Program Overview
This combined degree program from Trent University and Durham College prepares students for careers in journalism, social media, and content creation. It includes coursework in writing, critical thinking, broadcasting, and project planning, along with a seven-week field placement at a top media outlet and opportunities for portfolio building. Graduates earn a university degree in Media Studies with an Option in Creative Writing and a college diploma in Journalism/Mass Media.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This integrated degree-diploma program at Trent Durham GTA, offered in collaboration with Durham College, gives students the opportunity to develop career-ready skills in journalism, social media, and content creation. In just four years, you will graduate with a university degree in Media Studies with an Option in Creative Writing and a college diploma in Journalism/Mass Media. Spend your first year on Trent’s Durham campus in the Greater Toronto Area, building foundational skills in writing and critical thinking. Years two and three are mostly spent at Durham College, developing practical skills in journalism and broadcasting in modern facilities. With immersive courses and hands-on field placements you will learn the techniques and strategies to create engaging content, fine-tune your writing ability, and cultivate leadership, project planning, and collaborative skills.
Careers:
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- Content Marketing Specialist: Marketing Specialists analyse, develop and implement communication and promotional strategies, analyse advertising needs and develop appropriate advertising and marketing plans, publicize activities and events, and maintain media relations on behalf of businesses, governments and other organizations, and for performers, athletes, writers and other talented individuals. They are employed by consulting firms, advertising agencies, corporations, associations, government, social agencies, museums, galleries, public interest groups, and cultural and other organizations, or they may be self-employed.
- Salary Range: $16.00-$47.18/hr
- Jobs in Canada: 105,900
- 10YR Job Outlook: 36,200
- Source: Government of Canada
Career Opportunities
- Journalist
- Content Creator
- Editor
- Social Media Manager
- Author
- Producer
- Copywriter
- Media Relations Specialist
- Communication Officer
- Broadcaster
- Investigative Reporter
- PR Professional
- Digital Media Strategist
Other:
- Resume Boosters:
- Gain valuable work experience with a seven-week field placement, working with top media outlets such as the Toronto Star, CBC, CTV News, and Metroland.
- Sharpen your skills by participating in nonfiction and creative writing workshops.
- Build a portfolio of work in Durham College’s “working newsroom,” where you’ll explore and create content for all media platforms.
- Popular Courses:
- Writing for Broadcast
- Print & Web Design
- Feature Writing & Publishing
- Television Studies
- Visual Media
- Critical & Opinion Writing
- Related Programs:
- Communications (Co-op Available)
- English Literature (Co-op Available)
- Media Studies (Co-op Available)
- Cultural Studies (Co-op Available)
- Cultural Studies M.A.
