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2015-2016 Undergraduate Calendar
HOME Programs and Academic Departments Faculty of Communication & Design Journalism Bachelor of Journalism

Bachelor of Journalism
The following table illustrates the academic sequence for full-time students in this program.
 
Academic Level Admission Cohort Follow this
Academic Semester:
1st Year Fall 2015 1st & 2nd Semester
2nd Year Fall 2015 3rd & 4th Semester
3rd Year Fall 2015 5th & 6th Semester
4th Year Fall 2015 7th & 8th Semester

New curriculum begins 2015-2016. Students admitted Fall 2012, Fall 2013 and Fall 2014 see Bachelor of Journalism - Former Curriculum.
1st & 2nd Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2015-2016.

REQUIRED:
JRN 103Introduction to Journalism
JRN 104News Reporting Techniques
JRN 105Multimedia News Reporting
JRN 106Visualizing Facts

CORE ELECTIVES: Two courses from the following:
ECN 104 Introductory Microeconomics
ECN 204 Introductory Macroeconomics
ENG 108 Introduction to Fiction
ENG 208 Introduction to Non-Fiction
HIS 490 International Relations from 1945
HST 407 Canada from 1885: The Struggle for Identity
POG 100 People, Power and Politics
POG 110 Power and Influence in Canadian Politics

OPEN ELECTIVES: One course from Open Elective Table.

LIBERAL STUDIES: Two courses from Table A
3rd & 4th Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2016-2017.

REQUIRED:
JRN 270Producing the News
JRN 271Designing Journalism
JRN 272Feature Writing and Current Affairs
JRN 273Boosting Media Techniques
  
PROFESSIONAL: Two courses from Table II

OPEN ELECTIVES: One course from Open Elective Table.

LIBERAL STUDIES: Two courses from Table B.
5th & 6th Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2017-2018.

REQUIRED:
JRN 344Journalism and Society
  
PROFESSIONAL: Four one-count (or equivalent) courses from Table I

PROFESSIONAL: One course from Table II

OPEN ELECTIVES: One course from Open Elective Table.

PROFESSIONAL or OPEN ELECTIVES: One course from Table I, Table II or Open Elective Table.
 
LIBERAL STUDIES: Two courses from Table B
7th & 8th Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2018-2019.

REQUIRED GROUP 1*: One course from the following:
JRN 840 Journalism Capstone Project
JRN 850 Internship
JRN 910 Journalism Masthead

PROFESSIONAL: Two courses from Table IV (Three if JRN 840 chosen in Required Group 1).

OPEN ELECTIVES: One course from Open Elective Table.

PROFESSIONAL and/or OPEN ELECTIVES: Four one-count (or equivalent) courses from Table ITable II, Table IV or Open Elective Table.

* Enrolment in these courses may require an interview.



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