Graduate Curriculum

Master's Degree SLOs:

  • Students will develop a commitment to journalism that serves and empowers the public, helping audiences understand the connections among local, national and global issues.
  • Students will understand the role of journalism in a democratic society from its historical foundations to the revolutionary changes in the media today.
  • Students will be able to find, assess and analyze information.
  • Students will be able to tell stories with precision, clarity and fairness.
  • Students will become fluent in a variety of technologies used in journalism.
  • Students will be able to interact respectfully with a variety of communities that are diverse in their racial, cultural, linguistic and economic makeup.

Graduate Degree Program Outline

Summer — online 8 credits

JR602 Critical Perspectives 4 credits

JR607 Reporting and Writing 4 credits

Fall — 12 credits

JR609 Visual Storytelling (online) 4 credits

JR637 Editing/Web Producing 4 credits

JR628 Law and Public Policy 4 credits

Spring — 12 credits

JR612 Advanced Multimedia 4 credits

JR623 Data Visualization 4 credits

JR632 Longform Storytelling 4 credits

Summer 1 & 2 — online 8 credits

JR688 Capstone 4 credits

JR690 Internship 4 credits