REQUIREMENTS

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
A 3.0 (B) GPA in all undergraduate courses and an above average score on the verbal portion of the GRE. 

Applicants with significant professional journalism experience may, with substantial justification, seek to waive this requirement. 


Students in the graduate program usually fall into one of the three groups:
1. Students with academic or professional backgrounds in journalism or related communication fields who seek advanced study to assist them in their professional lives.

2. Students who wish to pursue careers in media analysis and research, who wish to enter teaching or academic administration, or who plan to seek admission to a doctoral program.

3.Students with little or no background in journalism, but who posses strong undergraduate records and now seek the skills and insights essential for entry level media placement and at the same time wish to undertake a more thorough investigation of the media leading to an advanced degree.


Graduate course requirements are as follows (a total of 30 units is required):

Required Seminars
MC 600 Seminar in Research Methods (3 units)
MC 620 Seminar in Media Criticism (3 units)
MC 630 Seminar in Analysis of Media Performance (3 units)
MC 690 Research practicum (3 units)
Jour 400 Law of Mass Communication (3 units)
Jour 585 Theory of Mass Communication (3 units)

Electives (3-12 units):
Jour 465 Mass Communication and Popular Culture  (3 units)
Jour 478 International News Media (3 units)
Jour 480 History of the American News Media (3 units)
MC 693A-Z Selected Topics (3 units)
MC 694 Media Internship (1-6 units)
MC 699C Independent Study (1-6 units)

Courses at the 400, 500 or 600 level in journalism or other departments not used to satisfy the requirements above and with prior approval of the graduate program adviser.


MC698 Thesis or Graduate Project (1-6 units)
Projects may include photography, video or audio tape documentaries of significance, or publishable works, such as an investigative or an in-depth article. A research thesis may probe historical, legal, social or practical questions through original investigation.

OR

MC697 Comprehensive Written Exam (0 units of credit)
Written and oral examination in the major field (Mass Communication) and two specified fields selected with the approval of the graduate committee. One of those specialized fields may be outside the Department of Journalism.