Minimum requirement of successful completion is 28 Credits

1 Compulsory Courses ≥7 Credits

Understanding Contemporary China and Media                        3 Credits

Chinese Language (Beginner’s level)                                             2 Credits

Plus one of the following:

Cross-Cultural Studies                                                                      2 Credits

Media Research Methods                                                                  2 Credits

[The compulsory courses are compulsory for all journalism school students.]

2. Core Courses ≥10 Credits

1.Basic Business News Writing- Art of the interview                            3 Credits

2.Advanced Business News Writing                                               3 Credits

(will include investigative reporting)

3. Multimedia Business Reporting                                             2 Credits

4. Business Accounting and Finance                                                2 Credits

5. Legal and Ethical Issues In Business  Reporting           

- ethics and corporate governance                                                   2 Credits

3. Elective Courses ≥5 Credits

1. Hot topics in the Global Economy (immigration, migration,

outsourcing, global trade – identify and how to cover them)           2 Credits

2. Politics and Current Affairs in China                                        2 Credits

3. Corporate Strategies, Case Studies of Chinese and

Global Companies                                                                              2 Credits

4. Personal Finance Reporting                                                          1 Credit*

* half semester course: two hours per week. It can be made into one semester with one hour per week.

4 Other Requirements 6 Credits

Thesis Seminar                                                                              1 Credit

Internship                                                                                       5 Credits

Internships

Students are required to complete an internship as a way to gain professional experience in a news organization in China.

Non-credit Requirements

Student may elect to complete either a formal academic dissertation or a professional journalism portfolio.

Dissertation

Students who choose to write a dissertation are required to conduct an independent research project. Students will be allocated a member of faculty with an interest in the particular topic or issue about which they will conduct their own research. Students are required to submit a dissertation of no less than 12,000 words and no more than 15,000 words in English.

Professional Journalism Portfolio

This module requires students to submit a portfolio of journalistic work accompanied by detailed explanations of the background work involved. The portfolio of journalistic work should demonstrate the student’s ability to initiate ideas and undertake the necessary research to produce a finished and substantial work of news reporting. The subject(s) must be approved by a course tutor beforehand. The portfolio should be made up of a single piece of in-depth news reporting of no less than 3,000 words, or a series of news stories focused on a single topic totaling at least 4,000 words, and be accompanied by a description of the development and research involved in its production totaling at least 3,000 words.