Bachelor of Creative Arts-Bachelor of Journalism

Overview

A Bachelor of Journalism - Bachelor of Creative Arts double degree will allow students to sharpen the career focus of their studies in Creative Writing, Graphic Design, Media Arts, Visual Arts, Performance or Sound. The addition of an undergraduate journalism degree will facilitate connections with the media industry, both through the journalism internships each student must undertake at 300-level and through the Journalism Advisory Group, composed of academic journalists and industry professionals. The strong career focus of the degrees will embed the Faculty's Teaching and Learning objective: 'To promote student publishing and career opportunities at undergraduate level' and create a cohort of students from which the Faculty could draw postgraduate journalism students.

Entry Requirements

See requirements for each degree.

Credit Arrangements

Students seeking credit transfer are advised to contact the Faculty of Creative Arts or UniAdvice for further details and refer to the General Course Rules.

Course Requirements

Students are required to:

• complete at least 108 credit points from the Course Structure of the Bachelor of Journalism, including all compulsory subjects and six journalism electives;

• complete a major study from the Bachelor of Creative Arts comprising 108 credit points of compulsory subjects as listed in the Course Structures of the Bachelor of Creative Arts; and

• complete no more than 90 credit points at 100 level.

For further information on Awards or Degree Rules, please see the General Course Rules.

Other Information

For further information see Policy Guidelines for Double Degrees.