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A New Approach to Journalism Journalism comes in many forms in the multi-media world, but its essence remains the art of storytelling. The best journalists, whether they be newspaper reporters and editors, or television and radio producers, help us to understand our world by ordering events into clear and coherent stories. Employers in the media are seeking candidates who have independent, inquiring minds and who have achieved the breadth of knowledge and depth of understanding that St. Thomas University identifies as the goals of a liberal education. Employers are also seeking candidates who have training in the most current computer and digital technologies. Therefore, the university offers a strong liberal arts focus in its journalism courses, combined with instruction in the latest technology used by professional media organizations across Canada. Bachelor of Arts: Major in Journalism The BA in Journalism requires four years of study at St. Thomas. Whereas some Journalism programmes encourage students to specialize early in a single medium, such as print or broadcast journalism, St. Thomas offers an integrated programme that allows students to acquire a wide range of skills in all media. We believe students will need all of these skills when seeking employment in the rapidly evolving multi-media world. In the BA in Journalism programme, students are encouraged to focus on a preferred medium in fourth year. St. Thomas is the only university in eastern Canada that offers the innovative Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Journalism, and is one of only two universities in the country that offer such a programme. Students who major in journalism must fulfill 48 credit hours of required courses: 6 credit hours in Canadian Studies and 42 credit hours in journalism. The programme builds incrementally, enabling students to use the knowledge attained in first- and second-year courses to fulfill requirements in third- and fourth-year courses. Journalism 4016: Special Projects, will enable students to focus on a preferred medium and work on major projects that will be directed toward professional news organizations. Students will study journalism in all four years of the programme: 6 credit hours in first year and 12 credit hours each year for the remaining three years. Year 1: JOUR 1013 Introduction to
Journalism (Sem 1) Year 2: JOUR 2023 Journalistic Writing
(Sem 1) Year 3: JOUR 3016 Advanced Broadcast
Journalism (Both) Year 4: JOUR 4006 Free Speech and
the Free Press (Both) Students must fulfill a Canadian Studies requirement, which consists of 6 credit hours from among the following courses: HIST 1813 Canada
to Confederation Gaining Admission The Bachelor
of Arts Major in Journalism Student Online Magazine Students in third and fourth year produce an online magazine called STU Journal, which features print, radio and television stories. This online magazine allows students to become versatile reporters during their time at St. Thomas and have their work become more than in-class projects. CBC Partnership The St. Thomas University Journalism Programme has a partnership with CBC New Brunswick that allows students to study in the atmosphere of a professional newsroom. St. Thomas leases space in the CBC broadcast center, which is located about a 10-minute walk from campus. The university has a fully equipped smart classroom there, along with a student newsroom and common spaces for students and CBC staff. The student newsroom at CBC is equipped as a professional newsroom to allow students to work on story projects. The space is open to students seven days a week. This partnership also allows students to job shadow with CBC professionals in television, radio and web writing and editing. This is a unique opportunity for students to experience the world of working journalists and to develop important relationships in the journalism industry. Each year, stories prepared by St. Thomas students are broadcast on CBC television and radio and published on the CBC website. Dalton Camp Endowment in Journalism St. Thomas University has established an endowment fund to enhance and enrich the education of young journalists. The endowment was created in memory of Dalton Camp, the renowned New Brunswick political writer. The endowment funds a number of significant activities for journalism students, the highlight being a Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism each Fall. The lecture is held in partnership with CBC Radio’s Ideas and features a public lecture by a prominent journalist that is recorded for national broadcast on CBC Radio. The first two lecturers were June Callwood and Joe Schlesinger, who inspired St. Thomas students and attracted a great deal of local and national attention. The lecture allows time for informal question and answer sessions with the lecturer and students, and workshops with CBC Radio producers. The endowment also supports several significant scholarships specifically for journalism students, including the Brian Mulroney Scholarship in Public Policy and Journalism, which is the largest in-course scholarship offered at St. Thomas. The endowment also
funds an internship programme and visits from prominent journalists
to the campus. St. Thomas University is the official academic partner with the Atlantic Journalism Awards, which celebrates journalistic excellence in Atlantic Canada each year. In 2005, the awards will be held in Fredericton, N.B., and will feature professional development workshops for working journalists. Finding out more about St. Thomas Admissions Office Request for information and/or application to be sent by mail. To find out more please use the following link: |