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Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada

Nebraska

College of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. B.J. Journalism.

Nevada

Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno
B.A. Journalism; M.A. Journalism

New Mexico

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. B.A. Journalism.

New York

Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York City. M.S. Journalism.

Graduate School of Journalism, City University of New York, New York City

Department of Journalism, Media and Public Relations, Hofstra University, Hempstead. B.A.

Department of Journalism, Iona College, New Rochelle. B .A. Mass Communication; M.A. Public Relations; M.S. Journalism.

S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse B.S. Public Communications; M.A. Public Communications; M.S. Public Communications

Department of Journalism, New York University, New York. B.A. Journalism; M.A. Journalism

North Carolina

School of Communications, Elon University, Elon. B.A. Journalism, Communications

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, North Carolona A&T State University, Greenboro. B.S. Journalism and Mass Communication.

School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.A.B. Journalism and Mass Communication; M.A. Journalism and Mass Communication.

Ohio

E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. B.S.J. Journalism; M.S.J. Journalism

Department of Journalism, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green. B.S. Journalism

School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent State University, Kent. B.S. Journalism and Mass Communication

Oklahoma

School of Journalism and Broadcasting, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. B.S. and B.A. Journalism.

Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Oklahoma, Norman. B.A. Journalism; M.A. Journalism and Mass Communication.

Oregon

School of Journalism and Communications, University of Oregon, Eugene. B.A. Journalism; M.A. Communications.

Annenberg School at USC

The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is located at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Journalism has been an important part of the USC curriculum for more than a century. A donation by publisher and diplomat Walter Annenberg in 1971 created the Annenberg School of Communication. The school quickly became one of the most respected schools for communications theory and management in the United States.

In 1994, the Annenberg School expanded to include the USC School of Journalism, which was established in 1927, and the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, which had offered courses at USC since 1895.

USC Annenberg has become a leading center for inquiry and dialogue on issues related to communications, journalism, public policy, media, and education. The school’s ethos is multidisciplinary and international in scope, and focuses on both theory and practical application.

The School offers degrees up to PhD. Bachelor degrees are offered in print, broadcast and online journalism. Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are also offered in Public Relations, and Strategic Communications.

USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism has become one of the most respected schools of journalism in America. Its faculty is made up of award winning  reporters, writers and columnists. The broadcast faculty includes Emmy and Golden Mike Award winners and anchors. Degrees offered in a B.A. (journalism, public relations), and an M.A. (journalism, specialized journalism, strategic public relations).

Journalism students have consider hands on resources and are able to work for Annenberg TV News, Neon Tommy, the Daily Trojan, Annenberg Radio News, Intersections: The South Los Angeles Report, VozMob and Watt Way. Public Relations students can work for TriSight Communications, a public relations firm based at USC Annenberg.

The School also encourages study in a variety of areas to support the broader education goals of students. Classes in political communication, entertainment marketing, children and media, communication technology, and organizational communication are just some of the electives offered.

The School of Communication provides students with a more theory based education that examines a variety of topics across the communication and media spectrum including telecommunication regulation, communication in urban areas, health communication, and tobacco control. Degrees offered in the Communications School include a B.A. (communication), an M.A. (global communication, communication management, public diplomacy, communication), and a Ph.D. (communication).

The USC campus is also home to: The Annenberg Research Network on International Communication; The Johnson Communication Leadership Center, which provides undergraduate scholarships and conducts research on the role of African-Americans in the media; The Center for Communication Law and Policy,which conducts academic research on communication law and regulation and technology policy; The Center for the Digital Future, which fosters the study of communication technology and mass media and their impact; and the Strategic Public Relations Center.

In keeping with its internationalist philosophy, the School also offers plenty of study abroad opportunities with partner programs in Amsterdam, Auckland, Buenos Aires, Christchurch, Hong Kong, London, Singapore and Sydney. Graduate journalism and public relations students may complete summer internships in Cape Town, Hong Kong and London. USC Annenberg also offers a joint M.A./ MSc graduate degree program in global communication with the London School of Economics.

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth

Western Cape

Department of Journalism, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, Western Cape. BPhil, MA, PHd 

Eastern Cape

School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.  BA, BJ

School of Communications, Walter Sisulu University, East London.  Eastern Cape. NDip

The Department of Journalism and Media Studies, School of Language, Media and Culture, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Port Elizabeth. Eastern Cape.  BA Media, Communication and Culture, NDip/ BTech  Journalism

Kwazulu Natal

Department of Journalism, Durban University of Technology, Durban. Kwazulu Natal. NDip, BTech

 Free State

Department of Communication and Information Studies, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Free State. BA, MA

North West

School of Communication Studies, North-West University Potchefstroom, North West. BA

Gauteng

Department of Journalism, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria. Gauteng. NDip, BTech, Mtech

Journalism Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng. BA, MA.

