You will be assigned to internships according to your interests and qualifications. Internships are full-time experiences for a minimum of five weeks (25 working days) of the program. Internship reports must be completed after the program ends. Internship supervisors will also complete evaluations.

“Like sailing, gardening, politics and poetry, journalism is a craft of place; it works by the light of local knowledge," said James Carey. The pre-structure of Italian journalism is different from that of American journalism and the journalistic tradition, as well as the state of the media of a country, has much to tell us about that culture. Media products do not necessarily mirror reality, but the media themselves, as a powerful symbolic agent that creates reality, are an important piece of the mirror image of society.

British Cinema is one of the most vital national cinemas in the world.

This course is designed to develop, improve, and professionalize students’ reporting, story development and storytelling skills -- from the discovery of subject matter and characters to the creation of a well-told news story.

Students study interview techniques in the classroom and engage in field work with news-making interviewees. Guests with specific types of interviewing experiences may join the class during the term. Guest lecturers who use the interview in their work periodically may speak to the class. Three interviews are assigned, as is a fourth feature story final project.

Students will study and practice photojournalism and documentary filmmaking/storytelling in and around London and on excursions throughout Britain.

Four quarter credits.This course will take full advantage of London’s rich cultural provision and the varied work of its many arts journalists and critics. To augment classroom lectures and tutorials by the course instructor there will be field trips to significant cultural sites, theatres, galleries, concert halls, newspapers, TV studios, etc. and regular guest visits from practitioners in the field.

This course will begin a year – almost to the day – after the biggest political earthquake in modern British history. The unexpected referendum decision by the voters of the UK to leave the European Union changed everything, including the British Prime Minister. The politicians, lawyers, economists and business people are still struggling to come to terms with the impact and practical repercussions of this shock, whilst political journalists are trying to interpret and explain a transformed landscape.The world in which the political journalists operate is changing too.

Four quarter credits.Britain is currently in the middle of what’s been called its ‘Decade of Sport’. After London’s successful hosting of the Olympics in 2012 and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014, attention will turn to the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and then the World Athletics Championships in 2017.During this course we will analyze the perceived benefits of hosting major sporting events, and look into the culture of sport.

To misquote Mark Twain, reports of the death of TV journalism have been greatly exaggerated. But the landscape is changing with bewildering speed. The way we watch news has undergone a revolution in the past decade – a revolution that shows no sign of slowing down. And the way younger people get their news continues to challenge the world’s major broadcasters.