The 10-month M.S. program offers aspiring and experienced journalists the opportunity to study the skills, the art, and the ethics of journalism by reporting and writing stories that range from short news pieces to complex narrative features. Students learn how to think critically and deeply, to be both ethical and street smart, working with New York City as their laboratory. Our 9-month M.A. program is designed for experienced journalists, with a proven mastery of journalistic skills, who would like to deepen their knowledge of journalism while studying a particular subject area: politics, science, business or the arts.