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Would you like to gain the professional training to become a national reporter? Or a broadcast journalist? Or a podcast storyteller? Or a magazine writer? Or an investigative journalist? Or an international correspondent? Or an arts critic? Or a sports journalist? Or a climate journalist? Or maybe a book author? As a student in Columbia Journalism School's Master of Science Program, you will embark on a broad and flexible curriculum that provides a world-class education in the areas of journalism that matter to you, all while you gain fundamental skills in reporting, multimedia storytelling, writing, and ethics.
Students in Columbia's Master of Science (M.S.) Program are on the street reporting from day one, learning to think critically and act ethically as working journalists in New York, one of the world's most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. Classes in the M.S. Program are small and Columbia's
faculty - made up of preeminent journalists with a range of expertise - give their students intensive feedback. The Journalism School's pass-fail grading policy fosters collaboration. The result: a grounding in the fundamental skills that helps our graduates stand out and makes a difference throughout their careers.
While Columbia does offer two M.S. specializations -
Documentary and
Investigative - the broader Master of Science Program does
not require that its applicants apply to study specific journalism mediums or subjects. The Master of Science Program provides a flexible curriculum that gives students the freedom to build professional skills in the areas of journalism that most resonate with them. And, students who are not in the
Documentary or
Investigative Specializations are welcome to take M.S. Program classes that will deepen their skills as investigative reporters or video storytellers. Please click
here to learn more about the many areas of study available in M.S. curriculum. And, please click on the following links to watch videos about the M.S. Program's
audio,
visual, and
writing classes.
Many paths can lead to the Master of Science Program. Columbia's M.S. Program is designed for a range of students, from those with little to no experience to those who have been working in the field for several years and want to enhance their skills in order to advance to a new level in the world of journalism. M.S. students come from across the United States and from all over the world. Some are recent college graduates and some have worked for several years in different professions. M.S. students also come from a range of undergraduate majors and from a variety of undergraduate institutions, such as large public universities, liberal arts colleges, private universities, historically Black colleges and universities, music and arts conservatories, and engineering and design schools.
"I love how it said in the Master of Science Program description that it was for people who are new to journalism, who are familiar with journalism, or who are seeking a career change. And I knew that, although I had done some journalism in the past, I wasn't going to be able to do it at the level that I knew that I could unless I went into a program that has people who have done journalism before and those who haven't. I wanted to learn the basics from the ground level and really build it up. I would not have been able to do that anywhere else."
- Michael Hoffman, '22 M.S.
Our application is now open and can be started here; the application deadline for the M.S. Program 2023-24 academic year is December 15, 2022. Please click here to learn more about the application requirements.