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JOURNALISM
JOURNALISM

JOURNALISM

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  • Level:3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma
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Fees (CAD)

* Insurance, Testing (Placement Assessment), Student ID Card (myCard), Material Fee, Student Centre Facilities Fee, etc

Estimated Total/program:
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60
Accept letter
100
Visa
20
Fly
1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
  • English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission (score of 170 or 171 required)
  • Attending a program admission session where you will learn more about the program is highly recommended.

Note: After applying, applicants will receive a letter with instructions on how to book a Journalism program admission session.

English Requirements

Minimum English Proficiency Scores Accepted

English Proficiency Test

Advanced Diploma Programs **

TOEFL

570 Paper-based
84+ minimums of 21 for the Internet-based test

MELAB

Score of 78

IELTS

6.5 with no band score less than 6.0

CAEL

Overall 60, Writing score 60

Pearson Test of English (Academic)

58+

International Test of English Proficiency (iTEP)

3.9+

Cambridge English Exams: Proficiency (CPE), Advanced (CAE), First (FCE)

170-179

** With English Level COMM 170/171


Centennial College accepts the Duolingo English Test to demonstrate English Language Proficiency

Minimum English Proficiency Scores Accepted

Centennial Level

Minimum Score

Certificate, diploma and Advanced Diploma Programs starting at COMM170

     115 - 124

Certificate, diploma and Advanced Diploma Programs starting at COMM160

      105 - 114

Note: Some programs may require a successful score in the College Language Skills Assessment in addition to a grade 12 English grade or equivalent for admission consideration.
 

English as a Second Language Partnerships

English Language Institution

Location

Course

Academie Linguistique Internationale

Montreal, QC

Level 7 Advanced

Canadian Language Learning Centre*

Toronto, ON

University Pathway Program

Capital English Solutions

Toronto, ON

College-University Preparation Course

EC Toronto

Toronto, ON

Pre-Advanced

EC Vancouver

Vancouver, BC

Pre-Advanced

ELS Toronto

Toronto, ON

English for Academic Purposes Level 112 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, 109

ELS Vancouver

Vancouver, BC

English for Academic Purposes Level 109 or higher

English School of Canada***

Toronto, ON

University-College Transfer Program

Hansa Language Centre**

Toronto, ON

English for Academic Purposes and the Level 10 Exam

ICEAP

Toronto, ON

General Bridge Program (Lvl 7)

International Language Academy of Canada*

Toronto, ON

UP III’s PW 3.3 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, PW 3.2

International Language Academy of Canada*

Vancouver, BC

UP III’s PW 3.3 for graduate certificates; for all other credentials, PW 3.2

International Language Schools Canada

Toronto, ON

University Pathway Program (A2 Level)

International Language Schools Canada

Vancouver, BC

University Pathway Program (A2 Level)

Kaplan International English 

Toronto, ON

C1 Advanced Level

Kaplan International English

Vancouver, BC

C1 Advanced Level

Quest Language Studies Toronto

Toronto, ON

Academic Pathway Certificate Program

Royal Canadian Institute of International Studies    

Toronto, ON

Advanced English for Academic Purposes for graduate certificates;
for all other credentials,
English for Academic Purposes

Sprott Shaw Language College

Toronto, ON

English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

Sprott Shaw Language College

Vancouver, BC

English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

Sprott Shaw Language College

Victoria, BC

English for Post-Secondary Education (EPE)

St. George International College*

Toronto, ON

University and College Pathway

Stafford House Toronto**

Toronto, ON

Academic College Preparation

The Language Gallery**

Toronto, ON

UPP Level 6

Toronto International College

Toronto, ON

Level 5 Advanced

Upper Madison College

Toronto, ON

Level 15 (EAP Term 3)

*passing grade of 75% required
**passing grade of 80% required
***for degree programs, a passing grade of 80% required

Students who achieve a minimum grade of 70% in any of these programs will satisfy Centennial's English Language requirement for admittance into Centennial College post-secondary programs. Agreements may also specify entry requirements into graduate certificate programs.  Students will still need to follow the regular application procedures and must meet all other admission requirements.

Course Information

In Centennial College's three-year Journalism program, you'll gain the skills to navigate and succeed in a changing industry. By going from the classroom to the newsroom, you'll come to understand the multifaceted and fast-paced journalism industry, which focuses on interesting people, places and things.

In this advanced diploma program, you'll:

  • Cover a variety of topics while developing the critical foundational skills you need for the industry;
  • Apply your newsroom skills to an award-winning community newspaper, a news website and radio-television news, all of which will make you versatile and industry-ready as soon as you graduate;
  • Develop new multiplatform skills for the evolving world of news reporting.

From covering breaking news to exploring human interest stories, as a journalist you'll be responsible for reporting events, interviewing newsmakers and examining the issues of our times.

Program Highlights

  • You'll experience one-on-one interaction with faculty members in an ultra-modern, professional newsroom.
  • The Story Arts Centre, where the Journalism program is facilitated, will offer you access to publishing, broadcast and Internet facilities.
  • Hands-on, real-world experience will be available through award-winning community media, including the East York Observer newspaper, Freshly Pressed magazine, the Toronto Observer news website, and online radio and television newscasts.
  • With a stellar faculty, whose combined credits include NBC News, CBC News, CTV News, OMNI, The Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, National Post, Globe and Mail and more, your journalism training will be relevant, demanding and highly effective.
  • You'll connect with excellent faculty, mentors and guest speakers and get to partake in exclusive field trips.
  • Through the field trips and your field placement, you'll have the opportunity to make exclusive news media connections.

 

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Courses

Semester 1

Course Code Course Title
COMM-170/COMM-171 College Communications 2
GNED General Education Elective
JO-102 Reporting 1
JO-109 Journalism and Democracy
JO-110 Media Literacy

Semester 2

Course Code Course Title
CO-107 Visual Storytelling: Photography
GNED-500 Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
JO-105 Reporting 2
JO-106 Journalism Law and Ethics
JO-111 Journalism Tools and Techniques

Semester 3

Course Code Course Title
COMM-180 College Communications 3
GNED General Education Elective
JO-200 Reporting 3
JO-216 Advanced Visual Storytelling: Photography & Video
JO-221 Interactive Journalism
JO-228 Mobile and Social Journalism

Semester 4

Course Code Course Title
JO-205 Advanced Interviewing Techniques
JO-210 News Lab
JO-226 Personal Branding And Freelancing
JO-229 Writing with Voice and Impact
JO-230 Podcasting
JO-500 Storyworks

Semester 5

Course Code Course Title
JO-313 Entrepreneurial Project
JO-316 Newsroom
JO-317 Advanced Video

Semester 6

Course Code Course Title
JO-350 Field Placement
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Pre Courses

English Language Learning (ELL) is taught at Progress Campus

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Pathway Courses

Applicants who apply to, but who do not meet the admission requirements for the Broadcasting and Film, Journalism, or Advertising and Marketing Communication Management programs may receive an alternate offer to the Communications and Media Fundamentals program.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Reporter
  • Photographer
  • Writer
  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Layout artist

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance fee is 509,34 CAD per year

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