The Journalism Program encourages its students to experience the challenge of reporting from a different country and a culture. The program annually offers a six-week reporting and study experience in South Africa.
Students spend the first five weeks interning with news media in Cape Town.
Each student is assigned to an editor at the Cape Argus or Cape Times newspaper and is required to write a number of articles intended for publication in South Africa as well as in the United States. While abroad, students are also expected to keep a daily journal. After the reporting internships are completed, students will visit Kruger National Park, viewing elephants, lions and other animals, observing a research camp and writing at least one article about a Kruger topic. Students will finish the trip with a stay in Johannesburg before returning to the United States. Special attention will be devoted to the security of the participants in the program.