Journalism

Journalism is the art of storytelling. Journalism students should aspire to be critical thinkers and to have independent, inquiring minds and a breadth of knowledge and depth of understanding that St. Thomas University identifies as the goals of a liberal education.

At the same time, both print and broadcast media now use sophisticated digital technology. The St. Thomas Journalism Programme introduces students to this technology and the skills they need to tell stories in a professional setting. St. Thomas offers students the opportunity to acquire a range of skills in both print and broadcast media that will prepare them for the evolving multimedia world.

The Application Deadline for the second-stage admission to the Journalism Programme is December 1st annually. Applications are available at the Registrar's Office as of November 1st, or you can print and fill out the application below.

Application for Second Stage Admission to Journalism

Please feel free to contact the Journalism Department at journalism@stu.ca if you have any questions.

Communications

St. Thomas University offers a major in Communications, designed to train leaders in the field of modern communications management.

Communications students study the management of information by the public sector, special interest groups, non-governmental organizations, corporations as well as by journalists in newsrooms and citizen journalists in emerging media. Students will learn communications strategies, while at the same time critically examining the political and social impact of information management.

Drawing on the resources of the highly-regarded Journalism programme, the Communications major allows students to develop writing and critical thinking skills, the essential tools for success in a variety of professions. Students explore communications from an interdisciplinary perspective, choosing from courses in Journalism, Political Science, English, Criminology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Religious Studies.

The Communications Major culminates in a fourth-year internship or case-study, supervised by a faculty member and completed in close contact with professionals from the communications industry or non-governmental organizations. This will help students to build professional contacts and provide valuable workplace experience.