Institute of Journalism

of Kyiv International University

provides training in the following direction:

journalism

Journalist

(print media journalism, TV- and radio journalism, advertising and public relations)

educational and qualification levels:

Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree

Duration of Studies:

bachelor – 4 years;

master – 2 years on the basis of basic higher education;

master – 1 year on the basis of complete higher education;

second higher education – 2,5 years.

Education – full-time, extra-mural.

Extensive professional knowledge of the specialty is formed in the process of teaching of the following blocks of subjects:

Subjects in Humanitarian and Socio-economic training

History of Ukraine, philosophy, history of Ukrainian culture, sociology of mass communication, politology, history of Ukrainian literature, journalistic management and marketing, electronic publishing and the Internet, practical stylistics, foreign language etc.

Subjects in Natural and Scientific and General Economic training

The history of foreign literature, modern Ukrainian language, the theory of mass communication, rhetoric, basic informatics and reprography, basic ecology etc.

Subjects in Vocational training

Common to all specializations:

Fundamentals of the theory of journalism, basic theory of literature, basic Figurative Journalism, Ukrainian folklore, journalistic genres (informative, analytical, artistic and publicistic), basic radio journalism, basic television journalism, history of Ukrainian journalism, foreign journalism, psychology of journalistic work, computer design, international journalism, journalistic professions, theory and methodology of the journalistic art, literary editing, media economics, the legal framework for mass communication, press- services and informational news agencies of the world, investigative journalism, media problems, producer activities, information policy and security, extreme journalism, copywriting, literary editing, screenwriting etc.

Advertising and Public Relations

Imageology, advertising and PR-creativity, advertising and PR-management, advertising and public relations, communication technologies, speech-writing, journalistic practical work, viewing seminar.

Print Media

Newspapers and Magazines criticism, reporter work, stylistics of newspaper and magazine text, organization of work of editorial office in the market, speech-writing, journalistic practical work, viewing seminar.

TV- and Radio Journalism

TV- and radio stage direction, editing splice, oral speech skills in broadcasting media, journalistic practical work, viewing seminar.

The following forms of educational work are actively used in the Institute of Journalism:

● master-classes of leading journalists in Ukraine and abroad;

● scientific and practical conferences on the formation of national and global information space;

● practical works based on television companies (TV channel “Studio 1 +1", "New channel", "TRK Era", "K1");

● annual nationwide festival “Young TV ";

● creative contests on the best publishing, TV- and radio program, photo illustration.

● practical training at the Television Studio of KyIU;

Television studio is actively used in the vocational training of journalists. On its basis the students of the Institute prepare weekly TV-programs like "Student ID”, which are broadcast to all regional TV-channels in Ukraine.

Practical skills of journalism students also receive at the press center of KyIU, preparing operational information and analytical materials for various periodicals, including the all-Ukrainian socio-political newspaper "Post Scriptum +” issued by students of the Institute of Journalism.

Students also issue an alternative newspaper "Shtopor" (“Corkscrew”), which in 2007 took a second place in the nationwide competition of student newspapers in Zaporizhia.

Students of all courses are constantly involved in filming of various TV-programs.

After a full academic course a specialist in journalism may hold the following positions:

¨ journalist;

¨ literary editor;

¨ TV editor;

¨ studio editor;

¨ chief editor of creative association;

¨ head of press-centre;

¨ director of programs (radio, TV);

¨ press secretary;

¨ head of advertising and public relations department;

¨ editor-translator;

¨ correspondent;

¨ proper correspondent;

¨ special correspondent;

¨ TV and radio presenter.