Our Mission, Vision and Values

To provide a unique, personalized learning experience for our students
To nurture and build their journalism and communication skills
To provide a supportive space where they can learn and explore
To teach students professional skills that they need to succeed in media industries
To equip students with research-based storytelling skills needed to tell engaging stories that matter
To provide connections among current students, alumni and industry professionals
To keep the MMJC program relevant to current media practices

To be the preferred postgraduate program of prospective journalists and communicators
To inspire our students to do great work, to live their dreams (even unconventional ones) and to improve the world with the stories they tell
To advance our program’s reputation so employers hire our graduates first

The program values high-quality student support; student success is at the core of everything that we do
The program is ethical and transparent, both as journalists and as communicators
We believe in the importance of demonstrating professional work ethic and expect the same from our students
We support, encourage and challenge one another to make decisions based on what’s best for our students
We live our values inside the classroom and outside the classroom
We dream big and are open to possibilities
We believe in our students’ capabilities and talents

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