Program for Journalism and Communication

Journalism and Communication (050300)

I. Research Fields

01. (Full-time) Ecological communication

02. (Full-time) Comparison between Chinese and western ecological culture and Chinese International Education

03. (Full-time) Media economy and management

04. (Full-time) Media and earth science and technology communication

II. Training Objectives

Training objectives:

This major is to cultivate modern journalism and communication talents with full development of morality, intelligence and physique, modern communication concept and international vision, understanding China’s national conditions, mastering news theory and business, mastering communication skills and methods, and having strong international communication ability.

The requirements are as follows:

1. For the classic works of Humanities and Social Sciences, they should have a relatively systematic reading and understanding;

2. They should master the basic theory and systematic professional knowledge of journalism and communication science, have skilled professional ability and strong theoretical research ability, and be creative in journalism practice;

3. They should master the basic knowledge of research methodology, be able to use appropriate research methods for specific topics, have rigorous thinking and logic, and have the basic ability to find, raise and solve problems;

4. They should master a foreign language, have a certain international vision, be able to read the foreign language materials of this major skillfully, and have strong international communication ability;

5. They must abide by the professional ethics and academic ethics of journalism and communication.

Length of schooling:

Length of schooling: Flexible length of schooling is implemented, and the basic length for academic master’s degree is 3 years, and the longest is no more than 5 years.

To apply for a master’s degree in two years, one of the following conditions must be met:

1. During graduate study, at least one T4 paper should be published in the journal recognized by the University as the first author, and China University of Geosciences should be the unit of the first author (if the supervisor is the first author and the graduate student is the second author, it shall be deemed as the first author);

2. More than two T5 papers (including 2 papers) should be published in the journal recognized by the University as the first author, and China University of Geosciences should be the unit of the first author (if the supervisor is the first author and the graduate student is the second author, it shall be deemed as the first author).

III. Contents

According to the program, the graduate students are required to complete the credits of degree courses and elective courses specified by the University within the specified time, and complete the scientific research tasks and practical work designated by the supervisor. They should have an overall understanding of the theory and method of journalism and communication, master the latest theory and trend of this research direction; master the solid basic theory and systematic specialized knowledge of the discipline, have a deep understanding of the domestic and foreign research status, development trend and frontier fields of the discipline; be familiar with the common technical methods in the discipline field; have strong practical ability; be able to use their knowledge to do scientific research work or independently undertake specialized technical work; have strong academic communication ability 。

IV. Training Links

During the study period, the graduate student should collect materials, read more than 50 professional literatures (the literature in recent 10 years should not be less than 50% and English Literature should be no less than 30%) and conduct scientific investigation and research under the guidance of the supervisor, submit literature review reports and make public reports. Academic report should be made at least once every academic year (except for dissertation proposal report)

Before the defense, the graduate student should publish at least one academic paper as the first author (supervisor as the first author, student as the second author, it shall be deemed as the first author) and China University of Geosciences shall be the first completion unit.

Under the guidance of the supervisor, the dissertation should be completed by the student himself. The topic of the dissertation should be of theoretical and practical significance, with clear argument, sufficient demonstration, standard expression and new opinion

Generally, the main body of the dissertation should be written in Chinese with no less than 30000 words. International students can write their dissertation in English with a detailed Chinese abstract of no less than 4000 words. The format must conform to the “Regulations of the University on Unifying the Format of Dissertations of Doctoral and Master Students”.

V. Required Readings

1. Journalism and Communication Research --- Journalism and Communication Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

2. Journalism Bimonthly --- Fudan University, Jie Fang Daily

3. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication --- Renmin University of China

