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Area of Specialisation Availability:
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Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
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Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
1 year full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
G78 - CRICOS:
058038G
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Graduate Diploma of Communications
Area of Specialisation In Journalism
Equips students with knowledge of newsgathering, research and various forms of journalistic writing, both for print and broadcast, such as news and features, sports, politics, health, science and business journalism.
Students will gain familiarity with media law and ethics and web authoring, and at the end of their specialisation are expected to present articles of publishable standard.
Related careers
Editor, Sports Journalist, Reporter, Communications Officer, Radio Journalist, Press Secretary, Writer, Journalist, Critic
Area of Specialisation structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Graduate Diploma of Communications (Journalism) potentially equips graduates with knowledge of newsgathering, research and various forms of journalistic writing, both for print and broadcast, such as news and features, sports, politics, health, science and business journalism. They will gain familiarity with Media Law and Ethics and web authoring and, at the end of their specialisation, are expected to present articles of publishable standard.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select 120 credit points (8 units) from the following: | |||
| JOU4113 | Health Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4011 | Introduction to Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4103 | Media Law and Ethics | 15 | |
| JOU4106 | Sports Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4107 | Political Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4108 | Science Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4109 | Business Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4110 | Freelance Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4114 | Radio Newsroom | 15 | |
| JOU4205 | Newsroom Journalism | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: