The MA in Journalism provides students with a firm foundation in critical theories and trends, as well as the practical application and problem solving involved in broadcast and print. Students are exposed to various approaches in the field, provided with the history and ethics of journalism, guiding principles, and its role in a global society. News gathering and story composition techniques are applied to print, broadcast, and electronic media.

A graduate student in the School of Arts, Media, and Communications may take only one tutorial or independent study course and may enroll in a maximum of nine graduate credit hours per semester. A student may not receive graduate credit for any course designated as a dually-enrolled course, if that student received credit for the undergraduate version of that course.