MA Multimedia Storytelling at University of Oregon

Programme overview

The Portland-based master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism blends the best of journalism’s past with the promise of its future. In today’s fluid media landscape, successful journalists must be able to report and tell compelling non-fiction stories across multiple platforms while employing the ethics and integrity that have distinguished the industry. Students in the MMJ program learn how to tell stories that matter in video and other media to make a difference in their communities. Our program focuses on journalistic storytelling in video, audio, photography, data visualization, and virtual reality.

Faculty: School of Journalism and Communication | Location: Eugene, OR, United States

What you will study

Other SOJC graduate level classes, including those offered by the IMC and/or STC programs in Portland may count. Students may also choose to take interdisciplinary classes across the UO as well as via our tuition-sharing agreement with Portland State University. Total credits listed in the requirements table: 48.

Career pathways

In today’s fluid media landscape, successful journalists must be able to report and tell compelling non-fiction stories across multiple platforms while employing the ethics and integrity that have distinguished the industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students must apply for the accelerated pathway toward the MMJ degree in the spring term of their junior year. Applications are available from the MMJ program co-directors or from the SOJC's graduate coordinator. To be eligible for admission, applicants must have earned a B or better in J331 Digital Video Production by the time of application; alternatively, applicants can be provisionally admitted and complete J331 with a grade of B or more in their senior year. Applicants must provide a short written statement of purpose along with a portfolio of their journalistic work.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Each graduate programme sets its own application deadlines and required materials.

Graduate application fee: $70 for domestic applicants and $90 for international applicants for degree-seeking programmes (doctoral, master's, graduate certificate); paid online by Visa, Mastercard or Discover when applying. Graduate Microcredential application fee is $35. Applications are submitted through the graduate application portal.

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