Journalism and Digital Media Major

The Journalism and Digital Media Major offers two concentrations: Journalism, and Data and Media Communication. The Journalism concentration aims to prepare students for a career in Chinese-language media or international media that operate in English, while 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 and Digital Media 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.

Journalism Concentration students will be required to opt for one of the following four streams: Broadcast Journalism, Chinese Journalism, Financial Journalism or International Journalism. Data and Media Communication Concentration students will have the option of choosing either the Financial Journalism Stream or the General Stream. Each stream has relevant courses. At the end of the programme, every student has to produce a final-year project that integrates their conceptual and practical journalism knowledge.

Requirements

 * All the Major Elective Courses taken by International Journalism Stream students must be taught in English.