Master of Arts (MA) in Journalism Entrepreneurship

The online master's degree in journalism entrepreneurship prepares students for professional careers at news outlets, and in digital and social media platforms, corporate communications and the freelance market. It particularly focuses on entrepreneurship and preparing students for today’s media environment, one in which skills in both journalism and business are essential.This degree is designed for students with a limited range of experience in journalism. Courses are offered in differing online environments. The entire program can be completed in one calendar year with students starting classes in the August, then continuing in the fall and spring semesters, and finishing their professional project over the summer. The Master of Arts in Journalism Entrepreneurship also offers flexibility in that its online courses can be taken at a student’s own pace over a longer time period. The entire program is 30 credits.Students will come to Boulder in early August for a one-week in residency media boot camp, which will include another two weeks of class work completed remotely. This 3-credit course begins the program. Students will then take up to 12 credits in the fall and another 12 in the spring semesters. These courses are a mixture of traditional 15-week classes and five-week terms; each is 3 credits.Regardless of schedule, the degree’s focus is on multimedia journalism and business training. Students develop skills in information gathering, storytelling and analysis across a variety of platforms and professional contexts, including video, online interactivity, social media, and photography—and, of course, the printed word. They will also take conceptual courses concerning the journalism industry and the business of journalism.

Minimum Admissions Requirements The Graduate School at CU Boulder has established minimum standards for admission. Qualified students may be recommended for admission to regular degree status by approved programs of the Graduate School provided they meet the following criteria. Individual graduate departments may have additional or more restrictive standards by which they evaluate graduate applicants. Be sure to visit the admissions pages of the programs that you are interested in for a full list of program specific application requirements. Applicants must: Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, or have done work equivalent to that required for such a degree. Show promise of ability to pursue advanced study and research, as judged by the student’s scholastic record. Have adequate preparation to enter graduate study in the chosen field. Have at least a 2.75 (2.00=C) undergraduate grade point average. Applicants to programs in the College of Engineering and Applied Science must have a 3.00 (3.00=B) undergraduate grade point average. Note: applicants who cannot meet this undergraduate standard may still secure regular admission if they have completed 9 semester hours of relevant graduate course work with at least a 3.25 grade point average.