The Journalism Option is offered in three concentrations: Chinese Journalism, International Journalism and Broadcast Journalism. All concentrations share a core of required and elective courses dealing with the nature and responsibilities of the print and broadcast journalist. Each concentration requires bilingualism, but stresses the particular language and professional skills appropriate for the specialist in either Chinese or International or broadcast journalism.

Students in the Journalism Option pursue studies in three major areas: (1) professional journalism in which students learn the principles and skills of gathering, presenting and production of news and current affairs; (2) theoretical foundations of the profession in which students develop conceptual understanding of the profession and society through legal, ethical, political, historical, economic and mass communication theory courses; and (3) complementary studies of society and its relationship vis-a-vis broadcast or print journalism as well as the way politics, government, business and law operate in both local and international communities. In all these areas, emphasis is on Hong Kong and mainland China, with due attention to the international context in which both communities operate.

All students are required to undertake a professional internship during the summer following the second year. Successful completion of the internship requires registration for JOUR 3550 Journalism Internship after the internship is completed. Students in each concentration have eight units of elective courses to explore aspects of journalism in greater depth or to increase their knowledge of some specialized type of reporting.