Curriculum

The Podcasting and Audio Reportage concentration is a graduate program that spans one and a half years, or three semesters. It starts in the fall semester, and continues through the spring and fall semesters of the following year. Students require a minimum of 36 credits to graduate. Each semester is typically 12 credits. Students have 24 credits of required coursework for the major.

Podcasting and Audio Reportage Curriculum

Required Courses

  • Foundations of Audio Nonfiction (4 credits)
  • WRRI Audio Reportage (4 credits)
  • WRRII Audio Reportage (4 credits)
  • Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations (2 credits)
  • Introduction to Sound Design (2 credits)
  • Ethics (4 credits)
  • Podcast Lab with professional partner (4 credits)
Students usually have 12 credits a semester, and a typical program in three semesters would flow like this:

Fall

  • Foundations of Audio Nonfiction (4 credits)
  • WRRI Audio Reportage (4 credits)
  • Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations (2 credits)
  • Introduction to Sound Design (2 credits)
Spring
  • WRRII Audio Reportage (4 credits)
  • Ethics (4 credits)
  • Elective (4 credits)
Fall
  • Lab with professional collaboration (4 credits)
  • Elective (4 credits)
  • Elective (4 credits)
A Word About  Electives

The audio concentration is currently developing classes in non-narrated audio, fact-checking for audio, developing audio-centered live performance and more. One of the benefits of an NYU education is that there are so many opportunities to tailor your program to suit your individual goals. While you may choose to focus exclusively on audio, the Journalism Institute is full of award winning distinguished journalists. Consider taking courses from among the other offerings available in the Journalism Institute, such as:

  • Programing For Journalists
  • Investigating Racial Justice
  • The Art of Argument and The Polemic 
  • Advanced Multimedia 
  • Photojournalism 
  • Investigative Reporting
  • Global Beat
  • Reporting Pop Culture

Bear in mind that students are not limited to electives only within the Journalism department. Consider other options within the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at NYU  to explore in Music, Politics, Economics, Psychology, Mathematics, Literature…and beyond in the other schools. Examples of recent popular electives:

  • Design Thinking (Tandon School of Engineering, Department: Management)
  • Ideation and Prototyping (Tandon School of Engineering, Department: Integrated Digital Media)
  • Creative Coding (Tisch School of the Arts, Department: Interactive Telecommunications and Tandon School of Engineering, Department: Integrated Digital Media)
  • Twitter Bot Studio (Tisch School of the Arts, Department: Interactive Telecommunications)
  • Introduction to Programming (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department: Computer Science)
  • Visual Language (Tisch School of the Arts, Department: Interactive Telecommunications)
  • Data Visualization for the Community (Tandon School of Engineering, Department: Integrated Digital Media)

Visit NYU’s Albert website to explore the full range of options available to you.

Podcasting & Audio Reportage