To graduate from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÏÖ³¡¿ª½±Íø with a Master of Science in Journalism (MSJ) degree, you must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of acceptable course credit. Students may take up to six credit hours toward their thesis or professional project. The full-time course load for MSJ students is nine credit hours per semester. Typically, students complete their degrees in two years or less.
All MSJ students must successfully complete the following courses in this sequence:
- JRL 600 Introduction to Graduate Studies (1 hr)
- JRL 604 Mass Media and Society (3 hrs)
- JRL 620 Advanced Journalistic Writing and Research (3 hrs)
- JRL 689 Graduate Ethics Seminar (3 hrs)
Nine additional credit hours should be taken in the Reed School of Media and Communications; students may choose to pursue one of the optional Areas of Emphasis. All remaining credit hours should be taken outside of the School. Students should note that the majority of credits submitted for the degree must be in courses numbered 500 or above.
Coursework must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. The thesis and professional project are graded as S or U (satisfactory or unsatisfactory).
Except for thesis, professional project and internship credit hours, no student will be permitted to take a course on a pass-fail or satisfactory-unsatisfactory grade basis without prior approval of the director of graduate studies.
Tailor this major to your interests by focusing your coursework in one of these areas:
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Advocacy and Public Interest Communications
Choose three of the following course options: Interactive Media and Audience Building, Advocacy Communication, Crisis Communication, Audience Development/Engagement or Public Interest Communication
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Digital Publishing
Choose three of the following course options: Interactive Marketing Communications, Experimental Journalism, Multimedia Storytelling, Visual Storytelling for the Media, Data Journalism for a Better Story, Ethics in an AI Society, Digital Publication, Social Media Video or Multimedia News Publication
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Media Solutions and Innovation
Choose three of the following course options: Interactive Marketing Communications, Experimental Journalism, Multimedia Storytelling, Visual Storytelling for the Media, Interactive Media and Audience Building, Data Journalism for a Better Story, Ethics in an AI Society, Audience Development/Engagement or Multimedia News Publication
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Reporting and Writing
Choose three of the following course options: Investigative Reporting, Adventure Travel Writing and Photography, Sport Journalism, Science/Health Journalism or Nonfiction Storytelling
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Television
Choose three of the following course options: Live Sports Video Production, Digital Publication, Social Media Video, Advanced Video Reporting and Producing, Multimedia News Publication or Audience Development/Engagement
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Visual Journalism
Choose three of the following course options: Multimedia Storytelling, Visual Storytelling for the Media, International Media, Interactive Media and Audience Building, Digital Publication, Social Media Video, Advanced Video Reporting and Producing or Multimedia News Publication
Take advantage of special options related to this major:
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Accelerated Program
Journalism offers the option to earn a bachelor's and master's degree in an accelerated time frame.
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Honors
Expand your curiosity — and enhance your curriculum — through the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÏÖ³¡¿ª½±Íø Honors College. Two programs are offered: for first-
and second-year students and for third- and fourth-year students.