Wheaton College Journalism Certificate Program

Wheaton College Journalism Certificate Program The Wheaton College Journalism Certificate is a 24-credit certificate program designed to equip Wheaton students for jobs in journalism and media.

Students will combine skills in visual storytelling and social media with time-honored capacities for gathering information, crafting clear prose, reporting, writing, and editing. We feature coursework and professional networking that builds foundational skills and provides advanced experiential opportunities and global internships. Wheaton alumni and current students have worked with or are curre

ntly employed at media organizations including the Chicago Tribune, The Hollywood Reporter, TIME Magazine, Religion News Service, The New York Times, Burlington Free Press, Clear Channel Communications, The Washington Examiner, Rochester Women’s Magazine, Freie Universitat Berlin, TeachBeyond, Christianity Today, Today’s Christian Woman, Leadership Journal, and more. Open to students from all majors, the certificate hosts a variety of events each semester, and requires enrollment in the following courses, an internship at a media organization, and co-curricular involvement:

Required Courses: 12 hours
-4 hrs: New Media, Comm 246
-4 hrs: Media and Society (Select one of the following): Media Studies, Comm 241; Media, Religion, Culture, Comm 341; Special Topics in Media and Culture, Comm 444; Special Topics in Rhetoric and Culture, Comm 454
-4 hrs: Journalism, Comm 215 (advanced students may substitute with Comm 415, Special Topics in Journalism)

Elective Requirements: 4-6 hours (Choose from among the following):
-Media Performance, Comm 242
-Graphic Design I, Art 318; or Documentary Photography, Art 319
-Writing for Media, Comm 343
-Feature Writing, ENGW 444 (2 hrs) (with recommended prerequisite: Discursive Writing, ENGW 214 [2 hrs])
-Special Topics in Journalism, Comm 415 (4 hrs)
-Special Topics in Journalism, Comm 416 (2 hrs)

Practitioner Requirements: 6-8 hours
-Journalism Co-curricular (Comm 219), Practicum (Comm 296), or Internship (Comm 498)

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It's June 25 and still no too late to set up a summer internship! Email me for details and ideas. This morning, one student journalist landed a July internship. Congrats!

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Summer 2020 is NOT a washout for internships! I just signed off on a summer internship for a Wheaton student, starting Monday, June 1, near full-time. Contact me if you want to talk. ;-)

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