Journalism

Description

The major in Journalism is a professionally-focused degree providing students with a combination of digitally-oriented hands-on training and a solid intellectual grounding in theories and issues related to journalism, media and communications.

The degree trains students in all aspects of journalism -- from news gathering and reporting basics to magazine design and production, television news and video production, and digital journalism focused on a live website. Students will also acquire skills working with digital tools in production, design, and editing. The degree uses the university’s student media resources as workshops in a multi-platform approach to journalism production. Students will acquire professional-level skills writing and editing articles for a news site, producing video for television and websites, and managing a print and online magazine – all working together under a common brand in a single newsroom setting.

Courses in social media, fashion journalism, media economics, and media law and ethics are among the many electives offered as part of the degree. Students enrolled in the Journalism major can also take minors in other disciplines across the university – from business and comparative literature to international politics and Middle Eastern studies.

Courses are taught by seasoned journalists with experience at major international media outlets, digital practitioners leading student workshops, and scholars with longstanding teaching experience in media and communications.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline Fall Admission : Round 1 by 15 November; Round 2 by 1 February; Round 3 by 15 March; Round 4 by 1 June; Round 5 after 1 June; Spring Admission: Round 1 by 1 October; Round 2 by 15 November; Round 3 after 15 November Tuition fee

• EUR 26590 Year (EEA)
• EUR 26590 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date January,September 2015 Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Requirements for the Major in Journalism

FirstBridge

• 8 FirstBridge courses change every year

General Education Requirements

• Up to 8 EN 1010 College Writing, EN 2020 Writing and Criticism
• 8 French through FR 1200 Elementary French Language and Culture II
• 4 Comparing the World: Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings
• 4 Mapping the World: Social Experience and Organization
• 4 credits from either of the above two categories
• Up to 8 Modelling thne World: Scientific and Mathematical Investigations

Required (53 Credits)

Core courses (33 credits)

• CM 1023 Introduction to Media and Communication
• CM 2051 Communications and Research Methods
• CM 3046 Media Law, Policy and Ethics
• PO 2031 World Politics
• CM 2011 Journalism I
• CM 2012 Journalism II
• CM 2050 Digital Toolkit
• CM 3098 Internship or CM 4095 Senior thesis
• CM 4075 Portfolio (1 credit)

Journalism workshops

Choose two to reach 4 credits:

• CM 1850 Journalism Practicum
• CM 1851 Digital Journalism Practicum
• CM 3850 Editorship

Electives

16 credits of which 2 must be at 3000 level or above:

• CM/FM 1019 Principles of Video Production
• EC/CM 2003 New Economy and the Media
• CM 2004 Comparative Historical Communication
• CM 2023 Online Social Networks
• CM 3005 Public Relations and Society
• CM 3013 Broadcast News Writing
• CM 3027 Video Production for Broadcast News
• CM/SO 3031 Media Sociology
• CM 3033 Scripts for Travel
• LW/PO 3041 International Human Rights Law
• LW/PO 3050 European Union Law
• LW/BA 3084 International Business Law
• CL3020 Production, Translation, Creation, Publication
• CM/AN 3049 Media and Ethnography
• CM 3052 Rhetoric and Persuasion
• PO 3051 Global Political Economy
• PO 3066 Billionaireswatch.org
• CM 4012 Feature Journalism
• CM 4014 Comparative Journalism
• CM 4016 Global Advocacy
• CM 4017 Media and War
• CM 4000 Topics in Communications
• CM 4030 Media in Asia
• CM 4073 Media and Society in the Arab World
• CM 4013/5017 Fashion Journalism Practicum (case-by-case enrolment)
• CM 4028/5028 Advanced Video Production Practicum (case-by-case enrolment)
• And, by approval, other upper level law and history classes.

Requirements

Application requirements - what you need to submit to us

An application to The American University of Paris requires several supporting documents and sometimes tests. Most requirements can be uploaded directly in your online application. We cannot provide you with a decision until we receive all of your documents.

• Online application form
• Personal statements
• Extracurricular activites and work experience
• Two letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts
• English language test
• SAT/ACT test scores (optional)

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than The American University of Paris.

Funding

Financial aid and scholarships

An AUP education is an important investment in your future, and we work hard to make it an affordable one. Our tuition and costs are competitive with those of small, selective universities in the United States, and we offer merit scholarships and need- and merit-based financial aid that make affording AUP even more manageable.