Journalism Master’s Program Degree Requirements

During this one-year, 46-credit program, you’ll get a foundation in professional journalistic skills and the theory behind them. Consult the UO Class Schedule to find out when these courses are offered and register. To see what order most students take the courses, see the Sample Schedules page.

Summer Preparatory Experience—All Students Complete

Your program starts with two summer courses to get you up to speed on the basics of storytelling and journalistic standards. 

Code

Title

Credits

J508

Reporting and Information Strategies

4

J508

Visual Studies in Journalism

4


Core Courses—All Students Complete

In fall, winter, and spring, you’ll dive deep into more advanced skill building and undertake a capstone project or internship where you’ll put what you’ve learned into action.

Code

Title

Credits

J611

Mass Communication and Society

4

J561

News Editing

4

J562

Reporting II

4

J563

Story Development

4

J563

Advanced Story Development

4

J510

Media Entrepreneurship 

4


Terminal Project or Internship—All Students Complete

You’ll work with your faculty advisor to complete your program capstone. There are two ways to meet this requirement:

Code

Title

Credits

J609

Terminal Project

6-9

J604

Internship

6-9


Electives—Complete 6+ Credits

You’ll need to choose at least two more graduate-level courses from the SOJC’s curriculum to complete your degree.

Here are some sample course electives you might choose from:

Code

Title

Credits

J521 

Documentary Production

4

J563 

Audio Storytelling

4

J563 

Investigative Reporting

4

J563 

Solutions Journalism

4

J563 

Engaged Journalism

4

J563 

Data Journalism

4

J566 

Advanced Photojournalism

4

J566

Multimedia Storytelling

4

J575 

Flux Magazine Production

1-5

J583

Journalistic Interview

4

J589

Media Entrepreneurship

4


Questions?

Need some guidance? Here are a few options:

  1. Download our graduate handbook for more details about program requirements and resources.
  2. Contact our graduate recruiter with questions about the program, the application process, and admission.

The program director will be your first point of contact for academic and career guidance.