Program Overview

Journalism Program

The Journalism program at RUDN University is designed to train universal specialists in the field of media and marketing communications.

Mode of Study and Level

• Mode of study: Full-time
• Level of study: Bachelor
• Direction of preparation: Journalism
• Department: Faculty of Philology

Training Period and Language

• Training period: 4 years
• Language of study: Russian

Profession

Journalists cover events in the world, participating in the formation of public opinion. Their work involves information search and processing, including observing events, interviewing participants and experts, and studying documents and archives. A professional journalist must have the skills to use tools to create an information product, information dissemination channels, and platforms for its placement.

Educational Process

The Journalism program at RUDN University implies training of a universal specialist. The program provides students with theoretical knowledge about the communication industry, the theory and genres of journalism, types of communication, and ways of presenting information. Students also gain practical experience, resulting in a professional portfolio with materials of various formats and genres by the time of graduation.

Practice

The university's private technical base allows students to try themselves in various areas of the media industry in practice. This includes internships at TV and radio studios, publication in the university newspaper, and internships at leading Russian and international media holdings. Professional Russian and foreign journalists, as well as professors from partner universities, give lectures and master classes on a regular basis.

Career

Graduates of the Journalism program at RUDN University are prepared to work in the field of media and marketing communications. They can work as correspondents, editors, proofreaders, analysts in media of any format, entertainment, business, and information publications. Additionally, graduates can develop in the field of PR and marketing communications, engage in copywriting, or Internet promotion, and create their own media brands as bloggers or conduct audio and video podcasts on the Internet.

Tuition Fees

• For Russia and CIS citizens: (price not specified)
• For citizens of countries of the "far abroad": 6300 (with a discount of 6100)