Digital Media and Journalism Program

Program Co-ordinator: Bruce Gillespie, 519-756-8228, ext. 5862, bgillespie@wlu.ca

The Honours Digital Media and Journalism BA program, and DMJN courses are only available at the Brantford Campus.

The Honours BA Digital Media and Journalism program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts is designed for students who seek employment as journalists in mass media, or who wish to pursue journalism and digital media arts as general education, and for those who wish to prepare for careers as media professionals in public relations, writing, web management, and/or social media management in a variety of contexts including the private sector, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and education.

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DMJN Course Notes

The following DMJN courses are only available at the Brantford Campus.

 
Course Offerings
Course #TitleCredits
DMJN101 Reporting and Writing for News 0.5
DMJN202 Cross-Media Storytelling 0.5
DMJN204 Media, Law and Ethics 0.5
DMJN208 Data in the Media 0.5
DMJN211 Introduction to Media Studies 0.5
DMJN214 Politics, Advocacy and Journalism 0.5
DMJN222 Digital and Social Media: Critical Approaches 0.5
DMJN223 Understanding Public Policy for Issue Advocacy 0.5
DMJN226 The Media in a Global World 0.5
DMJN252 Designing Digital and Social Media 0.5
DMJN253 Introduction to Public and Media Relations 0.5
DMJN301 Environmental Communication 0.5
DMJN307 Media, Culture and Democracy 0.5
DMJN308 Advanced Data Journalism and Investigative Research 0.5
DMJN312 Advocacy Journalism: Principles and Practice 0.5
DMJN313 Public Speaking 0.5
DMJN314 Nonverbal Communication and Listening Skills 0.5
DMJN319 Integrated Media Lab 0.5
DMJN327 Social Documentary 0.5
DMJN328 Quantitative Research Methods for Journalists 0.5
DMJN340 Feature Writing and Verification 0.5
DMJN361 Advanced Research and Reporting II 0.5
DMJN410 Directed Studies 0.5
DMJN420 Advanced Seminar in Digital Media and Journalism 0.5
DMJN422 Digital Media and Journalism Capstone I 0.5
DMJN423 Digital Media and Journalism Capstone II 1.0
DMJN499 Professional Practicum 0.5