Mount Royal journalism began in 1967 with a journalism diploma. The first newspaper, “Journal 3000,” was started by John Balcers. In 1995, the first applied degree in journalism was launched. Then in the fall of 2008, a Bachelor of Communication-Journalism was established. We look forward to the 50th anniversary of journalism at MRU in 2017. Journalism faculty work individually with students. The faculty has strong professional backgrounds with media organizations such as the Los Angeles Times, CTV, CBC, Canadian Press, Avenue magazine and the Vancouver Sun but have also run websites, and done corporate and not-for- profit communications. They currently engage in research on topics like oil sands reporting, international education, political party discipline, media ethics, teaching best practices, online education practices. If you enroll in MRU’s journalism program, you will know your professors.

Applicants in all admission categories must present: English Language Arts 30-1 — minimum grade 60% Social Studies 30-1 — minimum grade 50%