Course code: 2396 + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Commonwealth-supported (HECS) place contributions apply + Attendance optional
The course aims to provide students with real-world practical skills and a strong understanding of the theoretical and methodological issues in the study of journalism.
The skills and knowledge gained from the course will enable students to join the journalism profession immediately upon graduation or take up employment in a wide range of other media-related work.
All applicants should satisfy the university's minimum entry requirements as outlined in the section on entry requirements in this guide.
Students with previously completed or partially completed tertiary studies should complete an application for advanced standing to apply for credits and exemptions. The onus is on the student to provide course records and details of course content and duration (including extracts from relevant handbooks). Students in this category are advised to complete a course plan prior to the commencement of study to ensure they will complete the major/s or minor they intend. Students may be granted up to a maximum of 96 points of credits/exemptions. As a general rule, credits will not be granted for studies completed more than 10 years prior to the date of enrolment in the current course.
To complete this course satisfactorily, it is required that students have access to a PC and the internet.
All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal initial workload of at least 24 points a year by off-campus learning. Off-campus learning students should note that this may have implications regarding eligibility for Austudy or similar schemes.
The applied journalism research project is a compulsory unit in the last year of study. Students may take industry placements in Australia or overseas, or they may complete an individual research project selected through negotiation with the unit adviser. To undertake the placement option students must be available to work in the media industry for at least four (not necessarily consecutive) weeks during or either side of the semester.
Attendance at weekend school classes is recommended but not compulsory for the completion of most units offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences. Weekend school classes may include lectures, seminars or tutorials and hands-on skills workshops.
The course of study is normally six years part-time by off-campus
learning. In order to meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts
(Journalism) degree, a student must complete:
(a) A journalism major (48 points):
and two of:
(b) an arts minor (24
points)
(c) a further 24 points at first-year level including COM1010 and COM1020
(d) a minimum of 36 points at third-year level, including those completed in
the journalism major
(e) a total of 144 points (24 units), including a minimum of 96 points within the Faculty of Arts.
A first-level sequence is a pair of first-level units
which usually form the first part of a major or minor.
A major is three years of study in a single discipline, comprising 48
points or more. It comprises 12 points at first-year level and either 12 points
at second-year level and 24 points at third-year level or 18 points at
second-year level and 18 points at third-year level.
A minor is units in a single discipline, totalling 24 points, including no more than 12 points at first-year level.
An example of a course plan for the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) is shown below:
| First semester | Second semester | |
Year 1 |
JRN1902
Newsroom practice and theory |
JRN1903
News feature writing |
Year 2 |
COM1010
Media studies |
COM1020
Introduction to communication studies |
Year 3 |
Elective |
JRN2907
Radio/TV journalism |
Year 4 |
Elective |
|
Year 5 |
Journalism
elective | |
Year 6 |
Elective
|
Arts
elective unit |
Refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Arts for information on the arts majors and minors. A number of options also exist to undertake studies from other faculties/schools on the Gippsland campus. Such programs should be discussed with a student services officer prior to enrolment.
Further informationFor more detailed information, contact the student services officer, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, telephone +61 3 9902 6339, or email humcass.info@arts.monash.edu.au. Completed applicationsCompleted applications are to be forwarded to the Admissions Officer, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia, by 24 September 2004 to be considered for a first-round offer. |
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