Overview

The fully online Master of Professional Studies in Data Journalism is a collaboration between the Philip Merrill College of Journalism and the College of Information Studies.

Key facts

Students in the Data Journalism program at University of Maryland will learn how to use open-source tools, application programming interfaces (APIs), and low-cost computing resources to find, access, gather, prepare, and analyze data, and then to use the results of that process to develop stories and recommend methods of visualizing stories. The Data Journalism MPS degree trains students to apply data management and analytics techniques to report and develop news stories, provide deeper insights into these stories, 754: Data Journalism (online) 3 and improve the ways that information can be disseminated via data visualization and interactive media. Increased technical savviness coupled with analytical tools will enable graduates to increase the precision and sophistication of investigative journalism.

Programme Structure

Modules included:

Interactive Design and Development

Journalism Law and Ethics

Computational Journalism

Information Environments

Data Analytics for Information Professionals

Visual Analytics

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-17 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

College Park, 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.

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General requirements

Statement of Purpose

Transcript(s)

TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)

Letter of Recommendation (optional)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

CV/Resume

3 Writing Samples: Writing samples uploaded to the Upload Requirements section of the application – under Writing Sample 1, Writing Sample 2, and Writing Sample 3.

Supplementary Application (optional)

Description of Research/Work Experience (optional)

Portfolio PDF Upload (optional)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

67608 USD / full

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Out-of-State

67608 USD / full

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In-State

31608 USD / full

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Funding

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