Journalism Certificate

The Journalism Program in the Faculty of Communication Studies at Mount Royal offers an intensive certificate program for graduates of a degree program at a recognized college or university. The two semester program involves intense training in print and broadcast journalism, with considerable exposure to photo journalism and associated software. This certificate will be of interest to someone with a degree who wants to now receive some specific training that could lead to employment. It will also be of interest to students of law, political science, business and other disciplines that require an understanding of how the media and journalists function.

Career possibilities

Communications is a wide open field with many avenues and opportunities for careers in print and online journalism, broadcasting, publishing, technical communications and public relations. Changing technologies are expanding the work of communicators to include web-based publications and online technologies. Graduates of the Faculty of Communication Studies work for governments, agencies, large corporations, private consulting firms, magazines, journals, newspapers, radio and television networks and stations and social agencies.