Bachelor of Journalism
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Skills and knowledge you may gain from your program:
- Communicate information and ideas clearly and confidently using the full range of media formats under a tight deadline
- Apply appropriate journalistic techniques to ensure the production of relevant and engaging stories
- Assess the credibility and accuracy of collected information through fact-checking, verification and evaluation of potential biases
- Critically analyze a story for accuracy, balance and personal bias
- Edit written work to ensure information is presented coherently using language that is appropriate for the subject matter and audience
- Develop powerful and compelling interview questions to gain sought-after information from sources
- Produce journalism — utilizing text, video, audio, still images, data visualizations — for a variety of audiences, from traditional readers and viewers to digital users
- Apply Canadian professional standards of journalism to careers in journalism or related fields, at home or abroad
Careers
- Communications
- Consulting
- Copy Editing
- Digital Production
- Marketing
- Media Planning
- Media Production
- Non-Profit Management
- Online Media
- Public Relations
- Radio and Television
- Reporting
- Social Media
- Speech-writing
- Writing
Job Titles of Program Graduates:
- Content Editor in Financial Services
- Digital Reporter in News Media
- Director of Marketing and Communications in Software Development
- Features Writer and Web Coordinator in Magazine Media
- Hockey Writer in Media and Broadcasting
- Media and Public Affairs Advisor in Energy Sector
- News Editor in News Media
- Press Secretary in Federal Government
- Producer in Media and Broadcasting
- Publicist in Marketing
- Reporter in Media and Broadcasting
- Senior Communications Officer in Trade Association
- Special Sections Reporter in News Media
- Television Host and Assignment Producer in Media and Broadcasting
- Web and Communications Editor in Post-Secondary