Curriculum
Typical Course of Study
On the Journalism side of GloJo, the general requirement is five Journalism courses over three or four semesters. GloJo students take their required Writing, Research, and Reporting I and II together but choose their electives from the available offerings in a given term. (Across the bottom of the Institute home page under the heading Course Listings, you will find current and past course descriptions and syllabi, as offered semester by semester. The listing for the current semester also tells you when the class meets, in case you are planning a visit and would like to arrange to sit in on the class. To make an arrangement to visit a class, please contact graduate.journalism@nyu.edu)
The sequence of courses varies slightly depending on the requirements of the other half of the program. For example, Journalism-Religious Studies has a four-course Journalism sequence with a required religion reporting course. That said, the recommended Journalism schedule for joint program students generally goes as follows:
First Semester (Fall I)
- Writing, Research and Reporting I
- Journalism seminar (or save the elective for a later term)
- Formulation of master's project idea
Second Semester (Spring I)
- Writing, Research and Reporting II
- None, one or two Reporting Electives from that term’s Course Listings (for titles, descriptions and syllabi, please see Course Listings.)
- Select the two project advisers, one from Journalism and one from the area of study
- Confirm topic choice with advisers
- March 20 deadline: Project proposal submitted with summer research and reporting plan
Summer (I)
- Research, Reporting; Fieldwork or Internships
Third Semester (Fall II)
- None, one or two Reporting Electives from that term’s Course Listings (for titles, descriptions and syllabi, please see Course Listings.)
- October 1: Present the preliminary project story outline with annotated reading and source list
Fourth Semester (Spring II)
- Any remaining course work (some will be done with courses by December)
- January 20: First project draft due
- April 1-10: Preliminary to final draft due
- April 10-May 1: Project editing period
Again, under Course Listings at the bottom of the Institute home page are listings for Fall and Spring offerings for the current and past semesters. These will give you a sense of our typical course schedules and will let you know what classes might coincide with your visit. To sit in on a class, you need to make arrangements ahead of time by contacting graduate.journalism@nyu.edu.
Please note the recommended deadline for all applications is December 18.
Requirements by Program
(Courses generally are 4 credits each)
Journalism - European and Mediterranean Studies: 42 credits total 22 Journalism credits including a 2-credit directed reading for the Master's project and 20 European and Mediterranean Studies credits.
Journalism: WRRI, II, 3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), plus Master's project.
European and Mediterranean Studies: What is Europe, 4 European and Mediterranean Studies electives.
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Journalism - Latin American and Caribbean Studies: 46 credits total 22 Journalism credits, including a 2-credit directed reading for the Journalism master's project and 24 CLACS credits, including a separate 20-page paper for CLACS.
Journalism: WRR I, II, 3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), directed reading for master's project.
CLACS: Two required Introductory courses (Iberian-Atlantic and Colonial Perspectives and Hemispheric and Postcolonial Perspectives), four area studies electives; research paper.
Journalism - French Studies: 44 credits total 20 Journalism credits and 24 French Studies credits.
Journalism: WRR I, II, 3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), plus Master's project
French: 19th C. French History, 5 electives, 3 hour written exam.
Journalism - Near Eastern Studies: 42 credits total 20 Journalism credits plus 2 credit master's project and 20 Near Eastern credits
Journalism: WRRI, II, 3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), plus Master's project
Near East: Problems & Methods in Middle Eastern Studies, History of Middle East (1750 to Present), One course each from two of the following disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Politics, Sociology, and one other elective selected in consultation with DGS.
Journalism - Africana Studies: 42 credits total 22 Journalism credits including a 1-credit internship and 1-credit directed reading for the Master’s project and 20 Africana Studies credits.
Journalism: WRRI, II,3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), internship and Master’s project.
Africana Studies: Pro-Seminar in Black History and Culture, 4 Africana Studies electives.
Journalism - East Asian Studies: 42 credits total 22 Journalism credits including a 2-credit directed reading for the Master's project and 20 East Asian Studies credits.
Journalism: WRRI, II, Law/Ethics, 3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), plus Master's project.
East Asian Studies: Introduction to Critical Asian Studies, 4 East Asian Studies electives.
Journalism - Russian and Slavic Studies: 42 credits total 22 Journalism credits including a 2-credit directed reading for the Master’s project and 20 Russian and Slavic Studies credits.
Journalism: WRRI, II, 3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), Master’s project.
Russian and Slavic Studies: Defining Russia, 4 Russian and Slavic Studies electives.
Journalism - International Relations: 40 credits total 24 Journalism credits including a 2-credit directed reading for the Master's project and a 2-credit internship.
Journalism: WRRI, II, 3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), plus Master's project.
International Relations: International Politics, Comparative Politics (or other core field course with approval from the Politics MA Program Director), Introduction to Quantitative Methods, elective in International Politics.
Journalism - Religious Studies - 36 credits total 20 Journalism, 16 Religious Studies
Journalism: WRRI, WRRII, 3 Journalism electives (at least 2 reporting), one focused on religion reporting, plus Master's project
Religious Studies: Theories & Methods in Study of Religion, Religion as media, 2 electives in the study of religion