Bachelor of Journalism

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Journalism
Abbreviation:		BJour
Home Faculty:		Creative Arts
Duration:		3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:		144
Delivery Mode:		On campus (Face-to-face)
Starting Session(s):		Autumn
Location:		Wollongong
UOW Course Code:		852
UAC Codes:		754700
CRICOS Code:		058983K

Overview

The Bachelor of Journalism (BJour) is a three-year full-time course that caters for students 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 Requirements

Acceptance into the Bachelor of Journalism degree is based upon:

- Written submissions with application; and

- ATAR result

Credit Transfer

The Faculty offers credit transfers to students who have successfully completed relevant courses at accredited universities and colleges.

Course Requirements

The Bachelor of Journalism 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 Bachelor of Journalism are required to complete:

- 108 credit points of Journalism subjects which includes 72 points of core Bachelor of Journalism subjects plus six journalism subjects (36 credit points) chosen from 200 level and 300 level options.

Students must achieve a clear pass in the core 300-level subjects to be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Journalism.

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

*Exception: Students who will graduate with a 54 credit point Minor study in Science will be exempted from the three non-core journalism subjects.

Major Study Program

Subject Code	Subject Name	Session	Credit Points
100-Level
JOUR111	Introduction to Journalism	Autumn	6
JOUR112	Theory Meets Practice	Autumn	6
DESN190	Graphic Design Basics: Printed Media	Spring	6
JOUR113	Legal and Professional Issues for Journalists	Spring	6
JOUR114	Newsroom Practice (1)	Spring	6
200-Level
JOUR214	Feature Writing	Autumn	6
JOUR215	Convergent Journalism (1)	Autumn	6
DESN290	Graphic Design Basics: Web Design	Autumn	6
JOUR217	Newsroom 2 - Convergence	Spring	6
300-Level
JOUR314	Newsroom Practice (3) – Editing and Production	Autumn	6
JOUR312	Internship	Autumn or Spring	6
JOUR320	Journalism Project	Autumn or Spring	6

Students are required to complete an additional 36 credit point in journalism subjects and must include one 300 level subject chosen from the following list.

Subject Code	Subject Name	Session	Credit Points
JOUR205	Professional Writing 1: Writing for Organisation	Autumn	6
JOUR216	Introduction to Broadcast Journalism	Spring	6
JOUR231	Political Journalism	Autumn	6
JOUR232	Photojournalism	Spring	6
JOUR233	Arts Journalism	Autumn	6
JOUR234	Lifestyle & Magazine Journalism	Spring	6
JOUR301	Investigative Reporting	Autumn	6
JOUR305	Professional Writing 2: Editing and Publication	Spring	6
JOUR316	Advance Broadcast Journalism	Autumn	6
JOUR330	Advanced Journalism Research Project	Autumn or Spring	6
JOUR331	Literary Journalism	Spring	6
JOUR336	Advanced Documentary Journalism	Spring	6
JOUR337	Sports Journalism	Spring	6

Electives

Single degree students in the Bachelor of Journalism must also complete 36 credit points of elective subjects taken outside Journalism.

No more than 18 credit points may be counted at 100 level, and there must be at least 6 credit points at 300 level.