INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM: DUAL MASTER'S DEGREES
The International Journalism Program opened its master's level dual degree program in fall 2008. One degree program combines journalism and Latin American studies, and the other involves journalism and Near Eastern studies.
The dual-degree programs provide students with an intellectual foundation in regional studies, language, and advanced research techniques, and an opportunity to build on this foundation with applied field work. The dual master's degree program responds to the demand in the news media and other information industries for students who have conducted applied research in a multicultural context. Well-trained journalists with language competency and regional experience will be able to make crucial contributions to the understanding of these issues by the public and policymakers in those regions and the United States.
Dual Master's degrees in Journalism and Latin American Studies
The focus on Latin America is a culmination of a long-standing relationship between the School of Journalism and the Center for Latin American Studies.News reports about contemporary issues involving the United States and Latin America illustrate clearly how providing journalists with a cross-cultural education can affect decisions about how information is selected and utilized in news dispatches. This coverage, in turn, has a major impact on discourse about events and issues in the United States and Latin America.
Course Requirements for dual degree in Journalism/Latin American Studies
Dual Master's degrees in Journalism and Near Eastern Studies
During the past decade, the U.S. public and policy makers increasingly have become aware of the profound effects that events and issues in other countries have on the lives of people in the United States. During the same period, the emergence of transnational satellite and Web-based news organizations around the world have demonstrated that the knowledge, experience, and language skills of journalists have a major impact on the ways in which news is gathered, presented, and perceived. These perceptions, in turn, influence decisions at all levels of government. This synergistic relationship among information, perception, and policy formation in a global information environment is the principal reason why a dual degree in Journalism and Near Eastern Studies is of such compelling significance.There is an enormous demand in the news media and other information industries for students who have conducted applied research in a multicultural context. Graduates of this program will be able to contribute to discussions within news organizations about the ways in which information about the Middle East should be gathered and evaluated. The joint program also will impact the ways in which this information influences public perceptions and public policy in the region and the United States.
Course Requirements for dual degree in Journalism/Near Eastern Studies