Master of Journalism

The School of Journalism features state-of-the-art facilities, including hands-on access to professional gear, AVID editing suites and fully equipped television and radio studios. Industry standard print production training integrates both established and current trends in online publication. School programs emphasize critical thinking, long-form documentary and investigative methods, professional and social responsibility and mastery of the full range of contemporary journalistic skills. We achieve these objectives through a balanced mix of classroom and studio instruction, followed by a full-term, paid newsroom internship. Small class sizes (max. 26 students) ensure one-on-one coaching and mentoring from experienced faculty. A nationally recognized pillar of the Regina program, internships at media outlets across Canada provide a well-rounded, work-ready education. Students build portfolios of their work through school publications such as The Crow, Ink and Ink Online, as well as the work they produce during internship placements. The School is committed to the liberal arts tradition, encourages campus-community engagement and is deeply rooted in journalism's democratic mission. The School has particular strengths in long-form, international, Indigenous and alternative journalism.

Applicants must satisfy the admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research with the following additions (where applicable):

?Program Entry Options:

• Bridging Option

Those with neither an undergraduate degree in journalism nor professional experience, but who hold an undergraduate degree in another discipline must apply as undergraduate Bridging Students to complete a select list of core undergraduate journalism courses, with a minimum 70 per cent average, before applying for the master’s programs. Applicants pursuing this option are normally expected to hold a four-year undergraduate degree.

• Direct Entry Option:

Those with an undergraduate degree in Journalism and at least three (3) years of professional experience in the journalism industry OR those with an undergraduate degree in another discipline with at least three (3) years of professional experience in the journalism industry will be considered for the one-year intensive graduate program. Applicants pursuing this option are normally expected to hold a four-year undergraduate degree.

• Mid-Career Option
• Continuing Studies Option

English language requirement:

TOEFL (iBT): 20 each band

IELTS – Academic: 6.5 overall, 6.0 each

Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 59

CanTEST: 4.5 overall, 4.0 each

CAEL: 70

TOEFL (paper, new): 20, 20, 20

MELAB: 80

The application deadline is February 28 who will need to apply for a visa; students who apply after this deadline will be considered for acceptance to the following year. Successful applicants will be considered for entrance scholarships.