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Minor Availability:
- Location:
Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
- Location:
Joondalup
Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
Y71 - CRICOS:
074075B - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Communications
Minor In Journalism
This minor is ideal for students who want to acquire a basic knowledge of journalism practice and skills.
Minor structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
This minor is ideal for students who want to acquire a basic knowledge of journalism practice and skills. Students enrol in the core unit, Introduction to Journalism, and then select three other journalism units from a list of nine that includes politics, health, sports, business, science, radio and freelance journalism.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete the following unit (15 credit points): | |||
| JOU2111 | Introduction to Journalism | 15 | |
| Plus, complete 3 units (45 credit points) from the following: | |||
| JOU2103 | Media Law and Ethics | 15 | |
| JOU3113 | Health Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU2106 | Sports Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU2107 | Political Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU2108 | Science Journalism | 15 | |
| BRO2000 | Radio Newsroom | 15 | |
| JOU3109 | Business Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU3110 | Freelance Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU3205 | Newsroom Journalism | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: