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Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Journalism | 2019
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Journalism |
Abbreviation: | BCA-BJrnl |
UOW Course Code: | 856 |
CRICOS Code: | 058987F |
Total Credit Points: | Minimum of 216 |
Duration: | 4.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 751507 |
Overview
A double degree in Creative Arts and Journalism teaches you how to create engaging content, to work with a diversity of materials and processes, and to evaluate key issues in contemporary society. By refining your critical thinking skills, you will be able to investigate and present material to a range of audiences or clients in a persuasive, timely and engaging way.
In Australia, over 600,000 people create a living from working in film, television and radio as well as pod and webcasting; writing and editing; recording and performing; advertising and marketing; visual arts, design and architecture; as well as in museums (art and science), galleries, theatres and arts organisations. The opportunities to develop creative and practical skills in the Bachelor of Creative Arts is complemented by the acquisition of professional skills in multimedia content production. You will learn to research, produce and present entertaining and timely stories through video, audio, print and digital technologies including podcasting and webcasting, working both independently and collaboratively.
Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
A number of the course learning outcomes in each of these degrees complement and consolidate outcomes in the partner degree. Applied across two discipline areas, the outcomes are achieved at a broader and more comprehensive level.
The outcomes, which are common and consolidated in this joint degree, ensure that on successful completion of the course students will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluate key issues and practice and its application to different disciplines; | ||||||
| 2 | Work independently and collaboratively in response to disciplinary demands; | ||||||
| 3 | Critically and reflectively evaluate ideas, concepts and processes; | ||||||
| 4 | Apply relevant skills and knowledge to produce disciplinary work; | ||||||
| 5 | Develop and apply a set of relevant critical, professional and technical skills to a specialised area; | ||||||
| 6 | Communicate effectively to a range of audiences through a range of media; | ||||||
| 7 | Apply ethical principles to a range of contexts. | ||||||
Please refer to the Course Handbook page of each individual degree for a comprehensive list of degree course learning outcomes.
Course Structure
To qualify for award of the degree, Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Journalism, a candidate must successfully complete at least 216 credit points comprised of the following:
- The core subjects for the Bachelor of Creative Arts (24 credit points);
- One of the majors listed for the Bachelor of Creative Arts (minimum of 72 and maximum of 96 credit points);
- The core subjects for the Bachelor of Journalism (96 credit points);
- If required elective subjects to bring the total number of credit points completed to 216.
Note:
- No more than 90 credit points completed at 100-level can be counted towards the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Journalism degree.
- Students must achieve a clear pass in the core 300-level subjects.
Majors and Minors
Students completing this degree will complete at least one major from the Bachelor of Creative Arts.
Students completing a 72 credit point major in their Bachelor of Creative Arts may wish to use elective subjects to complete a minor. Information regarding minors is available on the 2019 LHA General Schedule of Minors page.
Work Integrated Learning
This course contains a minimum of 70 hours of compulsory work-based placements.
Undertaking a work integrated learning experience during your university education is now a significant contributor to being competitive in securing employment in your field of choice when you graduate from UOW.
Students in the Bachelor of Journalism will complete the Journalism Internship subject, JRNL304, in their final year. This subject provides students with the opportunity to apply the skills acquired during their university subjects as an internship with a professional media organisation. Students will be required to work in the newsroom (or other suitable work environment). Students who obtain a position in a newsroom will be required to work under the direction of a chief of staff, news director or other nominated person. They will be expected to research, write and, where necessary, produce audio and video stories to deadline. This may be daily, weekly or monthly, depending on the publication/broadcast deadlines of the publication/program they are working for. Students who obtain work experience in a cognate field will be required to produce content (speeches, information packs, media releases, or other documents). Again, they will work under the direction of a nominated employee.
Bachelor of Creative Arts students may apply via their Course Coordinator to enrol into the Creative Arts Internship subject, CACS302. The Faculty offers a limited number of industry placements each year. These offer students hands-on experience in cultural organisations that have agreed to partner with the Faculty on this initiative. Typically students will spend a minimum of 60 hours in an organisation, working on an agreed project from their major study area, with exposure to a fully operational professional environment. These hours can be undertaken on a daily basis or as a single block as negotiated with the host organisation. Students are selected for this opportunity on the basis of both strong academic achievement and through application and interview.
In their third year students will undertake a major project in their chosen discipline continuing to build student experience, expertise and maturity, working with a range of methodologies and processes in a context that simulates professional working conditions.
Third year students may choose to take an additional history/theory subject, particularly if they are interested in Honours or teaching, however, they also have the option of enrolling in CACS301, the Professional Practice subject. In this subject, students will map professional and career pathways in the context of both individual artistic practice and the creative and cultural industries. It will develop an understanding of arts infrastructure, including government agencies, the commercial and the not-for-profit sector. Fundamental professional avenues of support such as legal advisory services and funding structures will be introduced as well as individual portfolios and curriculum vitae, project and funding submission development and making presentations. Students will undertake an individual research assignment into an aspect of the arts that fits with their career ambitions. The subject will be delivered in partnership with key arts and cultural organisations.
Honours
Honours is a fourth year of study that provides training in independent research. Students who complete the double degree with the required academic standard iare encouraged to proceed to the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours). Please refer to the Honours handbook page for further information.
Other Information
Further information is available via email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au