Master program in Photojournalism launches at Mid Sweden University
In the fall of 2012, Scandinavia's first and only Master program in Photojournalism launches at Mid Sweden University in Sundsvall, Sweden. The program will be housed in the Department of Media and Communication Science, for the past 10 years the home of Sweden's first and only Bachelor of Arts degree program in photojournalism. -The Master will raise the status of photojournalism and increase the competitiveness of visual journalists on the job market, says John Kimmich-Javier, professor and subject head of photojournalism.
The two-year, international program, to be taught in English, will be unique in Europe because of it breadth, length and depth, according to Kimmich-Javier, who has extensive professional experience in photography and in photojournalism education as a professor at the University of Iowa in the United States.
The Master answers the media industry’s calls for an in-depth, advanced further education in photojournalism. The goal is to promote and develop visual storytelling and the visual language of photojournalism for a rapidly changing media landscape, and to create a forum for research and debate about the current and future role of photojournalism.
The program is intended for those interested in developing skills in visual storytelling and holding a university degree in photojournalism or a related field followed by at least two years professional experience in a relevant area. A balanced curriculum, with relevant practical and theoretical courses during the first three semesters, culminates in the semester-long Master Thesis consisting of a visual project.
- The Master gives working professionals a chance to develop and reflect on their work. This is a need expressed by professionals consulted in preparation of the new program, says Kimmich-Javier.
The program involves full-time studies on campus during the beginning three semesters.
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