Start Date
February

Campus
Magill

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
MBJO

SATAC Code
444061 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 80.25 (for 2015)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

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

Content & Structure

The Bachelor of Journalism is equivalent to three years of full time study or 108 units. The program includes Common Core courses (18 units / 4 courses), an extended professional major (54 units / 11 courses), a sub- major (27 units / 6 courses), an Indigenous Studies course (4.5 units) and a Free Elective (4.5 units).

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
Common Core Option 4.5 Note(s): 1
Journalism: Principles and Practices COMM 1062 4.5
Sub-major 1 4.5 Note(s): 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Free Elective 4.5 Note(s): 3
Common Core Option 4.5 Note(s): 1
News Reporting COMM 1064 4.5
Sub-major 2 4.5 Note(s): 2
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
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians COMM 2060 4.5 Note(s): 4
Sub-major 3 4.5 Note(s): 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Production for News and Social Media COMM 1063 4.5
Media Contexts COMM 1059 4.5
Media Law and Ethics COMM 2076 4.5 Note(s): 5
Sub-major 4 4.5 Note(s): 2
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Advanced News Writing COMM 3021 4.5
Journalism Research Capstone COMM 3059 4.5
Advanced Writing and Editing for Publication COMM 3058 4.5
Sub-major 5 4.5 Note(s): 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Television and Video Journalism COMM 3060 4.5
Media Law and Ethics COMM 2076 4.5 Note(s): 5
Or
Professional Writing COMM 3037 4.5 Note(s): 5
Internship or Project COMM 3063 4.5
Sub-major 6 4.5 Note(s): 2
COMMON CORE OPTIONS - Select 2
Introduction to Digital Media INFT 1014 4.5
Intercultural Communication LANG 1054 4.5
Effective Communication PERF 1001 4.5
Communication and Media COMM 1006 4.5

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