Journalism Course Offerings, May 2011-April 2012
The minimum residency requirement is three terms of full-time study starting in Summer (May-August), followed by Fall (September-December), and Winter (January-April), completed in this sequence. Classes typically end the second week in April.
Students must successfully complete sixteen courses, as specified. All courses, except where otherwise noted, are 14-week half courses.
Elective courses will be offered according to curricular needs and instructor availability. Spaces may be limited, particularly in the media courses.
We will make every effort to place you in courses according to your indicated preference, but reserve the right to do so based on academic standing in your chosen specialization.
Course offerings, content, and enrolment maximums may vary from year to year. The administration reserves the right not to offer all courses and to cancel undersubscribed courses.
Summer Term (May - August 2011) 
Foundations of Journalism Courses (all required)
9702 Research Methods
9703 Contemporary Canadian Media
9704 Journalism Law & Ethics
Summer Digital Media Workshops (attendance mandatory)
Workshop topics include:
Week One: Twitter
Week Two: Web Design & HTML Lite
Week Three: Blogging and Content Management Tools
Week Four: Photography & Photoshop
Week Five: Other Social Media
Media Courses
9700 Introduction to Journalism (weight = 3 courses)
(composed of print, radio and TV)
Fall Term (September - December 2011) Media Courses (all required)
9732 New Media Journalism
9752 Theory and Practice of Television Journalism
9753 Theory and Practice of Print Journalism
9754 Theory and Practice of Radio Journalism
Elective Courses (choose one)
TBA
The final week of the fall rotation will be used to give students more practice in one area of specialization. Students will select an area of specialization for the week, either the area they are planning to select in the third term or one that would serve as preparation for their internship.
Winter Term (January - April 2012) Internship (required)
9799 Journalism Internship (January 2-27, 2012)
Foundations of Journalism Courses (required)
9708 Media Theory and Criticism (2 sections)
Elective Courses (choose two)
TBA
Media Courses (choose one specialization; all are weighted as 2 courses)
9762 Media Specialization: Television
9763 Media Specialization: Print
9764 Media Specialization: Radio
Updated 03/17/2011