Campus

Seneca@York

Duration

4 Semesters (2 Years)

Credential Awarded

Ontario College Diploma

School

School of Marketing & Media

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This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online and some must be completed in person. Students will need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements. For courses offered in the flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real time to students attending remotely. In flexible courses, students have the choice of coming on campus or learning online.

Learn more about Seneca’s program delivery options.

About the Program

Seneca’s two-year diploma Journalism program will provide you with hands-on training for multiple platforms — broadcast, video, audio, multimedia, online and social media. You will work in integrated newsrooms across all platforms.

Starting on your first day, you will be in the field reporting and giving a voice to issues that matter. As the program develops you can specialize in sports, entertainment, aboriginal/environmental issues, investigative journalism, hosting/anchoring or documentary/multimedia presentations.

You can also pursue the concurrent credential Journalism program offered by Seneca and York University where you can earn a Seneca diploma and a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Multiplatform reporting
• Content producing
• Documenting
• Multimedia presentation
• Specialized writing
• Pitching
• Audio and visual gathering
• Editing
• Investigating
• On-air performance

Work Experience

Field Placement

You will experience journalism in a professional multiplatform setting through six weeks of mandatory field placement.

Your Career

When you graduate from this program, these are the types of career options that you can explore:

• Multiplatform content producer
• Investigative reporter
• Videographer
• Sportscaster
• Entertainment host
• Digital journalist
• Documentary maker
• Video and audio recorder
• Editor in various sectors of television, radio, digital journalism and social media

Affiliations/Associations

• Canadian Media Educators (CME)
• Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
• Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
• 105.9 THE REGION