. Media will also be positioned as commercial enterprises with an historical interest in scandal and subject to their own deviations from their stated mandates to report with impartiality and balance. Contemporary developments to be analyzed include the impact on traditional media roles from 24-hour cable news, online news services and the increasing convergence between news media and the other industries of popular culture.
MTCU 1001	Introduction to Web Building Introduction to Web Building Course Code:

Semester 2

Course Code	Course Name
DEGE	Degree Breadth Elective Degree Breadth Elective Course Code: DEGE Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture Anthropology ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology Economics ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced History HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour Humanities HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced HUMA 408 Good and Evil HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced Literature ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature HUMA 403 Love Stories Philosophy PHIL 201 The Good Life PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory Political Science POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War POLS 203 Leadership POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations POLS 212 The Corporation in Society POLS 250 Power: 701 POLS 401 War and Morality POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics Psychology PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 205 Human Sexuality PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development PSYC 2500 Social Psychology PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct Science RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods SCIE 200 Astronomy SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements Sociology SOCI 200 Sociology of Health SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced
JOUR 1500	The Journalistic Interview The Journalistic Interview Course Code: JOUR 1500 In this course, students are introduced to that multi-layered confection: The Media Interview. When it is done well, it makes the opaque transparent, often producing a sensory banquet that both entertains and enlightens. At its worst it rarely penetrates beyond the obvious, producing heat - without light. In the exploration of this subject, emphasis will be placed on the dynamics of the interview, the practical and legal requirement of keeping a clear record and the importance of or preparation. In the interview practice sessions, the student will develop the confidence to take command in a variety of settings.
JOUR 1501	Internet Survey and Research Internet Survey and Research Course Code:
LAW 1502	Media Law Media Law Course Code: LAW 1502 This course will introduce students to the legal and ethical issues that confront journalists on a regular basis. Without a solid grounding in the legal system journalists cannot adequately report on court proceedings, the political process, legal developments, most current events and many items of public interest. The Internet has made information instantaneous, permanent and worldwide. This exacerbates the legal and ethical issues and makes it vital that students have a good grounding in law and ethics. Where relevant, the application of legal and ethical issues will incorporate a discussion of electronic means of communication including online journals, blogs, chat rooms, social networking sites, as well as print, radio and television. Through lectures, discussion of actual case studies, an analysis of the relevant legal principals and readings, students will obtain the legal skills and knowledge they require to venture out as journalists in any medium.
MTCU 1500	Streaming for the Web Streaming for the Web Course Code: MTCU 1500 The web provides great opportunities to combine different media into compelling content. Students will learn how to plan, design, and build a story using Adobe Flash. They will begin with the story idea, move to storyboards, and designing the interface for their Flash story. They will also consider how to define and manage the user experience so that the story can be viewed as easily as possible.

