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| YEAR | | 2009 | | | | AWARD | | Bachelor of Journalism | | | | CRICOS COURSE CODE | | 040821J | | | | LENGTH | | 3 years | | | | CAMPUSES | | MELBOURNE (BUNDOORA) | | | | COURSE DESCRIPTION | This course offers training for those who intend to work in the areas of print, television, radio and online journalism. It also provides a broad understanding of the operation and regulation of the media and its cultural, social, political and economic role in society.
Students are required to complete a number of core units at each year level. Some of these may include:
- Writing for Media
- Press and Society
- Advanced Journalism Practice.
Students are also required to complete Journalism stream units, such as:
- Journalism Production Workshop
- Advanced Journalism Design
- Broadcast and Electronic Journalism.
Subject to the availability of places, students can also take up to one unit from the video/television or audio/radio streams.
The Media Internship program is available to third year students. The unit (which is awarded academic credit) allows students to develop contacts with and work in a media organisation. The program is an invaluable opportunity for students to undertake supervised work experience. Students complete 120 hours attendance at an approved workplace and three 3-hour workshops. | | | | MAJOR AREAS OF STUDY | | Media studies. Students are also encouraged to undertake electives from outside the media studies stream. These could include, for example, politics, history and/or sociology. | | | | OVERSEAS STUDY OPPORTUNITIES | | Overseas study opportunities are available | | | | TUITION FEE ($AUD) | | Fees are indexed and may increase by up to 7% per year | | 17 800 | | | | SCHOLARSHIPS | | Scholarships are available for high achieving students, please ask for further information. | | | | ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS | Successful completion of English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at postgraduate (EFS5 (70%) PG1) level conducted by La Trobe University Language Centre; or
IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or
TOEFL Paper-based Test: a minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or better in the Test of Written English; or
TOEFL Computer-based Test: a minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or
TOEFL Internet-based Test: a minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or
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Approved equivalent. | | | | ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | LTU Foundation Studies - 85
Aust. Yr 12 (ENTER) 2008 (indicative only) - 85.05
International Baccalaureate - 26
Cambridge A Levels/STPM - 6
Sri Lankan A Levels - BCC
MICSS (UEC) - 4A 2B
Canada Secondary School (or CPU) - 85
Norway Upper Secondary Certificate - 4.5
Sweden Slutbetyg - G/VG
All Indian Sen SC (Best 5 Subjects) - 85
Vietnam (Year 12) - 8.2
National (China) Gao Kao - 540
Shanghai (China) Gao Kao - 480
Guangzhou (China) Gao Kao - 620
Thailand (Matayoma 6) - GPA 3.4
GAC Cert. IV - GPA 3.3
If you do not meet these entry requirements you might be interested in La Trobe's Foundation Studies and Diploma Programs, which provide an alternative pathway to La Trobe's undergraduate program. | | | | SEMESTER STARTS | | Semester 1 and 2 (March and July) | | | | INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE | | The following types of industry experience are available in this course. | | | | Workplace experience for academic credit | | | | If the industry experience program is not a registered part of their course a student will need to hold work rights on their visa, this permits the student to work up to 20 hours per week when their course is in session and unlimited hours outside these times. However, if a student has completed their course and their student visa is expiring they will need to apply for another visa with work rights rather than renewing their student visa based on undertaking industry experience. | | | | CAREER OPPORTUNITIES | | Graduates may work in print, radio, television and online journalism. Opportunities also exist in media production, publishing, and computer industries. |
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