EducationThere are a variety of graduate programs across the US that are tailored towards medical journalism as well as other types of specialized journalism professions.
A great example of such a program and what that sort of education would entail is Columbia University's Master of Arts in Journalism, which requires students to complete a graduate seminar, master's thesis, digital media course, history of journalism course, a research gathering course as well as other elective courses over a nine month period. Of course other programs won't have the same courses, however they will have similar aspects included in them as well as completely new ones like ethics courses, required internships, a multi-media series of articles and so on. |
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It is of importance to note that the length of time required to receive a master of arts in journalism specialized in science and health writing greatly depends on the school and the needs of the student. Some schools offer programs of 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years depending on what a specific student needs or is capable of doing.