Course code: 2396 + Course abbreviation: BA(Journ) + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
On-campus (Gippsland)
Off-campus (Gippsland P/T only;
Singapore)
Multimode (Gippsland)
This
course helps students understand issues applying to the study of journalism,
understand the role of communication in modern society, and develop practical
skills and experience in the field.
Particular attention is focused on the skills applicable across print, radio
and television; desktop publishing; electronic journalism; narrowcasting, as
well as broadcasting on television and radio; and local, regional and
international journalism. A comparative journalism approach and knowledge of a
second language are encouraged.
The degree is designed to foster the acquisition of soundly based knowledge and
skills that will enable graduates to seek employment in the journalism and
communication industries. Journalism at Monash has an international focus, with
a particular emphasis on Asia. The course aims to provide students with an
opportunity to work in this broader region. There are opportunities for
final-year students to take placements overseas. The course addresses Australia
in its multi-racial and multicultural context, and looks at the
responsibilities in reporting Aboriginal affairs.
In
addition to the journalism major, minors can be taken in Australian Indigenous
studies, Australian studies, communications, community studies,
history-politics, Indonesian, philosophy, psychological studies, psychology,
public relations, social and community welfare, sociology and writing.
For information on the journalism major and all minors offered, refer to the
`Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas.
Students
must complete the following:
(a) a journalism major (48 points) - on-campus sequence JRN1902, JRN1903,
JRN2903/JRN3903, JRN2905, JRN2906, JRN2909/JRN3909, JRN3902 plus one of JRN2901/JRN3901,
JRN2904/JRN3904, JRN2910/JRN3910; off-campus sequence JRN1902, JRN1903, JRN2903/JRN3903,
JRN2907, JRN2909/JRN3909, JRN3902 plus two of JRN2901/JRN3901, JRN2904/JRN3904,
JRN2910/JRN3910
(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 (includes the units completed in
the journalism major).
Of the 144 points, 96 points must be completed within the Faculty of Arts. The
remaining 48 points may be taken from disciplines in the Faculty of Arts or
disciplines outside the faculty.
Note that no more than 10 units (60 points) are to be completed at a first-year
level. Students have a maximum of eight years to complete this course.
Website: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/
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