University of Regina Journalism school temporarily suspending admissions for 2023 in what they call a major reform j-school To meet the changes of legacy media and address student and professor shortages.
Classes will continue as normal for students who are already enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s program, but not for students who wish to apply to the School.
Amir Said, a third-year student of J-School, said, “It was quite disappointing to be honest. I have friends in Pre-J programs – I know they were upset. It’s like limiting my classes for next semester; I have some classmates who are really affected by it.”
They said they have the same professors as last semester and pointed to the lack of instructors for them, “They said they couldn’t find competent instructors for the upcoming classes and so it’s very clear.”
Sayeed said she feels there is a lack of communication and the students don’t have answers. “I have a classmate and she is in the master’s program and she doesn’t know if she will be able to continue next semester because of this or next year because of this. I would appreciate more communication. I know my classmates Will also have.
“I’ve had people tell me what their plans might be in the future because the uncertainty and lack of communication make it difficult to know what the future will hold.”
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U of R Faculty of Arts Dean Shannon Dea said the suspension may affect nine pre-journalism students at the U of R, but says the faculty is providing one-on-one assistance to connect these individuals to other courses. Used to be. Meanwhile the alternative and the university.
The suspension was also inspired by a report received by faculty and industry experts in 2018-2019. The report recommended that programs delve further into digital journalism, communications and indigenous journalism.
Dia said the school was not in a position to make changes at the time due to staffing and the pandemic, but this year the faculty decided the time had come to implement the advice.
“This is the only J-school in the province and one of the best in the west for many decades, so we have to make sure the school is strong and resilient and up to date and sustainable. We are grateful to the people of Saskatchewan that they Get journalism training in the U.S. so we can get Saskatchewan journalists to tell our stories the right way.
Dia said the reform would also include making the program more flexible for those who want to study part-time or have outside responsibilities such as work or family. This would mean that the program would be of four years instead of two.
Dia said, “We want to make the program more flexible and accessible rather than a compressed two-year bootcamp, making it a program that is accessible to a wide range of students through four years of study.”
Dia said that with expert recommendations, changes to the school should be made in collaboration with journalism faculty, students, alumni and industry partners.
She said she wants students to be able to take courses part time and consider double majoring between journalism and something else, making the degree flexible enough that there are lots of different paths for students.
“I also want the students to be well prepared for today’s media landscape and that means creating street ready digital journalists and also creating journalists who have some capability in strategic communication.”
Said he is concerned about the reputation of the program and the school going forward, “what impression people might have of the Class of 2024 School of Journalism if I choose to look for work.”
He said that according to him, citing technology as one of the reasons for blocking admissions, the school finds it a ‘loose excuse’.
“We have been in the digital age for 40 years or so since the 1980s. We have a lot of technology as a major aspect of the program,” he said.
“So when I hear about and adapting to the digital age, it leaves me personally a little confused that it feels and honestly has some excuses.”
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