Graduate

Minimum Academic Requirement

• Four-year honours Bachelor's degree, or equivalent
  
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 / 4.33 (B), or equivalent, in the final half of the program

Although previous journalism experience is not a prerequisite for admission, students who have previously done journalistic work are strongly encouraged to submit clippings or other examples for assessment.

Students who already have a Bachelor's degree in Journalism are advised to contact the program office prior to applying to the MJ program (mj@ryerson.ca or 416-979-5000 x2783).

NOTE: The Accelerated Stream of the Master of Journalism program is no longer available.

Information on how to apply can be found at http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/admissions. Please see information on journalism specific requirements below:

Statement of Interest 

You are required to submit a brief statement (about 500 words in length) that should address the following:

• your reasons for pursuing graduate study in Journalism;
• the research interest(s) you may wish to pursue in your major project;
  
• how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the MJ program; and
  
• your career objectives and how the MJ program relates to them.

Résumé

Please submit an updated résumé and highlight how your previous studies and experiences have prepared you for graduate study at Ryerson University.

Letters of Recommendation

Two Letters of Recommendation are required for each application. The two recommendations should be from academic referees – former professors or research supervisors familiar with applicant’s abilities. One recommendation may be substituted with a professional letter from a previous employer.
You will be asked to complete the referee page on the online application form with their contact information including an active e-mail address. Your referee will be contacted electronically within 2-3 business days of your application submission with further instructions. 

Portfolio*

• Applicants may submit a portfolio of published journalistic work (not fiction, academic or creative writing).
• Clippings should be scanned and submitted in a single pdf document.
• A maximum of six items may be included. 
• State clearly where and when each was published.
• If you submit online material, please include the URL in a separate pdf document
• We will also consider ONE video or audio item which has previously been broadcast.

Electronic portfolio submissions are strongly preferred. However, if you encounter difficulty emailing your portfolio you may also mail a hard copy to our Graduate Admissions Office (Graduate Admissions Office, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St., Toronto, ON M5B 2K3). Note, do not send your portfolio to the Journalism program office.
All other admission materials must be emailed to the Graduate Admissions Office.

*Note: A portfolio is not necessary for admission to the Master of Journalism program but strongly recommended.

Admission Awards

Seymour Schulich Graduate Scholarship in Financial Journalism
If you are eligible and wish to be considered for the Seymour Schulich Graduate Scholarship in Financial Journalism, please see the eligibility and application requirements at www.ryerson.ca/graduate/journalism/financial.
Note, A separate award application letter and two to three samples of work in the area of financial journalism must be included in the application for admission. Please include the award checklist with your application.

Matt Walcoff Memorial Award
If you are eligible and wish to be considered for the Matt Walcoff Memorial Award, please see the eligibility and application requirements at www.ryerson.ca/graduate/journalism/financial
Note, a separate award application letter must be included in the application for admission.
Please include the award checklist with your application.

To review a listing of all required admission documents, please refer to the Material Checklist.