Artificial Intelligence Impact on Academic Programs Management

Abstract

Higher education institutions must recognize that jobs will change significantly as the world enters the Fourth Industrial Revolution and experiences new technological advancements, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI). Both workers and students will need to adapt, and higher education must be able to provide students with the skill set they need to enter and advance in the workforce of the future. Even though the vast majority of journalism academic programs today seem to focus more on the theoretical and practical aspects of journalism, such as news literacy, introduction to digital journalism, journalistic reporting and writing, and global issues in journalism, industry leaders already see artificial intelligence (AI) as playing a big role in journalism in the future. AI has a big potential to change how media is written and consumed. This article offers a proposal for an undergraduate journalism degree with an artificial intelligence (AI) concentration. It is based on projections of employment for the next five to ten years, the government of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) strategic orientation, higher education, and industry demands. The planned degree, the first of its type, is intended to give students the skills, technology know-how, and information necessary to succeed in the journalism field in the future.   Received: 4 February 2024 / Accepted: 29 June 2024 / Published: 02 July 2024