Semester 3

Course Code	Course Name
DEGE	Degree Breadth Elective Degree Breadth Elective Course Code: DEGE Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture Anthropology ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology Economics ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced History HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour Humanities HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced HUMA 408 Good and Evil HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced Literature ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature HUMA 403 Love Stories Philosophy PHIL 201 The Good Life PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory Political Science POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War POLS 203 Leadership POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations POLS 212 The Corporation in Society POLS 250 Power: 701 POLS 401 War and Morality POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics Psychology PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 205 Human Sexuality PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development PSYC 2500 Social Psychology PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct Science RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods SCIE 200 Astronomy SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements Sociology SOCI 200 Sociology of Health SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced
JOUR 2000	Turning Points in Journalism Turning Points in Journalism Course Code: JOUR 2000 This course will focus on pieces of work in both new and traditional media forms that helped change and evolve the practice of mainstream journalism. The examination of seminal works will help develop students? knowledge and awareness of the impact historical events and the coverage of these events had on the development and progression of mainstream media forms. Through examination, analysis, discussion and critique of books, photography, films, radio and TV broadcasts and documentaries, and Internet innovations, students will discover theoretical and practical outcomes from the pivotal events and their coverage in history of North American journalism from 1900 to present day. This course is designed to teach students how the past has shaped modern journalistic practices.
JOUR 2001	Audio Reporting Audio Reporting Course Code: JOUR 2001 This course introduces students to interviewing, writing and reporting for audio streaming. Students examine the tools and techniques to conduct interviews and use the material to create news reports, which may be used on the Journalism program website. They edit and mix audio, as well as manage newscasts and content with a digital news content management system. Students write, lineup and read newscasts live in class to tight deadlines. The course encourages and develops analytical and critical listening skills and enhances news judgment by analyzing newscasts. It also examines broadcast history and policy in Canada, and current issues facing radio broadcasters.
POLS 2200	Journalism and Politics Journalism and Politics Course Code: POLS 2200 In this course, students are introduced to the practice of political reporting in Canada. Through readings, viewings and discussion students will explore the historical development of political reportage and its modern iterations at the municipal, provincial and national levels. At the same time, through field assignments, students will pursue a practical study of current applications.
RSMT 1500	Quantitative Research Methods Quantitative Research Methods Course Code: RSMT 1500 This course prepares students for research projects by introducing and exploring various quantitative techniques. Students will learn to interpret, analyze and present statistical and other quantitative data from a variety of sources. Topics include the role and characteristics of data in statistical studies; the principles of data collection, including sampling techniques and estimation; the statistical analysis of one and two-variable data; probability distributions; and the presentation of data using graphical tools.

Semester 4

Course Code	Course Name
DEGE	Degree Breadth Elective Degree Breadth Elective Course Code: DEGE Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture Anthropology ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology Economics ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced History HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour Humanities HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced HUMA 408 Good and Evil HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced Literature ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature HUMA 403 Love Stories Philosophy PHIL 201 The Good Life PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory Political Science POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War POLS 203 Leadership POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations POLS 212 The Corporation in Society POLS 250 Power: 701 POLS 401 War and Morality POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics Psychology PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 205 Human Sexuality PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development PSYC 2500 Social Psychology PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct Science RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods SCIE 200 Astronomy SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements Sociology SOCI 200 Sociology of Health SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced
JOUR 2005	Video Reporting Video Reporting Course Code: JOUR 2005 This course emphasizes the production of video, accompanied by text, for news websites. Building on the production skills from Fundamentals of Production Techniques, as well as Audio Reporting, students develop the writing and editorial skills required for the production of video reports. Students analyze the various uses and types of video on news and information websites, especially television news sites. They also contrast video reporting to that of other media. Students begin with writing text items, then produce video of news events and interviews, and learn to write to visuals. Finally, students gather video of news stories in order to edit and produce reports, including standups, to be posted to a news website.
MSTU 2500	Digital Image and Design Digital Image and Design Course Code: MSTU 2500 This course introduces students to applied photographic techniques and design, with emphasis on photojournalism, its practices and methodologies. Using digital single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras, students learn exposure, design and composition, available light, and fill flash techniques. Students design page layouts, prepare images for publishing, and learn to work with images using a variety of software, including Photoshop and InDesign. Critical analysis, ethics, and history of photojournalism are components in this course.
RSMT 2500	Qualitative Research Methods Qualitative Research Methods Course Code: RSMT 2500 The purpose of this course is to equip students with a knowledge and understanding of key concepts and methodologies associated with qualitative data analysis and research design in the social sciences. The course will begin by defining what constitutes qualitative research and what distinguishes it from quantitative research. Students will learn how qualitative research studies are designed, why a particular research methodology is chosen and how that methodology is then carried out. Several research designs within qualitative research methodologies will be presented. Students will be introduced to methods such as ethnography, participant observation, interviewing and focus groups. In addition to covering ethical protocol in research, the course will investigate the interpretation of results, the writing up of findings and effective communication of data. In providing students with some background in how research is conducted and presented, the course will offer students the skills to think critically about research results that are presented to them in their coursework and in the media. Students will understand how qualitative research can provide important insights into problems or needs within a community or client populations, patterns of service delivery, consumer satisfaction and public opinion. Students who have taken STAT 201 Research Methods cannot take this course.
SOCI 2500	Social Issues in Journalism Social Issues in Journalism Course Code: SOCI 2500 Social issues journalism characteristically emerges at local and society-wide levels at once and this course will emphasize the importance of the community-based story as a flashpoint for wider social concerns. The justice system, education system and social services are key contexts for this reporting-oriented course and practical knowledge of accessing these systems will be a priority. Issues of diversity, poverty, racial difference, sexual orientation, and developmental, psychological and physical abilities are among those that require reporting that is sensitive to historical and social contexts while not verging into advocacy positions. Such reporting is also seen to employ a wide range of informational sources outside those of government and the justice system such as charities, advocacy groups and citizen movements.

