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 course 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

Admission to the Bachelor of Creative Arts is based on the HSC ATAR (or equivalent), although outstanding results in relevant subjects/areas may also be taken into account.

Credit Transfer

The Faculty offers credit transfers to students who have successfully completed relevant courses at accredited universities and colleges. No more than 18 credit points of elective subjects may be taken at 100 level and there must be at least 6 credit points at 300 level. Students seeking credit transfer are advised to contact the Faculty or UniAdvice for further details and refer to the General Course Rules.

Course Requirements

All students must complete a minimum of 144 credit points (cp) comprised of the following:

1. 108cp of Journalism subjects which includes:

- 72cp of core Bachelor of Journalism subjects

- 36cp of Journalism electives chosen from 200 level and 300 level options*

2. 36cp of non-Journalism electives taken outside of Journalism.

Note: No more than 48 credit points at 100 level can be counted towards the Bachelor of Journalism degree. No more than 18 credit points of elective subjects may be taken at 100 level and there must be at least 6 credit points at 300 level. 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.

* Students who will graduate with a 54cp Minor study in Science will only be required to complete 18cp of Journalism electives.

Major Study Program

1. Core Journalism Subjects

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

2. Journalism Electives

Students are also required to complete an additional 36cp of Journalism subjects chosen from the following list of which at least one must be at 300 level:

Subject Code	Subject Name	Session	Credit Points
200 Level
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
300 Level
JOUR301	Investigative Reporting	Autumn	8
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

3. Non Journalism Electives

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

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

Other Information

Further information is available at:

UOW Coursefinder http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/

Creative Arts Email fca-enquiries@uow.edu.au

Creative Arts Website http://www.uow.edu.au/crearts/index.html