Master of Arts in Communication - Journalism Studies

Graduate students in the M.A./Ph.D. and Ph.D. programs develop expertise in a particular area of study, but they also learn to appreciate alternative theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to studying communication. Coursework brings together humanistic and social scientific intellectual traditions through a unified core curriculum and a wide selection of graduate seminars, both in the Department of Communication and in other departments at the University of Washington. In addition to work in the classroom, research teams bring diverse groups of students and faculty together to investigate and apply current communication theories. Students are encouraged to use their knowledge to address social and political problems facing communities outside academia.

Journalism Studies examines research and theories on the production and distribution of news and information. The concentration includes a critical analysis of the history, functions, and structures of media organizations in America and globally. This field examines the professional, organizational, economic, social, legal, and technological forces shaping news and information, along with the people responsible for deciding what becomes news. A particular focus is on the roles that news media play in society and politics, particularly with the rise of new modes of information production and distribution that are challenging traditional definitions of news and journalism. Faculty explore these topics across different temporal and geographic contexts and from a variety of methodological and epistemological stances.

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