Bachelor of Journalism

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The Bachelor of Journalism degree is a professional degree awarded to students who have studied journalism at a three or four-year accredited university. Not all universities, however, grant this degree.

In the United States some schools tend to offer journalism as a Bachelor of the Arts, Journalism, or Bachelor of Science, Journalism and is often offered as part of or in conjunction with Mass communication.

Contents 1 Journalism School Accreditation in the U.S. 2 Degree-granting institutions 2.1 Canada 2.2 Australia 2.3 United States 2.4 South Africa 3 External links

[edit] Journalism School Accreditation in the U.S.

The organization that accredits university level journalism programs is the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. In the U.S. there are currently 109 accredited programs in 40 states.

[edit] Degree-granting institutions

[edit] Canada

• Carleton University, Ottawa
• Ryerson University, Toronto
• University of King's College, Halifax
• Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops

[edit] Australia

• La Trobe University, Melbourne [1]
• The University of Queensland [2]
• University of the Sunshine Coast [3]
• Griffith University, Gold Coast [4]
• University of Wollongong [5]
• Bond University, Gold Coast [6]
• James Cook University, Townsville [7]

[edit] United States

• University of Colorado at Boulder [8]
• University of Texas at Austin [9]
• University of Missouri - Columbia [10]

[edit] South Africa

• Rhodes University [11]

[edit] External links

• Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication