Ontario College Diploma in Journalism

Sheridan's Journalism program has helped countless storytellers launch their journeys into the world of media. In this program, you'll learn how to tell stories on a variety of platforms, preparing you for career opportunities in digital media, broadcast, television, public relations, marketing, graphics, editing, writing, reporting and more.

Working in our state-of-the-art HD-TV news studio, you'll broadcast live college-wide and stream online. You'll also write news, shoot photos and create videos and interactive features for the Sheridan Sun news website, TV and radio. In your final semester, you'll apply what you've learned in a field placement at a Canadian broadcaster (TV or radio), website, newspaper or magazine.

Career Opportunities
Our award-winning grads are working at news outlets like CTV, CBC, The Fight Network, Corus Entertainment, the Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator and Fortune 500 companies.
Sample fields of work: Digital Media, Radio, Broadcast, Print, Television, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:

One English, Grade 12 (ENG 4C or ENG 4U), minimum 65% Or

Mature student status.

English Proficiency Requirements

IELTS - overall score 6.0 with no individual band below 5.5

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition (DI Code: 9117) - overall score 80 with no individual section below 20

iTEP Academic - overall score 3.7

PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) online or in person - overall score 58 with no individual section below 49

Duolingo English Language Test - overall score of 105 with no individual subscore lower than 85

Cambridge English Test Exams (B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency score) - overall Cambridge English Scale score 169 with no individual score below 162

CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) online or in person - overall score 60 with no individual section below 50

Sheridan EPA test - Listening Band - 4.0 Reading Combined Band - 4.0 Writing - CLB 7

Sheridan's ESL program EAP level - A minimum score of 70% in listening and speaking and 70% in reading and writing. General Education courses and Navigating Digital Environments (INFO) minimum required grade of 50%.