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Media, Journalism and Digital Cultures at the University of Toronto Scarborough

Learn the inner workings of today’s rapidly changing media landscape and tailor your studies around your interests in our customizable program. You’ll hone your media literacy skills and critically evaluate the limits and opportunities of modern media institutions and information technologies in our hands-on courses. Explore media and journalism through multiple perspectives — from the public to the private, on local and global scales.  

Choose from our two streams: 

• Media Studies stream : Gain the theoretical and critical thinking tools to dissect what it means to live in our media-focused culture at local, regional and global scales. You’ll evaluate media, analyze its underlying ideologies, and understand its cultural, political, economic, and social implications. Our courses will take you through the history of media and technology in different cultures, and you’ll thoroughly explore how media form and shape knowledge and meaning, and how media industries create, manage, and share information. 
• Journalism Studies stream: You’ll study and conduct research in a curriculum that emphasizes scholarly, conceptual understandings of journalism, including how journalism functions as an agent of change, its relationship to new technologies, and how cultures of information sharing are evolving. You’ll get the tools to comprehend, navigate, and adapt to today’s complicated media environment, whether as a journalist, policy advocate or informed citizen. This stream is for you if you’re interested in studying media while focusing on journalism and the news media industry, as well as journalism’s form, function, and meaning in a global and democratic society. 
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• Critical Journalism

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The PhD in Communication provides students with advanced training in media and cultural analysis. Communication academics pursue a range of different inquiries at the crossroads of humanities and social science research. Our faculty members are scholars, artists, and media-makers who have extensive experience in graduate supervision and who have published award-winning books and articles in internationally leading journals, as well as producing innovative projects in time-based media and other non-textual formats. You will study areas as varied as game studies, representations of gender and race, digital media, feminist media studies, and research-creation. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of research projects and benefit from Montreal’s fertile media arts environment.

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Degree requirements, degree requirements.

Fully-qualified candidates are required to complete a minimum of 90 credits.

Please see the Communication Studies Courses page for course descriptions.

Communication PhD (90 credits)

Communication phd electives (12 credits), admission requirements, admission requirements.

• MA in Communication or its equivalent.
• A thoroughly articulated research project outline.
• Proficiency in English. Applicants whose primary language is not English must demonstrate that their knowledge of English is sufficient to pursue graduate studies in their chosen field. Please refer to the English language proficiency page for further information on requirements and exemptions.
• Language Requirements. Applicants should have a level of competence that would allow them to read technical material and follow lectures and discussions in English. Students may participate in discussions, write reports, examinations and theses in English or French, as they choose.

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Application deadlines.

Priority will be given to complete applications submitted by the deadline. In some cases, programs may continue to accept applications as long as there is space available.

International students: Considering the waiting period involved in meeting the entry requirements to Canada and Quebec , we strongly encourage international applicants to apply early and submit supporting documents prior to the deadline.

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Tuition and fees.

Tuition and fees of the program may depend on your student status, among other key factors. Estimate these costs based on the most common situations.

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Funding packages are generally available for students in thesis-based programs. They come in the form of awards, teaching and research assistantships are offered at the time of admission to most students to allow them to focus on their research and studies. Research and thesis-based students are automatically considered for all entrance graduate awards when they apply to Concordia, provided they meet eligibility criteria. No separate application is required.

The Quebec and Canadian governments offer a number of competitive graduate scholarships. We encourage you to apply for these awards at the same time you are preparing your application.

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Many of our awards are entrance awards which are offered during the admission adjudication process. There are two main award types: Faculty/Departmental awards and Major External awards. Students holding a UBC Faculty/Department award may have their tuition fees deducted from the scholarship payments.

Faculty/Departmental Awards

A $2,700 scholarship has been endowed by former Vancouver Sun reporter, David Baines, for a student in the Master of Journalism program specializing in business journalism. The award is made on the recommendation of the School of Journalism in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

A fellowship has been endowed through the estate of Geraldine Phyllis Cromie. The award is offered to a student in Journalism and is made on the recommendation of the UBC Graduate School of Journalism in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies. This award is made on the recommendation of the Journalism School faculty.

This graduation scholarship will be awarded to a second year Journalism student who demonstrates exceptional ability in investigative research and reporting; and who also displays an interest in pursuing a career in daily journalism.

