Reporting
1–2Reporting trains the habits journalism depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.
Academic rigor60
Selectivity54
Employability58
Creativity82
Math intensity22
People-facing90
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Quick answers
How long does a typical Journalism degree take?
Most bachelor pathways run about 4 years of full-time study, though professionally accredited or longer first degrees can exceed that, and some systems split into 3+2 Bologna structures.
Is Journalism mostly theoretical or practical?
Expect both. Foundations lean theoretical; later years push newsrooms, edit suites and deadline news labs. The balance depends on accreditation and department culture.
Do I need strong mathematics?
Math intensity on this site is scored 22/100 relative to other majors. That is a signal, not a gate — check the specific programme's calculus and statistics requirements.
How selective is entry?
Selectivity here is 54/100 relative to the other majors catalogued — a composite of typical grade barriers and competition, not a single exam cut-off.
What communities should I join?
Start with the departmental society, then look for national student chapters and one serious online forum where practitioners share primary sources rather than memes.
Are the "voices" real reviews?
They are editorial composites grounded in common, checkable student and alumni patterns — attributed by role and place, not anonymous star ratings or fabricated celebrities.
A journalism curriculum is a sequence, not a shopping list. Early courses build shared vocabulary; middle years introduce methods; the final stretch demands a project that can fail in public.
Elective freedom varies: some systems lock professional accreditation hours; others allow wide minors. The courses below are the common spine, not every university's catalogue.
Core courses
News writing
1–2News writing trains the habits journalism depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Media law
1–2Media law trains the habits journalism depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Ethics
2–3Ethics trains the habits journalism depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Multimedia
2–3Multimedia trains the habits journalism depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Investigative methods
2–3Investigative methods trains the habits journalism depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Data journalism
3–4Data journalism trains the habits journalism depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Newsroom internship
3–4Newsroom internship trains the habits journalism depends on — not trivia for exams, but reusable technique for later studios, labs or clinics.
Common tracks
Print/digital
A print/digital emphasis usually appears after foundations, when students choose seminars, labs or studios that deepen one problem family inside journalism.
Broadcast
A broadcast emphasis usually appears after foundations, when students choose seminars, labs or studios that deepen one problem family inside journalism.
Investigative
A investigative emphasis usually appears after foundations, when students choose seminars, labs or studios that deepen one problem family inside journalism.
Data
A data emphasis usually appears after foundations, when students choose seminars, labs or studios that deepen one problem family inside journalism.
Skill map
Source work92
Deadline writing94
Verification96
Interviewing90
Multimedia78
Legal caution86
Source work
Source work is practised weekly in journalism programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Deadline writing
Deadline writing is practised weekly in journalism programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Verification
Verification is practised weekly in journalism programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Interviewing
Interviewing is practised weekly in journalism programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Multimedia
Multimedia is practised weekly in journalism programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
Legal caution
Legal caution is practised weekly in journalism programmes; the percentage is relative strength among skills on this page, not a grade.
How you learn
Lectures & readings
Large-group framing plus primary texts or problem sets that define the week's vocabulary.
Labs / studios / clinics
Supervised practice where mistakes are expected and feedback is specific.
Seminars
Small-group argument; silence is expensive because the group notices.
Capstone / thesis
A public synthesis — defence, exhibition, clinic portfolio or engineered prototype.
Treat the catalogue as a map of practised skills, not a brand promise. The department that grades hard and returns work fast usually teaches more than the one that advertises prestige alone.
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