Columbia
Journalism
School
Journalism,
Columbia
& You
Ten Great
Academic
Programs
Master of science focusing on a particular subject area: politics, Teachers College.
The 10-month M.S. program offers aspiring science: health and the environment, business www.journalism.columbia.edu/phdprogram
and experienced journalists the opportunity and economics, or the arts. M.A. students
to study the skills, the art, and the ethics of are challenged to create new ways of telling dual-degree progr aMs
journalism by reporting and writing stories stories based on a deeper understanding of We offer five dual-degree programs:
that range from short news pieces to complex difficult subjects. Students work closely with • Journalism and Computer Science
narrative features. Students learn how to think Journalism School professors as well as profes- • Journalism and Law
critically and deeply, and to be both ethical sors from other academic departments at the • Journalism and Business
and street smart, working with New York City University. The program is available full time • Journalism and International and
as their laboratory. Students may choose from only and runs from August to May. Public Affairs
one of four specializations: newspaper, maga- www.journalism.columbia.edu/maprogram • Journalism and Religion
zine, broadcast, or digital media. Applicants www.journalism.columbia.edu/dual_degrees
interested in investigative reporting may doctor of philosophy in
apply to the Stabile Center for Investigative coMMunications international dual-degree
Journalism, a sub-specialization within the The Ph.D. program draws upon the resources progr aMs
M.S. program. Students may also enroll in of Columbia University in a multidisciplinary We offer two international dual-degree options:
this program on a part-time basis. approach to the study of communications. • With Sciences Po in Paris
www.journalism.columbia.edu/msprogram Students craft individual courses of study from • With the University of Witwatersrand in
the wide array of departments and divisions Johannesburg
Master of arts at the University. In addition to the Journalism www.journalism.columbia.edu/international
The 9-month M.A. program is designed for School, these include the Departments
experienced journalists who would like to of Political Science and Sociology; the profes-
deepen their knowledge of journalism while sional Schools of Business and Law; and new Master of science
degree in coMputer
science and JournalisM
Course saMple M.s.
course schedule
saMple M.a.
course schedule
This innovative dual-degree program,
accepting its first students in 2011, will offer
Offerings fall semester fall semester
a Master of Science in computer science and
journalism. The program, a close collabora-
Reporting & Writing I Graduate Seminar in Major tion between the Engineering and Journalism
Journalism Essentials Evidence & Inference schools, will offer unique and highly special-
Skills of the Journalist History of Journalism ized training in the digital environment,
Elective Elective including technical and editorial skills in all
Master’s Project Master’s Thesis aspects of computer-supported news gather-
ing and digital media production. Students
spring semester spring semester will enroll in classes at both the Journalism
Advanced Reporting & Writing Graduate Seminar in Major and Engineering schools for a total of five
Media Workshop Elective semesters. Applicants must meet the admis-
Elective Elective sion requirements of both the computer
Master’s Project Master’s Thesis science and journalism programs.
www.journalism.columbia.edu/engineering
The J-School at a Glance
total anticipated student applications for full-tiMe cost of at tendance 2010 –2011
enrollMent 2010 –2011 study 2010 –2011 Master of science Master of arts/ph.d.
Master of Science (full time) 234 Master of Science Tuition $45,703 Tuition $40,807
Master of Science (part time) 100 Applicants 1,004 Fees 5,453 Fees 5,453
Master of Arts 40 Admits 320 Books 2,200 Books 2,200
Doctor of Philosophy 26 Expected to Enroll 234 Living 21,850 Living 19,665
TOTAL $75,206 TOTAL $68,125
deMogr aphics ( full tiMe) Master of Arts
International Students 36% Applicants 193 anticipated schol arship/
Female 63% Admits 53 fellowship funding 2010 –2011
Male 37% Expected to Enroll 40 Master of science Master of arts
Average Age 27 $2,702,512 $1,241,168
Doctor of Philosophy
aMong aMerican students Applicants 89 65% of those who 92% of those who
Asian American 7% Admits 4 applied for scholarship applied for scholarship
Black/African American 7% Expected to Enroll 4 aid received funding. aid received funding.
Latino/Hispanic 9%
White/Caucasian 40% aluMni Range of Awards Range of Awards
Other 6% Total Living Alumni 9,974 $1,000 – $57,555 $1,000 – $67,492
Unreported 30% Alumni Living Overseas 1,152
Average Award Average Award
countries represented 2010 –2011 $15,187 $28,813
Argentina China Israel Russia Turkey
Australia Colombia Lebanon Saudi Arabia Uganda doctor of philosophy
Bahamas Costa Rica Mexico Singapore United Kingdom All entering doctoral students receive funding. They normally
Bangladesh Denmark New Zealand South Korea Venezuela receive a tuition waiver for the first two or three years of
Barbados Ethiopia Nigeria Sri Lanka Zimbabwe course work, a stipend for the first three years of study, and
Belarus France Norway South Africa medical coverage for several years of their studies. They
Brazil Germany Pakistan Switzerland are also eligible for research or teaching assistantships.
