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Graduate Journalism

Degree Requirements Overview

The Master of Science in Journalism carries the following credit requirements:

Four-Quarter Students

Students pursuing a typical four-quarter curriculum will be required to earn 13 credits to graduate:

  • 4 credits in Q1
  • 3 credits in Q2
  • 3 credits in Q3
  • 3 credits in Q4 

Three-Quarter Students

Students who have, upon admission, been waived from all four courses in the Journalism Methods quarter and are therefore pursuing a three-quarter curriculum will be required to earn 9 credits to graduate:

  • 3 credits in Q1
  • 3 credits in Q2
  • 3 credits in Q3 

Accelerated Master’s Program

Students who are pursuing the MSJ as part of their BSJ work will be required to earn 9 credits to graduate.  Based upon prior academic work in the BSJ, they are waived from the entire Methods quarter (4 credits) and therefore pursue the following 3 quarters of the curriculum:

  • 3 credits in Q1
  • 3 credits in Q2
  • 3 credits in Q3

 

MSJ Handbook for Fall 2012