Minor in Journalism and Social Change | JRNL 200
JRNL 200 Journalism Here & Now
Examines the technologies and trends that are changing the profession, engaging in critical analysis, and creating works of journalism.
Minor in Journalism and Social Change | JRNL 200
JRNL 201 Introduction to News Audiences
Introduction to the evolution of news audiences and their relationships with journalists. Examines different approaches to audience engagement and various forms of such engagement.
Minor in Journalism and Social Change | JRNL 300
JRNL 320 Multimedia Journalism
Principles of multimedia storytelling with hands-on journalistic methods in information gathering, fact-checking, and ethical decision making.
Minor in Journalism and Social Change | JRNL 300
JRNL 325 Fundamentals of Community Reporting
Situates journalism practice in the context of social change and explores the unfair power dynamics inherent in deep reporting and storytelling.
Minor in Journalism and Social Change | JRNL 400
JRNL 420 Decoding Social Media
Identify and understand impacts and implications of social media on journalism and society. Apply social media tools and practices in storytelling and engagement with users.
Minor in Journalism and Social Change | JRNL 400
JRNL 425 Journalism and Social Change Movements
Critique the role journalism and news coverage have played in major social movements in Canada and internationally. Learn how journalism has catalyzed, promoted, misrepresented, or undermined social change through news reporting.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 503B Newsroom Practices and Standards
This course is designed to help students think more broadly about journalism and who they are as journalists.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 533 Media Ethics and Leadership
This course is designed to help students think more broadly about journalism and who they are as journalists.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
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.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 527 Internship
Students must complete a 12-week professional internship before graduating.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 520G Representations of Blackness in Media and Popular Culture
Explores the manufacturing of and reaction to Blackness within public discourses.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 520A Decoding Social Media
Learn what journalists and other users do on social media and gain practice with social media storytelling.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 520D Reporting in Indigenous Communities
Study and practice reporting in Indigenous communities in the Lower Mainland.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 540 Imagine Journalism Studio
Learn how to launch and/or run your own journalism startup.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
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.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 520F Investigative Journalism in Documentary Filmmaking
Offers an in-depth exploration of the investigative process with the context of documentary storytelling.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
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.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 520V Visual Journalism
Builds on students’ abilities to think about, develop and deliver impactful visual stories.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 520P Visual Journalism II
Builds on the fundamentals of photojournalism and videography acquired in JRNL 520V, and explores both video and still imagery as a form of storytelling for digital audiences.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 520H Data Journalism
Explores the role of numerical data in journalism research and reporting.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 520I Advanced Audio
This course discusses the technical aspects of audio storytelling and challenges students to create audio stories that use both technical skills as well as vocal techniques.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 555 International Reporting/Global Reporting
Addresses the need for student journalists to gain experience in the field of international reporting while honing their research, organizational and technical skills.
JRNL 500 | Master of Journalism
JRNL 515C Integrated Journalism
Provides hands-on experience to learn how to think and operate like a professional journalist in a multimedia environment.