{"id":532,"date":"2024-07-26T11:37:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/?page_id=532"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:30:34","slug":"b-jour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/course-selection-guide\/b-jour\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Bachelor of Journalism\n <\/h1>\n \n <\/header>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to your Bachelor of Journalism degree program!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please read this degree guide prior to registering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Your Degree Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) degree is a 20.0 credit Honours program. Students who are interested in science journalism may add a Concentration in Health Sciences. The program is carefully designed to give students the skills and knowledge they need for careers as journalists and media professionals, along with a broad academic education in a variety of other subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will take required Journalism courses for a total of 8.0 credits, along with a 0.5-credit Canadian History course and a 0.5-credit Indigenous Studies course. You will choose the remaining degree credits in other subjects that interest you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalism students are required to complete a minor in a subject other than journalism. If you know what you would like to study as your minor, you can start by taking the 1000-level course in that subject in your first year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or you may, as many students do, combine your Journalism Major with a second Major such as History, Political Science, Film Studies or Law, to name just a few. This will result in a Combined Honours degree in Journalism and your second Major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Courses Required for First Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n