Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
The Master of Arts in Journalism requires 12 courses (48 credit hours) — four required core courses, four concentration courses, and four elective courses in Journalism. With approval from the graduate program director, students can take up to two relevant elective courses from other Communication graduate programs, or relevant graduate elective courses from outside of Communication.
Core Courses
Students are required to take all of the following:
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
JOUR 500 | REPORTING BOOTCAMP | 4 |
JOUR 501 | ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN JOURNALISM | 4 |
JOUR 503 | MULTIMEDIA REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 596 | NEWS NOW: JOURNALISM MA CAPSTONE | 4 |
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JOUR 510 | SPORTS REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 511 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 512 | BUSINESS WRITING AND REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 513 | POLITICAL REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 519 | INTERNATIONAL REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 524 | REPORTING FOR THE DEPAULIA | 4 |
JOUR 527 | LIFESTYLE REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 533 | INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 588 | REPORTING FOR 14 EAST MAGAZINE | 4 |
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JOUR 504 | ADVANCED MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM | 4 |
JOUR 505 | TELEVISION NEWS REPORTING | 4 |
JOUR 506 | NEWSCAST PRODUCING | 4 |
JOUR 507 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION | 4 |
JOUR 521 | SPORTS PRODUCING | 4 |
JOUR 522 | MULTIPLATFORM NEWS EDITING | 4 |
JOUR 542 | SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEWS | 4 |
JOUR 587 | SOUND AND VISION | 4 |
Journalism Concentrations (4 required courses)
Journalism Electives (4 required courses)
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 16 |
JOUR 504 | ADVANCED MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 505 | TELEVISION NEWS REPORTING | |
JOUR 506 | NEWSCAST PRODUCING | |
JOUR 507 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 509 | JOURNALISM LAW AND ETHICS | |
JOUR 510 | SPORTS REPORTING | |
JOUR 511 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING | |
JOUR 512 | BUSINESS WRITING AND REPORTING | |
JOUR 513 | POLITICAL REPORTING | |
JOUR 514 | OPINION AND COLUMN WRITING | |
JOUR 515 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 517 | EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 519 | INTERNATIONAL REPORTING | |
JOUR 520 | DATA JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 521 | SPORTS PRODUCING | |
JOUR 522 | MULTIPLATFORM NEWS EDITING | |
JOUR 523 | MULTIMEDIA SPORTS REPORTING | |
JOUR 524 | REPORTING FOR THE DEPAULIA | |
JOUR 525 | URBAN AFFAIRS REPORTING | |
JOUR 526 | POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 527 | LIFESTYLE REPORTING | |
JOUR 528 | REPORTING FOR GOOD DAY DEPAUL | |
JOUR 529 | ONLINE NEWSROOM | |
JOUR 530 | AUDIO REPORTING & STORYTELLING | |
JOUR 531 | JOURNALISM BY NUMBERS | |
JOUR 533 | INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING | |
JOUR 534 | TOPICS IN PHOTOJOURNALISM | |
JOUR 535 | RADIO DEPAUL | |
JOUR 536 | FREELANCE JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 540 | THE INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY, AND POLITICS | |
JOUR 541 | MASS MEDIA & AMERICAN POLITICS | |
JOUR 542 | SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEWS | |
JOUR 543 | LONG FORM REPORTING | |
JOUR 544 | ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNALISM | |
JOUR 546 | PHOTOJOURNALISM FOR STUDENT MEDIA | |
JOUR 548 | ADVANCED GRADUATE REPORTING FOR GOOD DAY DePAUL | |
JOUR 551 | ADVANCED REPORTING I | |
JOUR 552 | ADVANCED REPORTING II | |
JOUR 553 | SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORTING I | |
JOUR 554 | SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORTING II | |
JOUR 587 | SOUND AND VISION | |
JOUR 588 | REPORTING FOR 14 EAST MAGAZINE | |
JOUR 590 | JOURNALISM WORKSHOP | |
JOUR 598 | NEW YORK JOURNALISM | |
Outside Electives
With approval from the graduate program director, students can apply up to two relevant elective courses from other Communication graduate programs, or relevant graduate elective courses from outside of Communication toward their Journalism electives.
Optional Latino Media & Communication Concentration
The graduate concentration in Latino Media & Communication is comprised of at least three graduate courses drawn from the areas of advertising, journalism, media and cinema studies, multicultural communication, organizational communication and public relations. Graduate students in any of the College of Communication Master of Arts programs can elect to complete the Latino Media & Communication concentration. Students may need to use outside electives to complete this concentration.
Students who complete the concentration will:
- Develop an understanding of the heterogeneous and rapidly changing Latino communities locally, nationally and globally
- Ground their knowledge of intercultural studies within a more extensive and concrete knowledge of a particular (even though diverse), rapidly growing, and increasingly important population within the U.S.
- Increase their cross-cultural competence (understanding and ability to dialogue across difference, develop cultural sensitivity and awareness) with Latino communities
- Enhance their capacity to communicate with and learn from Latino populations in the workplace, in community situations and other sites of engagement
- Recognize the impact of the movement of Latinos across the globe and develop the skills to critically consume and produce media, public relations and advertisement representations that communicate to and about Latino communities
- Develop field-specific knowledge of Latino media and communication along with an understanding of how Latino studies shapes other fields of communication
Courses
Students are required to take three courses (12 credits) from the following list:
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
CMNS 509 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION 1 | |
CMNS 542 | MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE WORKPLACE | |
JOUR 515 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN JOURNALISM 1 | |
MPOP 521 | TOPICS IN CINEMA STUDIES 1 | |
MPOP 533 | LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA/MEDIA | |
PRAD 511 | CONSUMER INSIGHTS | |
PRAD 512 | ENGAGING LATINX COMMUNITIES | |
PRAD 514 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING 1 | |
PRAD 595 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING 1 | |
CMN 591 | INTERNSHIP 1 | |
CMN 598 | STUDY ABROAD 1 | |
Grade Requirements
All students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 in their coursework. If a student's cumulative GPA falls below 3.000, the student will be allowed to complete an additional 16 credits or 3 quarters (whichever comes first) to attain the 3.000 minimum GPA. If the cumulative GPA remains below a 3.000 at the conclusion of this time period, the student may be dismissed from the program. The student's cumulative and term GPAs along with overall academic performance will be factored into the dismissal decision.
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