Teaching process
Directions of Preparation and Specialization
6.030301 – Bachelor of journalism
7.030201 – Specialist
8.030201 – Master's degree of journalism
Faculty offers the following specializations: “Literary Work in the Press and Agencies of Information”, “ Journalist’s Work on Television”, “ Journalist’s Work on the Radio”, “International Journalism”, “Editing and Publishing”.
The Faculty of Journalism trains specialists for the mass media, agencies of information, press services, institutions and organizations, advertizing agencies. There are two forms of studying at the Faculty: Full-Time Department and Correspondence (Part-Time) Department. Two types of entrance examinations are active: creative competition on the basis of publications or a broudcast/telecast speech with an interview and testing with the consideration of an aptitude for worc of a journalist.
Beginning with the third year, students take their specialization in the following fields: “Literary Work in the Press and Agencies of Information”, “ Journalist’s Work on Television”, “ Journalist’s Work on the Radio”, “International Journalism”, “Editing and Publishing”.
Contingent of students and graduate students
Students
Number of Full-Time Department Students
| Year | Budget | Paid |
| I | 65 | 79 |
| II | 60 | 90 |
| III | 62 | 79 |
| IY | 62 | 68 |
| Y | 66 | 56 |
Number of Correspondence Department Students
| Year | Budget | Paid |
| I | 10 | 60 |
| II | 9 | 57 |
| III | 10 | 44 |
| IY | 9 | 41 |
| Y | 9 | 43 |
| YI | 10 | 34 |
Graduate students
Work being discontinued - 6
Without giving up work - 6
Practice Training
To consolidate the theoretical knowledge and acguire the practical skills of professional work, students of the faculty undergo individual learning and practical training in the editor offices of newspapers, information agencies, tele- and broadcasting companies, both national and local, down to the district level.
Learning practice, I year - 1 month
Practical training, II year - 1.5 months
Practical training, III year - 1.5 months
Practical training before the defence of a diploma paper, Y year - 2 months
State certification
The graduates are certified in accordance with the requirements of the curriculum. The students take state examinations in the Theory and Practice of Journalism and Political Science. They also defend their diploma papers following which the qualifications of Journalist with the major in Journalism are conferred on them.
Upon graduation the students for Master’s Degree receive “Master of Journalism” diplomas.
The Special Faculty of Journalism (Dean - Associate Professor M.Yatsymirs’ka) has been organized under the In-Service Training Institute, Ivan Franko State University in L’viv, Ukraine. The duration of studies is 2.5 and 3.5 years. Upon graduation the respective qualifying diplomas are awarded.
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