Find your career
Intensive training in Canada’s only multi-year photojournalism program gives Loyalist graduates a competitive advantage:
As photojournalists, reporter-photographers, multimedia producers and editors, picture and assignment editors, freelance photojournalists and photographers, and digital publishing specialists.
Working across Canada in news organizations, ranging from the biggest dailies to smaller weekly newspapers, wire services, websites and other publications.
Our grads get great jobs
Photographer/Reporter, Post media Network Inc.
Photo Editor, the Canadian Press
Photographer, the Toronto Star
Reporter/Photographer, the Record
Photographer/Editor, Maclean’s
Videographer/Editor, Maclean's, Rogers Media
Is it for you?
People who thrive in Photojournalism come from different backgrounds. They are usually described as:
Inquisitive, curious
Storytellers
Visually oriented
Experiential learning
Get a well-rounded set of skills through hands-on learning in our Digital Media Centre:
Develop skills in reporting, writing, electronic publishing, camera operation and lighting.
Get a deep understanding of news judgment and the principles of storytelling.
Learn advanced photojournalism techniques in digital photography, video capture and computer-based image processing.
Get hands-on experience working for Loyalist’s award-winning online community newspaper, the Pioneer.
Photograph, report, write and edit assignments for the student-run online news service, QNet News.
Finish your studies with a four-week field placement:
Learn on the job with a 120-hour placement with a magazine, newspaper, website, wire service, photo agency, or an editorial photographer.
Students have done placements at the Canadian Press, the Toronto Sun, the Ottawa Citizen, the Ottawa Sun, the Calgary Herald, the Windsor Star, the Montreal Gazette, the Record, Reuters, Outpost Magazine and View Picture Agency.
Turn your diploma into a degree
Many universities across Canada and abroad will provide credit recognition for your diploma studies at Loyalist. The following is a list of agreements that are currently in place. There are many more options, and new agreements are added annually. Contact your university of choice to make individual arrangements.
Algoma University – B.A.; B.B.A.; B.Sc.; Bach. Computer Science
Athabasca University – Bachelor of Professional Arts in Communication Studies
Brock University – various
Davenport University – Bachelor of Arts in General Business
Griffith University – Bachelor of Photography
Lake Head University – various
Laurentian University – various
Laurier Brantford – any honors program
Nipissing University – various
Royal Roads University – Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication
Seneca College – Bach. Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Ontario Institute of Technology – B.A. Adult Education and Digital Technology
University of Waterloo – various
Wilfrid Laurier University – various
York University – various