MEMO: Fall M.S. Curriculum launched
M.S. students: The Fall Curriculum Guide info is below. and we are hosting a webcast/discussion about it on Wednesday, July 2. The M.A. students have more of a set curriculum, and will be receiving their guide in a few days, with a webcast/discussion with Dean Evan Cornog set for Thursday, July 17, 1-2 p.m. Eastern Time.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL OUR PREVIOUS WEBCASTS AND SEE ALL OUR RESOURCES AND FAQS FOR NEW STUDENTS at http://deanstudents.blogsome.com/2008/04/18/prepping/
[Please read the guide carefully. It’s also available off the “Current Students” page of the website.]
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Special info about your orientation, which begins Aug. 7, is at this link.
To: All M.S. students
From: LynNell Hancock, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Interim
Re: M.S. Instructional Program
Welcome!
The faculty, administrators and staff are glad that you have chosen to study with us at Columbia Journalism School. As students, you will be joining a community of teachers and learners who are dedicated to the highest ideals and aspirations of journalism. We believe that journalism is an integral part of a free, open and well-informed society. Everything we offer academically helps to promote that goal.
We have prepared some information to help you make appropriate academic decisions in the year to come.
It describes the instructional program for the Fall Semester for full-time M.S. candidates [LINK]
], and will help answer questions you might have
about the school [LINK].
This is an exciting moment in journalism, when technology is rapidly enhancing and altering the ways in which we tell the world’s stories. You will become familiar with the language and discipline of the changing modes of communication during the course of your time with us. At the same time, you will be reminded in every course that first-rate journalism education is far more than a mastery of skills. It’s all about learning context, analysis and habits of mind.
In mid-August, I will be returning to the faculty and you will have a chance to meet my successor as Dean of Academic Affairs, Bill Grueskin. He joins us from the Wall Street Journal, where he was one of the top editors and helped run the print and online newsrooms. Professor Grueskin will help lead the way in
bridging traditional journalism with the future of the industry.
Meanwhile, take special note of the impending deadlines (our favorite word) for balloting for Fall courses. And sample as many books as you can over the summer from the suggested reading list [LINK].
See you in August.
LynNell Hancock
