新闻文学硕士（专业选修）

新闻与创意媒体系提供新闻文学硕士学位。学生与致力于良好新闻和学术探究的原理和实践的教师紧密合作。我们屡获殊荣的为期一年的专业课程旨在通过建立该领域的受过培训的专业人员来使社区新闻永存。在本计划中，您将探索通过不断发展的新闻实践和数字创新为社区服务的新方法。该动手课程很大程度上依赖于体验式学习而不是论文，并且包括在阿拉巴马州安妮斯顿市蓬勃发展的社区报纸《安妮斯顿之星》实习三个月。此外，您将与同龄人一起制作针对社区问题的数字报告项目，并就该主题进行深入报告。专业新闻工作者协会一贯认可我们的学生的项目，因为他们
The Department of Journalism and Creative Media offers multiple options to earn a Masters of Arts degree in journalism and media studies. Students work closely with a faculty dedicated to the principles and practices of sound journalism and scholarly inquiry. All options require 31 credit<br>hours.<br>Plan II: Project track<br>On-campus option A: Community Journalism Concentration (COM-J): Our award-winning, one-year professional offering is designed to support community journalism by establishing trained professionals in the field. In this program, you will explore new ways to serve communities through evolving journalism practices and digital innovation. The hands-on curriculum relies heavily on experiential learning, rather than a thesis. It includes a May-through-July internship at the University's Digital Media Center, which includes Alabama Public Radio and WVUA-23, a commercial television station in Tuscaloosa. Students interested in the Community Journalism concentration should indicate interest in their Graduate School application and statement of purpose.<br>On-campus option B: Under this option, students can complete the on-campus degree and have their studies culminate in an in-depth project or comprehensive exams. This path requires completion of 31 total hours, with 28 hours of graduate courses as outlined in Plan I, and a 3-hour project or comprehensive exams in JCM 597.