Journalism
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42.03.02 In English and Russian
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
With the additional qualification ‘Information Resources Specialist’
Programme description
- The bachelor’s programme ‘Journalism’ focuses on comprehensive training for experts in mass media. It combines modern theoretical approaches to media communication with the experience of practical solutions to professional problems in the media market
- Graduates of the programme are experts in media production, distribution and promotion. They are capable of transforming the product for different purposes and audiences
- Graduates of the programme acquire the competencies required to carry out professional activities in the media, including: print, television and radio programmes; online resources; multimedia mass communication media; and publishing, design, and printing activities. The graduate's professional activity is aimed at fulfilling the social mission of journalism, taking into account the contemporary legal and ethical challenges of the information society
- The programme is aimed at meeting the needs of future media professionals for a world-class education and all-round development of personal abilities
Main courses
- History of Russian Journalism
- Professional Portfolio
- Modern International Journalism
- Media Economy and Management
- Technique and technology of the modern media
- Principles of Creative Journalism
- Fundamentals of Communication Theory
- Principles of Visual Journalism
- Stylistics
Our advantages
- The programme involves comprehensive training for journalists. It combines modern theoretical approaches to media communication with the experience of practical solutions to professional problems in the media market. As part of the interdisciplinary training, students acquire knowledge and master skills that make it possible for them to be competitive not only in journalism, but also in the media industry as a whole
- The programme is unique in its historical continuity. On the one hand, it has the philological traditions of the school of Leningrad State University. On the other hand, it is innovative and focused on the present-day development of the media industry and the science of media communications
- The programme is also unique in that it has close interaction with employers at all levels: from recommendations on the main content of the programme to providing places for internships and employment for graduates
- The academic programme is based on the scientific achievements of St Petersburg University and reflects the main results of research projects. This makes it possible for bachelor’s students to arrange their knowledge of the profession within the framework of existing scientific knowledge about the development of media and communications, and about modern media systems and media processes inside them
- Training in journalism at St Petersburg University is notable for the fundamental philological framework and the variability of major subjects. The students master the most demanded practical skills in the field of digital media communications, television and radio journalism, visual journalism and media design. These skills go hand in hand with the digital environment in which they are applied in modern media enterprises. This is also reflected in the academic programme
- The academic programme has been designed taking into account professional standards and the views of employers on the correlation of graduates' competencies and job functions in their professional activities. At the same time, the programme goes beyond the existing professional standards, which makes it possible to apply the acquired knowledge more widely
- The focus is on developing the competencies and skills necessary for creating and editing information resources, as part of the additional qualification ‘Information Resource Specialist’
- The programme is implemented with the help of the Council of the academic programme
- The university clinical model of internships, based at the Clinic of Communication Projects and the Media Centre of St Petersburg University, is used to motivate and guide St Petersburg University students towards creative and professional fulfilment
Сareer opportunities
Graduates are well-placed to create, promote, distribute, and customise a media product to meet a variety of goals and demands of audiences. Graduates pursue the social cause of journalism with due regard to modern legal and ethical challenges of information society.
Key positions
- Correspondent
- Editor
- Literary editor
- Observer
- International journalist
- Radio and TV host
- Programme / project producer
- Photographer
- Designer
- Layout designer
- Photo editor
- Cameraman
- Programme director
- Content promotion specialist