Semester 5

Course Code	Course Name
DEGE	Degree Breadth Elective Degree Breadth Elective Course Code: DEGE Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture Anthropology ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology Economics ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced History HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour Humanities HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced HUMA 408 Good and Evil HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced Literature ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature HUMA 403 Love Stories Philosophy PHIL 201 The Good Life PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory Political Science POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War POLS 203 Leadership POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations POLS 212 The Corporation in Society POLS 250 Power: 701 POLS 401 War and Morality POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics Psychology PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 205 Human Sexuality PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development PSYC 2500 Social Psychology PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct Science RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods SCIE 200 Astronomy SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements Sociology SOCI 200 Sociology of Health SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced
HIST 3200	Emerging Voices: A History of Journalism and Social Change Emerging Voices: A History of Journalism and Social Change Course Code: HIST 3200 This course introduces students to the grassroots journalism from outside the mainstream in North America, in the 1800s and 1900s, moving through to its present forms on the Internet. Through the use of case studies of individuals and organizations, archival materials and documentaries, students explore and discuss the pioneering people, communities and organizations whose diverse journalistic voices, influenced by social change movements, eventually broke through to traditional media. Students identify and describe the historic impact and contribution of this journalism, as well as compare and contrast current mainstream and non-traditional journalism.
JOUR 3000	International Journalism International Journalism Course Code: JOUR 3000 This course introduces the student to the wider landscape of international journalism, a world in which concepts enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms cannot always be taken for granted and where the craft of journalism is often practiced under the threat of censorship, economic penalties and violence. Through the use of archival material, monitoring of the Internet, case studies and speakers, students will encounter the historic and contemporary giants of the Canadian corps of foreign correspondents and, more importantly, the often unsung heroes of the indigenous media who do not labour under the limited safety umbrella of the more powerful international organizations.
JOUR 3001	News Now 1 News Now 1 Course Code: JOUR 3001 The evolving fragmentation of the audience for news and the proliferation of outlets offering information online presages the growing opportunity for journalism grads capable of gathering, editing and posting breaking news. Decision-making, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills are developed and tested as students move through the operation of a daily news website. Following initial discussion, analysis and shadowing or several breaking news 24/7 operations, students produce a web news site concentrating on the college and its Etobicoke Lakeshore neighbourhood. Starting weekly and ramping up to daily posting students assign, research, shoot, write, edit and package news items for distribution on the News Now website. Working to deadline and professional standards of writing, interviewing and production, students have ample opportunity to demonstrate mastery in determining news value, impact and timeliness of any news story.
JOUR 3002	Content Editing Content Editing Course Code: JOUR 3002 This course provides an intensive look at the challenges and demands of content editing in the multi-platform journalistic world. In the course, students will first establish vocabulary and standards for content editing, and then refine and advance their skills first working with textual content and then with video, audio and interactive content such as polls, graphs, and survey results. Students will also explore the broad range of skills needed for effective content editing, including accuracy, balance and fairness, logic, time management, and management/interpersonal skills. Students will work with three types of material: original content of their own making; content produced in News Now 1 (corequisite course in Year 3 - Semester 1); and, content already produced in other courses in the program and posted on the shared program journalism site. Classes will take place both as lecture and lab (including seminar presentations), allowing for a thorough exploration of a concepts and applications.
JOUR 4000	Professional Practice Professional Practice Course Code: JOUR 4000 This course provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to prepare for a work placement in today?s challenging journalism and digital communications industry. Preparation for the work placement includes job search techniques and discussion of such issues as employer expectations, company policies, professionalism and self-management. The need for career planning, lifelong learning and interpersonal communication skills is also discussed. Students conduct a self-assessment of their personality and skills and perform company research. They prepare covering letters and resumes, create their own database of potential employers within the industry, and practice their interview skills in mock interviews and by conducting information interviews. Guest speakers from the journalism and digital communications industry provide students with a range of perspectives on current and future trends in the industry.