A scholarship has been endowed by the Fairchild Group to alternate each year between the UBC Graduate School of Journalism and the UBC Film Production Program. Thomas Fung, owner and founder, presented the award. The award is bestowed on the recommendation of the Department of Theatre and Film in even-numbered years and on the recommendation of the School of Journalism in odd-numbered years. Preference is given to Canadian and international students with good academic standing who are focusing on cultural diversity and entrepreneurial leadership.

A number of entrance awards, available to some incoming students demonstrating academic excellence and a commitment to journalism as a career, are administered by the UBC Graduate School of Journalism’s Awards Committee. The funds for these awards are made available from the Faculty of Arts and/or Faculty of Graduate Studies. Awards are determined on the basis of merit and diversity and are open to any graduate student regardless of citizenship or visa status. The number of awards, and the value of each award, is revised annually.

Bursaries have been endowed through a bequest from Gwyneth M. Gunn for students in the School of Journalism, with preference for women students in need of financial assistance. Only students who have applied for Canadian student loans are eligible. Students do not need to apply directly to UBC Financial Aid. UBC Financial Aid determines bursary amounts from data derived from student loan applications.

A gold medal and prize have been endowed by Beverley J. Straight and Robert H. Straight in honour of their father, Hal Straight, who was an editor, managing editor, and publisher for over 50 years. The award is offered to the most outstanding graduate student in Journalism and is made on the recommendation of the School.

A bequest from Ida Helen Badenoch provides graduation scholarships to students who are most proficient in the community health nursing practice and who are proceeding to further work in this field of study; and, to two students who are most proficient in a field of journalism, or in a field related to journalism.

This award recognizes Jack Webster and his legacy of insightful, accurate and uncompromising reporting from his more than 40 years of print, radio and television journalism. Five $2,000 awards are available and will be paid towards tuition at the recipient’s school. In addition, the recipients will be invited to the Jack Webster Awards Dinner. The application is open for students who are permanent residents of British Columbia (at least three years) and are pursuing full time journalism studies in a B.C. post-secondary journalism program, and who show a demonstrated interest in journalism.

An entrance scholarship has been endowed by the family of James L. and Donald A. Duncan to honour them and recognize their high regard for excellence and integrity in journalism. Preference is given to graduate students with excellent writing abilities who are well-read and have a demonstrated interest in a broad range of journalistic topics. The award is made on the recommendation of the UBC Graduate School of Journalism.

A prize has been endowed by The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group in honour of Rafe Mair. It is awarded to a student in the graduating class in Journalism. The prize is awarded to the graduating student who has produced the best published work of public service journalism during the degree program.

One or more scholarships have been endowed by Roy Barnett in honour of his sister, Susan M. Boyce, for graduate students in the Master of Journalism Program in the School of Journalism. Susan is a longtime Vancouver-based journalist and a firm believer in the need to support and mentor aspiring writers in this exciting career. It is her hope this scholarship will contribute to making the aspiration a reality for many who are dedicated to preserving the value and integrity of the written word.

A $1,000 award is offered by family and friends in memory of Brian Truscott (BFA ’88) to a student enrolled in the Graduate School of Journalim with an interest in business journalism. Brian began his career at the Vancouver Courier, where he worked as a reporter from 1988 to 1994. A move to Hong Kong saw him reporting for the Eastern Express newspaper, and then Finance Asia magazine. From 1998 to 2010, he was variously a columnist, reporter and editor with the Dow Jones Newswires financial news service, in Singapore, London and Vancouver. Brian’s friends and relatives remember him as an inquistive man with a wry sense of humour and an abiding passion for his profession. The award is made by the School of Journalism, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Major External Awards

Every year students win a number of Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Affiliated University Graduate Fellowships. Affiliated Graduate awards range in amount from $200 – $20,000. SSHRC awards are $17,500. Note that International students are ineligible for SSHRCs; however, they may apply for the graduate Affiliate Award for their second year of funding.

First Year Funding: prospective domestic journalism students with first-class standings are strongly encouraged to apply for SSHRCs directly through SSHRC (not through UBC) and the institution in which they achieved their bachelor’s degree. This funding is for the first year of study (see below for second year SSHRC/Graduate Affiliate funding). The deadline is December 1 of the year prior to our September intake . Your undergraduate university may have an internal deadline that is earlier, so make sure that you check with the faculty or department as soon as you can. More information can be found on the SSHRC website.

