120 Units
Journalism is currently undergoing a digital shift (Internet, mobile and tablet technology, data journalism), driving change in journalistic practice and forcing practitioners to develop new skills techniques and approaches. Today's journalists need to fill a diversity of roles, requiring not only a good understanding of emerging social trends, but also specialized expertise and knowledge.
With this program, students (future digital journalists) will better understand the challenges related to journalism in the Digital Age, in order to help them enter the fast-changing media industry. Upon graduation, you will be qualified for an exciting career as a journalist, researcher, presenter, media analyst, producer, etc.
The Department of Communication offers the Honours Bachelor in Digital Journalism jointly with Algonquin College (in English), with La Cité (in French), and with the CÉGEP de Jonquière (in French). Courses at the Department of Communication will provide theoretical, analytical and critical foundations, while courses at the College will focus on practical training. Combining both theory and practice, this training is bound to give you a head start.
This program is offered in English and in French.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2018-2019 calendars for the previous requirements.
Students enrolled in the Honours Bachelor of Digital Journalism in English must take all journalism (JOU) courses in English (JOU 1150, JOU 3100, JOU 3300, JOU 4100 and JOU 4300)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CMN 1160 | Introduction to Media Studies | 3 Units |
| JOU 1150 | History of Journalism | 3 Units |
| CMN 2101 | Research Methods in Communication | 3 Units |
| CMN 2170 | New Media | 3 Units |
| CMN 3102 | Quantitative Methods | 3 Units |
| ENG 3170 | Writing for Digital Media II | 3 Units |
| ENG 3171 | Communication in the Information Age | 3 Units |
| JOU 3100 | Digital Journalism I | 3 Units |
| JOU 3300 | Theories of Journalism | 3 Units |
| JOU 3916 | Internship | 3 Units |
| CMN 4115 | Media and Public Broadcasting | 3 Units |
| CMN 4170 | Social Uses of New Media | 3 Units |
| JOU 4100 | Digital Journalism II | 3 Units |
| JOU 4300 | Sociology of Journalism : From Production to Reception | 3 Units |
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Media Ethics | ||
| Journalism Ethics | ||
| 3 optional course units in communication (CMN) from the list of optional courses | 3 Units | |
| 3 optional course units in English (ENG) from the list of optional courses | 3 Units | |
| 9 optional course units in economics (ECO), geography (GEG), in history (HIS), in political science (POL) or in sociology (SOC) from the list of optional courses | 9 Units | |
| 60 course units in equivalences for the diploma in Journalism from Algonquin College | 60 Units | |
| Total: | 120 Units | |
List of Optional Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CMN 2152 | Image and Communication | 3 Units |
| CMN 3104 | Women and Media | 3 Units |
| CMN 3133 | Political Communication | 3 Units |
| CMN 3155 | Public Opinion | 3 Units |
| CMN 3165 | Media Industries | 3 Units |
| CMN 4105 | Ethics and Information Society | 3 Units |
| CMN 4115 | Media and Public Broadcasting | 3 Units |
| CMN 4185 | Political Economy of the Media | 3 Units |
| ECO 1102 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 Units |
| ECO 1104 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 Units |
| ENG 2137 | The Politics of Literature | 3 Units |
| ENG 2151 | Literature and the Sciences | 3 Units |
| ENG 3112 | Narrative Genres: Theories and Approaches | 3 Units |
| ENG 3375 | Critical Theory | 3 Units |
| GEG 1301 | The Physical Environment | 3 Units |
| GEG 1302 | Places and Spaces of Human Activity | 3 Units |
| GEG 2110 | Sustainable Cities | 3 Units |
| GEG 2320 | GIS and the Digital Earth | 3 Units |
| HIS 1101 | The Making of Canada | 3 Units |
| HIS 1111 | The Twentieth-Century World from 1945 | 3 Units |
| HIS 1120 | What Is Europe? (16th-21th Century) | 3 Units |
| HIS 2153 | The United States from 1945 to the Present | 3 Units |
| POL 1101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 Units |
| POL 2101 | Introduction to Canadian Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 2103 | Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 2107 | Introduction to Political Thought | 3 Units |
| POL 3126 | Gender and Politics | 3 Units |
| SOC 1101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 Units |
| SOC 2103 | Socio-anthropology of the Family | 3 Units |
| SOC 2104 | Gender and Society | 3 Units |
| SOC 2106 | Introduction to Deviance and Social Problems | 3 Units |
| SOC 2309 | Canadian Society | 3 Units |
| SOC 2312 | Political Sociology | 3 Units |