Specialty 061 "Journalism"

About the program

Journalism is a creative profession for active people. There are many specialties within journalism, but all representatives of the profession have something in common: they want to know more, they want to influence the course of events, and they do not want to be passive consumers.

4 year (5 years master's)

duration of study
Full-time and part-time

forms of education
Diploma

State standard

Benefits of Journalist profession

You can influence people's opinions with your materials
You can help people solve their problems
You can meet cool people
You will have to move a lot and even travel
You can expose lies and investigate corruption cases
You can become a famous person, the face of the TV channel

Today, there are many people around journalism who have gotten their hands dirty in churning out texts. However, journalism is not just about writing text, although text is important. Journalism is created by people for other people. The most important thing in professional journalism is to take into account the consequences of creating a text, to think about the people it can harm. A journalist has a weapon that can destroy people's lives if handled carelessly. Therefore, a true professional feels responsible and adheres to the standards of the profession.

Now let's get back to the text. You've probably come across a text on a topic that interests you, but you haven't even read it to the end. The reason is that this text was created unprofessionally. A professional journalist should not only prepare a text, but also take into account a number of things: where exactly this text will appear, who will read it, what time the material appeared, etc. By taking these points into account when creating a text, a journalist will be able to effectively meet the information needs of his or her reader or viewer. In addition, a journalistic text is not written as the author wishes. Only a blogger can afford to work this way. There are journalistic genres - specific formats that a professional journalist must follow in his or her work.

A journalistic text is created not on any topic, but on a specific news event that deserves public attention. This, in particular, narrows the possibilities of journalistic arbitrariness and the appearance of paid-for materials. There are criteria for what events can and cannot become the basis for a journalistic story.

So, the ability to create an interesting text is not everything. To become a professional, you must first learn the rules and laws of the profession.

Why is it worth studying journalism at IHU?

Of course, you can study anywhere. It's up to you to choose. However, a bad choice will mean that you will have wasted 4 years of your life. Unfortunately, a bad choice is possible. What exactly do we offer?

Unified combination of theory and practice

We believe that there can be no practice without theory. However, practice is also necessary. Therefore, work with the text begins in the first year.
Providing students with internships

Every year, students have to do an internship in the media, gaining real work experience. Of course, this is a great opportunity to prove yourself and later gain a foothold in this media outlet.
Individual approach to each student

Writing is a very individual process. Someone writes quickly, and someone writes slowly. Some people grasp an idea right away, while others need time to do so. We create conditions for everyone to work on the text at their own pace.
Low contract value

Unfortunately, the pragmatic aspect of learning does matter. Of course, it is not the most important thing, but it is worth considering when making a decision.
Comfortable study conditions

The International Humanitarian University provides ideal conditions for studying, playing sports and just relaxing. Of course, due to the war, some classes are currently held online. However, we hope that these problems will be gradually resolved and we will all be able to return to the classrooms.