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Journalism Education: Online Master’s Degree

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The journalism education online courses are interactive, semester-long and based on a weekly format of lecture, assignments, text readings and discussion. Students can choose the most convenient times to do course work, being mindful of weekly deadlines. Internet learning is designed to fit into a professional’s busy lifestyle.

Courses in the program are provided by both the School of Journalism and the College of Education. They are listed below by school or college.


School of Journalism courses

  • JOURN 7150: Using Infographics
  • JOURN 7510: Visual Communications
  • JOURN 8122: Graduate Proseminar for High School Advisors (formerly JOURN 8000: Mass Media Seminar)
  • JOURN 8108: News Reporting and Writing for the High School Advisor
    (This course is the prerequisite for JOURN 8110.)
  • JOURN 8110: Editing and News Design for the High School Advisor
  • JOURN 8120: Media Law and Ethics for the High School Advisor

College of Education courses

  • LTC (C&I) 8616: Teaching of Journalism (formerly Scholastic Publications)
  • LTC (C&I) 8617: Seminar: Teaching Writing in Middle and Secondary Classrooms (Methods)
  • LTC (C&I) 8618: Seminar: Writing, Reading and Teaching Creative Nonfiction
  • LTC (C&I) 8619: Seminar: Media Literacy
  • LTC (C&I) 8915: Classroom Research, Parts 1 and 2
    (This is a two-part course taken in the last year of the student's program of study. Students enroll in Part 1 during fall semester (two credit hours) and Part 2 during winter semester (one credit hour). Please contact your adviser for more information.
  • SISLT (IS&LT) 7360: Introduction to Web Development
  • ESC PS 7115: Human Learning
    Required for master's degree option only. Should be taken prior to enrolling in LTC 8915 Classroom Research.

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