Department of Communication, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng. BA, MA

Journalism Programme. University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng. BA.

Located some 200 km west of Sydney The School of Communication at Charles Sturt University’s Bathurst Campus, is regarded as one of Australia’s leading centres for journalism, public relations and advertising education.
The school was one the first communication schools in Australia set up over 30 years ago and the first to offer s advertising and commercial radio degree courses.

One of the school’s core tenets is the hiring of senior lecturers and course coordinators who have strong industry backgrounds and contemporary experiences. CSU graduates now work at many of Australia ’s broadcast and newspaper newsrooms as reporters, writers and editors.

For more information visit the school site here.

Columbia University

I have moved recently from the field of journalism into corporate communications and I find myself surrounded by people with Master’s degrees. My weenie little Bachelor’s degree makes me feel just a little under-educated. A big part of me wants to return to school to get my Master’s, but I can’t shake the idea that I want to return to school for all the wrong reasons. Vanity for one. I wouldn’t earn one extra red cent by having an MA or MJ. I don’t think I am alone. So the question is for a lot of people out there is — given that we have professionalized a number of jobs and that the Master’s degree is the new default degree for a number of fields, does a prospective journalist need a Master’s.

Well here is my answer after a few beers and a chat with a colleague or two. For what it is worth.

I have worked in journalism for a few years, and have met maybe one person with a Master’s in journalism. You should posses the skills you will need for journalism before you even get to university and then a BJ will help refine and hone those skills. After that, nothing beats going out and doing some real reporting.
A handful of good clips will open more doors than a Master’s degree. So, actually working for two years, even if it is freelance and at low paying gigs, may turn put to be a much better investment than Master’s courses at a major college.
Journalism is a competitive field these days and editors are not looking to hire someone with a really good handle on the theory of journalism. She will be looking to find someone who can hit the road running and slot into a beat with little supervision. There are a lot of experienced unemployed journalists out there these days and so a rookie had better bring something special to the party. A great portfolio is that. And it doesn’t have to be articles from the Atlantic or Harper’s. Good writing is good writing and it will show.
Having said this, there is room for a Master’s degree. In any discipline but journalism. An MA in political science, economics or even history in addition to that great portfolio may be a competitive advantage. It may elevate you from entry level candidate for a general newsbeat and give you an edge in getting a political or specialized beat.
Science and medical journalism is a growing field and it is important to have degrees in those fields. A Master’s in science is another advantage that may give you an edge.
Business journalism is another niche and the MBA is one good way to understand the world of business.
One complaint that people have with journalists these days, is that the younger journalists know how to put a coherent story together, but don’t know anything. They don’t understand history, how government works, or know who certain personalities are, and therefore are unable to put appropriate context to a story or add some interest or colour. Just the facts ma’am and onto the next sound bite. It can make for a lot of poor reporting. Taking a Master’s in a specialized subject can help overcome that perception.

Of course, the choice to take a Master’s is up to the individual. All education is good. And while it may not help much, a Master’s degree isn’t going to hurt you. You just have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages.

Philip Merrill School of Journalism University of Maryland

Kansas

William Allan White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Kansas, Lawrence. B.S. Journalism; M.S. Journalism

A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Kansas State University, Manhattan. B.A. Mass Communications; B.S. Mass Communications.

Kentucky

Department of Journalism and Communications, Murray State University, Murray. B.A.; B.S. Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations and Electronic Media.

School of Journalism and Broadcasting, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. B.A. Advertising; B.A. Photojournalism; B.A. News/Editorial Journalism; B.A. Public Relations.

School of Journalism and Telcommunications, University of Kentucky, Lexington. B.A. or B.S. Communications (Journalism; Integrated Strategic Communication; Telecommunications).

Louisiana

Department of Mass Communication, Grambling State University, Grambling. B.A. Mass Communication; M.A. Mass Communication.

Manship School of Mass Communication. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. B.A.M.C.; M.M.C.

Department of Mass Communication, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux. B.A. Mass Communication.

Department of Northwestern State University, Natchitoches. B.A. Journalism.

