Overview

Students of the Journalism program at Temple University learn by experiencing what it is like to work in today’s ever-changing media environment. In recognition of the exciting evolution underway in the news industry, the program is designed to help current and aspiring journalists develop into engaged and innovative professionals.

The program benefits greatly from its location at Temple University in the fourth-largest media market in the United States, one ripe with innovation. Philadelphia is full of journalistic initiatives, including startups and nonprofits that are rethinking metropolitan, niche, and ethnic media. The city’s daily newspapers are owned by a nonprofit organization, an experiment many hope will represent a path to sustainability for news organizations around the country.

Students interact with journalists and innovators from these organizations. The program takes advantage of rich reporting opportunities in the Philadelphia area, a city with a vibrant culture, a highly diverse population, and significant challenges common to other cities, including crime, development controversies, economic inequity, educational equity, and race relations. Because these issues are ongoing, they are sometimes underreported in the city’s mainstream news media. The Urban Reporting Lab and the capstone reporting project provide opportunities for M.J. students to tackle such problems in innovative ways as they pursue their graduate education and seek to make a difference.

The one-year, 30-credit program is designed to provide rigorous training as a cohort experience, encouraging students to work together and learn from one another as well as Master of Journalism faculty, local journalists, and other innovators. This process begins with an immersive training experience before the first academic term and ends with a capstone project in the summer term in which students do independent reporting work with the goal of producing a journalistic masterwork.

Future Career

The program is dedicated to training professional practitioners in journalism and media careers. Former students have also found success as freelancers and entrepreneurs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Urban Journalism

Urban Reporting Lab

Journalism Concepts

Editing the News

Urban Reporting Lab

Journalism and the Public Interest

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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110

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105

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Complete online application

Letters of Reference: 2

Statement of Goals: In approximately 1,000 words

Resume: Current resume or curriculum vitae is required.

Writing Sample: Published journalistic works (e.g., in professional outlets or college media) are preferred. You may also submit a formal academic paper from your undergraduate studies that represents your best writing. In this case, please indicate on a cover sheet when, for what course, and at which institution the paper was produced.

Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: A baccalaureate degree is required.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

49020 USD / year

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Out-of-State

45540 USD / year

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In-State

33150 USD / year

≈ 33150 USD / year

Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

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