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Students who Major
in Journalism must fulfill 48 credit hours of required courses: 6 credit
hours in Canadian Studies and 42 credit hours in journalism. Students
will study Journalism in all four years of the programme: 6 credit hours
in first year, and at least 12 credit hours each year for the remaining
three years, depending on the electives they choose.
Major
in Journalism
Year 1
JOUR 1013 The Messenger: Journalism and Storytelling
JOUR 1023 The Message: Great Stories of Journalism
Year 2
JOUR 2023 Journalistic Writing: The Language of Storytelling
JOUR 2013 Broadcast Journalism: Stories in Pictures and Sound
JOUR 2033 Community Journalism: Reporting Political and Social Issues
JOUR 2063 Law and the Media in Canada
Year 3
Students must take two of the following courses in first semester:
JOUR 3013 Television Journalism I: Telling the Stories of Today
JOUR 3023 Radio Journalism I: Telling the Stories of Today
JOUR 3033 Print Journalism I: Telling the Stories of Today
Students must
take two of the following courses in second semester:
JOUR 3043 Television Journalism II: Telling the Stories of Tomorrow
JOUR 3053 Radio Journalism II: Telling the Stories of Tomorrow
JOUR 3063 Print Journalism II: Telling the Stories of Tomorrow
Year 4
JOUR 4006 Free Speech and the Free Press
JOUR 4016 Editing, Publishing and Producing
Students majoring
in Journalism may choose from the following electives, which are not
requirements for graduation:
JOUR 2043 Photojournalism
JOUR 2053 Pictures at Eleven: Understanding Television News
Students in the
BA with a Major in Journalism Programme must also fulfil a Canadian
Studies requirement, which consists of 6 credit hours from among the
following courses:
HIST 1813 Canada to Confederation
HIST 1823 Canada Since Confederation
POLS 1103 The Canadian Political System
POLS 2106 Canadian Politics
SOCI 2106 Canadian Society
SOCI 2116 Sociology of Atlantic Canada
Gaining
Admission
The Bachelor
of Arts Major in Journalism
Stage 1: Regular admission requirements for
St. Thomas University's Bachelor of Arts degree program apply. The application
deadline for September admission is March 31.
Stage 2: Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts
with a major in Journalism degree are selected after the first semester
of second year. Application forms will be available at the Registrar's
Office for interested students. The Journalism major is limited in enrolment,
and possession of the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance
to the major. Twenty students will be chosen each year to declare the
Journalism major. Candidates will be selected on the basis of their
academic record, suitability for the field of journalism, and an autobiographical
essay. The deadline for applications, including all supporting documents,
is November 1.
Bachelor of Applied
Arts (Journalism)
Graduates of the New Brunswick Community College's (Woodstock) two-year
Journalism diploma programme are eligible for admission to the Bachelor
of Applied Arts (Journalism) degree programme. Contact the Admissions
Office for further information.
Finding
out more about St. Thomas
Admissions Office
St. Thomas University
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
E3B 5G3
Tel: (506) 452-0532
Fax: (506) 452-0617
E-mail: admissions@stu.ca
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