Courses

JRNL 520V Visual Journalism

JRNL 520V Visual Journalism

Builds on students’ abilities to think about, develop and deliver impactful visual stories.

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JRNL 550 Feature Writing

Builds on students’ interviewing, reporting and storycrafting skills. Students will deepen critical and ethical thinking about selection of sources and interviewing techniques.

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JRNL 520F Investigative Journalism in Documentary Filmmaking

Offers an in-depth exploration of the investigative process with the context of documentary storytelling.

JRNL 520Z Journalism Research in Practice

JRNL 520Z Journalism Research in Practice

Enhances the capacity of students to analyse, interpret and integrate scholarly findings into their work, advancing an understanding of the role and relationship between journalistic research and practice.

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JRNL 540 Imagine Journalism Studio

Learn how to launch and/or run your own journalism startup.

JRNL 520D Reporting in Indigenous Communities

JRNL 520D Reporting in Indigenous Communities

Study and practice reporting in Indigenous communities in the Lower Mainland.

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JRNL 520A Decoding Social Media

Learn what journalists and other users do on social media and gain practice with social media storytelling.

JRNL 520G Representations of Blackness in Media and Popular Culture

JRNL 520G Representations of Blackness in Media and Popular Culture

Explores the manufacturing of and reaction to Blackness within public discourses.

JRNL 527 Internship

JRNL 527 Internship

Students must complete a 12-week professional internship before graduating.

JRNL 534 Media Law

JRNL 534 Media Law

Offers an understanding of the Canadian legal system and the workings of legal proceedings, aimed at journalists reporting on the Courts.