4. Modern Communication --- Communication University of China

5. Social Sciences in China--- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

6. Xinhua Digest --- People’s Publishing House

7. Social Sciences Abroad --- Document Information Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

8. News Front ---People’s Daily

9. Chinese Journalist --- Xinhua News Agency

10. China Radio & TV Academic Journal --- China Radio and Television Association

11. China Publishing Journal --- National Press and Publication Administration

12. China Broadcasts --- China National Radio, etc.

13. TV Research--- China Central Television

14. Chinese Photography --- China Photographers Association

15. Shanghai Journalism Review --- Wenhui Xinmin United Press Group

16. News Research --- Shaanxi Daily, Shaanxi News Research Institute

17. Press Circles --- Sichuan Daily Press Group, etc.

18. Journalism & Communication --- Heilongjiang Journalists Association

19. Public Relations --- Shaanxi Public Relations Association

20. China Newspaper Industry --- Renmin University of China

21. Chinese Editorials --- Chinese Society of Editors, Hebei Education Press

22. International Advertising --- China Advertising Association

23. Modern Advertising --- China Advertising Association

24. China Television --- China Television Arts Commission

25. Communication Research: Strategies and Sources --- (US) Rebecca B. Rubin, Huaxia Publishing House, 2000

26. Comparative Journalism: Methodology and Case Studies. Zhang Wei. Nanfang Daily Press, 2003

27. Theories of Mass Communication ---[US] Melven L. Defleur. Xinhua Publishing House, Chinese Version 1990

28. On the Mental Intercourse --- Chen Lidan. Kaiming Press, 1993

29. Understanding Human Communication 》--- (US) Schramm, Potter. Xinhua Publishing House, Chinese Version 1984

30. Communication Theories: Origins, Methods and Uses in the Mass Media --- (US) Sevenin, Tancard. Publishing House, 2000

31. Communication Models --- (UK) McQuail, Windahl, Shanghai Translation Publishing House, Chinese Version 1997

32. Theories of Communication --- (US) Little John. S. W. China Social Sciences Press, Chinese Version 1999

33. Understanding Media --- (Canada) McLuhan. Sichuan People’s Publishing House, Chinese Version 1992

34. Television: A Media Students’ Guide --- (UK) David McQueen. Huaxia Publishing House, 2003

35. La Communication-monde --- (France) Armand Mattelart. Central Compilation & Translation Press, Chinese Version 2001

36. Being Digital --- (US) Nicholas Negroponte. Hainan Publishing House, Chinese Version 1996

37. The World History of Journalism and Communication --- Chen Lidan. Shanghai Jiao Tong上University Press, 2002

38. Television and Society --- (UK) Abercrombie, Nanjing University Press, Chinese Version 2000

39. Elementary Statistics in Social Research (9^th Edition) --- Jack . Levin, James ·Alan · Fox. China Renmin University Press

40. The Practice of Social Research ---Earl Babbie, Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1992

41. Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology --- Massimiano Bucchi , Brian Trench , Routledge; 2nd Revised edition ，2014

42. Scientific Writing and Communication, Angelika Hofmann---Oxford University Press; Second Edition, 2014

43. Community Media: People, Places, and Communication Technologies ---Kevin Howley, Cambridge University Press, 2005

44. Journalism & Mass Comuunication Qquarterly---Assn Educ Journalism Mass Communication, Univ South Carolina College of Journalism, Columbla, USA, SC, 29208

 

VI. Courses

Category	Grouping	Course code	Course name	Class hours	Credit	Semester	Remarks
Practice	Group 3, (other required courses)	G999102	Dissertation proposal	0	0	4	Required, complete the dissertation proposal system filling.
		G999997	Academic report	0	0	3	Required, make two reports during the study, and complete the system filling.
Degree public course	Group 1, selecting 3 (public degree courses (7 credits))	S090001	EST Writing and Communication (A)	64	4	2	Either-or according to the entrance examination results (English exemption upon application in case of meeting English exemption requirements)
		S090002	EST Writing and Communication (B)	64	4	2	Either-or according to the entrance examination results (English exemption upon application in case of meeting English exemption requirements)
		S200001	Research on the Theory and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics	32	2	1
		S200003	Marxism and Social Science Methodology	16	1	1
Degree course	Group 2, selecting 8-11 (degree courses (no less than 18 credits))	G999999	Interdisciplinary public elective course	32	2	1	Required, academic master must choose an interdisciplinary public elective course with the prefix of G.
		S000001	Literature Review of Research Fields (Master)	48	3	3	Required, offered by the School of Arts and Communication
		S160004	Series of lectures of the School of Arts and Communication	32	2	1	Required
		S160043	Research on Ecological Communication	32	2	1
		S160044	Research on journalism theory	48	3	2
		S160045	Research on interpersonal communication	32	2	1
		S160047	Media management	48	3	1
		S160048	Research on radio and Television Services	32	2	2
		S160049	Research on intercultural communication	48	3	1
		S160050	History of communication thought	32	2	2
		S160051	Research on creativity and planning	32	2	2
		S160052	New media research	32	2	2
		S160053	The Study of News Commentaries	32	2	2
		S160054	Research on science and technology communication	32	2	1
		S160055	Research methods of Social Science	48	3	2
		S160056	International Communication Research	32	2	1
		S200014	Sociology of Science	48	3	2