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Journalism – Mass Media


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Ontario College Diploma
Location
Oshawa
OCAS Code
JOMM
Next Intake
September 2024
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Faculty
Faculty of Media, Art & Design (MAD)
Length
Four semesters
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Program Overview

An education in journalism provides excellent training in critical thinking, writing and presenting ideas while preparing students for one of the most interesting careers imaginable. Armed with transferable knowledge, skills and experience, journalism graduates go on to write and deliver stories on all written and broadcast platforms, including the on-campus station, Riot Radio. Students also develop social media skills and undergo experiential learning through the program’s ‘working newsroom’ before moving on to a six-week field placement, applying their skills in a professional environment.

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program are required to purchase their own laptop. For specific laptop and software requirements for this program click here.

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Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
    AND
  • Grade 12 English (C or U) (minimum 60 per cent)

Recommended

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Tuition

  • Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
  • Year one international: $14,530 (CAD)

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Semester 1 Courses

  • Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Reporting 1 (JOUR 1100)
  • Interviewing and Research (JOUR 1101)
  • Mass Media Fundamentals (MDIA 1102)
  • Broadcast Production 1 (MDIA 1103)
  • Photo and Video 1 (MDIA 1104)

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WHAT YOU COULD BE:

  • Broadcast journalist (radio, television)
  • Communications specialist
  • Content creator
  • Editorial designer
  • Editor
  • Freelancer
  • Journalist (online, magazine, newspaper)
  • Photographer
  • Podcaster
  • Producer
  • Reporter
  • Social media manager

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Program Details

This program embraces the broad changes occurring in the media landscape and offers a progressive curriculum that will allow you to focus on development of journalism, social media skills and content creation on all platforms – print, online, social media and broadcast, including podcasts.

Students in the Journalism – Mass Media program will develop the essential skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to work in this progressive, critical profession. In their first year, students are introduced to the core journalism skills and learn how society functions both locally and globally (see link to Rotary Global Classroom below). In their second year, students focus on creating content for all media platforms and undergoing experiential learning through our ‘working newsroom’ (see links to The Chronicle and Riot Radio below).

Due to the constant evolution of technology and the increasing development of new platforms of communication, traditional media professions such as journalism are facing new opportunities, as well as new challenges. Changes in the delivery methods of traditional news have forced journalists and others within the journalism industry to change how they do their jobs. For instance, journalists can now research using generative artificial intelligence (AI) and collect information on their phones to deliver stories directly to multiple platforms.

Graduates will have developed skills in: broadcasting, writing, podcasting, reporting, interviewing, editing,  using AI, content creation and media production, teamwork and critical thinking. You will have knowledge of applicable legislation, standards and professional ethics, and recognize the importance of continuous learning. More specifically, you will gain a clear understanding of the impact of digital technology and generative AI on journalism and will be able to respond and adapt effectively and efficiently to technological changes.

Upon successful completion of this program, you will have opportunities at an entry-level in a wide variety of news organizations and as content creators for a variety of private companies and public organizations, such as school boards, hospitals and governments. Graduates will have the skills to perform a range of tasks, including:

  • Writing local, national and international news through interviews and research
  • Writing news stories for publication and/or broadcast
  • Editing, analyzing and verifying information for accuracy
  • Researching and conducting interviews for broadcast, online and print
  • Applying production skills and using equipment to create content for a range of platforms
  • Using social media platforms to engage audiences
  • Planning and designing editorial content to meet a mass communications strategy for a client

Durham’s Journalism – Mass Media program has successfully covered the campus and community since 1974 and in 2024 is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The Chronicle has an ongoing history of excellence, winning Ontario Community Newspaper Association honours on a regular basis.

Our graduates have a track record of producing quality work across Canada – for news organizations such as the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, CBC, CTV, Global News, the Score, TSN, the New York Times and National Geographic, and in communities from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. Grads have also earned careers as content creators and social media coordinators for companies, agencies and institutions.

Important links:

  • Faculty of Media, Art & Design
  • The Chronicle 
    • Instagram: @dcuoitchronicle
    • Facebook: DCUOITChronicle
    • YouTube
  • Riot Radio 
  • Durham College’s Rotary Global Classroom 
  • NOTE: Students enrolling in this program are required to purchase their own laptop. For specific hardware and software requirements for this program click here.

ACCREDITATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Member of J-Schools Canada, eight colleges and 15 universities with journalism programs that collaborate for the enhancement of journalism education in Canada

IN THE NEWS

  • DC journalism students lead the way at Better Newspaper Competition Awards
  • Durham College student entrepreneur ‘brews up’ a third-place finish at Ontario-wide pitch competition
  • DC journalism grad faces off in a new role with Oshawa Generals
  • DC journalism program earns provincial honours
  • DC journalism program continues winning streak in Ontario news competition
  • DC students test their skills and collaborate in emergency simulation
  • DC students and faculty travel to Guatemala to support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals
  • DC hosts screening of student-produced documentary about the Kenya Education for Employment Program
  • DC students find innovative solutions to local challenges at City Idea Lab showcase

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Report on stories in an accurate, detailed, balanced, professional, and timely manner.
  2. Apply computer and technical skills to designated production and research functions in journalism.
  3. Function both independently and as a member of editorial and/or production teams.
  4. Analyze knowledge from communities, current events and public affairs, and history to interpret and express the context for designated journalism publications and/or productions.
  5. Develop strategies for personal and professional development.
  6. Comply with relevant Canadian legislation, standards, and the principles and practices of journalism.
  7. Write and edit content for the designated media platforms.
  8. Publish and/or broadcast content for the designated media platforms.
  9. Apply production skills and use production equipment in the preparation and distribution of content for the designated media platforms.
  10. Assess mass media communications and technologies as they relate to the impact on social and ethical issues.
  11. Select and assess appropriate mass media technologies to meet the needs of the intended audience.
  12. Plan and design editorial content to fulfil a mass media communications strategy for the client’s requirements.
  13. Analyze shifts and trends in mass media technologies to anticipate the communication needs of the intended audience.

Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
    AND
  • Grade 12 English (C or U) (minimum 60 per cent)

Recommended

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Courses

The courses listed below are for incoming students. If you are a current student, please refer to your program of study for the year you began your program. Your program of study can be found on MyDC.

Semester 1

  • Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Reporting 1 (JOUR 1100)
  • Interviewing and Research (JOUR 1101)
  • Mass Media Fundamentals (MDIA 1102)
  • Broadcast Production 1 (MDIA 1103)
  • Photo and Video 1 (MDIA 1104)

Semester 2

  • Media Law and Ethics (ETHC 1204)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Reporting 2 (JOUR 1200)
  • Critical and Opinion Writing (JOUR 1201)
  • Broadcast Production 2 (MDIA 1203)
  • Online and Print Production (MDIA 1204)
  • Photo and Video 2 (MDIA 1205)

Semester 3

  • Field Placement Orientation (FDPL 2104)
  • FNMI Elective (FNMI 0000)
  • Reporting 3 (JOUR 2100)
  • Inclusive Impactful Storytelling (JOUR 2101)
  • Photo and Video 3 (MDIA 2102)
  • Podcasting (MDIA 2103)
  • Multi-Platform Storytelling (MDIA 2104)

Semester 4

  • Entrepreneurship (ENTR 2210)
  • Field Placement Workshop (FDPL 2205)
  • Field Placement for Journalism (JOMM 2200)
  • Impactful Storytelling With Indigenous Communities (JOUR 2200)
  • Reporting 4 (JOUR 2201)
  • Newsroom (MDIA 2200)
  • Photo and Video 4 (MDIA 2201)

Courses, course descriptions and delivery formats are subject to change.

Course delivery

More than 75% of this program is delivered in-person.

The rest of the coursework will be delivered using hybrid, flexible or online formats. Students will come to campus to complete in-person learning requirements.Detailed schedules, with course-specific delivery information, will be available after registration. Courses, course descriptions and delivery formats are subject to change.

In-person:
Course is delivered in person, on campus within a classroom, lab, shop or studio.
Flexible:
Course is taught in one of DC’s technology-enabled learning classrooms and online at the same time. Students can choose to attend in-person or online.
Hybrid:
Part of the course is delivered online, remotely, and part is in-person on campus within a classroom, lab, shop or studio.
Online:
Fully remote course delivery.

