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  • MA: Journalism Entrepreneurship
  • PhD: Journalism Studies
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Your passion is telling stories. You want to meet fascinating people, cover major events and produce content that makes a difference.

As a journalism student, you’ll learn to gather information, conduct interviews and produce compelling journalism across multiple media platforms, while upholding the very highest professional and ethical standards.

You’ll master the technology and journalistic skills to produce videos, audio, text, photography and graphics for mobile platforms, the web, social media, television, podcasts, radio and print. And you'll experiment with and adopt new ideas of journalism as they emerge.

Our alumni have recently won Pulitzer prizes, Murrow and Peabody awards, among other honors, and are in the ranks of the country’s top reporters, broadcasters and news-media innovators.

Degrees Offered:

BA: Journalism

Minor: Journalism

Minor: Sports Media

Certificate: International Media

MA: Journalism

MA: Journalism Entrepreneurship

PhD: Journalism Studies

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Undergraduate Opportunities

Journalism is a craft learned best by doing, so your education will be grounded in hands-on experience. You will learn narrative writing and the latest digital tools in class and put them to use the next day at our media outlets: a state-of-the-art multi-platform Media Innovation Center and The Bold, CU Independent, CU News Corps, Radio 1190, Sko Buffs Sports and news and sports TV broadcasts. Be involved at CMCI »

Our students frequently win Emmy awards and prizes in national student media contests. They intern at local newspapers and news sites, magazines, national broadcast networks, websites and social media companies.

As a journalism student, you will be required to earn a secondary area of study, the equivalent of a minor, in a separate subject area of your choosing, allowing you to specialize in the topics you wish to cover as a journalist.

 

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Journalism Minor

Students who are majoring in another discipline may pursue a minor in journalism. The minor offers a solid foundation in news-media literacy and analysis, as well as reporting and writing, while allowing flexibility to pursue a range of additional courses in multimedia storytelling, journalism studies and more. 18 credit hours (six courses) are required.

 

Minor Requirements

Sports Media Minor

Beginning fall of 2019, CU Boulder undergraduates, regardless of college, school or major, will be able to earn a minor that complements their major degree with a set of sports-related courses.

 

Minor Requirements

International Media Certificate

This undergraduate certificate program is designed to give students a strong conceptual understanding of both media and international politics. The program will prepare you for job opportunities emerging within the fields of news, global media, advertising, strategic communication, international business, politics and diplomacy.

 

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Graduate Programs

We offer several graduate degrees focused on the the fast-changing modern media world.

Journalism (MA)
For students who wish to pursue a professional career in journalism or corporate communications, our Master of Arts in Journalism focuses on multimedia training and experience. This program is for students with limited academic or professional experience in journalism and offers two choices:
 

The Professional Practice Option is for students who wish to focus on quickly obtaining advanced journalistic skills.

The Area of Expertise Option is for students wishing not only to acquire advanced journalistic skills but also to complement them with an area of expertise, such as environmental science and policy.

Journalism Entrepreneurship (MA)

The online master's degree in journalism entrepreneurship prepares students for professional careers at news outlets, and in digital and social media platforms, corporate communications and the freelance market. It particularly focuses on entrepreneurship and preparing students for today’s media environment, one in which skills in both journalism and business are essential.  

This degree is designed for students with a limited range of experience in journalism. 

Journalism Studies (PhD)

The Journalism Studies PhD program is dedicated to interdisciplinary inquiry into the social, political, economic and cultural dimensions of media, strategic communication, and journalism, both nationally and internationally, and in historical and contemporary contexts. The degree combines the research and teaching emphases of the three participating departments – Advertising, Public Relations and Design (APRD); Journalism (JRNL); and Media Studies (MDST) – and encourages doctoral students to develop research agendas that bridge disciplines and cross between academic research and professional practice.

 

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MA in Journalism

MA in Journalism Entrepreneurship

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A Century of Journalism at CU Boulder

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It’s our birthday! On April 21, 1922, the University of Colorado Board of Regents voted to form the Department of Journalism and to create a four-year journalism degree program. Their decision harnessed the journalistic efforts already on campus and formed the foundation of 100 years of journalism education to follow.

The Department of Journalism and the College of Media, Communication and Information are excited to honor the exceptional work of our students, alumni, faculty and staff over the past 100 years. Over the next year, we want to hear from you, our community, as we remember the past, celebrate the present, and share our dreams for what the next century of journalism can hold.

Visit our centennial celebration website to learn more about the history of journalism education at CU and to share your own story!

 

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Careers in Journalism

  • Multimedia production
  • Corporate communications
  • Social media
  • Publishing
  • Television anchor
  • News writer
  • Copy editor
  • Reporter

Journalism Alumni

  • Chris Fowler (Jour'85)
    Play-by-play announcer: ABC Saturday Night Football

  • Tom Costello (Jour'87)
    Emmy-winning correspondent: NBC News, Washington

  • John Branch (MJour'96)
    Pulitzer-winning sports writer: The New York Times

  • Joey Maestas (Jour'11)
    Social media, influencer and video marketing lead for education: Microsoft

  • Savannah Sellers (Jour'13)
    Emmy-winning anchor, correspondent and host: NBC News, New York

Contact the Department of Journalism

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Armory front desk (main floor)
1511 University Ave.
University of Colorado Boulder
UCB 478
Boulder, CO 80309-0478

 303-492-5007 

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