Second Year Funding: once classes start in September, students may apply for second year funding from SSHRC if they plan to continue their journalism studies beyond five terms (domestic students only) and/or from the Graduate Affiliated Criteria-Based Awards (for those who are applying for or have SSHRC funding already, and/or for international students). Students are encouraged to have all of their application materials ready before they begin the Master of Journalism program.

The Master of Journalism program fee is assessed as a full-time program fee, divided into five installments of payment at the beginning of each academic term. The fee is the same regardless of how many course credits the student registers in. Please note that students are also expected to pay full summer tuition fees.

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Journalists have traditionally sought to provide news and information in an accurate, timely and accessible manner to enable the public to make informed decisions. Yet journalism is in flux, with the digital age blurring boundaries of news production and consumption between professionals, citizens and activists. The aim at the UBC Master of Journalism program is to develop graduates who understand the evolving media environment and who are able to use journalistic practices to contribute to meaningful public discourse across all forms of media.

The Master of Journalism (MJ) degree is a full-time, intensive program which includes a summer internship.  It provides students with professional experience and academic grounding to help them prosper in a digital knowledge economy. Students acquire the knowledge and practical skills they need to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the evolving digital media ecosystem, developing skills such as investigative reporting, web, audio, visual and data journalism, immersive storytelling and social media analytics.

Our distinctive approach to journalism education has two components: academic specialization and professional training. Students undertake a program of study focused on an academic area — relevant to a student's background and passions. Paired with the academic teaching is hands-on training in multimedia production alongside experienced professionals.

For specific program requirements, please refer to the departmental program website

What makes the program unique?

The Master of Journalism program is a unique, boutique masters program in one of the most diverse and beautiful cities in the world. We are an award-winning program modeled on a small Liberal Arts college with small class sizes and one-on-one attention. Students can tailor the program around their own passions, taking courses that reflect evolving methods, practices and technologies in journalism. Students have contact with professors both in and outside of the classroom, while faculty and staff mentor students on freelancing opportunities, internships and career options.

Faculty members come from the highest levels of major media organizations. They include recognized leaders in digital journalism and media scholarship who combine professional experience and academic research and scholarship. We pride ourselves on our student-centred approach to teaching, often continuing to mentor them long after they graduate. The program provides graduates with the optimal mix of academic theory and practice to succeed as a journalist.

The School of Journalism's professors having recent and current gigs at the BBC, 60 Minutes, CBC, The Tyee, Vancouver Sun, National Post, The Globe and Mail, and other notable media outlets sold me on applying for and then enrolling in the school.

Katie Hyslop

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1) Check Eligibility

Minimum academic requirements.

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies establishes the minimum admission requirements common to all applicants, usually a minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC). The graduate program that you are applying to may have additional requirements. Please review the specific requirements for applicants with credentials from institutions in:

• Canada or the United States
• International countries other than the United States

Each program may set higher academic minimum requirements. Please review the program website carefully to understand the program requirements. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission as it is a competitive process.

English Language Test

Applicants from a university outside Canada in which English is not the primary language of instruction must provide results of an English language proficiency examination as part of their application. Tests must have been taken within the last 24 months at the time of submission of your application.

Minimum requirements for the two most common English language proficiency tests to apply to this program are listed below:

TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language - internet-based

Overall score requirement : 104

IELTS: International English Language Testing System

Overall score requirement : 7.5

Other Test Scores

Some programs require additional test scores such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Test (GMAT). The requirements for this program are:

The GRE is not required.

Prior degree, course and other requirements

Prior degree requirements.

A degree in any discipline that is academically equivalent to a UBC 4-year Bachelor’s degree.

2) Meet Deadlines

3) prepare application, transcripts.

All applicants have to submit transcripts from all past post-secondary study. Document submission requirements depend on whether your institution of study is within Canada or outside of Canada.

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A minimum of three references are required for application to graduate programs at UBC. References should be requested from individuals who are prepared to provide a report on your academic ability and qualifications.

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Many programs require a statement of interest , sometimes called a "statement of intent", "description of research interests" or something similar.

Supervision

Students in research-based programs usually require a faculty member to function as their thesis supervisor. Please follow the instructions provided by each program whether applicants should contact faculty members.

Instructions regarding thesis supervisor contact for Master of Journalism (MJ)

Citizenship verification.

Permanent Residents of Canada must provide a clear photocopy of both sides of the Permanent Resident card.

4) Apply Online

All applicants must complete an online application form and pay the application fee to be considered for admission to UBC.

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Program components.

In recognition of the importance of combining theory and practice, our students are required to complete a 12-week professional internship before graduating. Learning on the job is a crucial part of a professional degree program since there are many aspects of journalism that cannot be addressed solely in the classroom.

Tuition & Financial Support

Financial support.

Applicants to UBC have access to a variety of funding options, including merit-based (i.e. based on your academic performance) and need-based (i.e. based on your financial situation) opportunities.

Program Funding Packages

Please visit our tuition and awards web page for more details.

Scholarships & awards (merit-based funding)

All applicants are encouraged to review the awards listing to identify potential opportunities to fund their graduate education. The database lists merit-based scholarships and awards and allows for filtering by various criteria, such as domestic vs. international or degree level.

Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA)

Many professors are able to provide Research Assistantships (GRA) from their research grants to support full-time graduate students studying under their supervision. The duties constitute part of the student's graduate degree requirements. A Graduate Research Assistantship is considered a form of fellowship for a period of graduate study and is therefore not covered by a collective agreement. Stipends vary widely, and are dependent on the field of study and the type of research grant from which the assistantship is being funded.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA)

Graduate programs may have Teaching Assistantships available for registered full-time graduate students. Full teaching assistantships involve 12 hours work per week in preparation, lecturing, or laboratory instruction although many graduate programs offer partial TA appointments at less than 12 hours per week. Teaching assistantship rates are set by collective bargaining between the University and the Teaching Assistants' Union .

Graduate Academic Assistantships (GAA)

Academic Assistantships are employment opportunities to perform work that is relevant to the university or to an individual faculty member, but not to support the student’s graduate research and thesis. Wages are considered regular earnings and when paid monthly, include vacation pay.

Financial aid (need-based funding)

Canadian and US applicants may qualify for governmental loans to finance their studies. Please review eligibility and types of loans .

All students may be able to access private sector or bank loans.

Foreign government scholarships

Many foreign governments provide support to their citizens in pursuing education abroad. International applicants should check the various governmental resources in their home country, such as the Department of Education, for available scholarships.

Working while studying

The possibility to pursue work to supplement income may depend on the demands the program has on students. It should be carefully weighed if work leads to prolonged program durations or whether work placements can be meaningfully embedded into a program.

International students enrolled as full-time students with a valid study permit can work on campus for unlimited hours and work off-campus for no more than 20 hours a week.

A good starting point to explore student jobs is the UBC Work Learn program or a Co-Op placement .

Tax credits and RRSP withdrawals

Students with taxable income in Canada may be able to claim federal or provincial tax credits.

Canadian residents with RRSP accounts may be able to use the Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP) which allows students to withdraw amounts from their registered retirement savings plan (RRSPs) to finance full-time training or education for themselves or their partner.

Please review Filing taxes in Canada on the student services website for more information.

Cost Estimator

Applicants have access to the cost estimator to develop a financial plan that takes into account various income sources and expenses.

Career Options

Our alumni have gone on to successful careers at major media organizations around the world. A recent alumni survey shows UBC Journalism graduates have found their training to be instrumental in their career advancement:

• 86% say UBC Journalism was useful in getting a job
• 91% credit UBC Journalism for helping them where they are today
• 83% would recommend UBC Journalism to friends and family
• 95% are proud to be alums of UBC Journalism

Recent graduates have taken positions at CBC Vancouver, Radio-Canada, CBC Toronto, CBC North, CTV, Al Jazeera English, Sky News Arabia, National Post, National Public Radio (NPR), Toronto Star, The Canadian Press, The Tyee, Hakai Magazine, Daily Hive Vancouver, the Walrus, The New Yorker, TVO Ottawa, Yukon News, National Post, Angus Reid Public Opinion, Global National, Global BC, the Globe and Mail, Vice Canada, Huffington Post, New York Times, JP Morgan (Product Strategy), Business In Vancouver, Bloomberg, David Suzuki Foundation, and in media and communications positions in various NGOs and post-secondary institutions.

