Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities

Welcome to the Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities degree program!

Please read this degree guide prior to registering.

Your Degree Program

The Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities is an Honours degree requiring 20.0 credits and, normally, will take four years to complete. It is offered jointly by the School of Journalism and Communication and the College of the Humanities. It is designed for students who wish to receive a comprehensive education in the humanities and also pursue a career in journalism.

For roughly half of your degree (9.0 credits) you will take the same courses as Bachelor of Journalism (B.J.) students — which include 8.0 credits in required Journalism courses and 0.5 credits required in each of Canadian History and Indigenous Studies. For the other half of your degree (10.0 credits) you will take the majority of the courses offered in the Bachelor of Humanities (B.Hum.) degree. The final 1.0 credit is normally the language requirement page.

Language Requirement

In order to graduate, all Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities students must become proficient in a language other than English at the intermediate level. See below for more information or go to our webpage that further explains the language requirement.

Core Courses Required for First Year

Note: you must register in these courses to satisfy your first-year program requirements.

Course Selections to Complete Your Timetable

The next 0.5 credit, you choose from one of:

• HIST 1301 (0.5) Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History. Offered in fall term only.
• HIST 1302 (0.5) Rethinking Modern Canadian History.  Offered in the winter term only
• HIST 2301 (0.5) Canadian Political History.  Offered in the winter term only
• HIST 2311 (0.5) Environmental History of Canada. Offered in the winter term only

The next 0.5 credit, you choose from one of:

• INDG 1010 (0.5) Indigenous Ways of Knowing. Offered in both fall and winter terms.
• INDG 1011 (0.5) Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Encounters. Offered in both fall and winter terms.

For the final 1.0 credit to make 5.0 total (2.5 over each term) you will choose your language:

The Language Requirement is proficiency in either an Ancient language at the Beginner’s level or a Modern language (other than English) at the Intermediate level:

• Beginner-level proficiency in an ANCIENT language: This normally requires one full year (1.0 credit) of study at Carleton. An ANCIENT language is normally one of Greek, Latin, Biblical Hebrew, etc.
• Intermediate-level proficiency in a MODERN language (other than English): This normally requires two full years (2.0 credits) of study at Carleton. A MODERN language is normally one of French, German, etc.

Please go to the language requirement page for more information, especially if you already have competence in another language and/or a DELF certificate from your High School.