Semester 6

Course Code	Course Name
DEGE	Degree Breadth Elective Degree Breadth Elective Course Code: DEGE Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture Anthropology ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology Economics ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced History HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour Humanities HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced HUMA 408 Good and Evil HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced Literature ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature HUMA 403 Love Stories Philosophy PHIL 201 The Good Life PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory Political Science POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War POLS 203 Leadership POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations POLS 212 The Corporation in Society POLS 250 Power: 701 POLS 401 War and Morality POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics Psychology PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 205 Human Sexuality PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development PSYC 2500 Social Psychology PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct Science RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods SCIE 200 Astronomy SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements Sociology SOCI 200 Sociology of Health SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced
JOUR 3500	News Now 2 News Now 2 Course Code: JOUR 3500 Handling breaking news quickly, efficiently and accurately has become the norm in a journalistic world that no longer waits until the 6 p.m. newscast or the newspaper on the doorstep. The unique challenges and opportunities of the web demand that journalists be even more cognizant of the ethics and professional practices on which this industry is based and at the same time be trained and capable of taking full advantage of the interactivity, the speed and the social networks formed between reader and reporter. This course builds on the framework provided in News Now 1, creating an interactive news forum for the college and the Lakeshore community. The addition of Blogs, social networking sites such as Twitter, You Tube and Facebook introduce students to additional methods of researching, sourcing and reporting the news, bringing the audience and the news provider closer together.
JOUR 3501	Features Features Course Code: JOUR 3501 While breaking news may be the meat and potatoes of the journalist?s craft it could be said that features are the salad, the gravy, the apple pie or trifle - those additional elements that give the meal taste and shape and texture. Features focus the attention on the details, the human interest, and the background of storytelling. In this course students develop their storytelling skills by looking beyond the headlines to add depth and breadth to the story presentation. Features illuminate the news and the people and places involved. Following examination of the current market for features and freelancing, students will concentrate on finding a workable idea for a story, pitching it to an appropriate audience, either magazine, online or broadcast and then researching writing, shooting and editing the piece for offer to that journalistic outlet as a freelance feature. Items from this course will be offered as well for consideration to the program website for posting.
JOUR 3502	Advanced Production Techniques Advanced Production Techniques Course Code: JOUR 3502 This course brings together all the major multimedia journalism skill sets established in all previous semesters of study in the program. It also lays the foundation for all the major principles and practices required for the senior-level thesis project in final year. In the course, students produce complex, long-form projects such as analysis pieces and backgrounder/investigative items, drawing a variety of materials, themes and subject matters. Students will integrate a range of multimedia approaches, including interactive timelines, podcasts, maps, charts, surveys and research, as well as text, audio, video and images. Students will also prepare content for a variety of uses, from handheld devices to the more traditional monitor display usage.
JOUR 3503	Specialized Content 1 Specialized Content 1 Course Code: JOUR 3503 In this course, students review the historic development and current content in specialty areas, focusing particularly on daily news content online. Traditional journalism treated the audience as public citizens, providing content about politics and social issues. Media in the latter part of the last century grew explosively in content geared to audiences not as citizens, but as private individuals with a range of interests to be served by journalism. Students? main work will be to produce daily news, short form content in a minimum of two specialized areas for a news-based website. Areas include sports, entertainment and the arts, life and style, as well as business and technology, health and science, and religion and spirituality.
JOUR 3600	Work Term Work Term Course Code:

