One-Year Bachelor of Journalism
This program is one where you learn by doing.
e are storytellers. We tell
W stories online with slide shows,
audio and video. We produce
newspapers. We broadcast programs
on provincial television and Halifax
community radio.
You can find our alumni in every
facet of media—producing popular
science programs on radio, editing
sports and outdoors magazines,
writing novels, and creating new
web ventures.
Our journalism school works
closely with students to develop
skills to help graduates succeed
down whatever path they choose
Students are immersed in the art
and craft of the profession that
prizes their role in bringing forth
matters of public interest. You will
graduate with the ability to work as a
reporter or editor in the Canadian
news media (from newspaper to
broadcast to online), or launch a
career where being able to write and
speak well, interview people and
puzzle things out are assets.
The School of Journalism is small.
We are on first name basis with
our students. Our faculty, all
experienced professionals, are not
only teachers, explaining the hows
and whys of journalistic storytelling
in all its many and various forms,
but are editors and producers—
vetting and critiquing the stories
students produce. As you will
find out, our students learn to be
reporters by being reporters. Their
work gets published
and broadcast, as
well as read, listened
to and watched.
Students in the
King’s one-
year Bachelor of
Journalism program
don’t just learn
technology and
technique; they learn
how to think like
journalists, to follow
their curiosity, to
ask questions, to
use the concrete
to illuminate the
abstract, to see the
world in terms of a
story, and to communicate it clearly
and well.
With this foundation, our alumni
have filled the many rooms of
journalism; from the CBC to the
BBC, from The Globe & Mail to
The Times in Johannesburg, King’s
grads are everywhere.
Our graduates have also successfully
transitioned into allied professions,
such as public relations, corporate
communications, marketing,
government, the diplomatic corps
and public affairs—any field where
superior writing, communication
and analytical skills are assets.

Overview
From the beginning, you will be a
reporter and work with industry-
standard technology under the
guidance of experienced faculty.
The Bachelor of Journalism
program moves quickly: over
eight months, you will gain a
solid foundation of knowledge,
mastering one set of skills and
then quickly moving onto the
next. Our objective is for you to
graduate with a solid foundation
of knowledge and skills you will
continue to develop during your
career.
The school year is divided
into five blocks: an eight-week
introductory basic training
module, three six-week workshop
blocks, and a month-long
internship.
This will give you a solid base
of knowledge and skills to build
your career in journalism.
Although people have used the
skills covered in this program to
pursue other careers, we teach
with the assumption that you will
be pursuing a career in journalism
upon graduation.
Basic Training (8 Weeks)
Your school year begins with the basic
training module. This is an intense
eight weeks during which you work
long hours. We teach you basic writing
and reporting skills for print, broadcast
and online. We also provide you with
practical research skills, ethics and
history, all of which are essential to
become an effective journalist.
Workshops (6 Weeks each)
Over the course of the program, you
will complete three workshops that
build upon the writing and reporting
skills covered in basic training. You
will join our senior fourth-year
honours journalism students in the
workshop sessions.
In workshops you are working
journalists. Under the guidance of
faculty and staff, you will constantly
produce stories for a public audience,
whether it be a weekly newspaper or
television program or a daily radio
broadcast or hourly updated website.
Newspaper
In this workshop, you will produce
five issues of the Halifax Commoner,
a weekly newspaper distributed
throughout Halifax. You will have
the chance to try various forms of
newspaper reporting – hard news,
feature writing, analysis, narrative
writing, columns, editorials, investigative
reporting, graphics, pictures and photo
essays. We strive to break stories and to
build on stories that have appeared in
the local media. You will be encouraged
to freelance stories to local dailies
and weeklies.
to take photos, edit stories and write
headlines and cutlines. You will learn
how to design and lay out pages using
InDesign. And you will work as a team
to ensure the paper is finished on time,
the copy is error-free, the photos are
engaging and the stories are accurate
and compelling.
Radio
As a radio student you will produce
The Radio Room, a half-hour news
and current affairs program that is
broadcast live twice a week, on CKDU-
FM, Halifax’s alternative radio station.
Over the course of the workshop you
have the opportunity to write and perform
newscasts, produce and host the show,
do daily news deadline reporting and
tape talks, prepare mini-documentaries,
interview guests, assign reporters and
digitally record and edit your stories.
Television
This workshop produces a weekly
television magazine program called
The’fax, which is broadcast across the
province on Eastlink Television and
online. You learn to research, write and
produce your own field reports and
studio interviews under the pressure