Department of Mass Communications, Southern University, Baton Rouge. B.A. Mass Communication.

Department of Communication, University of Louisiana, Lafayette. B.A. M.S

Maryland

Phillip Merrill School of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park B.A. Journalism; M.A. Journalism; M.J. Journalism.

Massachusetts

College of Communication, Boston University, Boston B.A. Journalism

Michigan

Department of Journalism, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant. B.A. Journalism, B.S. Journalism

College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing. B.A. Journalism

Minnesota

School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. B.A. Journalism.

Department of Mass Communications, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud. B.S. Mass Communications; M.S. Mass Communications.

Mississippi

Department of Mass Communications, Jackson State University, Jackson. B.S. Mass Communications.

Department of Journalism, University of Mississippi, University. B.A. Journalism.

School of Mass communication and Journalism, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. B.A. Journalism; B.A. Advertising

Missouri

Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia. B.J. Journalism; M.A. Journalism.

Department of Communication, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Giradeau. B.A. Journalism; B.S. Public Relations, Advertising, Radio, Video Production.

Asian College of Journalism

Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) located in Chennai, India is a journalism school which offers post-graduate courses in journalism, adapted to the specific needs of India, and other developing countries in Asia.

Founded in 1994 in Bangalore the school originally offered courses in print journalism. In 2000, the school was taken over by a not for profit Trust founded by journalist and media entrepreneur, Sashi Kumar and was moved to Chennai.

Today, the ACJ offers a one year post grad Diploma with specialization in four streams– Television, Print, New Media and Radio. In the first trimester, all students, irrespective of their chosen medium, are taught the basics of Broadcast, Web and Print. From the second trimester onwards, students of each stream are guided by a trained faculty to learn the nuances of reporting in their respective choice of medium.

Students also take elective courses during the second and third terms; courses include: Photo Journalism, Cinema, Sports, Politics, Arts and Culture, Identities, International Issues, Business, Gender studies, Ecology, Citizenship, Health, Science, Urban studies and Economics.

The college has well-known and respected in-house publications that students work on throughout the term. Print students publish their newspaper ‘The Word’ while new media students report for their news e-zine, www.digantik.com. Television and radio stream students also produce news shows every day.

The Asian College of Journalism (AJC) is designed to provide students with world-class journalism education adapted to the specific needs of India and its tradition of pluralist journalism. It prepares its graduates to achieve the highest standards in all branches of the profession, keeping in focus the trends of evolving media, and the demands for multiple skills made on the contemporary journalist.

Bond University, Robina, Queensland. B.Comm., M.Comm.

Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland. B.Pro.Comm.

Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland. B.J., B.A. Communications, M.A. Journalism and Communications.

School of Journalism and Communications, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland. B. J. B.S.S (Communication and PR), B. Comm. M. Comm., M.J

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland. B.J., M.J.

Department of Journalism, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland. B.A. Mass Communications, B.A. Journalism.

School of Journalism, University of the Sunshine Coast , Sippy Downs, Queensland. B.A. Mass Communications, B.J.

New South Wales

School of Communications, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales . B.A. Journalism and Communications

Department of Journalism, University of Technology , Sydney, New South Wales. B.J.

University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT. B.A. Journalism, B.M.Journalism, BSc. Journalism.

School of Journalism, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales. B.F.A. Communications

Graduate School of Journalism, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales. M.J.

Victoria

School of Communications, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria. B.A. Journalism.

Monash University, Churchill, Victoria. B.A. Journalism.

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria. B.A. Communications

South Australia

School of Communications, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. B.A. Journalism, B.J., M.A. Journalism.

Western Australia

School of Communications, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, BA. M.A. Communications.

Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia. B.A. Mass Comm. B.Comm. B.Media.

School of Communication, Design and Media, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Western Australia. B.A. Communications

Tasmania

University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania. M.J.

The UK has been slow to accept journalism as a field of study at institutions of higher education. The trade of journalism usually followed the path of an apprenticeship at a local newspaper or radio or TV station followed by movement to regional media followed by promotion to the major dailies. Along the way a young journalist could specialize and learn the ropes in a variety of areas.

 The dominant philosophy in the industry was that training was essentially don on-the-job and any university education was considered separate and more geared to theory and journalism studies rather than training.

The University of Wales at Cardiff initiated the first university journalism degree in 1970, which was a post grad degree in journalism studies. The industry, however, generally believed that academic training did not produce good journalists or journalists ill suited to the daily rigours of daily newspapers.

