The School of Journalism and Communication is a department within the Faculty of Public Affairs at

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. It is the oldest four-year journalism program in Canada. The journalism program is recognized as one of

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's most well-respected centres for the study of

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Degrees and Programs

The School of Journalism and Communication is part of the Faculty of Public Affairs and has a distinct institutional status within the university, on account of its well-established history, higher admission requirements and distinct degree programs.

Undergraduate programs

The School of Journalism offers a four-year Bachelor of Journalism Honours program. Graduates of the

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program receive an honours Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) degree. In 2018, a Bachelor of Media Production and Design degree was added to the program offerings.

Graduate Program

At the graduate level, the School of Journalism offers a two-year Master's program. Its graduates receive a Master of Journalism (MJ) degree. Applicants with professional journalism experience or degrees in journalism may be admitted directly into Year Two of the program, allowing them to complete the graduate program in one year.

Non-Degree Programs & Initiatives

= Apprenticeships Program

= The School of Journalism and Communication offers its students workplace experience through the Apprenticeship Program. Apprenticeships are unpaid work intended to provide hands-on experience to students outside of the classroom setting. BJ students with third- and fourth-year standing have an apprenticeship/internship requirement and may use the Apprenticeship Program to meet this requirement. MJ students must to complete four months of practical experience to their fulfill degree requirements and may use the Apprenticeships Program to meet program requirements.

= Rwanda Initiative

= From 2006 to 2011, the School of Journalism and Communication ran a teaching partnership and student internship exchange program called the Rwanda Initiative. The program sought to address the shortage of journalism educators in

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and improve journalism standards through a teaching exchange between the Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication and the

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. The project involved curriculum development for the university programs and media-training workshops for working journalists in Rwanda presented by faculty from both universities. The Initiative also included internship program for senior journalism students from Carleton. The journalism students would travel to Rwanda for two months, where they would intern at local media outlets. The Rwanda Initiative also facilitated travel for Rwandan journalists to study at Carleton or take up internships with Canadian news organizations. The program was suspended in 2011 due to a lack of funding when a partnership agreement with the U.S. Government lapsed. The annual cost of the program was stated at $240,000

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= The Future of Journalism Initiative

= In 2020, the School of Journalism and Communication launched a research initiative called The Future of Journalism Initiative. The endeavor has designated funding, an emerging reporter bursary and a visiting research fellowship and works in service of "projects that serve a public interest and/or bolster the study of journalism in society."

History

Founded in 1945, The School of Journalism and Communication celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020. The first class was held on October 9, 1945 in downtown Ottawa. Early classes at the school were taught by

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, who was also the president of the Carleton at the time. Tory is credited with personally spearheading the creation of the School of Journalism as a response to demands from returning

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servicemen.Boswell, R. (2020, October 9). ''Carelton-Journalism-70th-Event'' DF Ottawa. The program began as an extension course and later became a four-year program. The school granted the first degrees in journalism on October 23, 1946, all of which were conferred to women. They were also three of the first six degrees granted in the history of the University.

Alumni

The School of Journalism graduated approximately 5,000 alumni. The school's notable alumni include

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, former editor-in-chief of ''

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'', Paula Newton, International Affairs correspondent for the

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, Middle East correspondent for the CBC,

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, chief political correspondent for the CBC,

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–winning war correspondent,

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, former Member of Parliament,

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–winning photojournalist,

Trina McQueen Catherine Margaret "Trina" McQueen, OC (born 1943) is a Canadian journalist and broadcasting executive. She was born Catherine Margaret Janitch in Belleville, Ontario and was educated at Belleville Collegiate, going on to receive a BJ from Carle ...

, founding president of the

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, former Member of the

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, and

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, blogger, Toronto lawyer and political strategist for the

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External links

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