Journalism and Digital Media Major

The Journalism and Digital Media Major offers three concentrations: Chinese Journalism, International Journalism and Data and Media Communication. The Chinese Journalism concentration aims to prepare students for a career in Chinese-language media, while the International Journalism concentration is geared to those who plan to work for international media that operate in English. The Data and Media Communication concentration, which is jointly offered with the Department of Computer Science, aims to train a new generation of digital journalists with advanced computer skills, notably in data visualisation and analytics. All choices share Major Core and Major Elective Courses dealing with the activities and responsibilities of print, broadcast and internet journalists. Each choice requires bilingualism, but stresses the particular language and professional skills appropriate for the specialisation.

All Journalism students pursue studies in three major areas: (1) professional journalism, in which students learn the principles and skills of gathering, presenting and producing news and current affairs reports; (2) theoretical foundations of the profession, in which students develop a conceptual understanding of the profession and its role in society through legal, ethical, political, historical, economic and media communication theory courses; and (3) complementary studies of the relationship between journalism and society as well as the way politics, government, business and law operate in both local and international communities. In all these areas, emphasis is on Hong Kong and mainland China with due attention to the international context in which both communities operate.

Subject to resource and quota constraints, all students have the option of adopting a secondary stream: Broadcast Journalism (BJ), Financial Journalism (FJ) or General Stream each with relevant courses. Chinese Journalism and International Journalism students are required to undertake a professional internship during the summer following the third year, while Data and Media Communication students are encouraged to do so as an option. At the end of the programme, every student has to produce a final-year project that integrates their conceptual and practical journalism knowledge.

Requirements

 II. Major Courses 50–53 units
  Major Required Courses (21 units)  
  JOUR2077 Chinese News Reporting and Writing 3 units
  JOUR2085 English News Reporting and Writing 3 units
  JOUR2116 Finance and Economics for Journalists 3 units
  JOUR3137 Journalism and Communication Theory 3 units
  JOUR3157 Law and Ethics for Journalists 3 units
  JOUR4007 Research Methods in Communication 3 units
  JOUR4015 Journalism Internship 0 unit
  Choose one out of the following two courses:
  JOUR2087 Multimedia and Multiplatform Journalism 3 units
  JOUR2117 Broadcast Reporting and Production 3 units
     
  Concentration Courses (23–30 units)  
  Chinese Journalism Concentration Required Courses (26 units)  
  JOUR2046 Advanced News and Feature Writing (Chinese) 3 units
  JOUR2076 Data Journalism 3 units
  JOUR3145 Investigative Reporting (Chinese) 3 units
  JOUR3245 Journalism Practicum I (Chinese) 2 units
  JOUR3246 Journalism Practicum II (Chinese) 2 units
  JOUR4005 Theory and Practice of Journalism in Greater China 3 units
     
  Chinese Journalism Concentration – Broadcast Journalism Stream Required Courses  
  JOUR2095 Advanced Broadcast Production 3 units
  JOUR3167 News Documentary 3 units
  JOUR3265 Journalism Practicum I (Broadcast) 2 units
  JOUR3295 Journalism Practicum II (Broadcast) 2 units
     
  Chinese Journalism Concentration – Financial Journalism Stream Required Courses  
  JOUR3165 Unlocking Finance 3 units
  JOUR3166 Strategic Investments and Contemporary Economics 3 units
  JOUR3266 Journalism Practicum I (Finance) 2 units
  JOUR3267 Journalism Practicum II (Finance) 2 units
     
  Chinese Journalism Concentration – General Stream Required Courses  
  JOUR3247 Journalism Practicum III (Chinese) 2 units
  JOUR3296 Journalism Practicum IV (Chinese) 2 units
  Two courses from the Major Elective Courses 6 units
     
  International Journalism Concentration Required Courses (26 units)  
  JOUR2076 Data Journalism 3 units
  JOUR2096 Advanced News and Feature Writing (English) 3 units
  JOUR3136 International News in a Globalized World 3 units
  JOUR3146 Investigative Reporting (English) 3 units
  JOUR3255 Journalism Practicum I (English) 2 units
  JOUR3256 Journalism Practicum II (English) 2 units
     
  International Journalism Concentration – Broadcast Journalism Stream Required Courses  
  JOUR2095 Advanced Broadcast Production 3 units
  JOUR3167 News Documentary 3 units
  JOUR3265 Journalism Practicum I (Broadcast) 2 units
  JOUR3295 Journalism Practicum II (Broadcast) 2 units
     
  International Journalism Concentration – Financial Journalism Stream Required Courses  
  JOUR3165 Unlocking Finance 3 units
  JOUR3166 Strategic Investments and Contemporary Economics 3 units
  JOUR3266 Journalism Practicum I (Finance) 2 units
  JOUR3267 Journalism Practicum II (Finance) 2 units
     
  International Journalism Concentration – General Stream Required Courses  
  JOUR3257 Journalism Practicum III (English) 2 units
  JOUR3297 Journalism Practicum IV (English) 2 units
  Two courses from the Major Elective Courses 6 units
     
