The Armenian School of Journalism, a two-year international master's degree program at Yerevan State University, aims to promote free, independent and professional media in Armenia through quality Western-style educational and training programs in journalism and media management.
Students are being trained to assume news and management positions at newspapers, news agencies, broadcast outlets and Web-based publications. The journalism faculty and curriculum are provided by the International Center for Journalists with cooperation from Louisiana State University and Kent State University. The program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The curriculum is based on a hands-on, experiential approach, using the latest techniques of fact-based, professional reporting and writing for both print and broadcast media. Students have access to a computer laboratory, the Internet, photo, audio and video broadcast equipment and a journalism library. The class will publish PatUhan, a student newspaper, in print and on the Web. The best students will have the opportunity to do internships in media outlets abroad.
Graduates receive a master's degree in journalism from Yerevan State University and an internationally recognized certificate from ICFJ.
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