Minimum Technology Requirements for Online M.A. Journalism Students

Computer Recommendations

  • Computer with 16GB or more of RAM
  • Windows 11 – or – macOS 14 Sonoma (or later)
  • Broadband (high-speed) internet access (direct connection or Wi-Fi)
  • Webcam and microphone (for the Meetings tool)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF reader)
  • Google Chrome and Safari are the most popular and widely supported browsers accessing the NYU website.  For more info, visit NYU IT Browser Support page.

Additional Tools

  • Google Docs and WordPress will be used for written assignments.
  • We’ll provide a more detailed orientation about how to download and use Slack, which will be used for class discussions.
  • Zoom will be used for class meetings. More details to come on using Zoom.