PAR Master's Specialization

Suggested Course of Study

The PAR program is designed so students can complete their master's degree studies in one year, but that fast track requires most students to begin the program in the summer. Students who start in the fall will likely need at least 15 months to complete the program.

JOUR 762 and JOUR 625, the Capital News Service bureau, are taken the same semester. During the semester that they work in the bureau, students are prohibited from enrolling in other classes and are strongly discouraged from holding outside jobs. JOUR 501 and JOUR 502 do not count toward the 30 credits students need to graduate.

SUMMER MATRICULATION (12-month course of study) SUMMER 1 JOUR 501: News Reporting and Writing I (3 credits) JOUR 601: Theories of Journalism and Public Communication (3 credits) SUMMER 2 JOUR 502: Reporting for Graduate Students (3 credits) JOUR 700: Media Law (3 credits) FALL JOUR 620: Seminar in Public Affairs Reporting (3 credits) JOUR 772: Computer-Assisted Reporting (3 credits) JOUR 459x: Washington Post Seminar (1 credits) Elective (3 credits) Elective (3 credits) SPRING JOUR 625: Print News Bureau (6 credits) JOUR 762: Professional Seminar in Public Affairs Reporting (3 credits) Elective(3 credits)

FALL MATRICULATION (15-month course of study) FALL 1 JOUR 700: Media Law (3 credits) JOUR 501: News Reporting and Writing I (3 credits) JOUR 459x:Washington Post Seminar (1 credits) Elective (3 credits) SPRING JOUR 502: Reporting for Graduate Students (3 credits) JOUR 772 Computer-Assisted Reporting (3 credits) Elective (3 credits) SUMMER JOUR 601: Theories of Journalism and Public Communication (3 credits) JOUR 620: Seminar in Public Affairs Reporting (3 credits) FALL 2 JOUR 625: Print News Bureau (6 credits) JOUR 762: Professional Seminar in Public Affairs Reporting (3 credits) Elective (3 credits)