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Graduate School of Journalism

COURSES OFFERED

*Doctor of Philosophy
*Master of Arts - Research (Journalism)
*Master of Journalism
*Graduate Certificate in Multicultural Journalism

CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS

Journalism practice and history
Australian media structure
Journalism and new communication technologies
Comparative journalism studies
Public journalism
Documentary journalism
Multicultural journalism
Journalism training and education

AIMS OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

  1. To provide thorough training in vocational journalism for graduates who want to develop professional skills with a view to working in the news media industry.
  2. To give journalists with professional experience an opportunity to acquire a postgraduate qualification and develop a specialist area of interest.
  3. To stimulate research in the areas listed above.

FLEXIBLE DELIVERY AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

Some subjects in the Master of Journalism and the Graduate Certificate in Multicultural Journalism are offered by flexible delivery and students will be able to choose from hardcopy materials, CD Rom and/or Online (WebCT). Students using CD Rom will need to have access to a computer with a cross platform capability and have Netscape and acrobat reader installed. Distance education students studying off campus will receive printed hardcopy materials for all subjects (on offer) and for some subjects video materials will also be provided.

Both on ad off campus students will be required to use email.

OTHER OFF CAMPUS COURSES

The Graduate School of Journalism, through a flexible delivery approach, offers the Master of Journalism (MJ) to students in overseas countries.

The School currently offers the MJ through the Open University of Hong Kong. To obtain an information package please contact:

The Open University of Hong Kong
LiPACE Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional & Continuing Education
4/F Shun Tak Centre
168 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong

Telephone: 852 3120 9809
Facsimile: 852 2381 8456
Email: cce@oliv1.ouhk.hk

For information about courses in other countries please contact the Head of the Graduate School of Journalism on 02 42213190.