Undergraduate - Course4042 - Bachelor of Journalism

This course provides entry-level preparation for a professional career in journalism and related fields, in the context of a critical appreciation of the role of the media in contemporary Australian and international society.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 7, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 7, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/curriculum-by-design/aligning-course-outcomes-with-aqf-bologna.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be able to:

• analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge from a range of sources
• apply critical understanding and analysis to the literature on journalism
• demonstrate an understanding of the present interpretations and potential future developments in the issues underlying the content of and approaches to journalism
• apply critical understanding of personal and cultural understandings and ethical attitudes that underpin journalism practice
• demonstrate advanced skills of written and oral presentation, argument and analysis
• apply a critical awareness of international trends and of the intellectual context of economic, technological and social change
• apply research and reporting skills to a professional standard in a range of media technologies and formats
• demonstrate an effective understanding of the role of journalism and the media in local, national, regional and global contexts.

This course consists of a journalism major, a journalism studies specialisation, an arts minor and additional units.

Core major and specialisation

• Journalism
• Journalism studies

Other arts areas of study

For the specific requirements of arts majors and minors and information on other arts units refer to the Areas of studyAreas of study (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/aos/index-byfaculty-arts.html) section in this Handbook.

Students must complete the following:

(a.) a journalism major (48 points)

(b.) a journalism studies specialisation (36 points):

• ATS1901 News media and society
• ATS1902 News media and social theory
• ATS2784 News and power
• ATS2785 Journalism and the law
• ATS3802 Journalism: Practice and discourse
• one other journalism studies unit

(c.) an arts minor in a different area of study (24 points)

(d.) additional units to make up to a total of 144 points

No more than 10 units (60 points) are to be completed at a first-year level.

Students must complete a minimum of 36 points at third-year level (across the duration of the degree).

By combining some of the core arts requirements with elective units, students can complete a double major in two different arts disciplines. For more details on this option, contact the Faculty of Arts.

Elective units can be identified using the browse units toolbrowse units tool (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) and indexes of unitsindexes of units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/) in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3. Note: Some non-arts units may require permission from the owning faculty.

Bachelor of Journalism