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Kent's Reporting and Editing graduate program in JMC is structured to prepare students for careers in newspaper, magazine, broadcast, convergence, or journalism education. It caters to students who want to teach high school journalism or to stay on the content-providing side of the media rather than go into management.
By offering hands-on, engaging courses such as Reporting Public Affairs, Computer Assisted Reporting and Design for Cybermedia, the Reporting and Editing program readies students to be leaders in their chosen field upon graduation.
Required Core Courses:
| Introduction to Graduate Study in JMC |
| Ethics of Mass Communication |
| Mass Communication Theory |
| Legal Problems in Mass Communication |
| Research Methods in JMC |
| Master's Project, Master's Thesis, or Comprehensive Exam |
| Reporting Public Affairs |
| Online Journalism |
| Advanced Broadcast News Reporting |
| Teaching High School Journalism |
Required only of students lacking the necessary background for the program. These courses will not count toward degree completion.
| Reporting for Mass Media |
| Editing for Mass Media |
Elective Courses:
All graduate students must complete 5 to 8 credit hours of elective coursework.
Journalism educators should contact Candace Perkins Bowen at 330-672-8297/5093 or cbowen@kent.edu for more information.
Contact Associate Professor Von Whitmore, the Graduate Coordinator, at 330 672-8304 or ewhitmor@kent.edu for more information.