Journalism

The Journalism major has a distinguished, award-winning faculty including winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the Freedom Forum Journalism Teacher of the Year Award. It draws a diverse group of students who graduate to jobs in newspapers, magazines, television, online journalism, and other fields requiring skills in reporting and writing. The major emphasizes both the theory and practice of journalism. Students receive a thorough grounding in the ethics and traditions of journalism as well as the nuts and bolts of reporting and writing. Although graduates of the program end up in a variety of fields including law, government, public relations, and teaching, the major is geared for students who want to work in journalism: daily or weekly newspapers, magazines, online publications, and broadcast media. Alumni work at the New York Times, the Boston Globe, National Public Radio, Dateline NBC, The Associated Press, and dozens of top media outlets around the world.

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

• 197A Journalism Success (both sem) 1cr 
• 201 Introduction to Journalism (both sem)
• 225 Readings in Journalism (both sem)
• 250 News Literacy (both sem) 
• 295J Film in the Documentary Tradition (1st sem) 1 cr
• 296, 396, 496 Independent Study (both sem)
• 298, 398, 498 Practicum: Journalism Internship (both sem) 1-9 cr
• 300 Newswriting and Reporting (both sem) 4 cr
• 301 Intro to Multimedia Reporting (both sem) 
• 310 Going Global: Changes in International Journalism (both sem)
• 320 History of American Journalism (HS) (1st sem)
• 332 Sports Journalism (1st sem) 4 cr
• 333: Intro to Digital Photojournalism (both sem)
• 341: Images in Sports (2nd sem)
• 345 Media Criticism (both sem)
• 391 Seminars
• Travel Writing and Photojournalism (2nd sem)
• Issues in Sports (2nd sem)
• 392 Seminars
• Florida: The News Capital of the U.S. (1st sem)
• 393 Seminars
• Reporting for Radio and Podcasting (2nd sem) 4 cr
• Sports Journalism (1st sem) 4 cr
• Philosophy of Journalism (2nd sem)
• Journalists in the Movies (both sem)
• 394 Seminars
• Community Journalism (2nd sem) 4 cr
• Web Design for Journalists (2nd sem)
• 395 Seminars
• Broadcast News Reporting (both sem) 4 cr
• Science Journalism (both sem) 4 cr
• The African American Freedom Struggle and the Mass Media (both sem)
• 397 Special Topics
• Entrepreneurial Journalism (1st sem)
• Multimedia Reporting (both sem) 4 cr
• Business of Media (2nd sem)
• Documentary Tradition in Literature and Film (both sem)
• The Politics of Sport (2nd sem)
• Investigative Journalism and the Web (1st sem) 4 cr
• BU Conference on Narrative Jorunalism in the Digital Age (2nd sem) 1 cr
• Data-Driven Storytelling (both sem)
• 428 Sports in Film, Journalism and Literature (1st sem)
• 445 Journalism and Law (1st sem)
• 460 Journalism Ethics (both sem)
• 491 Seminars
• Writing about Pop Culture (both sem) 4 cr
• Performing Arts Reporting (2nd sem) 4 cr
• 492 Seminars
• Magazine Writing (both sem) 4 cr
• 493 Seminars
• Literary Journalism (HS) (1st sem) 
• 494 Special Topics
• Media Technology and Culture (both sem)
• 495 Special Topics
• Broadcast Performance (both sem) 4 cr
• Broadcast News Reporting 2 (both sem) 4 cr
• 497 Special Topics
• Diaries, Memoirs and Journals (both sem) 4 cr
• The Politician and the Journalist (both sem)
• Art of the Profile (2nd sem)
• Journalism Launchpad (2nd sem) 1 cr
• Advanced Photojournalism (2nd sem)
• Advanced Video Journalism (2nd sem)
• Advanced Investigative Journalism and the Web II (2nd sem) 4 cr
• Community Journalism II (2nd sem) 
• Social Justice Journalism (2nd sem) 4 cr
• Columns, Essays and Reviews (2nd sem) 4 cr
• 499 Capstone Course: Truth/Telling: Narrative Nonfiction (year-long)

• Application Fee
• Official High School Transcript or Secondary School Exams
• Secondary School Exams
• Official SAT or ACT score report
• Academic Letter of Recommendation
• TOEFL: A minimum composite TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL with minimum of 17 on each subscore (code #3917)
• IELTS: A minimum composite IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test with minimum of 6.0 on each subscore
• A note on financial and visa information: Applicants needing an F-1 student visa will receive email instructions on how to submit their financial documents after an offer of admission has been made.  For more about finances and visa processing for international students please see this page.  If you are currently living in the United States and believe your visa status will qualify you as a domestic student, please be sure to include your U.S. visa information in the "Geography and Citizenship" section of the Common Application.
• Admission to Journalism requires a stronger academic record than the minimum required for admission. MassTransfer graduates may be admitted with a community college graduation GPA of 3.0 or higher.