Start Date
February

Campus
Magill

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
MBJW

SATAC Code
444281 (Internal)

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 Arts (Writing and Creative Communication) double degree qualifies
individuals who apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge locally, nationally and globally to undertake
professional work in journalism, writing and other communication-focused fields and as a pathway for further
learning.

Content & Structure

The Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of Arts (Writing and Creative Communication) is equivalent to four years of full time study or 144 units. The program includes:

- An extended professional major in Journalism of 54 units, comprising 9 core courses (8 x 4.5 unit courses plus 1 x 9 unit course) plus 2 x 4.5 unit Professional Major options;

- A professional major in Writing and Creative Communication of 36 units, comprising 7 courses (6 x 4.5 unit courses plus 1 x 9 unit course);

- Four Common Core courses (4 x 4.5 unit courses - total 18 units);

- A sub-major (6 x 4.5 units -total 27 units);

- One course in Indigenous Australian Studies (4.5 units)

- A free elective (4.5 units).

The fourth year schedule shows two alternate schedules, to maximise the choice of electives available to students within the two professional majors. In particular, it reflects the fact that not all Journalism Professional Major Options/electives are offered in both main study periods.

Offering two fourth-year structures gives students greater flexibility in Option choices. As many Journalism students obtain full-time or part-time work in Journalism before the completion of their degree, and thus need to access flexible study programs (often reverting to part-time study), it is anticipated that this flexibility will also benefit these students.

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
Professional and Technical Communication COMM 1065 4.5
English and Creative Writing: An Introduction COMM 1061 4.5
Journalism: Principles and Practices COMM 1062 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Common Core Option 4.5 Note(s): 2
Common Core Option 4.5 Note(s): 2
Free Elective 4.5 Note(s): 5
News Reporting COMM 1064 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Reworking the Canon LANG 2042 4.5
OR
Writing and Reading Short Fiction COMM 2058 4.5
Radio Journalism COMM 2077 4.5
Writing and Editing for Publication COMM 2009 4.5
Sub-major 1 4.5 Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Writing and Text Workshop COMM 1045 4.5
Media Contexts COMM 1059 4.5
Media Law and Ethics COMM 2076 4.5 Note(s): 4
Sub-major 2 4.5 Note(s): 3
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Advanced News Writing COMM 3021 4.5
The Writer's World LANG 3042 4.5
Sub-major 3 4.5 Note(s): 3
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians COMM 2060 4.5 Note(s): 6
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Production for News and Social Media COMM 1063 4.5
The Power of Story LANG 2005 4.5
OR
Writing and Reading Poetry COMM 2057 4.5
Media Law and Ethics COMM 2076 4.5 Note(s): 4
OR
Professional Writing COMM 3037 4.5 Note(s): 4
Sub-major 4 4.5 Note(s): 3
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Journalism Research Capstone COMM 3059 4.5
Advanced Writing and Editing for Publication COMM 3058 4.5
Sub-major 5 4.5 Note(s): 3
Sub-major 6 4.5 Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Literary and Creative Writing Practice LANG 3040 9
Internship or Project COMM 3063 4.5
Television and Video Journalism COMM 3060 4.5
COMMON CORE OPTIONS - Select Two Note(s): 2
Effective Communication PERF 1001 4.5
Intercultural Communication LANG 1054 4.5
Introduction to Digital Media INFT 1014 4.5