Semester 7

Course Code	Course Name
DEGE	Degree Breadth Elective Degree Breadth Elective Course Code: DEGE Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture Anthropology ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology Economics ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced History HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour Humanities HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced HUMA 408 Good and Evil HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced Literature ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature HUMA 403 Love Stories Philosophy PHIL 201 The Good Life PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory Political Science POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War POLS 203 Leadership POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations POLS 212 The Corporation in Society POLS 250 Power: 701 POLS 401 War and Morality POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics Psychology PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 205 Human Sexuality PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development PSYC 2500 Social Psychology PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct Science RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods SCIE 200 Astronomy SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements Sociology SOCI 200 Sociology of Health SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced
JOUR 4001	Investigative Reporting Investigative Reporting Course Code: JOUR 4001 The investigative journalist thrives on uncovering the stories behind the news. Continually asking why, the in-depth reporter seeks answers to the questions that drive our community curiosity. Investigative storytelling crosses all media in search of knowledge, truth and justice. Working in groups, students tackle a multilayered investigative project for the web, which includes copy stories, audio and video to compile a series of stories or a single, multi-faceted story package, which sheds light on a topic of social or political interest.
JOUR 4002	Senior-Level Thesis Preparation Senior-Level Thesis Preparation Course Code: JOUR 4002 This course is the first of two senior-level thesis project courses requiring students to integrate concepts and approaches gained from all previous courses. Working independently, students will be expected to make a significant contribution towards the completion of an analytical essay and a journalistic multiplatform production over the two semesters. Students produce the project based first on a proposal submitted for review, along with a written list of sources and objectives. Working in groups, students will work in a collaborative setting, reflecting on concepts and theories of teamwork and approaches to research, as well as sharing and critiquing each other?s progress in assembling and organizing material for the senior-level thesis project. As well, students will produce a research essay that will incorporate feedback from both meetings with the professor and arising from the class presentation. The essay will either offer critical analysis of the same aspect of the project planned for Year Four - Semester 2, or a critical analysis of a different yet related aspect of the project planned for Year Four - Semester 2. Once this detailed research and analysis phase has been completed, students progress to the production phase addressed in the Senior-Level Thesis Project course. There will be three phases of research that include 1) assembly and organization, 2) evaluation and review, and 3) consolidating the completed work implementing reflection.
JOUR 4003	Specialized Content 2 Specialized Content 2 Course Code: JOUR 4003 This course builds on the skills of Specialized Content 1, going in depth to produce long form items, focused on one aspect and angle of a specialty, to be posted to a website. Students analyze current journalistic websites dedicated to in-depth content, and use advanced editorial and production skills to create content that is feature and current affairs oriented, rather than driven primarily by daily news. Working in groups, with student editors overseeing content and production, students produce text, video and audio items for websites dedicated to one aspect of a specialty. Students also produce images, and value-added elements, such as timelines, and online polls. Specialty areas include sports, entertainment and the arts, life and style, as well as business and technology, health and science, and religion and spirituality.
MSTU 4004	Opinion and the Media Opinion and the Media Course Code: MSTU 4004 The unprecedented proliferation of news sources in the online era has given rise to a newly central role for the use of opinion in media. The course looks at how opinion functions as interpretation, analysis, assessment and sometimes advocacy and has experienced a sharp rise in its news media context as an explanatory device within the great multiplication of information sources. Opinion-givers are also featured personalities in a media realm that increasingly relies on prominent personalities and which finds a new home on the Internet, where opinion is often a dominant modality. Yet this practice-based course also details how opinion journalism must be grounded in traditional journalistic requirements of research, accuracy and attention to opposing views.