Costs

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

  • Broadcast journalist (radio, television)
  • Communications specialist
  • Content creator
  • Editorial designer
  • Editor
  • Freelancer
  • Journalist (online, magazine, newspaper)
  • Photographer
  • Podcaster
  • Producer
  • Reporter
  • Social media manager

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

  • Communication departments
  • Freelancing
  • Magazines
  • News organizations
  • Online media companies
  • Marketing and publishing companies
  • Public relations firms
  • Radio stations
  • TV stations

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

Durham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions. Sample diploma-to-degree opportunities include:

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Communication - Ontario Tech University (Ontario Tech)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Educational Studies and Digital Technology – Ontario Tech
  • Bachelor of Business Administration - General Business - Davenport University
  • Bachelor of Communication and Journalism - Griffith University
  • BA(Hons) Media (Taught Route) - Robert Gordon University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies - Trent University

Please visit our pathways page to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree.

Laptop Requirements

Laptop requirements

A Mac notebook computer is recommended. Please see the hardware requirements document for details.

Software requirements

  • Operating System (bundled with new notebook computer purchase)
  • Membership in Adobe Creative Cloud™ is included in your Student Fees and will be made available during your first week. There is no need to purchase a subscription.
  • Microsoft Office (Available for free for students from Microsoft through your DC Mail account. Please do not buy it.)

DO NOT PURCHASE THIS SOFTWARE PRIOR TO STARTING THE PROGRAM.

Creative Cloud brings together everything you need to create your greatest work. One simple membership gives you and your classmates to the very latest versions of all the Adobe professional creative desktop applications like Photoshop®, Illustrator®, Premiere Pro® and more — plus new features and upgrades as soon as they're available. And that's just the beginning. With Creative Cloud™, everything you need to create intuitively and collaboratively is included.

Free downloadable software (please download and install prior to the start of classes. Caution: To avoid malware, only download from the actual developer or using the links below):

  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Audacity
  • Mozilla Firefox web browser
  • Google Chrome web browser 
  • Brackets

OTHER RECOMMENDED HARDWARE

  • External hard disk USB-3 or USB-C 1 TB or larger
  • Headphones (closed or semi-open type, good quality, e.g., AKG K 240 Semi-Open Studio Headphones)

NOTE: These requirements were accurate at the time of posting and are subject to change. Please be aware that hardware and software versions are subject to change and will be updated as needed. For further information and FAQ click here.  

 

Field Placement

Your learning experience will be complemented by a six-week field placement at the end of the fourth semester in the Journalism – Mass Media program, which will provide you with hands-on experience within your field of study. Students gain valuable experience in a professional workplace setting, allowing them to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills learned in the classroom.

Past placement opportunities have included:

  • The Globe and Mail
  • CTV Toronto/CP24
  • The Toronto Star
  • CBC Toronto
  • 680 News
  • Global TV
  • 94.9 The Rock/KX-96/CKDO
  • Sportsnet 590 The Fan
  • TSN
  • The Hockey News
  • Peterborough Examiner
  • Entertainment Tonight Canada
  • Discovery Channel
  • Durham College
  • Ontario Tech University
  • Metroland – Durham Region
  • Durham District School Board
  • City of Oshawa
  • Region of Durham
  • Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority

Experiential Learning

In the second year of the Journalism - Mass Media program, students take class in the morning and work in the Chronicle newsroom in the afternoon. Using all the foundations learned in year one, students edit video and audio, present on Riot Radio as a host, create online and print content for The Chronicle, and stay active across social media platforms. Additionally, students have the opportunity to take those transferable skills and work with external partners to write stories, produce documentaries and create online content. These opportunities have taken students overseas to the Caribbean, Peru, and Kenya with further trips planned for Guatemala. These experiential learning opportunities build essential employability skills for students and accelerate the transition from school to employment.

Journalism – Mass Media students also have opportunities to work directly with real industry clients, including not-for-profit, government and community organizations. These projects provide students with access to real-time coaching and feedback from their professors. They all promote teamwork and help students develop and test the vital soft skills that are necessary to succeed the field.

Check out first and second-year student journalists hosting their bi-weekly Chronicle on Riot Radio here.

  • https://video.ibm.com/playlist/529225
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