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Abbreviation: | BJ | Home Faculty: | Faculty of 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 |
Fee 2009 A$9,192 per session OverviewThe Bachelor of Journalism is a three-year full-time course that caters for the needs of student 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. Entry RequirementsAcceptance into the Bachelor of Journalism degree is based upon: − application/written submission; − entry examination (normally held in late November) − UAI results Course RequirementsThe 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 BJ 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 points 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. *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. Course ProgramCode | Subject | Session | Credit Points | 100-Level Compulsory Subjects | | | Introduction to Journalism | Autumn | 6 | | | Theory Meets Practice | Autumn | 6 | | | Legal and Professional Issues for Journalists | Spring | 6 | | | Newsroom Practice (1) | Spring | 6 | | | Introduction to Graphic Design Fundamentals | Spring | 6 | 100-Level Elective Subjects | | | Introduction to Print News Writing* | Autumn | 6 | 200-Level Compulsory Subjects | | | Investigative Journalism | Autumn | 6 | | | Newsroom Practice (2) - Feature Writing | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Introduction to Web Design | Autumn | 6 | | | Convergent Journalism 1 | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | Plus a subject from one strand and one from another to count as required Journalism elective | Broadcast Strand: | createLink('JOUR216'); | Introduction to Broadcast Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | OR | News Strand: | | | Political Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | Arts and Magazine Strand: (1 of) | | | Photo Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Arts Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Lifestyle and Magazine Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | 200-Level Elective Subjects | | | Print Media Reporting* | Autumn | 8 | | | Feature Writing* | Spring | 8 | | | Journalism and Society* | Autumn | 8 | | | Journalism Law and Ethics* | Autumn | 6 | | | Desktop Publishing* | Spring | 8 | 300-Level Compulsory Subjects | | | Newsroom Practice (3) - Editing and Production | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Convergent Journalism 2 | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Internship | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Journalism Project | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | Plus subjects from one strand | Broadcast Strand: | | | Advanced Broadcast Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Advanced Documentary Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | Or | News Strand: (2 only) | | | Finance Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Advanced Journalism Ethics | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | International Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | Or | Arts and Magazine Strand: | createLink('JOUR331'); | Literary Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | Bachelor of Journalism Elective: | | | Advanced Publishing and Design | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | | | Advanced Journalism Research Project | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 | 300-Level Elective Subjects | | | Investigative Reporting* | Autumn | 8 | | | Directed Study/Practice* | Autumn/Spring | 8 | | | Newsroom Practice | Autumn/Spring | 8 | | | Advanced Documentary Journalism | Not on offer in 2007 | 6 |
*Compulsory subjects for Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies students. NOTE: Compulsory subjects for Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies students may change in 2008.
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