Advanced Radio News

Course aim

To develop an understanding of and apply specialised skills in radio news and documentary, and to further develop skills in critical evaluation of radio news and documentary.

Course content

Students will develop and apply skills in specialised reporting for radio, in writing and producing mainstream news bulletins and in radio news-reading. They will develop specialised knowledge of radio documentary production techniques and skills, and evaluation of radio news and documentary.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 2073	Journalism Production

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical	1 hour x 13 weeks
Studio (Radio studio)	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Critical analysis, Radio documentary, Radio news bulletin

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.