Program Duration
Complete the program in 14 months (summer-fall-spring-summer internship) and receive your diploma at the end of the second fall semester.
The program is a full-time program of 45 credits, with classes at the AUA campus. Internships will take place in news organizations during the second summer in either Armenia or the US.
A part-time option is not currently available.
Program Start and Outline
The program starts in June 2025 with AUA’s first summer session. There will be two full-time mandatory courses for 6 credits offered over 8 weeks in Summer 2025.
In the fall semester, you will take 5 courses totaling 15 credits. In the spring semester you will take 5 courses totaling 16 credits. As part of the total number of credits, both semesters include a 3-credit AUA Newsroom course where you will be working on stories for publication with your peers.
In the second summer session you will have the opportunity to have a three-week internship in either the US or Armenia, working with a media organization reporting, writing, editing, or producing stories. You will also complete a long-form journalism capstone project during the summer, in consultation with an advisor.
Application deadline is January 31 for early admission and March 31 for regular admission.
Program Course Outline
Summer 1 (6 credits, 8 weeks)
- Newswriting
- Introduction to Digital Skills
Fall 2025 (15 credits, 15 weeks)
- Multimedia Journalism 1
- Journalism, Democracy & the War on Truth
- Data Journalism
- IRD 325: Armenian Politics and Diplomacy
- The AUA Newsroom
Spring 2026 (16 credits, 15 weeks)
- Multimedia Journalism 2
- Reporting Critical Societal Issues
- EVN 300: Natural Environment and Humans (1 credit)
includes EVN 300: Natural Environment and Humans (1 credit) - Covering Conflict
- Media Business, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation
- The AUA Newsroom
Summer 2 (8 credits)
- Capstone Project
- Internship