Toronto Metropolitan University School of Journalism

Degrees offered

The School of Journalism, part of The Creative School, offers a four-year Bachelor of Journalism and a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ).

Programs and emphasis

The Master of Journalism provides advanced professional education across newspapers, magazines, broadcasting, and digital media, combining practice with critical reflection on journalism's role in society. In their final year, MJ students work on one of the school's two major student publications: On the Record, a digital, TV, and newspaper platform, or the Review of Journalism, a magazine and online publication. The school describes itself as having built a reputation in professional journalism education over more than 60 years.

History

The institution now known as Toronto Metropolitan University was founded in 1948 as the Ryerson Institute of Technology. The Review of Journalism was founded in 1984 by Don Obe, then chair of the School of Journalism, as what he called a watchdog on the watchdogs. The university was renamed Toronto Metropolitan University in April 2022, with the name change formalized in December 2022.

Student-run media

On the Record (digital, TV, and newspaper platform, producing the newscast OTR TV) and the Review of Journalism (magazine and online publication), both staffed by final-year journalism students. The Eyeopener, an independently student-run campus newspaper unaffiliated with the School of Journalism, has published since 1967.

Location and contact info

Website
https://www.torontomu.ca/journalism/