Overview

The Journalism program of the University of Colorado at Boulder offers two options, both of which are designed for students with limited academic or professional experience in journalism.

Key Facts

The professional practice option is for students who wish to focus on quickly obtaining advanced journalistic skills. It can be completed with as few as 30 credits and in as little as two semesters plus a summer.

The area of expertise option is for students wishing not only to acquire advanced journalistic skills, but also to complement them with an area of expertise, such as environmental science and policy. This option can be completed with a minimum of 36 credits and in four semesters.

Regardless of option, the degree's focus is on multimedia training and experience. Students develop skills in information-gathering, storytelling and analysis across a variety of platforms and professional contexts, including video, online interactivity, social media, photography and, of course, the printed word.

They produce in-depth reporting projects in collaboration with professional media outlets in Colorado, and they complete internships at award-winning radio and television stations, newspapers, magazines, websites and other news organizations nationwide.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Media Technology Boot Camp

Newsgathering and Multimedia Storytelling

Data Journalism

Journalism Law & Ethics

News Corps

Graduate Professional Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

30 SCH

30-36

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boulder, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

GRE^®

153 _(verbal)

153 _{(quantitative)}

English requirements

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120

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold at least a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university

Have an undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.75

Have a GRE verbal score of at least 153 (62%). International applicants must also have a TOEFL score of at least 600 (IBT 100)

Provide three letters of recommendation

Provide a 500-word statement of purpose

Provide a resume

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24948 USD / year

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Out-of-State

24948 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10200 USD / year

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Living costs

Boulder

United States

950 - 1350 USD / month

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