Alumni on Success

Jimmy Thomson

Job Title Freelance journalist

Employer The Narwhal

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This list shows faculty members with full supervisory privileges who are affiliated with this program. It is not a comprehensive list of all potential supervisors as faculty from other programs or faculty members without full supervisory privileges can request approvals to supervise graduate students in this program.

• Al-Solaylee, Kamal (Literary nonfiction, Race and representation, Migration studies)
• Callison, Candis (changes to media practices and platforms, journalism ethics, the role of social movements in public discourse, and understanding how issues related to science and technology become meaningful for diverse publics.)
• Dadugblor, Stephen (English language; Rhetoric; Digital media/social media; democratic deliberation; decoloniality; writing studies; African Studies)
• Hermida, Alfred (Social sciences; Digital journalism; Media innovation; social media; Transformation of news; Misinformation)
• Klein, Peter (Media Types (Radio, Television, Written Press, etc.); Video and New Media; Global Health and Emerging Diseases; Large International Projects; Media and Democratization; Global Journalism; Innovation in Journalism; Documentary Production; Investigative Reporting)
• Maraj, Louis (Languages and literature; Philosophy; Rhetoric; Black Studies; digital media; Cultural Studies; media studies; Critical Pedagogies; Race and Racism)
• McGee, Alexis (Languages and literature; Black Feminist Theory; African American language, literacies, and rhetorics; Rhetorical theory and composition pedagogy; Rhetorical History; Composition History; Sociolinguistics; Sound (voice))
• Tenenboim, Ori
• Young, Mary-Lynn (Sociology of the media, gender, media economics, representations, online news, media and crime, Internet)

Sample Thesis Submissions

• Racialized early-career journalists in Canada and alternative journalistic approaches
• Framing violence in times of peace talks : El Tiempo’s news coverage of massacres committed during the 1999–2002 Colombian government - FARC peace process
• Bringing situated knowledges and counter-narratives into the newsroom : Muslim female journalists in Canadian media
• How voice matters : identity and the representation of gender and race on 'late night' television political comedy shows
• Canadian news media coverage of the George Floyd protests : a content analysis

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Specialization.

This program focuses on the writing of journalism, on the historic evolution of journalism as a profession, ethics and journalism, on journalism and the legal system, and on the role and character of journalism in a changing society.

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Master of Journalism

Vancouver , Canada

THE world university rank:  41

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CAD 51,475 ? CAD  51,475 Program fees are indicative only. Speak to your IDP study counsellor to get up-to-date course prices.

Ontario Graduate Certificate in Journalism

Toronto , Canada

Graduate Certificate

CAD 17,335 ? CAD  17,335 Program fees are indicative only. Speak to your IDP study counsellor to get up-to-date course prices.

Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Sports Journalism

Ottawa , Canada

CAD 24,246 ? CAD  24,246 Program fees are indicative only. Speak to your IDP study counsellor to get up-to-date course prices.

THE world university rank:  601

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Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Journalism

Master of Journalism [Year Two Entry]

THE world university rank:  501

CAD 22,946 ? CAD  22,946 Program fees are indicative only. Speak to your IDP study counsellor to get up-to-date course prices.

Ontario College Graduate Certificate - Journalism - Television and Digital...

London , Canada

CAD 16,778 ? CAD  16,778 Program fees are indicative only. Speak to your IDP study counsellor to get up-to-date course prices.

Graduate Diploma in Journalism

Montreal , Canada

Graduate Diploma

CAD 14,218 ? CAD  14,218 Program fees are indicative only. Speak to your IDP study counsellor to get up-to-date course prices.

Regina , Canada

THE world university rank:  801

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Master of Journalism - Bridging

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April 7, 2024

The Solar Eclipse Is Almost Here! Everything You Need to Know

Here’s how to pick a viewing spot, stay on top of the weather and pack the right gear to see the total solar eclipse on April 8

By Clara Moskowitz

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This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024.

CONCAN, Tex.—After months of waiting, planning and anticipating, the eclipse is nearly upon us. This rare heavenly alignment will be a marvel to look at for anyone lucky enough to have clear skies at the time. For a few minutes, the face of the moon will perfectly overlap that of the sun from our perspective on Earth, blocking out most of the light from our star and leaving only the wispy white glow of the sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona .

