Religion and Journalism

I am currently in my second year of a four-year journalism course and I have to admit religion has never been discussed. I am yet to do an "ethics" subject, but from what I have heard from more senior journalism students this won't cover religion either. The reason I am doing studies in religion as part of my BA is primarily for this reason. I don't feel I could present a story about another country, or even another person without having at least a basic idea of the attitudes and emotions they carry with them. Religion is a huge part of many peoples lives, even if it's not a big part of mine, and this needs to be reflected in the media more.