Sample Sequence and Modules

SAMPLE SEQUENCE FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN JOURNALISM:
FOCUS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JOURNALISM

FALL SEMESTERSPRING SEMESTER
Multimedia Storytelling
Hybrid / 4 Modules
Current Issues in Journalism
Hybrid / 4 Modules
Proseminar
Hybrid / 4 Modules
Master’s Project
Hybrid / 4 Modules
Beginning Science Journalism
Online / 4 Modules
Topics in Science Journalism
Online / 4 Modules
Basics of Data Journalism
Online / 4 Modules
Data Storytelling
Online / 4 Modules
ELECTIVES
Special Topics
Online / 4 Modules
ELECTIVES
Advanced Topics
Online / 4 Modules
Required: 16 credits (Modules)Required: 16 credits (Modules)
Please note: The sample sequence is intended as a guide for degree completion. The coursework/module availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence. 

SAMPLE OF MODULES FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN JOURNALISM:
FOCUS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JOURNALISM

Fall 2024

Spring 2025

  • Advanced Science and Technology Reporting
  • Data Visualization in Journalism
  • Audio Journalism
  • Writing for Television and Streaming News
  • The Art of the Interview
  • Communicating Science with Virtual Reality
  • Intersections of Science and Society
  • Life Cycle of a Science Project
  • Researchers Recommend: Scientists’ Favorite Media
  • Current Topics in Genomics
  • Science Research Ethics