Program Overview

Narrative Journalism Certificate

Program Overview

The Narrative Journalism Certificate is a graduate academic certificate program designed to teach exceptional narrative writing, editing, and other storytelling skills essential in the ever-evolving world of nonfiction publishing.

Program Type

• Graduate Academic Certificate

Format

• On Campus
• Online
• Hybrid

Estimated Time to Complete

• 2-3 semesters

Credit Hours

• 12

Program Description

This certificate program is designed to give students a competitive edge in all fields of journalism and creative writing. The Mayborn faculty brings more than 400 years of combined experience in real-world settings to our classrooms to inform and inspire our more than 1,000 students. And Mayborn alumni live and work at the heart of some of the world's leading media and communications companies.

Program Highlights

• The Mayborn faculty brings more than 400 years of combined experience in real-world settings to our classrooms to inform and inspire our more than 1,000 students.
• Mayborn alumni live and work at the heart of some of the world's leading media and communications companies.
• UNT is located within the fifth-largest media market in the country, and our students have access to numerous outstanding internship opportunities in broadcasting, news, photojournalism, advertising, and public relations.
• These courses may also be applied to a master’s degree in journalism while offering you valuable skills to help distinguish you in your career.

Program Courses

• Advanced Multimedia Storytelling for News (3 hrs)
  • Expanding the boundaries of non-fiction storytelling through multiple forms of traditional and emerging media.
• Magazine Writing and Publishing (3 hrs)
  • Study and practice of magazine production, including photography, editing, advertising, and design.
• Literary Journalism (3 hrs)
  • Explores the application of literary techniques to journalism projects involving real-world experiences.
• Writing, Editing, and Publishing for the Literary Market (3 hrs)
  • Advanced editing practices and story-telling devices used to create and edit book-length manuscripts and other forms of literary nonfiction.
• Advanced Feature Writing (3 hrs)
  • Focuses on the art and craft of long-form feature writing, using extensive research and interviews.
• Narrative Journalism (3 hrs)
  • Explores the art of narrative journalism.

Why Earn a Narrative Journalism Certificate?

UNT's Narrative Journalism Graduate Certificate is specifically designed for professional journalists, authors, writing instructors, editors, and researchers currently working for newspapers, magazines, book publishers, and public relations firms. The program is designed to give students a competitive edge in all fields of journalism and creative writing.