Université du Québec à Montréal offers BA/BS in Communication (Journalism), a bachelor's degree in Journalism programme in Montréal, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. It carries 90.0 credits. Tuition for international students is CAD 28,605 per year (CAD 3,118 per year for local students).
This 90-credit undergraduate program leads to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in communication with a journalism focus, offered full-time at the Montreal campus with admission limited to the fall term and capped at 60 students per year. The curriculum combines theoretical study of journalism's role in a democratic society with practical training across print, radio, television, and online media, split roughly evenly between theory and application. Coursework is organized into journalism and communications foundations (48 credits), complementary theoretical training (6 credits), complementary practical training (9 credits), general education (9 credits), specialization courses taken outside media studies (9 credits), and integration courses including internships (6 credits). Students complete one or two internships of 140 hours each in media settings, starting in the third trimester; these placements may be paid or unpaid and can take place internationally. The program is designed for those preparing to work as journalists or in other information-related roles across print, broadcast, and digital media organizations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry is competitive and capped at 60 seats in the fall term only (no winter intake). Direct entry is via a Diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) or equivalent, ranked on the academic cote de rendement (cote R); applicants may alternatively qualify on relevant journalism experience (research, writing, reporting or interviewing in radio, television, print or new media, minimum age 21), on at least five completed university courses (15 credits), or on a diploma earned outside Quebec after at least 13 years of schooling. Every base is pre-selected on its own criterion and then invited to a final interview with a faculty member and a graduating student, testing the candidate's current-affairs knowledge, general culture, social interests and understanding of journalism's role in society. All applicants must prove written French proficiency through the DEC's uniform French exam, the Quebec ministry's written test, or UQAM's own written French test; francophone-university graduates are exempt.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Baccalaureat en communication, profil Journalisme (code 7433, exigences particulieres): automne 2027 1 mars; no winter intake listed.
