| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2025-01-01 | - |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
| 2026-01-01 | - |
Program Overview
Conestoga College's Journalism program equips students with the skills to become proficient digital news reporters and storytellers. Through hands-on experience with Spokeonline.com and Conestoga's news ecosystem, students develop technical proficiency, ethical reporting practices, and strong storytelling abilities. The program emphasizes factual reporting, critical thinking, and adaptability to emerging media technologies and platforms.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
- This 2-year full-time Journalism program prepares students to be skilled digital news reporters and storytellers across traditional, online, and mobile platforms.
- Focus on factual reporting with legal and ethical standards to uncover the truth.
- Develop technical skills for reporting and producing news.
- Hands-on experience through work with Spokeonline.com and Conestoga's news ecosystem.
- Explore diverse news content creation, traditional and new, through documentaries, long-format stories, and other formats.
Objectives:
- Master fundamentals of research, ethical interviewing, and clear writing for news production.
- Gain practical skills for producing compelling digital content for various audiences.
- Understand the changing media landscape and adapt to emerging technologies and platforms.
- Develop strong storytelling and critical-thinking skills for effective communication in different formats.
- Costs are listed under "Tuition & fees" section.
- Admission information for Canadian and international students is available under the "Applying" section.
Outline:
Program Content:
- Focus on factual reporting, interviewing techniques, writing for different platforms.
- Hands-on experience in digital news environment, working in Spokeonline.com.
- Explore various writing formats and techniques across print and electronic media.
- Develop research and critical-thinking skills for reliable and engaging storytelling.
- Understand the legal and ethical landscape of media and journalism.
Structure:
Assessment:
Assessment Methods
- Varied assessments including written assignments, exams, projects, presentations, multimedia productions, research papers.
Assessment Criteria
- Evaluation based on clear criteria for each assignment, focusing on story structure, clarity, factual accuracy, evidence-based reporting, ethical considerations, writing skills, multimedia presentation and technical proficiency where applicable.
Teaching:
Teaching Methods
- Interactive lectures, practical workshops, group work, guest lectures from industry professionals, field trips to media organizations, ongoing feedback and guidance from instructors.
Faculty
- Experienced journalism professionals, active in their field and dedicated to teaching.
Other
Program device & software requirements
Students need to meet specific device requirements, which involve additional cost to tuition and fees.
Contact
299 Doon Valley Drive Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4M4, Canada
Other Features:
- Opportunity for international students.
- Awards and Scholarships available.
- Program device & software requirements.
- College maps and directions provided.
- Social media engagement encouraged.
| Term | Canadian | International | |---|---|---| | Fall 2024 | $2294.47 | $9145.47 | | Winter 2025 | $1907.47 | $8228.47 | | Year Total | $4201.94 | $17373.94 |
