Course Planning and Sequencing

The program is offered part-time, starting in either the fall or spring term. In both tracks, you’ll have a selection of electives to choose from during the summer and your final term of study.

You will enroll in two courses each term: fall, spring, and summer.

AJO Fall Start Course Trajectory Fall Start Course Trajectory Complete the program in 1.5 years part-time Below is the required course sequence for the program. Courses must be taken in order, as several have prerequisites. During the summer term, you will choose two electives from three options, and in your final fall term, you will select one elective from two options. The Long Form Narrative course, in your final term, serves as your capstone thesis. TERM COURSE FALL Reporting the News — JOUR-GA 1220 Law & Ethics — JOUR-GA 1210 SPRING Feature Writing — JOUR-GA 1230 Investigative Reporting — JOUR-GA 1250 SUMMER CHOOSE TWO ELECTIVES OUT OF THREE Multimedia Storytelling — JOUR-GA 1260 Audio Storytelling — JOUR-GA 1262 Working Journalist — JOUR-GA 1280 FALL CHOOSE ONE ELECTIVE OUT OF TWO Long Form Narrative — JOUR-GA 1270 Broadcast Newsroom — JOUR-GA 1261 Media Startups — JOUR-GA 1240

AJO Spring Start Course Trajectory Spring Start Course Trajectory Complete the program in 1.5 years part-time Below is the required course sequence for the program. Courses must be taken in order, as several have prerequisites. During the summer term, you will choose two electives from three options, and in your final spring term, you will select one elective from two options. The Long Form Narrative course, in your final term, serves as your capstone thesis. TERM COURSE SPRING Reporting the News — JOUR-GA 1220 Law & Ethics — JOUR-GA 1210 SUMMER CHOOSE TWO ELECTIVES OUT OF THREE Multimedia Storytelling — JOUR-GA 1260 Audio Storytelling — JOUR-GA 1262 Working Journalist — JOUR-GA 1280 FALL Feature Writing — JOUR-GA 1230 Investigative Reporting — JOUR-GA 1250 SPRING CHOOSE ONE ELECTIVE OUT OF TWO Long Form Narrative — JOUR-GA 1270 Broadcast Newsroom — JOUR-GA 1261 Media Startups — JOUR-GA 1240

 

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American Journalism Online Master’s Program