Arts Journalism

Invitation to Apply

A message from
Johanna Keller
Director

What's your passion? Do you want to be an architecture critic? A movie reviewer? A journalist specializing in music, theater, design or fine arts? A commentator on popular culture or TV critic? Or an arts and entertainment editor?

We invite you to spend the next year making your dream come true by honing your writing, multi-media, and journalism skills, and deepening your knowledge of the arts. In this time of the digital revolution, journalists need advanced skills in digital technology, writing and multi-media story-telling abilities, professional experience, and specialized knowledge in culture—all this is part of the Goldring experience.

The Goldring Arts Journalism Program at Syracuse University was the first master's degree program in arts journalism at an accredited journalism school. Based at the renowned S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, the program is a collaboration with the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Visual & Performing Arts, and the School of Architecture.

The intensive 12-month program begins in July and includes a mix of multi-media digital communications and cross-disciplinary arts courses tailored to your educational goals. Students pursue a concentration in a specific area, such as architecture, film, music, popular culture, design, television, theater or visual arts. Classes take place on the campus of Syracuse University. Students travel to New York City for a cultural immersion course, gain professional experience through internships at newspapers or magazines, attend theater, music and opera performances and film screenings, and visit art galleries and architectural sites. An international travel experience is included with the critical and feature writing course.

Students study with an array of professionals, academics and artists on the faculty at Syracuse University, as well as take workshops with guest faculty who are nationally recognized arts writers and editors. Some of the distinguished visiting faculty have included Alex Ross (Music, The New Yorker), Michael Kimmelman (Visual Arts, The New York Times), Robert Ivy Jr. (Architecture, Editor in Chief, Architectural Record), James Oestreich (Music Arts & Leisure Editor, The New York Times) and Michael Feingold (Theater, The Village Voice).

The program and special financial aid for qualified students have been made possible by a generous gift from arts patron and Syracuse University trustee Lola Goldring and her husband Allen.

The Goldring Experience