Bulgaria India Peru Trinidad and
Canada Ireland Romania Tobago additional progr aMs
Our continuing education seminars, executive education,
coMMitMent to diversit y and fellowships offer opportunities for experienced practitio-
The Graduate School of Journalism is committed to creating and supporting a community ners and media executives to advance their knowledge and
that is diverse in every way. We offer a curriculum as pluralistic and polyphonic as New expertise. These include:
York itself, and a community of scholars who embody this commitment to open discussion punch sulzberger news Media executive
and debate. Diversity is one of the things that makes the journalism school vibrant and leadership program
exciting, and our students find a setting that allows them to explore diversity in a variety www.journalism.columbia.edu/sulzberger
of ways, at a university that prides itself on serious intellectual inquiry and the exploration spencer education Journalism fellowship
of diverse ideas. This is the transformative power of diversity in education: its ability to www.journalism.columbia.edu/spencer
enrich the individual as it enriches the community and society as a whole. the Knight-Bagehot fellowship
www.journalism.columbia.edu/knight-bagehot
JournalisM awards columbia publishing course
The Journalism School administers many professional awards to uphold standards of www.journalism.columbia.edu/publishing
excellence in the media, a tradition that Joseph Pulitzer began when he established the
school and endowed the Pulitzer Prizes at Columbia. Knight case studies initiative
Pulitzer Prizes John Chancellor Award for The Knight Case Studies Initiative gives teachers and profes-
The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Excellence in Journalism sionals powerful new tools for the journalism classroom.
Awards for Broadcast Lukas Prize Project Through case-based class discussion, students learn judgment
National Magazine Award Mike Berger Award and how to think like newsroom managers and news
The Maria Moors Cabot Prizes Paul Tobenkin Award for industry leaders.
John B. Oakes Awards Race Reporting www.casestudies.jrn.columbia.edu
Columbia. Because Journalism Matters.
Mission Our mission since we opened nearly
a century ago is to educate journalists and
uphold the standards of journalistic excellence
while leading the way for innovation in journal-
ism. We will provide you with tools that will
serve you over the long term as journalists,
tools you would have great difficulty acquiring
on the job at a news organization.
faculty Our faculty members are preeminent
in their fields. They are award-winning report-
ers, columnists, authors, magazine editors,
documentary filmmakers, and digital media
experts. They are deeply committed to
teaching, challenging, and supporting their
students. Many are exploring the frontiers of
digital journalism and sharing this expertise
The Graduate School of with their students.
Journalism welcomes students curriculum Our curriculum covers the
bedrock values of journalistic excellence and
from over 40 countries to the innovation, ensuring that you will be trained
to work in the rapidly changing world of digital
Columbia University campus in media. The courses we offer are unsurpassed
in terms of quality and the diversity of
New York City every year. subjects they cover. We offer four degree
We are proud to provide the programs to accommodate your different
needs and interests.
prizes The prizes that we administer at the
Journalism School, including the Pulitzer and
foundation and opportunity for students Our students come from a wide the duPont Awards, recognize some of the best
range of backgrounds, some with considerable work being done in journalism. Every year,
our students not only to succeed, journalism experience and some with none. leaders in journalism gather at the school to
but to become leaders in the What you share with each other and with our
faculty is a passion for journalism. Columbia is
judge and award these prizes.
alumni Our alumni work in prestigious news
industry and shape the future the only Ivy League school of journalism, and
as a student here you have full access to the
organizations around the world. As a student,
you will have access to our alumni network of
of journalism. resources of the entire University. unparalleled contacts in all areas of journalism.
Distinguished
Faculty.
Outstanding
Students.
An Unbeatable Combination
our facult y
Our faculty consists of nationally recognized
journalists with specialties that include politics,
arts and culture, religion, science, educa-
tion, business and economics, investigative
reporting, and national and international affairs.
They have won numerous journalism awards,
including the Pulitzer Prize, the Guggenheim
Fellowship, the Alfred I. dupont-Columbia
University Awards, the National Magazine
Award, and the National Book Award. Since
our classes are deliberately small, students
have the opportunity to work closely with each
professor, receiving one-on-one mentoring
inside and outside the classroom on writing,
reporting, and research.
www.journalism.columbia.edu/faculty plan to submit an application, these sessions
will inform you about the range of choices and
our students resources available.
