Overview

The Master's Program in Broadcast Journalism prepares students from many undergraduate backgrounds to become broad-minded, forward-thinking and ethicallygrounded news professionals. Against an academic backdrop of graduate work in communication law, history, theory and methods, students hone their reporting and presentation skills in our news bureau, the UMiami News Service, and produce TV newscasts on UMTV, the School's state-of-the-art studios and cable television channel. Students learn to construct their stories for distribution over multiple media platforms. A professional internship is offered in the last term of the program. Students leave the program with clip reels ready to show prospective employers.

In as little as one year, the small, highly focused program provides a solid bridge from any undergraduate or graduate degree to a rewarding career in journalism. The program, limited to 16 students, operates in a multimedia newsroom and television studios under the direction of skilled professionals. Our internationally recognized faculty is a blend of distinguished academics and veteran professionals. The faculty includes two Knight Chairs, specializing in new media and international journalism, and an endowed chair specializing in broadcast journalism.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Students enrolled in the M.A. Broadcast Journalism program must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours.

Required Communication & Journalism Courses {12 Credits}
COM 601 Theories of Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
COM 602 Methods of Communication Research. . . . . . . 3
or
COM 603 Qualitative Research Methodologies . . . . . . . . 3
CNJ 612 History of Journalism Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CNJ 614 Media Law and Regulation Seminar. . . . . . . 3

Required Broadcast Journalism Courses {21 Credits}
CNJ 611 News Writing and Reporting Seminar. . . . . . . . 3
CBR 606 Broadcast Journalism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CBR 607 Broadcast Journalism II. . . . . . . . . 3
CBR 608 Long-Form Public Affairs Programming. . . . . . . 3
CBR 653 Producing TV News (UM NewsVision). . . . . . 1
Fall, Spring, Summer I semesters. . . . . . . . . . . 3
CBR 635 Broadcasting, Cable and Electronic Media Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CBR 592 Special Topics: TV Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Recommended
CBR 609 Internship in Electronic Media Journalism . . . . 3