2009 Undergraduate Courses
2009 Postgraduate Courses
Bachelor of Journalism
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Bachelor of Journalism |
Abbreviation: |
BJour |
Home Faculty: |
Creative Arts |
Duration: |
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
144 |
Delivery Mode: |
Mostly face-to-face |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
852 |
UAC Codes: |
754700 |
CRICOS Code: |
058983K |
Overview
The Bachelor of Journalism is a three-year full-time course that caters for students planning a career in journalism or a related field. The course has been designed to provide students with a range of skills that will enable them to work in print, broadcast or online media.
Specific Entry Requirements
Acceptance into the Bachelor of Journalism degree is based upon:
- application, including written submission, to be received by advertised deadline
- interview (normally held in late November) and
- UAI results
Advanced Standing
Students seeking advanced standing are advised to contact the Faculty of Creative Arts or UniAdvice for further details.
Course Requirements
The BJ degree requires 3 years of full-time study or part-time equivalent and the completion of subjects to the value of 144 credit points. Students enrolling in the Bachelor of Journalism are required to:
- complete at least 108 credit points from the course structure of the Bachelor of Journalism, including all compulsory subjects, three journalism electives and subjects required for one Specialist Stream;*
- undertake a 36 credit point series of subjects in a discipline other than Journalism. Of the 36 credit points, not more than 18 may be taken at 100 level and at least 6 must be taken at each of 200 and 300 levels**
- ensure that at least 144 credit points have been completed
Students must achieve a clear pass in the core 300-level subjects to be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Journalism
*Exception: Students who will graduate with a 54 credit point Minor study in Science will be exempted from the three journalism electives.
**Exception: The Faculties of Creative Arts and Science have agreed that students may include a 54 credit point Minor in Science instead of the 36 credit point non-Journalism discipline study. The Science Minor will consist of 54 credit points in the Science Schedule and/or physics subjects from the Engineering Schedule including: 12-18 credit points at 100 level, 12-18 credit points at 200 level and 24 credit points at 300 level.
Major Study Program
Subject |
Session |
Credit Points | |
100-Level | |||
Introduction to Journalism |
Autumn |
6 | |
Theory Meets Practice |
Autumn |
6 | |
Plus two non-Journalism electives |
Autumn |
12 | |
Graphic Design Basics: Printed Media |
Spring |
6 | |
Legal and Professional Issues for Journalists |
Spring |
6 | |
Newsroom Practice (1) |
Spring |
6 | |
Plus one non-Journalism elective |
Spring |
6 | |
200-Level | |||
Convergent Journalism (1) |
Autumn |
6 | |
Feature Writing |
Autumn |
6 | |
Graphic Design Basics: Web Design |
Autumn |
6 | |
Plus one non-Journalism elective |
Autumn |
6 | |
Convergent Journalism |
Spring |
6 | |
Plus two of the following Journalism electives | |||
Political Journalism |
Spring |
6 | |
Introduction to Broadcast Journalism |
Spring |
6 | |
Photojournalism |
Spring |
6 | |
Lifestyle and Magazine journalism |
Spring |
6 | |
Plus one non-Journalism elective |
Spring |
6 | |
300-Level | |||
Newsroom Practice (3) - Editing and Production |
Autumn |
6 | |
Plus two of the following Journalism electives | |||
Sports Journalism |
Spring |
6 | |
Arts Journalism |
Autumn |
6 | |
Advanced Broadcast Journalism |
Autumn |
6 | |
Advanced Publishing and Design |
Not available in 2009 |
6 | |
Plus the following two subjects (one in each session) | |||
Journalism Project |
Autumn or Spring |
6 | |
Internship |
Autumn or Spring |
6 | |
Plus two of the following Journalism electives | |||
Advanced Documentary Journalism |
Spring |
6 | |
Literary Journalism |
Spring |
6 | |
Advanced Journalism Research Project |
Spring |
6 | |
Plus one non-Journalism elective |
Spring |
6 | |
Specialist Streams and Electives
Broadcast Journalism: JOUR216 and JOUR316
Print Journalism: JOUR231, JOUR232, JOUR233, JOUR234, JOUR330, JOUR331, JOUR332, JOUR333, JOUR334, JOUR335, JOUR336, LAW348, DESN212