Program Structure

Western’s Master of Media in Journalism and Communication (MMJC) program mixes practical skills with theory and critical inquiry to prepare you for your career. Each course is carefully designed to immerse you in the world of media; to teach you advanced storytelling skills to connect with, persuade and educate audiences on a variety of mediums.

Required courses in the fall term

In the fall term, students take five courses that introduce them to a variety of media formats, including print, digital, social, video and audio. The goal is to familiarize students with the central skills required to start producing media. Courses include the following:

• MMJC 9101: Introduction to Journalism
• MMJC 9102: Introduction to Communications
• MMJC 9103: Audio and Visual Storytelling Skills
• MMJC 9104: The Social Media & Digital Production Dojo
• MMJC 9200: Doing Democracy Right or Doing Right by Democracy? Ethics, Critical Theory and the Public Right to Know

Courses in the Winter term

In the winter term, students will take on learning more advanced journalism and communications skills. All students will take Media Law and can choose between advanced storytelling courses focused on either journalism or communications (or students can choose to enroll in both). Winter term courses include:

• MMJC 9105: Information and Media Law (Required)

One of:

• MMJC 9201: The Newsroom: Reporting Essentials For Today’s Journalist; or
• MMJC 9202: Advanced Communications
  Students can take both courses, if desired, by enrolling in one as an elective
  
  
• 3 electives
  Elective options will vary from year to year. See the course catalogue below for examples.

Courses in the Summer term

The summer term consists of the professional internship, one required course, and one elective course.

• Professional Internship (Required) - minimum of four weeks
• MMJC 9702 - Business Essentials for Communications Professionals and Journalists (Required)
• 1 elective
  Elective options will vary from year to year. See the course catalogue below for examples.

MMJC Course Catalogue

"All Courses" is a list of the entire MMJC catalogue. Not all courses are offered in every term or every year.

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Applications for September 2026 open on October 1, 2025. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2026.

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