Advanced Diploma - Journalism (Mass Media)
- 2 years
- Duration
- 14,884 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oshawa / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
Training in journalism prepares students for one of the most fascinating jobs possible while also providing excellent training in critical thinking, writing, and presenting ideas.
Graduates of journalism programs go on to work at newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations, including the school's own Riot Radio, where they put their newly acquired skills to use telling tales. In addition to classroom instruction, students gain hands-on experience in the field through the program's "working newsroom," and then put what they've learned to use during a six-week field internship.
Students should be aware that they will need to invest in their own laptop computer if they participate in this course.
Program structure
SEMESTER 1
- Communication Foundations
- Introduction to News Writing
- Interviewing & Research
- Journalism - Mass Media Fundamentals
- Writing for Broadcast I
- Visual Media I
SEMESTER 2
- Broadcast Production
- Media Law and Ethics
- Print & Web Design
- Reporting I
- Visual Media II
- Critical & Opinion Writing
SEMESTER 3
- Field Placement Orientation
- Media Production I
- Reporting II
- Feature Writing & Publishing I
- Visual Media III
SEMESTER 4
- Entrepreneurship & Professional Practice
- Field Placement for Journalism
- Media Production II
- Reporting III
- Feature Writing & Publishing II
- Visual Media IV
- Field Placement Workshop
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 7,442.05 CAD
- Program Fee: 245 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,256.05 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 7,442.04 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- (DCSI) Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,025.5 CAD
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3
- Tuition: 7,326.23 CAD
- Program Fee: 190 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,066.02 CAD
SEMESTER 4
- Tuition: 7,326.22 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 7,890.47 CAD
*Durham College Students International
Requirements for applicants
- Matured student status (applicants who are over 19 years old and do not have a high school diploma)
- Grade 12 English (C or U) (minimum 60 per cent)
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