We seek students for our degree programs www.journalism.columbia.edu/visiting
who are skilled writers, curious about the
world, interested in searching for the truth schol arships and financial aid
and writing about it, determined and The Graduate School of Journalism offers
resourceful, motivated to dedicate their approximately $4 million annually in fellow-
careers to journalism, and who exhibit ships and scholarships to students who
leadership potential. demonstrate high academic achievement,
www.journalism.columbia.edu/admissions financial need, and exceptional promise
for leading careers in journalism. In conjunc-
inforMation sessions tion with Columbia’s Student Financial
Throughout the year we host sessions on Planning Office, we work with each student
our campus in New York City and around the to ease the cost of attendance through a
country to provide information about our combination of scholarships and need-based
programs and how they can advance your programs, including grants and federal
career in journalism. Whether you are just and private loans.
beginning to consider graduate school or www.journalism.columbia.edu/scholarships
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APPliCATiOn
Journalism and International and Public Affairs
Master of science international
ph.d. in communications Admissions Office
DeADlineS
dual-degree programs
With Sciences Po, Paris
Columbia University
With University of Witwatersrand, January 15 Graduate School of Journalism
Johannesburg Master of science dual- 2950 Broadway
degree program (at 116th Street)
deceMBer 15 Computer Science and Journalism Room 203 (lobby)
Master of science Master of arts New York NY 10027
Master of science dual-
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Journalism and Law admissions@jrn.columbia.edu
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Tow Center for
Digital Journalism
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism, opening
in Fall 2010, will help students gain the skills
and knowledge to become leaders in digital
journalism, and will also serve as a research
and development center for the profession.
The Center, lead by Director Emily Bell, will
explore interactions between journalists and
citizens, particularly as consumers of news
seek ways to judge the reliability, standards,
and credibility of information.
Student life traditional reporting and writing skills with
the best of online journalism.
www.journalism.columbia.edu/student_work_
online
career services
Our Career Services staff—all former journal-
ists with strong industry connections in print,
at school and on the Beat Computer labs offer Mac operating systems broadcast, and digital media—work closely
Student life at the Journalism School incorpo- and media software suites such as Pro with students to help them pursue the most
rates more than just course work. Our students Tools, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Creative meaningful jobs and internships in the U.S.
study journalism not only in the classroom, Suite Premium. and abroad. Students are invited to meet
but also through covering the intricate and with a Career Services counselor for one-on-
diverse neighborhoods of New York City student worK one consultations during the school year and
with close guidance and mentoring from their Our students publish their work in a rich array are encouraged to attend weekly panels
professors. Students form intense bonds of platforms throughout the year, including and workshops with guest editors and job-
during their time at the School and in many ColumbiaJournalist.org, the online student hunting strategy sessions hosted at the
cases develop lifelong friendships with fellow publication of the school; TheBrooklynInk.com School. Our annual spring career expo is
students as well as with faculty. Every day, and BronxInk.org, online news sites dedicated the biggest journalism job fair in the nation,
our students are invited to attend and partici- to coverage of those boroughs; Columbia with more than 170 recruiters and editors
pate in lectures, workshops, conferences, News Service, a wire service that publishes from 105 news organizations attending. Our
and receptions with leaders in journalism student features in dailies around the country dynamic proprietary Web site, accessible
who visit the School. The School’s student gov- through The New York Times News Service; only to Columbia students and alumni, includes
ernment is run through the University chapter “Columbia News Tonight,” the weekly spring guides, audio archives from past speakers,
of the Society of Professional Journalists, the television newscast produced by our students; tips about job hunting, employer profiles,
world’s largest journalism organization. and ColumbiaDigitalMedia.com, a Web site and a jobs database that is updated daily.
Student officers organize events throughout by the digital media workshops, combining www.journalism.columbia.edu/careers
the year, including field trips, panels, and
community service projects.
Recent Job Placements The Miami Herald
Money
Scientific American
South China Morning
resources ABC News Chicago Tribune MSNBC.com Post
The Journalism School’s Stabile Student Agence France- Condé Nast National Public Radio Sports Illustrated
Center, completed in 2008, is the School’s Presse The Daily Beast NBC News Texas Monthly
social hub with a café, computer worksta- Aspen Magazine The Denver Post Newsweek Time
tions, teaching labs, conference rooms, Associated Press Detroit Free Press New York Daily News USA Today
and the school library. Technical resources The Atlantic Forbes New York The Village Voice
at the School include more than 150 multi- Barron’s Fortune The New York Times The Washington Post
media computers in labs, edit suites, and Bloomberg News The Huffington Post Patch.com/AOL News The Wall Street
social areas; the Roone Arledge broadcast BostonGlobe.com KQED (San Francisco) PBS NewsHour Journal/Dow Jones
studio; a radio studio, and an equipment CBS News Los Angeles Times ProPublica
room housing hundreds of media production CNN Mashable.com Reuters
kits for photography, audio, and video.