Typical Course of Study

The GloJo joint programs generally includes five Journalism courses over three or four semesters. Three of these — Writing, Research, and Reporting I and II and Ethics and/or First Amendment Law — are required along with two elective reporting classes from the available offerings in a given term.

The sequence of courses varies slightly depending on the requirements of the other half of the program. For example, the Religious Studies concentration has a four-course Journalism sequence with a required religion reporting course. That said, the recommended Journalism schedule for joint program students generally goes as follows:

First Semester (Fall I)

  • Writing, Research and Reporting I
  • Journalism Ethics and/or First Amendment Law
  • Formulation of master's project idea

Second Semester (Spring I)

  • Writing, Research and Reporting II
  • One or Two Reporting Electives from that term’s Course Listings
  • Select the two project advisers, one from Journalism and one from the area of study
  • Confirm topic choice with advisers
  • March 20 deadline: Project proposal submitted with summer research and reporting plan

Summer (I)

  • Research, Reporting; Fieldwork or Internships

Third Semester (Fall II)

  • One or Two Reporting Electives from that term’s Course Listings
  • October 1: Present the preliminary project story outline with annotated reading and source list

Fourth Semester (Spring II)

  • January 20: First project draft due
  • April 1-10: Preliminary to final draft due
  • April 10-May 1: Project editing period

Please see our course listings for recent Fall and Spring offerings for first, second, and third semester students, including detailed descriptions and syllabi. This will give you a sense of our typical course schedules.

Please note the recommended deadline for all applications is December 18.


Requirements by Program

(Courses generally are 4 credits each)

Journalism - Latin American and Caribbean Studies: 46 credits total 22 Journalism credits, including a 2-credit directed reading for the Journalism master's project and 24 CLACS credits, including a separate 20-page paper for CLACS, as described here.

Journalism: WRR I, II, Law/Ethics, 2 reporting electives directed reading for master's project. CLACS: Two required Introductory courses (Iberian-Atlantic and Colonial Perspectives and Hemispheric and Postcolonial Perspectives), four area studies electives; research paper.

Journalism - French Studies: 44 credits total 20 Journalism credits and 24 French Studies credits.

Journalism: WRR I, II, Law/Ethics, 2 reporting electives plus Master's project French: 19th C. French History, 5 electives, 3 hour written and 1-hour oral exam.

Journalism - Near Eastern Studies: 42 credits total 20 Journalism credits plus 2 credit master's project and 20 Near Eastern credits

Journalism: WRRI, II, Law/Ethics, 2 reporting electives.

Near East: Problems & Methods in Middle Eastern Studies, History of Middle East (1750 to Present), One course each from two of the following disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Politics, Sociology.

Journalism - Africana Studies: 42 credits total 22 Journalism credits including a 1-credit internship and 1-credit directed reading for the Master’s project and 20 Africana Studies credits.

Journalism: WRRI, II, Law/Ethics, 2 specialized reporting electives, internship and Master’s project.

Africana Studies: Pro-Seminar in Black History and Culture, 4 Africana Studies electives.

Biomedical Journalism - 42 credits total 22 Journalism, 20 Biology

Journalism: WRR I, II, Law/Ethics, 2 reporting electives

Biology - Biocore I, Biocore II, 3 additional courses in biology

Religious Studies - 36 credits total 20 Journalism, 16 Religious Studies

Journalism: WRRI, WRRII, Law/Ethics, 2 specialized reporting electives, one focused on religion reporting

Religious Studies: Theories & Methods in Study of Religion, Religion as media, 2 electives in the study of religion

Journalism - Russian and Slavic Studies: 42 credits total 22 Journalism credits including a 2-credit directed reading for the Master’s project and 20 Russian and Slavic Studies credits.

Journalism: WRRI, II, Law/Ethics, 2 specialized reporting electives, Master’s project.

Russian and Slavic Studies: Defining Russia, 4 Russian and Slavic Studies electives.

Journalism - International Relations: 40 credits total 24 Journalism credits including a 2-credit directed reading for the Master's project and a 2-credit internship.

Journalism: WRRI, II, Law/Ethics, 2 specialized reporting electives, Master's project, Internship.

International Relations: International Politics, Comparative Politics (or other core field course with approval from the Politics MA Program Director), Introduction to Quantitative Methods, elective in International Politics.