Bachelor of Journalism 2013-14 Brochure

Learn to be a journalist... by being one.

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.

Bachelor of Journalism

The post-baccalaureate Bachelor of Journalism program at the University of King’s College 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.

Overview 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.

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f you are interested in the oneyear Bachelor of Journalism at King’s, you’re 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.

You can find our alumni 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 law, advertising, politics, fiction writing and many other professions.

Our faculty work closely with students, emphasizing solid

journalism skills and engaging storytelling—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.

The program is divided into five blocks: an eight-week introductory basic training module; three sixweek-long workshops and a monthlong internship.

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 and well.

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As a King’s student, your journalism will go out into the ‘real world’ around Halifax and around the world on the Internet. You will graduate with a professional portfolio and be able to work as a reporter or editor,

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.

Basic training 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)

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 non-fiction. 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 anywhere in the world.

General program information

Scholarships and Bursaries: There is a broad range of scholarships available to Bachelor of Journalism students and several scholarships for African-Canadian and 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

Costs: (as of 2013–2014)

First round of admission offers extended—mid March

BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,285

Final application deadline—June 1st

Books (estimate) . . . . . $ $400 Residence (Angel’s Roost with 19 meal plan) Single room . . . . . . . . $ 9,987 International differential fee . . . . . . $ 7,962

Admission Requirements:

International Health Fee . . . . . . . . . $

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.

Please note these are estimates.

For detailed costs including health insurance and incidental fees please visit our website.

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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