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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
As someone who's been through half of Carleton's journalism program, I'll say that it varies between different ones. That one didn't help at all. Very theoretical and basic.
I'm going to SAIT for either RTBN, new media, or journalism next year... hopefully it's a lot more hands-on.
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Here's the thing. Almost every program in university is structured that way. The first couple semesters are designed to give you some theory, see if you can apply this logic, and provide you the basis for the rest of the degree. It will weed out the people who can't commit to a four year degree, the ones who want to do another field of study, students who don't have the grades to go on, and the ones who just drop out. When I started my accounting program the first course were about who to ensure your balance sheet balances and what T accounts are. Each course and semester got progressively more difficult. They didn't start us off with advanced financial accounting that deals with consolidations. And after graduation the firm didn't make me a partner on my first day. I started as a junior and worked my way through the ranks. Each step was required in order to understand why we were doing the next step.
I'm not sure eight months of courses is enough to evaluate a four year degree program. Based on all the ongoing things in your life, you may want to prioritize them, and realize you don't have time or energy for all of them. I don't take every client and I don't do every sporting activity I want to, because I have to make choices.