The Journalism Major aims to produce impartial, truth-seeking, credible, and versatile journalists who 1) recognize the value of trustworthy news in the enlightenment of the society, 2) give voice to the voiceless, 3) search for, assemble, verify, and put facts into meaningful and engaging stories, 4) work in a multi-platform media industry, and 5) contribute to the establishment of a public discussion outlet that is based on reliable information and intellectual diversity and rigor.

The Journalism Major enables students to:

•  Demonstrate a sound knowledge on both theory and practice of modern journalism industry and understanding of the various production processes of different media platforms including, print, electronic and online.
•  Demonstrate competency of journalistic skills required in research, interviewing, storytelling, and reporting effective news stories on a wide range of areas and for various media platforms.
•  Comply with media laws, ethical codes, and industrial practices related to sourcing, writing, editing, and adhering to strict deadlines.
•  Apply advanced skills in the design and layout of newspapers.

Students will develop sound knowledge and understanding of:

•  Both theory and practice of modern journalism industry and the various production processes of different media forms including, print, electronic and online.
•  The different styles of news writing and news gathering process including the art of interviewing for news and photojournalism.
•  Newspaper design, layout and typography and media laws and ethics.
•  Demonstrate competency for research, news gathering interviewing, editing, designing, and writing effective news stories of publishable standard on a wide range of areas and for various media platforms including print, radio, TV, and online.
•  Exhibit awareness of current issues and a mindset for acquiring new knowledge and skills prevalent in the journalism industry. Demonstrate mastery of journalistic skills required in research, storytelling, and reporting across media platforms.
•  Demonstrate compliance with industrial practices and media ethical and legal codes related to sourcing, writing, editing, cultural sensitivity, and adhering to strict deadlines.
•  Be able to accomplish the assigned tasks independently and/or team as required while adhering to the deadline and media laws and ethical codes.

To be admitted to the UTAS Mass Communication Program, prospective students have to have a minimum score of 60% in the General Education Diploma (GED) and a pass in English and Arabic. Students are selected on a competitive basis.

- Students are required to successfully finish the General Foundation Program