Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities
Welcome to your Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities degree program!
Please read this degree guide prior to registering.
Your Degree Program
The Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities is an Honours degree requiring 20.0 credits and, normally, will take four years to complete. It is offered jointly by the School of Journalism and Communication and the College of the Humanities. It is designed for students who wish to receive a comprehensive education in the humanities and also pursue a career in journalism.
For roughly half of your degree (9.0 credits) you will take the same courses as Bachelor of Journalism (B.J.) students — which include 8.0 credits in required Journalism courses and 0.5 credits required in each of Canadian History and Indigenous Studies. For the other half of your degree (11.0 credits) you will take the majority of the courses offered in the Bachelor of Humanities (B.Hum.) degree, including 1.0 in free electives at the 1000 level. You will add a 0.5 credit elective in your first year.
Core Courses Required for First Year
Note: you must register in these courses to satisfy your first-year program requirements.
Fall term
- HUMS 1000 Lecture and group (first half full year course)
- HUMS 1200 (0.5 credit)
- RELI 1731 (0.5 credit)
- JOUR 1001 (0.5 credit) Lecture and group
Total fall term: 2.0 Credits
Winter Term
- HUMS 1000 Lecture and same group (second half full year course)
- HUMS 1300 (0.5 credit)
- JOUR 1002 (0.5 credit) Lecture and group
Total winter term: 1.5 Credits
Course Selections to Complete Your Timetable
The next 0.5 credit, you choose from one of:
- HIST 1301 (0.5) Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History. Offered in fall term only.
- HIST 1302 (0.5) Rethinking Modern Canadian History. Offered in the winter term only
- HIST 2301 (0.5) Canadian Political History. Offered in the winter term only
- HIST 2314 (0.5) Home, Work, and Play in Early Canada. Offered in the winter term only
The next 0.5 credit, you choose from one of:
- INDG 1010 (0.5) Indigenous Ways of Knowing. Offered in both fall and winter terms.
- INDG 1011 (0.5) Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Encounters. Offered in both fall and winter terms.
For the final 0.5 credit to make 5.0 total (2.5 over each term) you will choose an elective at the 1000 level.
Please note when choosing your electives that HUMS 2101 & 2102, which you will take in second year, are very similar to ARTH 1100 & 1101.