By the 1990s, however, journalism began to be seen more as profession and a university courses in journalism began to appear. Journalism courses in the UK suddenly became fashionable and in response primarily to the desire of students adopted a more vocational and less academic approach to instruction. Lecturers were more likely to be ex-journalists than professors and an accreditation body was established.

Unlike the North America where journalism degrees are seen as not only desirable but necessary, newspapers in the UK remain skeptical and have been slow to embrace graduates. Local newspaper employers have retained apprenticeships but others, particularly in broadcasting, have embraced university trained recruits who arrive with transferable, rather than specific, skills which are developed in universities.

A number of universities began offering communication degrees and City University’s BA, was the first to offer journalism with a social science degree.

Today, the numbers of graduates from so called j-schools who enter the industry has risen from 30% in 1981 to 83% today. And many of them enter directly into the national media.

Most vocational journalism courses in the UK universities offer similar courses and designed to equip graduates for first jobs in print and/or broadcasting. Undergrad degrees usually feature 50% or more journalism training and most feature an internship component. Postgraduate courses normally involve at least 80% practical journalism.

Current preference within the United Kingdom is for entrants to first complete a non media-studies related degree course, giving maximum educational breadth, prior to taking a specialist postgraduate pre-entry course, most of which are either recognized by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) or the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).

Mount Royal College, Alberta

Canada has a rich history of journalism and has a number of exceptional and well-respected colleges and universities offering a variety of degree and diploma programs.

Newfoundland

Department of Journalism, College of the North Atlantic, Stephenville, Newfoundland. Dip. J

Nova Scotia

Department of Journalism, University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia. B.J. B.J. Hon

Prince Edward Island

Department of Journalism, Holland College, Charlottetown, PEI. Dip.Comms

New Brunswick

Department of Journalism, Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick. B.A Journalism.

Quebec

Department of Journalism and Communications, Concordia University, Montreal Quebec. B.J.

Faculté du journalisme, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec. CJ

Faculté de communication, Univeristé du Québec, Montréal, Québec. B.A. Journalisme.

Ontario

School of Journalism and Communications, Carlton University, Ottawa, Ontario. B.J. B.A Mass Comm., M.J. M.A. Communications, PhD. Communication

School of Journalism, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario. B.A. Journalism, M.J.

School of Journalism, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. M.J

Department of Journalism, Wilfred Laurier University, Brantford and Waterloo, Ontario. B.A.

Department of Media, La Cite Collegiale, Ottawa, Ontario. B.J.

Department of Journalism, Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario. Dip. J

Department of Communication Studies, Cambrian College, Sudbury, Ontario. Dip. J

Department of Communication Studies, Canadore College, North Bay, Ontario. Dip. J

School of Communications and Media, Centennial College, Toronto, Ontario. Dip. J

School of Communications, Constoga College, Kitchener, Ontario. Dip. J

School of Communications, Durham College, Oshawa, Ontario. Dip. Print J

School of Communications, Fanshawe College, London, Ontario. Dip. J

School of Media, Humber College, Toronto, Ontario. Dip. Print or Broadcast Journalism.

School of Communications, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario. Dip. Print or Broadcast Journalism.

School of Journalism, Niagara College, Welland, Ontario. Dip. Journalism.

Dept of Communications, Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario. Dip. Journalism.

School of Journalism, Sheriden Institute of Technology, Brampton, Ontario. Dip. Journalism.

School of Journalism, St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario. Dip. Journalism.

School of Journalism, St. Lawrence College, Cornwall, Ontario. Dip. Journalism.

Manitoba

Department of Creative Communications, Joint Program Red River College, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba. B.A. Dip. Communications.

Saskatchewan

School of Journalism, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan. B.A. Journalism, B.J.

Alberta

Journalism Program , Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta. Dip. Journalism

Journalism Program, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta. B. Communications Journalism.

Communications Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. B. Comms, M. Applied Communications, MA, Phd.

Communications Program, Lethbridge College, Lethbridge, Alberta. Dip. Comms Arts

Communications Program, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta. Dip. Communications

British Columbia

Department of Journalism, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia. B.A. Journalism

Department of Communications. Kwantlen University College, Richmond, British Columbia. B. Applied Journalism.

School of Journalism, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. M.J

School of Communications, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia. B.A., M.J, Ph.d.

School of Jounalism, Langara College, Vancouver, British Columbia. Dip. J