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Television and Digital Journalism (M.A.)

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Masters Degree in Television & Digital Journalism

Offered through the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism. Consistent with the mission of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, our program encompass a number of interdisciplinary courses. The Masters degree in Television & Digital Journalism is intended to provide comprehensive knowledge of the theories and practice of television journalism and new media. Students receive intensive hands-on exposure to the skills needed to produce both field reports and in-studio programs. This includes both editorial and technical skills, such as script-writing, use of camera, editing and studio operations, as well as seminars on issues of ethics and responsibility. The program also gives students the opportunity broadcast their production on AUC TV, which is linked to all TV sets on campus as well as on AUC TV website.

Admission

In addition to the other JRMC departmental requirements for admission to graduate study, all applicants will be personally interviewed by the director. Applicants with slightly lower GPA may be accepted after demonstrating professional news writing experience as determined by the program director. Applicants who have not taken JRMC 201 and 410 must take these courses as prerequisites and obtain a grade of B or higher prior to beginning the graduate program.

TV & Digital Journalism Masters Courses

A minimum of 11 courses totaling 33 credit hours is required for the degree. All students must take the following: JRMC 537 - TVNews Gathering and Script Writing (3 cr.) JRMC 538 - Arabic TV Script Writing (3 cr.) JRMC 539 - TV Presentation and Voice Coaching (3 cr.) JRMC 541 - Digital Camera Production (3 cr.) JRMC 542 - Digital Video Editing (3 cr.) JRMC 545 - Broadcast News Intensive I (3 cr.) JRMC 546 - Broadcast News Intensive II (3 cr.) JRMC 559 - TV Interviewing & Talk Show Hosting (3 cr.) JRMC 571 - Digital Journalism (3 cr.)

All students must also take two (2) of the following:

JRMC 444 - Media Law and Policy (3 cr.) JRMC 460 - Audio Production (3 cr.) JRMC 501 - Advanced Reporting and Writing (3 cr.) JRMC 506 - Internship (3 cr.) JRMC 550 - Seminar in International Communication (3 cr.) JRMC 580 - Impact of Television: Issues and Developments (3 cr.) JRMC 590 - Special Topics (3 cr.)

Although not required, JRMC 506 Internship is strongly recommended to all students admitted into specialization. Students must undertake a production project, which consist of a videotaped special news report and a written introductory paper justifying the approach taken in the context of television new-gathering and production theory.

Internship
A six-week summer internship in a broadcast news organization is a required element of the TV & Digital Masters. Students will be offered the opportunity for placement in either foreign TV news bureaus/Arab satellite channels or internet news organizations based in Egypt or at the headquarters and bureaus of Arab and Western television/internet news organizations. A third option will be enrolment in summer broadcast or online journalism intensives offered at select overseas universities (with approval of sequence director).

Thesis and Comprehensive Exams

The Masters degree in Television and Digital Journalism is a professional degree. In lieu of comprehensive exams and a thesis, students are required to complete a capstone project. Those students who desire a thesis degree in preparation for eventual PhD study must, in addition to the requirement above, take JMC 500, 502, 504 and 550, sit for

comprehensives and enroll for a thesis. In some cases, with approval, they may be allowed to take some of those courses while they are completing the core requirements.

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