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Georgian Institute of Public Affairs
Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management

offers a one-year, English-language master's degree program in journalism

Twenty students, selected in a Caucasus-wide competition, will be trained to assume news and management positions at newspapers, news agencies, broadcast outlets and web-based publications. Instructors are American and European journalism specialists. The journalism faculty and curriculum for the school is provided by the International Center for Journalists, a Washington-based journalism organization, with the cooperation of Internews, Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communication and Ecole superieur de journalisme de Lille. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of State, with supplementary funding from the Open Society Institute.

The program will be offered in three trimesters from January to November 2004. Tuition is required for applicants of Georgian nationality.

The curriculum is based on a hands-on, experiential approach, using the latest techniques of fact-based, professional reporting and writing for both print and broadcast media. Students have access to a computer laboratory, the Internet, photo, audio and video broadcast equipment and a journalism library. The students publish Brosse Street Journal, a student newspaper in print and electronic versions.

AREAS COVERED IN THE CURRICULUM INCLUDE:

· Principles of Journalism
· Reporting and Writing I, II, III
· Professional Standards and Ethics of Journalism
· Computer-assisted reporting
· Visual Journalism
· Business reporting
· Courts and legal reporting
· Election and political reporting
· Energy, utilities and environmental reporting
· Television broadcasting
· Radio fundamentals
· Media management
· Economics
· Intensive English-language training
· Computer training
· Writing in English

ENTRANCE TESTS:
English language test (TOEFL)
300-word essay in native language
Interview with the selection committee

APPLICANTS MUST HAVE:
· Bachelor's or master's degree; previous training or education in journalism not required
· Excellent command of English
· Commitment to a career in journalism
· Commitment to study for a full year

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED:
In Georgia: Applications accepted at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. Application deadline is October 30, 2003.
In Armenia: Applications accepted at ACCELS office, Marshal Bagramyan Street 18/2, tel (3741) 561410. For additional information, contact Otar Davlianidze, program coordinator, at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. Application deadline is October 30, 2003.
In Azerbaijan: Contact Zaur Hasanov, program representative, at [email protected] or 99450 328 96 82 or visit ACCELS office (Mondays) at Suleyman Rahimov 183, Baku, 92 34 50 (tel). Application deadline is September 30, 2003.

Pick up application forms at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs and at ACCELS offices in Baku and Yerevan. Electronic version available at GIPA website.

Georgian Institute of Public Affairs
Address: 2 Brosse Street, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel/fax: (99532) 93-14-66, mobile: (99599) 58-23-28
E-mail: [email protected] web: www.gipa.ge