薩福克大學(xué)

Journalism matters. Learn to report the news across print and digital platforms at Suffolk University. Whether you concentrate in broadcast journalism or print/web journalism, you'll earn a degree that's in-demand and invaluable to your career and grad school plans.

Suffolk University's program is tailored to your goals. You'll start by taking two foundation courses that focus on effective speaking, concise writing, and critical thinking and then courses in writing, online journalism, and media law. Next, you’ll gain specific knowledge and hands-on experience in journalism.

• In the broadcast journalism concentration, you’ll gain invaluable experience at our two campus TV shows, Suffolk U News and Temple Street. Internships are also vital. Suffolk students regularly work at New England Cable News, PBS, and the local affiliates of NBC, CBS, and ABC, and Fox News and ESPN.
• If you choose the print/web journalism concentration, you’ll gain universal skills that can be applied in print and online, including reporting, feature writing, criticism, and copy editing. Our students regularly intern at The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Magazine, and Metro newspaper, among other print outlets, as well as for a wide variety of online news and sports publications.

Journalism Learning Goals & Objectives

Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.

Learning Goals Learning Objectives

Students will...

• Understand the nature of current news events and the forces that shape news judgment.
• Understand the importance of ethical consideration in news reporting, the law of governing mass communication in the United States, and the central role of journalism in democratic societies.
• Know and understand the nature of news gathering, news writing, and aspects of producing an electronic news package in different settings.
• Understand and know the skills for working in a diverse and changing media environment.
• Understand the lifestyle required in the pursuit of a journalism career.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to...

• Identify news elements in news stories
• Demonstrate awareness of current events both locally and globally
• Demonstrate an awareness for the perspectives of diverse communities in news judgment
• Master reporting skills using ethical principles in pursuit of truth, accuracy, fairness, and diversity
• Demonstrate critical, creative and independent thought processes to report a story
• Cite and apply specific aspects of the law
• Conduct research using a variety of reporting tools, such as stores sources, field reporting and interviews
• Critically evaluate information
• Write correctly and clearly in a variety of formats, such as print and broadcast
• Write news stories using the correct broadcast style and appropriate focus on writing for visuals
• Write news stories in different broadcast formats such as radio and TV news packages
• Write news stories using the correct print and online styles for features, hard news and beat reporting
• Write news stories using the correct broadcast style and appropriate focus on writing for visuals
• Write news stories in different broadcast formats such as radio and TV news packages
• Demonstrate hands-on creation in reporting, writing, electronic news gathering and editing though practicum, workshops or internships
• Create career goals through meetings with advisors and professional journalists