Head of the Department: Steven Helle
Correspondence and Information: Department of Journalism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 119 Gregory Hall , 810 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-0709
GRADUATE FACULTY
Professors: C. Christians, T. Littlewood
Associate Professors: W. Berry, S. Helle, J. Landay, L. Liebovich, R. Reid, J. Thomas
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
The Department of Journalism offers graduate work leading to the master of
science degree. The department does not offer a Ph.D. degree. For the program
leading to the doctor of philosophy in communications, see
Communications.
ADMISSION
Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution or
one of recognized standing abroad. A grade-point average of 4.0 (A = 5.0) is
the minimum requirement for admission to the Graduate College, with exceptions
by petition only. Because the master's program has an enrollment ceiling, some
applicants with grade-point averages of 4.0 or higher may not be admitted. It
is imperative that all applicants supply writing samples, and applicants for
the broadcast sequence should supply an audio cassette tape of themselves
reading a news story. Letters of recommendation and the Graduate Record
Examination are required. If possible, an interview with the head of the
department or director of graduate studies is also helpful.
MASTER OF SCIENCE
The following are requirements for the degree: (1) a major of 4 units or 3
units and 1 additional unit approved by the department; candidates without
undergraduate work in journalism or equivalent professional experience are
required to complete 1 unit of news editing (either news-editorial or broadcast
news editing), 2 units in news writing, and 1 unit of either graphics and
photojournalism or electronic news production; (2) a thesis, or preparation of
an in-depth journalistic investigation for publication or broadcast, for 1
unit; (3) a minimum of 3 units in courses at the 400 level, at least 2 of which
must be in journalism; (4) a minimum total of 8 units with a grade-point
average not lower than 3.875.
FINANCIAL AID
See the description of the University fellowship and tuition and service fee
waiver program in the introductory section of this catalog. Assistantships
(teaching or research) are awarded on a quarter-time to half-time basis and
carry a waiver of tuition and some fees. To be considered for financial aid,
applications, including transcripts and three letters of recommendation, must
be received no later than February 15. Students with journalism degrees or
professional experience may become candidates for part-time positions in other
units of the University that require journalistic skills in writing, editing,
and/or photography and graphics.
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