Journalism, MS and Law, JD
for the degrees of Master of Science in Journalism and Juris Doctor in Law
head of department: Stephanie Craft
director of graduate studies: Brant Houston
email: journ@illinois.edu
department website: https://media.illinois.edu/journalism
department faculty: https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/faculty
overview of grad college admissions & requirements: https://grad.illinois.edu/admissions/apply
college website: https://media.illinois.edu/
department office: 119 Gregory Hall, 810 S. Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801
phone: (217) 333-0709
Interested students should contact the JD program and their major department for more information.
Programs in Journalism
Undergraduate Programs:
major: Journalism, BS
major: Journalism, BS-MJ
minor: Journalism | Media | Public Relations
Graduate Programs:
degree: Journalism, BS-MJ
degree: Journalism, MS
joint degree: Journalism, MS and Law, JD
The department does not offer a Ph.D. degree. For the program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in Communications, see Communications and Media, PhD.
for the degrees of Master of Science in Journalism and Juris Doctor in Law
For additional details and requirements refer to the department and the Graduate College Handbook.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements for the J.D. in Law (up to 15 hours of which may be fulfilled by Journalism coursework) | 90 | |
| Journalism M.S. requirements (4-16 hours may be satisfied with Law coursework depending on Journalism experience) | 32 | |
| Total Hours | 91 | |
Other Requirements
| Minimum 500-level Hours Required Overall in both programs: | 75 |
| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 |