Academic Programs

Academic Programs

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism offers a variety of academic programs to meet the needs of new and continuing journalists. The full-time and part-time Master of Science and the Master of Arts programs are the core of the school. In addition, a Doctor of Philosophy in Communications and various fellowships are offered. For more information, please consult the overview below.

Critical Issues
Q and A in Critical Issues class.
Photo/Rebecca Castillo

M.S. Program

The Master of Science program is the traditional cornerstone of the journalism school and trains students to think, write, and report critically, preparing them for careers in journalism. In the second half of their program students specialize in one of the four following fields: Broadcast, Magazine, New Media, or Newspaper. Students may pursue an M.S. degree as either a full-time or a part-time student.
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M.S. Program

M.A. Program

The school has a Master of Arts degree program that focuses on teaching future leaders in journalism about complicated subjects they might encounter in their careers. Students may select one of the following concentrations: Politics, Arts & Culture, Business & Economics, and Science. It will help journalists to become experts in the fields they cover.
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M.A. Program

Ph.D. Program

The Doctor of Philosophy in Communications allows students to engage in advanced study in the field in pursuit of an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in the field.
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Ph.D. Program

Dual Degree students
Dual Degree Earth & Environmental
Science Journalism students near Antarctica.

Joint and Dual-Degree Programs

Because of the large variety of disciplines available for study at Columbia, the journalism school allows students to study in pursuit of dual degrees in the areas of Law, Business, International and Public Affairs, Earth and Environmental Science, and Religion.
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Dual Degree Programs
• Journalism and Law
• Journalism and Business
• Journalism and International and Public Affairs
• Earth and Environmental Science Journalism
• Journalism and Religion M.S.-M.A.

Knight Bagehot Fellowship

The Graduate School of Journalism offers the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program in Economics and Business Journalism for currently established journalists interested in pursuing study in the field of economics, business journalism, and finance.
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Knight-Bagehot Fellowship Program in Economics and Business Journalism

Dual Degree students
Columbia Publishing Course students with
Madeline McIntosh of Random House.

Columbia Publishing Course

The Columbia Publishing Course is a summer program designed for college graduates interested in pursuing a career in publishing.
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Columbia Publishing Course


Bloomberg College Editors' Leadership Workshop

This one-week workshop is designed to improve the quality of college newspapers while encouraging outstanding editors to consider careers in journalism.
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Bloomberg College Editors' Leadership Workshop