Program Overview

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Journalism (JRN)

Overview

Seneca’s two-year diploma Journalism program provides hands-on training for multiple platforms — broadcast, video, audio, multimedia, online and social media. Students work in integrated newsrooms across all platforms.

Program Details

Campus

Seneca@York

Delivery

Hybrid

Duration

4 Semesters (2 Years)

Credential

Ontario College Diploma

School

School of Media

About the Program

The program offers hands-on training for multiple platforms, allowing students to work in integrated newsrooms across all platforms. Starting on the first day, students are in the field reporting and giving a voice to issues that matter. As the program develops, students can specialize in sports, entertainment, aboriginal/environmental issues, investigative journalism, hosting/anchoring, or documentary/multimedia presentations.

Skills

Throughout this program, students develop the following skills:

• Multiplatform reporting
• Content producing
• Documentary Producing
• Multimedia presentation
• Specialized writing
• Pitching
• Audio and visual gathering
• Editing
• Investigating
• On-air performance

Work Experience

Field Placement

Students experience journalism in a professional multiplatform setting through six weeks of mandatory field placement.

Program Availability

• Canadian Applicants
• International Applicants

Start in	Location	Availability
Sept. 2025	Seneca@York	Open
Jan. 2026	Seneca@York	Open

Availability is subject to change, and a seat is not guaranteed.

Program and Course Delivery

This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online, and some must be completed in person. Students need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements.

In courses delivered in the flexible format, using interactive learning spaces, professors teach in person to students in a physical classroom or lab and stream to students online at the same time. Students have a choice of coming to campus for an in-person experience or learning online.

Your Career

Graduates of the program can explore the following career options:

• Multiplatform content producer
• Investigative reporter
• Videographer
• Sportscaster
• Entertainment host
• Digital journalist
• Documentary maker
• Video and audio recorder
• Editor in various sectors of television, radio, digital journalism, and social media

Affiliations/Associations

• Canadian Media Educators (CME)
• Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
• Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
• 105.9 THE REGION

Seneca is a founding member of J-Schools Canada/ÉcolesJ, a national organization of journalism programs dedicated to promoting quality journalism education in Canada and abroad.

Seneca is one of the few Avid-certified colleges in Ontario.

The Seneca Polytechnic Difference

This is where university meets college. Where theory meets practice. Where ambition meets flexibility.

Degree Pathways

Every Seneca diploma has a degree pathway. Students have the opportunity to continue their studies and complete a degree at Seneca or a partner institution.

Experiential Learning

Graduate career-ready and world-ready. This program has a field placement to help students hone essential skills for the workplace.

Career Support

Seneca Works offers students and graduates lifelong access to an exclusive job board, career coaching, networking, and more.

Integrated Newsroom

Students gain hands-on, practical experience in Seneca's on-campus state-of-the-art Integrated Newsroom Lab, preparing them for their in-demand career.

Student Experience

Journalism

Hear from graduates of Seneca’s Journalism diploma program as they share how the program helped them succeed in their careers.

Galleries

Landed the Job

Stephanie Bertini graduated from the Journalism diploma program at Seneca Polytechnic in 2007. She worked her way up in Canada and the U.S. before becoming a reporter at Fox 5 New York in 2022.

More Student Works and Experiences Gallery

What Our Graduates Say

Melissa Grelo

Graduate, Journalism

A former elementary school teacher, Melissa has become one of Seneca’s most recognizable graduates. She credits her training from the journalism program for leading her where she is today as co-host and moderator of the popular Canadian daytime talk show The Social.

Read Melissa's success story

Stephanie Bertini

Graduate, Journalism

The Professors at Seneca helped me understand what I needed from a skill set standpoint and what I needed to apply to an on-air job. I believe hard work, passion, and grit are some of the ingredients required to make it in this business, and I believe my Seneca experience helped me succeed in that first job.

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