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The program requires 40 semester hours of graduate-level course work. All M.J. students are required to take JOU 5002 News Reporting, JOU 5001Contemporary Issues in Journalism, JOU 5003 News Editing, JOU 5004 Journalism Research, and JOU 5005 Communication Law.
A maximum of eight semester hours (20% of the total) of graduate credit from another institution may be applied toward graduation, with the approval of the M.J. committee.
Most M.J. students may enroll in one or two elective courses (up to eight credits) outside the School of Communications and Theater. Courses outside the department are selected by students in consultation with their academic advisers.
Each student must conclude the program by passing a comprehensive examination covering his or her field of study, including communication history or law.
To graduate, a student's overall GPA must be a 3.0 (B average) or better. Full-time students should be able to complete this program in two years or less. The time limit on the completion of all requirements is five years from admission to the program.
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The comprehensive exam will consist of questions from three areas chosen by the student. The examination must include questions from at least one study and one applied area. The applied section of the examination should require a demonstration of expertise developed in classes such as news reporting, editing, electronic information gathering, computer assisted reporting, management, or magazine writing. The examination in a study area should require a thorough understanding of journalism issues covered in course work in communication law and ethics, communication history, contemporary studies, or study aspects of coursework in the applied areas listed above. |
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1. Composition: The examination committee shall consist of full-time faculty in the Department of Journalism. A student may petition the M.J. director for permission to request a committee member from outside the Department or School. Adjunct faculty do not serve on M.J. committees.
2. Student procedure: It is the student’s responsibility to seek members of his/her examination committee and secure their approval before applying for an exam date. Faculty may choose not to serve on a student’s committee. Once students have secured a faculty committee, students should request an examination date from the SCT Graduate Office. Comprehensive examinations are not usually given during University break periods. |
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Students will pick up their question packets from the SCT Graduate Office at 9 a.m. at the start of the designated week and submit their answers by the same time seven days later. Extensions will not be given. |
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Each member of the examining committee will give a pass or fail for all answers to the question submitted. Students who do not answer questions from all three areas or fail two or more sections of the exam will fail the exam. Students who fail the exam are permitted to re-schedule the exam a second time with the same faculty committee with a new set of questions, at a time agreeable to the committee within six months of the original exam. Students who fail one section of the exam may within six months be allowed to re-take that portion of the exam. This requires a new question that must be answered with 2.3 days from the date received. |
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Should an M.J. student complete coursework and not successfully complete the comprehensive examination in the same semester, continuous enrollment must be maintained by registering for one credit of independent study. Details
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5001. Contemporary Issues in Journalism. (4 s.h.) (F)
Required for all students during first year of program. Overview of communications industry, influences on news media, introduction to regulation and issues of the day.
5002. News Reporting. (4 s.h.) (F, S)
Required for all other courses except for 5001. Contemporary Issues in Journalism. Should be taken as first or second course in the program.Instruction in research and writing; news story, style and structure, copy editing as well as discussion of the nature of news.
5003. News Editing. (4 s.h.)
Accelerated, in-depth, computer-based instruction in editing; editorial judgment, accuracy; headline writing; fundamentals of page makeup; use of illustrations.
5004. Journalism Research. (4 s.h.)
Computer-based exploration of the Internet, World Wide Web, databases and online libraries to develop information gathering and presentation skills. Research approaches and data analysis emphasized.
5005. Communication Law. (4 s.h.)
Prerequisite: 20 credits in the program or permission of instructor. Legal and philosophical study of government regulations and court rulings pertaining to journalism and information transmission. Emphasis on legal research methods and application of the law.
Students may complete their program by choosing from other Master of Journalism courses as well as choices from across the University. In addition, special course offerings on a variety of topics are offered from time to time. These range from 2-4 credit hours.
5101. Public Affairs Reporting. (4 s.h.)
Prerequisite: JOU 5002 or permission of the M.J. director.
Instruction in feature writing and computer-assisted investigative reporting, primarily dealing with public affairs in the Philadelphia area.
5151. Literary Writing in Journalism. (4 s.h.)
Prerequisite: JOU5002 or permission of M.J. Director.
Writing in the increasingly popular narrative style of today's journalism. Style and techniques often associated with fiction are critically examined and applied. Related ethical issues discussed.
5201. The American Magazine. (4 s.h.)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Analysis of content, editorial policy and trends in American magazine journalism; discussion of publishing procedures; marketing, circulation, and advertising problems; reader research. Class project: create prototype issue of magazine, with prospectus, advertising, and promotional materials.
5211. Media Management. (4 s.h.)
Comparison of the organizational structures of news media; editorial content, advertising, circulation, and business aspects.
5221. Communication History. (4 s.h.)
Study of the technological and social development of communication systems from ancient to present times with emphasis on historical/descriptive research methods.
5700. Seminars in Communication. (1-4 s.h.)
Special-topic courses in a broad range of communication areas including print and broadcast news, magazines, public relations, advertising, and new technologies.
5700. Seminars in Communication Abroad. (6 s.h.)
Summer seminar in London; study of British mass media including print and broadcast journalism, advertising, public relations, and film.
5983. Directed Readings. (1-4 s.h.)
5982. Directed Projects. (1-8 s.h.)
Faculty-supervised independent study in applied communication fields; includes internships.
Questions about the M.J. program may be directed to Dr. Edward Trayes, trayes@temple.edu or Ms. Dolores Stanley, Administrative Coordinator at dolores.stanley@temple.edu.
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