Master’s in Journalism – Online Science & Technology Journalism Specialization
Flexible Online Degree
Designed for working adults
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Gain New Skills
Advance in your career and attract more opportunities
Learn to communicate to the general public
This 100% online, flexible degree-completion program is designed for communicators, journalists, scientists, and other working professionals in the science and technology industries who want to gain new skills and specialized training to advance in their careers.
Take coursework in:
- Science journalism
- Humanizing science through video storytelling
- Communicating science with augmented reality or with virtual reality
- Writing for television and streaming news
- Intro to genomics
- Advanced science and technology reporting
- and more
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2025 Alum
“The MS Journalism online program really brought me back to what I love doing, which is getting life-saving information out to the public through the Watch Duty app.”
—Sekhar Padmanabhan, Senior Regional Reporting Manager and Staff Reporter at Watch Duty, which alerts users of nearby wildfires
Read more about Sekhar’s experience
Current Student
“So far, I have enjoyed learning more about how to effectively communicate complicated science topics to a broader audience. I’ve also enjoyed discussing the field of journalism with my peers and gaining insight on important journalistic topics like ethics, morality, and objectivity.
—Katelyn McLaughlin, Environmental Science Writer at the Illinois State Water Survey
Join the Illinois Network
Alumni of the University of Illinois Journalism program have gone on to become science communicators and editors, news directors, digital content producers, and more, working at places such as NASA, national science laboratories and research centers, and nonprofits in the science, environment, and energy sectors.
Questions? Contact us!
If you have questions or would like to learn more, please email journmaster@illinois.edu.