Start Date
February

Campus
Magill

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
MBJI

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 78.05 (for 2015)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of International Relations double degree qualifies individuals who apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge locally, nationally and globally to undertake professional work in journalism, international relations and related fields and as a pathway for further learning.

Content & Structure

Students obtain two degrees in four years of fulltime study in this double degree program. The program prepares students for professional practice in Journalism while at the same time providing a deepening international awareness. Graduates will be equipped to practice as journalists in international and culturally diverse contexts.

The program is made up of 9 units of Common Core courses (2 courses), an extended 54 unit professional major in Journalism (11 courses), a 36 unit professional major in International Relations (8 courses), 18 units of foreign language studies (4 courses), 18 units of World Politics electives (4 courses) or an international exchange half year, a 4.5 unit Free Elective and a 4.5 unit Indigenous Studies course.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Ideas, Innovation and Communication COMM 1060 4.5 Note(s): 1
Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 4.5
World Politics course 4.5 Note(s): 4
Language 1A 4.5 Note(s): 5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Free Elective 4.5 Note(s): 6
News Writing COMM 1023 4.5
Introduction to International Relations POLI 1010 4.5
Language 1B 4.5 Note(s): 5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Radio Journalism COMM 2077 4.5
Writing and Editing for Publication COMM 2009 4.5
Regional Integration POLI 2028 4.5
Language 2A 4.5 Note(s): 5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Media Law and Ethics COMM 2076 4.5 Note(s): 8
Media Contexts COMM 1059 4.5
International Relations Theory POLI 1018 4.5
Language 2B 4.5 Note(s): 5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Advanced News Writing COMM 3021 4.5
Global Power in the Asian Century POLI 3018 4.5
Peace, Justice and Reconciliation POLI 3017 4.5
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians COMM 2060 4.5 Note(s): 7
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Production for News and Social Media COMM 1063 4.5
Media Law and Ethics COMM 2076 4.5 Note(s): 8
Or
Professional Writing COMM 3037 4.5 Note(s): 8
World Politics Minor 4.5 Note(s): 4
World Politics Minor 4.5 Note(s): 4
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Writing and Reading Texts C: Writing Lives COMM 2059 4.5
Advanced Writing and Editing for Publication COMM 3058 4.5
World Politics Minor 4.5 Note(s): 4
World Politics Minor 4.5 Note(s): 4
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Internship or Project COMM 3063 4.5
Contemporary Security Issues POLI 3015 4.5
International Relations Research Project POLI 3016 4.5
Television and Video Journalism COMM 3060 4.5
WORLD POLITICS COURSE OPITONS:
Energy, Security and Environmental Politics in Asia POLI 2025 4.5
Policy, Governance and the Economy POLI 3010 4.5
The Social World SOCU 1003 4.5
Sociological Perspectives SOCU 1002 4.5
Contemporary Security Issues POLI 3015 4.5
United States History and Contending Cultural Identities HUMS 2039 4.5
Regional Integration POLI 2028 4.5
Australia in the Asian Century POLI 2003 4.5
Peace, Justice and Reconciliation POLI 3017 4.5
Migration, Diversity and Citizenship HUMS 2038 4.5
World History Trends and Transformations HUMS 1055 4.5

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