Journalism

The Department of Communication offers an honours bachelor in journalism jointly with Algonquin College (in English) and with La Cité collégiale (in French). The Department provides the theoretical, analytical and critical foundations whereas the Colleges focus on the practical training.

In today's job market, journalists must be more versatile, possessing both a broader understanding of societal trends as well as specialist knowledge in certain fields that are most often interconnected. Thanks to an array of minors, this degree offers you an opportunity to apply your journalistic skills to the thorough analysis of key social issues and, as such, to offer the public more insightful and more powerful reporting. Upon graduation, you'll not only have to demonstrate your ability to blend academic knowledge with professional know-how, but also establish yourself as team player. Bottom line, employers want journalists who bring a wide range of professional skills to the table.

There are two ways to complete the program:

1) Register for the honours bachelor's degree at the University and, after completing 75 credits there (five sessions), transfer to Algonquin College to complete the diploma program in journalism. Because of space limitations at Algonquin, the University can only accept 25 students in this stream. In addition, you must have an average of at least 70% to be admitted.

2) Start by completing two years in journalism at Algonquin College (you must maintain an average of at least 70%) and then transfer to the University of Ottawa to do five more sessions (75 credits). The University has no registration limits in this case.