Journalism

Learning outcomes

• Research, cross-check and verify information, including images and digital content, and explain the verification process to the public.
• Produce news in the main journalistic genres, for print, radio, television, the web and mobile phones, in French and in a national language.
• Carry out a long-form journalistic investigation and use public data to produce verified information.
• Apply Senegal's journalism ethics and press and media law, protect sources and ensure one's physical and digital safety.
• Adapt output to audiences and their digital habits, and run media and information literacy activities.
• Run a multimedia newsroom, analyse its business model and oversee the use of artificial intelligence.

The programme

4 semesters. The first three are taught semesters; the fourth is devoted to the professional assignment and the dissertation.

Target careers

• Journalist (print, radio, television, online media)
• Reporter
• Video journalist
• Sub-editor
• Web editor and social media editorial lead for a media outlet
• Investigative journalist
• Data journalist
• Fact-checker
• Journalist-producer of news programmes in national languages
• Regional correspondent or correspondent for a media outlet in the region
• Media and information literacy trainer

After several years' experience: section editor, head of department, chief sub-editor (print and web), editor-in-chief, head of news at a community radio station, coordinator of a fact-checking unit or an investigative team.

Sectors

• Daily and periodical print press, and online press
• Public, private commercial and community radio stations
• Public and private television channels
• News agencies and cross-border media in the region
• Digital-native media, fact-checking units and investigative journalism collectives
• Civil society organisations, educational institutions and associations running media and information literacy activities
• Media regulatory and self-regulatory bodies

Admission

Who is it for?

• Working professionals holding a Bachelor's degree who wish to move into specialist or management roles: this is the main target group, for whom the online option and the in-job assignment were designed.
• Bachelor's graduates in a relevant field continuing their studies.
• Holders of a relevant maîtrise (four-year degree), eligible for entry into Year 2.

Prerequisites

Relevant degrees: journalism, information and communication, literature, languages, social sciences, political science, law or economics. The test includes a writing exercise (summary and writing from a set of documents) and an interview. Command of written and spoken French; spoken command of at least one national language. For both study modes: regular access to a computer and to a phone able to record sound and video; for the online mode, an internet connection good enough to follow a virtual class.

Admission routes

Route	Entry	Requirements
Holder of a relevant Bachelor's degree	Year 1	Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or a qualification accepted as exempt or equivalent; “Admission is not automatic. It is based on a test and/or a review of the application file.”
Holder of a maîtrise (four-year degree)	Year 2	Maîtrise in a field relevant to the Master's; review of the application file.
Continuing education	Year 1 or 2	Same degree requirements; professional application file and interview; online study option available.

After a Bachelor's degree from ERUDIA or elsewhere

Your Bachelor's degree	Access to the Master's
Professional Bachelor's degree in Communication Project Management	Partial: additional courses in Year 1
Professional Bachelor's degree in Digital Project Management - Web Design and Development	Partial: additional courses in Year 1
Bachelor's degrees in journalism or information and communication from other institutions	Direct
Bachelor's degrees in literature, languages, social sciences, political science, law or economics from other institutions	On application, with a refresher course

Short certificates drawn from this programme

To study part of the programme without taking the full degree:

• Radio and Video Production and Mobile Journalism - Specialist Certificate, 20 weeks, 300,000 FCFA
• Newsroom Management and Media Economics - Specialist Certificate, 20 weeks, 300,000 FCFA
• Verifying Facts and Statements - Professional Certificate, 4 weeks, 200,000 FCFA
• Verifying Images, Videos and Audio Messages - Professional Certificate, 4 weeks, 200,000 FCFA
• Open Data and Visualisation for News - Professional Certificate, 4 weeks, 200,000 FCFA

Tuition fees

Master's tuition fees, per year

Year of study	Annual tuition
Master's, Year 1	799,900 FCFA
Master's, Year 2	899,900 FCFA

Amount payable to confirm enrolment: 200,000 FCFA.

Application fee: 10,000 FCFA.