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Department of Journalism

Journalism has become increasingly complex in the 21st century, and journalists must describe a rapidly changing world ussing the latest digital technologies to explain events swiftly and thoroughly.

Preparation for such a responsibility is a formidable task, because a good journalist not only has technical and professional skills, but also intellectual breadth and curiosity about the world. Undergraduate journalism students at Boston University combine a solid liberal arts background with preprofessional education to prepare for careers as writers, reporters, editors, and producers for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and online newsrooms and other new multimedia outlets. Journalism majors therefore take a majority of their courses in disciplines outside COM (usually in the College of Arts and Sciences).

The Department of Journalism offers Master of Science (MS) programs: Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Business and Economics Journalism, and Science Journalism. All four programs are designed to produce graduates trained to analyze and explain the complex events of our times as well as raise journalistic standards in all media.

Journalism students at Boston University learn about the profession by covering the activities of local, state, and national government as well as various political, business, and cultural activities. Assignments are under the direction of experienced, accomplished journalists who are current or recent leaders in professional journalism.