|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Academic OfferingsStanford University, one of the elite learning institutions in the world, lies waiting for a Knight Fellow to explore and use. Fellows spend the academic year, from mid-September to mid-June, on campus, taking courses in all departments, including such professional schools as Law, Medicine, and Business. Many professors actively seek out Knight Fellows to take their courses, because they have found that Fellows contribute strongly to their classes. A Fellow's course of study is as individualized as the journalist. Candidates outline how they would use their year at Stanford - and how it would help them in their work when they return to their news organizations - as part of the application. Once they get here, they use faculty, staff and the advice of former fellows to find the combination of courses that works best for them. Knight Fellows discover what is most important to them in improving their journalism; they are not required to meet any prescribed curriculum. Knight Fellows attend classes as auditors, they do not receive course credit and they are not required to take tests or write papers. Most fellows do all or most of the work in some classes, as a way of challenging themselves, but the decision is up to them. And if no regular course meets their specific needs, they often follow self-directed reading programs, with the guidance of key faculty members. |
|
|
|
|