TheGerman Journalist Academyis an independent and private school of journalism that offers its participants a sound education. The distance-learning courses place particular emphasis on teaching the technical and methodological skills required for the profession. For this reason, they have a practical structure and are tailored to current requirements.
The undergraduate journalism course teaches the journalistic tools of the trade and puts them into practice. No prior knowledge of journalism is required for this journalism course. The course will100% onlinecompleted. The video and script-based learning content can be accessed around the clock from any location; printed study materials are available on request. Virtual meetings take place in webinars or online seminars. Examinations and practical workshops also take place online in the Learning Management System.
You put together the content of the course individually according to your own learning focus and interests. You choose16 modulesfrom our wide range of courses. The course ends with a final project in the form of a report.
Modules:
Basics (compulsory modules)
- G01 Research
- G02 Journalistic style
Journalism and media (elective modules)
- J01 Find topics
- J02 Small texts: Headline, opening credits, caption
- J03 Factual texts
- J04 Narrative texts
- J05 Opinionated texts
- J06 Interviewing
- J07 Editing
- J08 Press and media law
- J09 Digital journalism
- J10 Journalistic ethics
- J11 The German media system
Workshops (at least 3)
- W01 Research workshop
- W02 Writing workshop for small texts: Headline, opening credits etc.
- W03 Writing workshop Factual texts
- W04 Writing workshop narrative texts
- W05 Writing workshop Opinionated texts
- W06 Interview workshop
- W07 Editing workshop
Specialized journalism (elective modules)
- F01 Foreign Journalism
- F02 Television journalism
- F03 Cultural Journalism
- F04 Local journalism
- F05 Music journalism
- F06 Political Journalism
- F07 Radio journalism
- F08 Travel journalism
- F09 Sports journalism
- F10 Sustainability journalism
- F11 Business Journalism
- F12 Science journalism
Public relations (elective modules)
- P01 Basics of PR
- P03 Press releases
- P07 Customer magazines
- P09 Online PR
- P10 Social media for PR
Admission requirements:
A-levels or a degree from a general education school that qualifies you to study; a completed university degree or completed vocational training followed by three years of professional experience. If you do not have any of the above qualifications, you can be admitted if you complete a traineeship parallel to the course or can provide evidence of at least five years of relevant professional experience in the media sector.
The distance learning program of the German Academy of Journalism starts monthly, except on January 1st of each year.