This phase, called, totality, will be dramatic. The sky will get completely dark, like the dead of night, the temperature will drop, and birds, insects and other creatures may react strangely . Just as you get used to the sight, the moon will edge away, letting stunningly bright beads of light through, and then back off to reveal more and more of the sun’s disk.

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“The most exciting parts of a total solar eclipse are the sudden twilight effect that occurs in the middle of the day, the appearance of the corona and sometimes large, bright features erupting from the sun’s surface called prominences,” says Hagai Perets, an astrophysicist at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology. “Stars and planets, which you can usually see only at night, might also be briefly visible.”

Even if you won’t be along the path of totality, you’ll still be in for a show. A partial eclipse—the sight of the sun partly covered by the dark face of the moon—is cool in its own right, and during this event, such an eclipse will be visible across most of the U.S.

To catch the best possible view of the event, here’s how to prepare:

Pick the best place to view to eclipse : The ideal spot is along the path of totality, where you’ll see the maximum coverage of the sun by the moon. Totality will begin over Sinaloa, Mexico, cross over many major U.S. cities—including Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo, N.Y., and Burlington, Vt.—and at last pass over the Canadian island of Newfoundland.

Check the weather: A lot will depend on the weather, and eclipse forecasts are changing by the minute. You might want to keep your plans flexible and pick an exact location based on the lowest chances of cloud cover. “You can select locations that give you the best chance of clear skies, but there are never any guarantees, as we are finding right now,” says eclipse chaser Kate Russo , author of Total Addiction: The Life of an Eclipse Chaser . “I always have a plan A and a plan B, sometimes a plan C.” It’s also smart to keep an eye on traffic patterns and public safety advisories for the areas you’re considering.

Pack the right gear: The most important thing to pack for any eclipse viewing is a pair of eclipse glasses , which will shield your eyes from the harmful rays of the sun during the partial eclipse leading up to, and following, totality. (You can take them off during full totality because the sun’s direct light will be blocked, and the corona’s glow won’t hurt your eyes.) And special solar filters are needed to safely view the sun with cameras, telescopes and binoculars. If you’re hoping to take photographs of the event, check out our guide to eclipse photography gear . And of course, take lots of snacks and water.

I, like many Americans, got hooked on eclipses during the 2017 total eclipse over the U.S., my first sighting. Rather than crossing the experience off my bucket list, the spectacle was so exhilarating that I resolved to see a total eclipse again as soon as I possibly could. “It's like a compulsion,” Russo says. “It was very strong after I saw my first eclipse, then second, then third, up until my seventh or eighth. It remains very strong, but I also have a compulsion to help others experience totality, which is what drives the work I do on supporting community eclipse planning and sharing the experience of totality with others.”

The eclipse won’t just be a great show—it’s a special opportunity for scientists to learn more about the sun. “There are a lot of open questions about the sun even though it is our star,” says Amir Caspi, a solar physicist at the Southwest Research Institute. He and his team will be capturing footage of the eclipse by chasing it with NASA jets outfitted with special cameras. The researchers hope to learn more about the physics of the corona, which is surprisingly hot—about 200 times warmer than the surface. “It’s like when you walk away from a campfire, somehow it gets warmer,” Caspi says.

You, too, can participate in science during the eclipse—several projects are recruiting volunteers to help gather data during the event. Survey some of the crowdsourced eclipse research options here .

And if you aren’t able to make it to the path of totality or clouds foil your plans, you can always catch an online stream of the eclipse . As soon as this one’s over, it’ll be time to start planning for the next eclipse , too!

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See the full list of past total solar eclipses in the U.S. since 1778

By Kerry Breen

Updated on: April 9, 2024 / 4:36 AM EDT / CBS News

A  rare total solar eclipse was visible in parts of the United States Monday. Those in the path of totality  had the opportunity to see the sun be fully covered by the moon for several minutes.

Total solar eclipses are rare , and aren't often visible from the U.S. The last time one occurred here  was in 2017 , and the U.S. won't see another until 2044 .

Here's a list of all the times a total solar eclipse has been recorded in the United States. 

