The post-baccalaureate Bachelor of Journalism program at the University of King’s College professional portfolio and be able to work as a reporter or editor, or you may decide to use your degree to start any career that calls on you to write and speak well, to analyze and explain complex issues and to connect with other people.
Learn to be a journalist... by being one.
Overview
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f you are interested in the one-year Bachelor of Journalism at King’s, you are already familiar with university life. You’ve completed, or almost completed, one degree, but you’re looking for something more. If that something has to do with telling stories, King’s may be the place for you. Our alumni are in newsrooms and editing suites around the world. They cover community news, legislatures, daily arts and crime stories and events that change the world. They produce science programs, edit sports magazines and create feature documentaries. Some use their journalism skills to succeed in other professions, such as law, politics, communications , fiction and nonfiction writing and many other fields.
Build a solid foundation for your journalism career with the one-year Bachelor of Journalism program: two concentrated semesters of theory and practice in the fundamentals of reporting and production for all media platforms.
Our faculty work closely with students, emphasizing solid journalism skills and
storytelling abilities—on paper, on the air and online. All of our journalism faculty bring real-world experience to their jobs; they have won national awards, written authoritative texts and continue to practice their craft. Students in the King’s one-year Bachelor of Journalism program don’t just learn technology and technique. They learn how to think like journalists: to follow their curiosity, to ask questions, to use the concrete to illuminate the abstract, to see the world in terms of a story and to communicate it clearly. As a King’s student, your journalism will go out into the ‘real world’. Our publications and broadcasts are available to the Halifax community and to people around the world through live streaming and our online archives. You will graduate with a
The Bachelor of Journalism program moves quickly. Over eight months, you will learn the basic skills and knowledge required of professional journalists. You will graduate with a solid foundation for either the working world or the Master of Journalism program. The program is divided into five blocks: an eight-week introductory basic training module; three sixweek-long workshops and a month- long internship.
Basic training (8 weeks) Come ready to work hard! You will learn basic writing and reporting skills for print, broadcast and online, practical research skills, and journalism ethics and history.
Workshops (6 weeks each)
In the workshops, you are a working journalist constantly producing stories for the public, under the guidance of
faculty and staff. You will pitch story ideas and produce stories on your own and with others. You’ll work to strict real-world deadlines and strive to break news. Students take two of the following five basic workshops: newspaper, radio, television, online and creative nonfiction. All students take one of the advanced workshops offered at the end of the winter term: investigative reporting, advanced (documentary) radio, advanced (documentary) television and advanced magazine production.
Internship You will participate in a four-week internship in April. You arrange for this internship with the help of faculty. The experience lets you apply all you have learned and is an excellent opportunity to get your foot in the newsroom (or magazine, or production company) door. You may do your internship any where in the world.
General program information Admission Requirements: You must have an undergraduate degree with a “B” average or higher from an accredited university. Your degree may be in any subject or discipline other than journalism.
Scholarships and Bursaries: There is a broad range of scholarships available to Bachelor of Journalism
students and several scholarships for African-Canadian and Canadian Aboriginal students. Awards range from $2,000 to $9,000. Students in the Bachelor of Journalism program may also apply for King’s bursaries of up to $2,500.
Applications Applications for admission, scholarship and needs-based awards are available online at ukings.ca Early application deadline—Feb. 15th Offers of admission are extended on a rolling basis beginning October 15. Final application deadline—June 1st
Two-Year Master of Journalism Option All students who complete the Bachelor of Journalism with a minimum GPA of B can automatically proceed to take the one-year Master of Journalism.
Costs: (as of 2014–2015) BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,640 Books (estimate) . . . . . . . $
$400
Residence (Angel’s Roost with 19 meal plan)
Single room . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,682 International
differential fee . . . . . . . . . $ 8,448 International
Health Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 491 Please note these are estimates.
For detailed costs including health insurance and incidental fees please visit our website.
For more information If you have questions concerning your application or the program, please contact the Office of the Registrar by calling
902-422-1271 or by emailing admissions@ukings.ca.
You can find us online at ukings.ca/journalism jour@ukings.ca
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