  Data and Media Communication Concentration Required Courses (23 units; 30 units for DMC-FIN students)  
  COMP2865 Fundamental of Data Analysis and Management 3 units
  COMP3115 Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization 3 units
  COMP3925 Data Analysis Studio 1 unit
  ITEC2016 Data-driven Visualization for the Web 3 units
  JOUR3155 Investigative Reporting for Data and Media Communication 2 units
  JOUR4046 Integrated Data-driven Storytelling 3 units
  Choose one out of the following two courses:
  JOUR3245 Journalism Practicum I (Chinese) 2 units
  JOUR3255 Journalism Practicum I (English) 2 units
     
  Data and Media Communication Concentration – Financial Journalism Stream Required Courses  
  JOUR3165 Unlocking Finance 3 units
  JOUR3166 Strategic Investments and Contemporary Economics 3 units
  JOUR3266 Journalism Practicum I (Finance) 2 units
  JOUR3267 Journalism Practicum II (Finance)  2 units
     
  Data and Media Communication Concentration Elective Courses (6 units; 3 units for DMC-FIN students)**  
  COMP4015 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 3 units
  COMP4027 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 3 units
  COMP4045 Human Computer Interaction 3 units
  COMP4075 Social Computing and Web Intelligence 3 units
  COMP4909 Data Media Project II 3 units
  COMP7930 Big Data Analytics 3 units
  JOUR2087 Multimedia and Multiplatform Journalism 3 units
  JOUR2105 Visual Journalism 3 units
  JOUR2117 Broadcast Reporting and Production 3 units
  JOUR3096 Current Affairs and News Analysis 3 units
  JOUR3115 Media Management 3 units
  JOUR3285 Financial Data and Market Sentiment Analysis 3 units
  JOUR3287 Social Media Content Management 3 units
  JOUR4005 Theory and Practice of Journalism in Greater China 3 units
  ** And any course approved by the Department of Journalism and Department of Computer Science. 
     
  Major Elective Courses (6 units; 0 unit for DMC-FIN students)  
  JOUR2046 Advanced News and Feature Writing (Chinese) 3 units
  JOUR2076 Data Journalism 3 units
  JOUR2095 Advanced Broadcast Production 3 units
  JOUR2096 Advanced News and Feature Writing (English) 3 units
  JOUR2097 Advanced News and Feature Writing (Finance) 3 units
  JOUR2105 Visual Journalism 3 units
  JOUR2106 Data Visualization 3 units
  JOUR2125 Photojournalism and Documentary Photography 3 units
  JOUR3016 Political Economy for Journalists 3 units
  JOUR3046 Comparative Perspectives on Media 3 units
  JOUR3047 News Anchoring 3 units
  JOUR3057 Finance and Investment 3 units
  JOUR3075 Economics for Financial Journalists 3 units
  JOUR3077 Magazine Design and Editing 3 units
  JOUR3085 Media Transformation and Institutional Change in Historical Perspective 3 units
  JOUR3095 Business and Financial News Reporting in English 3 units
  JOUR3096 Current Affairs and News Analysis 3 units
  JOUR3097 Current Hong Kong Issues for Communicators 3 units
  JOUR3105 Current Issues in Journalism 3 units
  JOUR3106 Images of Media in Popular Culture 3 units
  JOUR3107 Media, Technology and Globalisation 3 units
  JOUR3115 Media Management 3 units
  JOUR3117 News Translation 3 units
  JOUR3125 Strategic Television Communication 3 units
  JOUR3126 Visual Literacy: Critical Appreciation of Photos 3 units
  JOUR3135 Analytical and Opinion Writing 3 units
  JOUR3136 International News in a Globalized World 3 units
  JOUR3145 Investigative Reporting (Chinese) 3 units
  JOUR3146 Investigative Reporting (English) 3 units
  JOUR3147 Investigative Reporting (Finance) 3 units
  JOUR3165 Unlocking Finance 3 units
  JOUR3166 Strategic Investments and Contemporary Economics 3 units
  JOUR3167 News Documentary 3 units
  JOUR3175 Contemporary Issues in Journalism  1 units
  JOUR3205 Convergence Editing (Broadcast) 3 units
  JOUR3215 Convergence Editing (Chinese) 3 units
  JOUR3225 Convergence Editing (English) 3 units
  JOUR3235 Convergence Editing (Finance) 3 units
  JOUR3275 Immersive Journalism 3 units
  JOUR3276 Data Story Laboratory I 3 units
  JOUR3277 Data Story Laboratory II 3 units
  JOUR3285 Financial Data and Market Sentiment Analysis 3 units
  JOUR3286 Reporting Business and Financial News in Chinese 3 units
  JOUR3287 Social Media Content Management 3 units
  JOUR4005 Theory and Practice of Journalism in Greater China 3 units
  JOUR4017 China Reporting and Writing 3 units
  JOUR4025 Critical Studies of Media 3 units
  JOUR4045 Entrepreneurial Journalism 3 units
     
III. Honours Project 3 units
  Chinese Journalism Concentration  
  JOUR4865 Honours Project in Chinese Journalism 3 units
     
  International Journalism Concentration  
  JOUR4885 Honours Project in International Journalism 3 units
     
  Data and Media Communication Concentration  
  JOUR4855 Honours Project in Data and Media Communication 3 units
     
VI. Free Electives (32 units; 34 units for DMC-FIN students; 35 units for DMC-No Stream students) 3235 units

 

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