Total solar eclipse in the U.S. during the 18th century

The first recorded total solar eclipse was in 1778, according to NASA , just a few short years after the United States became an independent country. The eclipse was visible from the Carolinas to New England, and was noted by historical figures like Thomas Jefferson, according to Mount Vernon , the museum established in former President George Washington's estate. Troops in Washington's army also noted the event. 

List of total solar eclipses in the U.S. during the 19th century

1806: The first total solar eclipse of the 1800s occurred in 1806, according to the National Parks Service . The path of that eclipse would have crossed from Arizona, through the Midwest and into New England, according to NASA . 

1869: The next total solar eclipse was recorded in 1869. The path of totality stretched from Alaska to the Carolinas, according to NASA . Photos of the event were published in Harper's Magazine, the service said, the first mass publication to do so. 

1878: The next total solar eclipse occurred in 1878, and the path of totality arced from Alaska through Louisiana, according to NASA . It was studied by an all-woman team of astronomers, according to the parks service, and Thomas Edison himself traveled to see the event, bringing scientific equipment to study the sun's corona during the eclipse. 

List of total solar eclipses in the U.S. during the 20th century

1900: The first eclipse of the 20th century was in 1900, according to the parks service. The path of totality of that eclipse brought it over Wadesboro, North Carolina.

1918: In June 1918, a total solar eclipse was visible from Washington to Florida, according to the parks service. It was the last time a total solar eclipse would be visible across the entire continent for nearly 100 years. 

1925: This was followed by another total solar eclipse in January 1925, which was visible from Minnesota through New England, according to NASA . 

1932: In August 1932, another total solar eclipse was visible in North America. The path of totality for this eclipse was mostly in Canada, according to NASA , but was visible in northern New England including parts of Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. 

1963: The next total solar eclipse in the U.S. wasn't until July 1963. This eclipse was visible in Alaska and parts of northern New England, according to NASA . 

1970: In March 1970, another total solar eclipse was visible from the coast of the Southwest United States. Watch CBS News coverage of that event in the video below:

1979: The last eclipse that NASA recorded in the 20th century took place in 1979. This eclipse was visible in the Pacific Northwest and parts of Idaho and the Dakotas, but the path of totality mostly arced through Canada. 

Total solar eclipses in the U.S. during the 21st century so far

Only two total solar eclipses have been visible from the United States during the 21st century. The first was the total solar eclipse of 2017 , which was visible across the country . This was the first time such an event had occurred since 1918, and millions gathered to watch . 

The April 8, 2024, eclipse was the next total solar eclipse visible in the U.S. The path of totality for this eclipse stretched from Texas to the Northeast. The eclipse started  on Mexico's Pacific coast at just after 11 a.m. PDT before traveling across the U.S. and into Canada. The eclipse left North America around 5:19 p.m. EDT. 

The eclipse attracted millions of spectators. Some areas where the event was most visible declared local states of emergency to account for the number of expected visitors. 

When will the next total solar eclipse be visible in the U.S.?

After the April 8 eclipse, the U.S. won't see another total solar eclipse for decades. The next total solar eclipse visible from the United States will occur in August 2044. 

Total solar eclipses typically happen every one to three years somewhere around the globe, but the events are often only visible from Earth's poles or from the middle of the ocean. 

Kerry Breen is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.

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Arizona Reinstates 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban

The state’s highest court said the law, moribund for decades under Roe v. Wade, was now enforceable, but put its decision on hold for a lower court to hear other challenges to the law.

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By Jack Healy and Kellen Browning

Jack Healy reported from Phoenix and Kellen Browning from San Francisco.

Arizona’s highest court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions, a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for women’s health care and election-year politics in a critical battleground state.

The 1864 law, the court said in a 4-to-2 decision, “is now enforceable.” But the court put its ruling on hold for the moment, and sent the matter back to a lower court to hear additional arguments about the law’s constitutionality.

Because of a 14-day stay and another 45-day delay before enforcement, it will very likely be weeks before the law goes into effect.

The Arizona Supreme Court said that because the federal right to abortion in Roe v. Wade had been overturned, there was no federal or state law preventing Arizona from enforcing the near-total ban on abortions, which had sat dormant for decades.

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The state’s highest court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions.

The ruling could prompt clinics in Arizona to soon stop providing abortions and women to travel to nearby states like California, New Mexico or Colorado to end their pregnancies. Until now, the procedure has been legal in Arizona through 15 weeks of pregnancy.

