St. Thomas University offers BA/BS in Journalism, a bachelor's degree in Journalism programme in Fredericton, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 21,135 per year (CAD 9,224 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Journalism
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 9,224 / year
International tuition: CAD 21,135 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
St. Thomas University's Journalism program, offered within its Bachelor of Arts, prepares students to work across news and current affairs production, combining foundational skills in writing, presentation, and production with coursework on podcasting, documentaries, and digital journalism. It is described as the only English-language journalism program in New Brunswick, and its faculty includes journalists who have worked as reporters, producers, and commentators in professional media. The program is hands-on: students pitch stories, gather interviews for print, television, and radio, and edit and produce their own work, with many contributing to the student newspaper, The Aquinian. Through the STU Internship Program, students can complete placements with organizations such as 3+ Corporation, CJPN Radio 90.5 FM, Curling Canada, and The Dennis Report, and upper-year students can pursue a CBC internship, with some work broadcast on CBC television, radio, or print platforms. The university also hosts an annual Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism bringing working journalists to campus. Delivered on STU's Fredericton campus, the program suits students who are curious and expressive, care about their community and current events, and want to develop advanced writing, editing, and multimedia skills for careers in print, broadcast, public relations, or media and publishing.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Journalism concentration publishes no admission requirements of its own; entry runs through St. Thomas's general Bachelor of Arts requirements. Canadian high school applicants need graduation with a minimum 70% average on five successfully completed Grade 12 academic courses, including Grade 12 academic English (or French for Francophone-school applicants) and four Grade 12 academic electives from STU's approved list; meeting the minimums does not guarantee admission. International applicants must show academic strength comparable to Canadian applicants and are encouraged to apply by June 1 for September entry or October 1 for January entry. Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB, CAEL, Duolingo or PTE Academic scores: a full course load requires TOEFL 89 (writing 4.5), IELTS 6.5, MELAB 80, CAEL 60, Duolingo 115 or PTE 62+.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to St. Thomas University: for September 2027 entry the general application deadline is 31 August 2027, and the scholarship deadline is 1 March 2027; a small number of students are admitted for January entry, with admission beginning in October. Applicants to the Bachelor of Education must apply by 1 December 2026, and Bachelor of Social Work applicants by 31 January 2027. International applicants are encouraged to submit by 1 June for September entry or 1 October for January entry; later applications are accepted but risk insufficient time for study-permit processing, so admission runs rolling beyond those dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