You will pitch story ideas, help develop

the ideas of others, and work to
strict deadlines. You will learn how
of a deadline. You are taught how to
structure your stories and write to
pictures. You will also learn how to
use our professional digital cameras
and editing equipment.
By the end of the workshop, you
will have the knowledge and skill to
produce a news report and interviews
that meet professional standards.
Online
The Online Workshop will prepare
you to work in an online newsroom.
You will get a toolbox of skills to
create web content—the ability to
research, gather and produce online
news, and, most important, an ability
to present content in different ways.
The workshop produces a daily news
site called U-News. It is a mixture of
original news and feature stories. It
also includes a daily news summary
and a section called In Context that
supplies online resources for stories
in the news. A fourth component is
an editors’ blog.
You will also work in teams to
collaborate on reporting and produce
multimedia content—slideshow,
audio and video—for a majority of
stories posted. The
goal is to produce
a dynamic website
that presents original
content each hour.
Narrative Nonfiction
While most workshops
produce something, the
focus of this workshop
is on developing your
individual narrative
skills in a group setting.
You will read and
discuss writing—
your own in-progress writing as well
as works by established authors. You
will also vet your story ideas, outlines
and drafts with other members of
the workshop group. Though the
workshop focuses on writing, it also
examines how the magazine business
actually works, and explores the
possibilities of freelancing.
Advanced Workshops
There are a number of advanced
workshops offered during the third
session. They are open to students
who have already taken the basic
workshop and want to learn more.
They include: investigative, advanced
radio, advanced magazine, advanced
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During the program students
Internship(4 Weeks) complete additional classes.
During the program you will participate
in a month-long unpaid internship at News Media & the Courts
an approved media outlet. This class introduces you to the
Canadian justice system and the
We consider the internship to be an
specific laws that govern how
integral component of the Bachelor
journalists do their job. It begins
of Journalism program.
with an overview of court structure,
It’s an excellent opportunity for you legal principles, and criminal and
to get your foot in the door. In fact, civil procedure. It also delves into
many of our students are hired at the such issues as publication bans,
end of the program based on their contempt of court, libel law, media
performance during their internships. access to the courts, and
confidentiality of sources.
Although you are free to intern
anywhere in the world, we urge you
History and Ethics of Journalism
to consider smaller media outlets
closer to home. The opportunity for While journalists are legally bound by
getting on-air experience or for being the laws governing how they perform
published is greater, thereby adding their job, they are also bound by their
valuable material to your portfolio. own conscience. This class explores
And our students have interned the power—and responsibility—of the
everywhere—from The National Post mass media in shaping public opinion
and Sports Illustrated to Entertainment and public policy. You will consider
Tonight and The View. the various and conflicting roles of
media in contemporary society.
Journalism Research
This class will focus on essential
research skills such as finding facts
and sources, digging below the surface
and analyzing the evidence, as well
as using conventional resources to
find information.
Halifax
Halifax, with a population of almost
400,000, is the largest Canadian
city east of Montreal.

Restaurants, art galleries, parks and

the ocean are just a short walk or
bus ride from King’s.

With all these amenities,

amen it’s no
coincidence that Halifax with five
major universities is the centre of
higher education.