The ruling concerned a law that was on the books long before Arizona achieved statehood. It outlaws abortion from the moment of conception, except when necessary to save the life of the mother, and it makes no exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors prosecuted under the law could face fines and prison terms of two to five years.

The court’s ruling was a stinging loss for abortion-rights supporters, who said it would put women’s health in jeopardy.

“Millions of Arizonans will soon live under an even more extreme and dangerous abortion ban, which fails to protect women even when their health is at risk or in tragic cases of rape or incest,” President Biden said in a statement. He added the ban was “cruel,” and that it was a result of “the extreme agenda of Republican elected officials who are committed to ripping away women’s freedom.”

Arizona’s attorney general, Kris Mayes, a Democrat, called the ruling “unconscionable and an affront to freedom.” She promised to mount a legal effort to fight off implementation of the law.

“The court has risked the health and lives of Arizonans,” she said in a statement. “Today’s decision to reimpose a law from a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, the Civil War was raging and women couldn’t even vote will go down in history as a stain on our state.”

Anti-abortion groups cheered the ruling.

“Life is a human right, and today’s decision allows the state to respect that right and fully protect life again — just as the Legislature intended,” said Jake Warner, an attorney for the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian advocacy group that argued to reinstate the near-total ban. “We celebrate the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision that allows the state’s pro-life law to again protect the lives of countless, innocent, unborn children.”

But several Arizona Republicans, sensing political peril, joined Democrats in criticizing the ruling and called for the Legislature to repeal it. Republicans control both chambers of the Legislature. The governor, Katie Hobbs, is a first-term Democrat who campaigned on supporting abortion rights.

State Senator T.J. Shope, a Republican who represents a suburban and rural area south of Phoenix, said he would work to repeal the 1864 ban but leave in place a 15-week prohibition on abortions that was passed two years ago and signed into law by the previous governor, Doug Ducey, a Republican.

The stakes could also be significant for races up and down the ballot in Arizona this fall, after former President Donald J. Trump said this week that he thought abortion rights should be left up to the states to decide.

Democrats, who seized on abortion to win campaigns for governor and attorney general in midterm elections two years ago, said it would galvanize their supporters , who were already pushing for a state constitutional right to abortion as a ballot initiative in November. In other states where abortion has been at risk of being curtailed, voters have turned out in force to protect it.

Representative Ruben Gallego, running unopposed in the Democratic primary for Senate, criticized the ruling and tied it to his opponent, Kari Lake, who called the near-total ban a “great law” when she was running for governor in 2022.

“Yet again, extremist politicians like Kari Lake are forcing themselves into doctors’ offices and ripping away the right for women to make their own health care decisions,” Mr. Gallego said, adding that he would do “whatever it takes to protect abortion rights at the federal level.”

Ms. Lake has been emblematic of a Republican shift on abortion . She came out against a federal ban last year while still backing the 15-week restriction that was in effect in Arizona, and she said on Tuesday that it was “abundantly clear that the pre-statehood law is out of step with Arizonans.” Ms. Lake called on the Legislature and Ms. Hobbs, her 2022 opponent in the governors race, to “come up with an immediate common sense solution.”

For nearly two years, supporters and opponents of abortion rights in Arizona have been fighting in court over whether the 1864 law could still be enforced, or whether it had been effectively overtaken and neutered by decades of other state laws that regulate and restrict abortion but stop short of banning it entirely.

The 1864 ban had sat mothballed for decades, one of several sweeping state abortion-ban laws that were moribund while Roe v. Wade was in effect but became the focus of intense political and legal action after Roe fell.

Abortions in Wisconsin were largely halted because of an 1849 ban, but resumed last September after a judge said the law did not make abortions illegal. In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed a repeal of a 1931 ban on abortion last spring after voters added abortion-rights protections to the state constitution.

Jack Healy is a Phoenix-based national correspondent who focuses on the fast-changing politics and climate of the Southwest. He has worked in Iraq and Afghanistan and is a graduate of the University of Missouri’s journalism school. More about Jack Healy

Kellen Browning is a Times reporter covering the 2024 election, with a focus on the swing states of Nevada and Arizona. More about Kellen Browning