Description:
This program is designed to help professionals develop expertise and skills to enable them to pursue careers in the journalism industry. Students will learn how to research, report, and write various types of articles that are published in newspapers and magazines including news stories, feature stories, longer investigative stories, book reviews, and science/medical stories. Students will also learn the basics of broadcast writing, as well as writing for the World Wide Web. In addition to learning the fundamentals of various specific genres and mediums within the world of journalistic writing and reporting, the certificate includes courses that explore the business side of the industry and examine the ethical dilemmas that journalists face in their everyday work lives.

Designed for:

• Journalists new to the profession who feel they need a boot camp atmosphere to help them get up to speed
• Recent graduates who have an affinity for writing and who want to explore the journalism profession
• Professionals who want to explore a possible career change and are intrigued by the Washington journalism scene
• Professionals whose job duties include an element of journalistic writing and/or reporting

Format:
This program includes 56 hours of instruction with lectures, in-class group projects, and writing exercises. This certificate is an open enrollment program; courses can be taken on an individual basis. Students will earn the certificate in Journalism after completing a minimum of seven courses. The required and elective courses are as follows:

Required Courses:

The News Writer The Feature Writer / Travel Writer The Ethics of Journalism

Elective Courses (complete any three):

The Broadcast Writer The Editor The Investigative Reporter The New Media Writer The Published Writer The Review Writer The Science/Medical Writer The Speechwriter

Registration:
To register for courses, please click on the course links above.