Faculty
Most members of faculty actively
work as journalists. Whether it
is contributing columns to local
newspapers, researching and
writing books, or participating in
journalistic-related development
work, their wide ranging interests
and knowledge will enrich your
learning experience.
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Media Outlets
The School of Journalism has a
close relationship with all of the
major Canadian media outlets.
Although Halifax is a relatively
small city by Canadian standards,
most major media outlets have
Atlantic bureaus based here.
Our students are sought after for
positions across the country and
around the world and our faculty
are often called upon to comment
on media-related issues.
Students wishing to stay in Halifax
for their internship have a wide
range of options from which to
choose, everything from large
corporations such as CBC and
CTV Atlantic to smaller newspapers
such as The Coast, an independent
weekly that was founded by
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Admission
Admission
Requirements
Requirements
The admissions committee, which
is composed of members of the
journalism faculty, reviews all applica-
tions for the program. Although the
committee considers everything that
is included in an application, they
look specifically for four things:
• Application form
and $70 application fee.
• A Bachelor’s degree
The degree must be from an
accredited university with a “B”
average or higher. There is no
preference of faculty or major.
• An Autobiographical Sketch
The sketch should be
approximately 1,000 words. In it
we would like you to tell us about
yourself and explain how you came
to be interested in journalism.
• A Portfolio
Students who have journalistic
experience should submit clippings,
and/or recordings of their work.
Costs
Costs (as of 2010
2010–2011)
–2011)
Tuition and fees*
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BJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,136
Book (estimated) . . . . . . . . . . $
Residence (in Angel’s Roost
with bronze meal plan)
Single room . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,175
International differential fee . $ 7,260
International health fee . . . . . $
Please note these are estimates.
For detailed costs including health
insurance and incidental fees, please
visit our website at www.ukings.ca
Students who do not
have any journalistic
experience should
consider submitting
a writing sample,
preferably something
similar in style to a piece
of journalism. Reference
letters can be included
with the application or
submitted separately
by the referee. We
We
recommend a maximum of three
reference letters. Students may also
submit a resume.
Applicants who are able to provide us
with all of the above have the greatest
chance for success.
Early application deadline —
February 15th
First round of admissions offers
extended — Mid March
Final application deadline — Jun
June 1st
The admission committee will offer
early admission to well qualified
applicants whose files are complete
by February 15. The committee will
continue to consider applicants up
to June 1st, space permitting. Please
note that the Bachelor of Journalism
programme is a limited enrolment
program. We suggest early application.
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Scholarships
King’s offers a range of awards for
entering candidates for the Bachelor
of Journalism Programme. A number
636
of awards are offered in support
of the College’s commitment to
diversity. These include The Bachelor
of Journalism Diversity Scholarship
($9,000), the ATV/CTV Media
Scholarship ($2,000), and the
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University of King’s College
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 2A1
Rogers Broadcasting
All-News Radio
Scholarship 1 ($5,000).
Additional awards
include the Audrey
Stevenson Memorial
Scholarship (typically
valued between $1,500
and $4,000) which is
available to an entering
female student, and the
Rogers Broadcasting
All-News Radio Scholarship 2
($5,000) which is awarded to a
student with permanent residence in
Nova Scotia or New Brunswick.
Please refer to the King’s website
or academic calendar for detailed
selection criteria for these awards.
To be considered for these
scholarships, please complete
the Supplementary Bachelor of
Journalism Award Application Form,
available online at www.ukings.ca.
The application deadline
eadline is F
February
ebruary
15, 2011.
Financial Assistance
Students in the one-year program
have higher costs (and often heavier
financial burdens) than students
in other King’s programmes.
Students who are in receipt of a
Canada Student Loan or a Quebec
Student Loan are eligible to apply
for a King’s Bursary. Bursaries
are awarded on an on-going basis
with amounts ranging from $200
to $2,o00 or more. The Bursary
Committee accepts applications for
Journalism Entrance Awards online
(deadline FFebruary
ebruary 15, 2011) and
through the academic year beginning
in October.
(902) 422-1271
fax (902) 425-8183
admissions@ukings.ns.ca
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