Zurich Citizens News, 1976-10-06, Page 25Page '.;(i -Citizens News, October 6,
1976
New journaiisrn c
:A new and unique school of
journalism came into being in
Ontario this week. It's not call-
ed a school of journalism
though, or even a school of
communications. It's simply the
co-operative honours Eng,
lish" program at the Univer-
sity of Waterloo. The UW
senate approved it at its Sep-
tember 20 meeting.•
The word "co-operative"
means the students will be al-
ternating every four months
between their studies on camp-
us and work terms in govern-
ment information departments,
publishing houses, newspaper
offices, advertising agencies,
information or public relations
groups in large companies, and
so forth_ wherever there is a
need for staff with the ability
to "communicate succinctly,
accurately and clearly."
The idea is to combine the
education available through a
regular honours English degree
program with the kind of ex-
perience that will prepare the
'tudents for careers in the com-
munications area.
"In addition to the regular
English programs we strongly
urge them to take additional
courses in practical writing,
and in Canadian history, psy-
chology, economics and other
subjects that could provide
usefull background," says Dr.
Ken Ledbetter, Associate Dean
of Arts (Special Programs).
Dr. Ledbetter said a survey of
potential work term employers
of these _students indicated a
considerable interest in the
program. He said during this
initial year of the program 15
students are being admitted;
they will go out on their first
work terms in January, return-
ing in May to spend the summer
on campus. He estimates from
25 to 30 students will be enter-
ing the program each year, in
the near future.
UW students will be admit-
ted into the co-op stream in
their second year. While these
students will graduate a year
later than students in the
regular program...that is after
five years instead of after
four...they will have accumulat-
ed a total of • 20 months of
practical and relevant work
experience by the time they
are finished, experience for
which they will have received
payment. They will also have
been involved in the kinds of
employment they wish to pur-
sue after graduation.
Ur. Ledbetter says students
will be selected for the program
011 the basis of their academic
records, instructors' recommen-
dations and an interview, The
abilities they will bring to their
work term jobs will include:
the ability to write and speak
accurately, clearly, concisely
and logically; the ability to
analyze and evaluate the work
of others; the ability to edit
and revise, and the ability to
conduct library research.
The new program is seen by
many on campus as of great
significance in terms of future
educational trends; until now
there has been little attempt to
tie in the study of the humani-
ties with career opportunities.
"This is a very significant
new venture," comments Dr.
T.A. Brzustowski, Vice -Presid-
ent Academic and acting Presi-
dent of UW.
"I have often referred to
Waterloo as the most innovative
university in Canada and this
is further evidence in support
of that statement," says C.A.
Pollock, chancellor. "It marks
the extension of Waterloo's
original plan for co-operative
education into the important
and growing field of communi-
cations."
Waterloo pioneered the co-
operative or "work-study" con-
cept in Canada. More than
5,000 UW undergraduate stu-
dents are currently on the co-
op system which sees them
alternating between classrooms
and relevant types of work in
business, industry, govern-
ment and public agencies,
usually every four months.
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