Semester 8

Course Code	Course Name
DEGE	Degree Breadth Elective Degree Breadth Elective Course Code: DEGE Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester. Academic Writing AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture Anthropology ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology Economics ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced History HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour Humanities HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques HUMA 202 Religions of the World HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values HUMA 300 Religion in Society HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced HUMA 408 Good and Evil HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced Literature ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature HUMA 403 Love Stories Philosophy PHIL 201 The Good Life PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory Political Science POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War POLS 203 Leadership POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship POLS 205 International Relations POLS 212 The Corporation in Society POLS 250 Power: 701 POLS 401 War and Morality POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics Psychology PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 205 Human Sexuality PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development PSYC 2500 Social Psychology PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct Science RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods SCIE 200 Astronomy SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements Sociology SOCI 200 Sociology of Health SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced
JOUR 4500	State of the Media Industries State of the Media Industries Course Code: JOUR 4500 This course will provide students with insight into the current state of media industries where flux and rapid change have had substantial effects on the roles, responsibilities and challenges faced by three integral groups - the journalists, the media owners, and their clients - the sources, the audience, and the advertisers. By examining current business practices, organizational structures and challenges, and changing regulations, students will develop a thorough knowledge and demonstrate their awareness of an industry with unique and shifting business practices. Students will examine current industry trends through course site postings, guest speaker reports, and a final case study that analyzes the causes and effects a current media trend has had on the journalists, the owners, and their clients. The case study may also form a component of a student?s Senior Level Thesis Project pending faculty/program head approval. Students will also develop their own employment proposal/interest statement, which reflects how they will incorporate knowledge gained and lessons learned in this course into their own career paths after graduation.
JOUR 4510	Senior-Level Thesis Project Senior-Level Thesis Project Course Code:
MSTU 4500	Deconstructing Media Deconstructing Media Course Code: MSTU 4500 This course will use recognized theories to examine and analyze media in all platforms. Current and traditional theories will be studied and discussed as students deconstruct today?s media in the following three areas: the routines and practices journalists use to gather content; the forms used by journalists and media outlets to deliver this content to an audience; and how the audience receives, interprets, and responds to this content. Students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts as they apply those concepts to informed critique and debate of current media practices through in-class discussion and assignments, course site postings, guest speaker sessions, and individual final presentations. The final presentation may also form a component of a student?s senior-level thesis project pending faculty/program head approval.

Humber has been granted a consent by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer this applied degree for a seven-year term starting January 4, 2011. In conformity with the Minister’s criteria and requirements, Humber will submit an application for the renewal of the consent for this program 12 months prior to the expiration of the consent. Humber shall ensure that all students admitted to the above-named program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame.

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Semester 1

Degree Breadth Elective

Foundations of Newsgathering

Fundamentals of Production Techniques

Role of Media in Society

Introduction to Web Building

Semester 2

Degree Breadth Elective

The Journalistic Interview

Internet Survey and Research

Media Law

Streaming for the Web

Semester 3

Degree Breadth Elective

Turning Points in Journalism

Audio Reporting

Journalism and Politics

Quantitative Research Methods

Semester 4

Degree Breadth Elective

Video Reporting

Digital Image and Design

Qualitative Research Methods

Social Issues in Journalism

Semester 5

Degree Breadth Elective

Emerging Voices: A History of Journalism and Social Change

International Journalism

News Now 1

Content Editing

Professional Practice

Semester 6

Degree Breadth Elective

News Now 2

Features

Advanced Production Techniques

Specialized Content 1

Work Term

Semester 7

Degree Breadth Elective

Investigative Reporting

Senior-Level Thesis Preparation

Specialized Content 2

Opinion and the Media

Semester 8

Degree Breadth Elective

State of the Media Industries

Senior-Level Thesis Project

Deconstructing Media