Programme Introduction
PURSUE A CAREER IN JOURNALISM or MEDIA
The programme prepares students for different careers by emphasizing analytical, communication skills, and digital technology expertise.
Global learning
A diverse faculty and student body ensures a lively learning environment that feeds students’ curiosity about the world. Current faculty members of HKU’s Journalism & Media Studies Centre (JMSC) hail from North America, Europe, and Asia, while more than two dozen nationalities are represented among current students and recent graduates. Class size is kept small, to foster classroom discussion as well as the family feeling that makes the JMSC a very special place at HKU.
Versatile skills
By the end of the four-year programme, students will be able to produce professional quality and deeply researched written work on a variety of subjects, and shoot and story-tell compelling video.
In addition to the journalism, media and AI components, each student will choose another academic major, thus creating a bespoke degree that will enable the full exploration of their unique intellectual interests, whether in marketing, economics, finance, counselling, criminology, music, or English studies – to mention just a few of the choices recent graduates have made.
Throughout the programme, the emphasis is on experiential real-world learning. All students will complete at least one summer internship at a media outlet or communication organization. Students also can spend a semester abroad at one of six top overseas journalism and media schools or one of HKU’s partner institutions.
