Program Requirements

The curriculum offers a uniquely flexible combination of arts and communications courses to meet the educational objectives of each student. The student will arrive with specialized expertise or declared interest in areas such as architecture, film, music, popular culture, television, theater, or the visual arts. Working closely with two advisors–the program director and a faculty member specializing in one of the concentrations–students identify their educational objectives and create their own curricula of journalism and arts courses. Through its core courses, the Goldring Arts Journalism program offers opportunities for experiential and cross-disciplinary learning. During the program year, students are encouraged and assisted in interning at media organizations, creating community arts online content, visual and audio journalism, as well as undertaking freelance professional publication in order to build and expand a professional portfolio.

The 36-credit Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is completed in one calendar year. The intensive program begins at Syracuse University in early July. In the fall and spring, students take journalism and arts classes and have the option of a magazine or newspaper internship. During the winter break, students attend an arts-immersion trip to New York City, which includes attendance at theater and music performances, film screenings, museum and gallery tours, architectural site visits, symposia, and lectures; encounters with artists and administrators at major arts institutions; and writing workshops with arts editors and writers. The program concludes with a capstone writing experience in May and June. The program was made possible by a gift from SU Trustee and arts patron Lola Goldring and her husband Allen. Additional information is available at http://artsjournalism.syr.edu

Total: 36 credits