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ATS3918 - International journalism professional project

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Journalism

Coordinator(s)

Mr Nick Parkin

Offered

Overseas

Summer semester A 2016 (Flexible)
Winter semester 2016 (Flexible)

Notes

This unit is an international study programinternational study program (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/study-overseas/) that requires an application to be enrolled and may incur additional cost.
The unit may be offered as part of the Summer Arts ProgramSummer Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/summer-program.html).
The unit may be offered as part of the Winter Arts ProgramWinter Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/winter-program.html).

Synopsis

This unit involves a program or project in collaboration with an international organisation, carried out in-country overseas. Students will apply to participate in an approved project and will require the approval of the unit coordinator to enrol. Students may be eligible for financial support for overseas study via Monash Abroad.

Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the unit should be able to demonstrate:

Advanced professional experience in international journalistic collaboration through either an approved program of study or a project;
Ability to analyse and reflect on international journalism professional practice;
Ability to apply the principles and practice of journalism that they have learnt in their undergraduate studies in an international context;
Skills in cross-cultural communication and collaboration;
Evidence of a portfolio of experiences and publications gained during placement;
Competence in meeting the demands of an international professional program or project and being able to reflect critically on those demands.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Additional requirements
Field trip to either India, Nepal or Cambodia

Chief examiner(s)

Mr Nick Parkin

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Journalism

Prerequisites

Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. As this is a third-year level unit, it is highly recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed two second-year level units in Journalism. Students must have attained a distinction average to be eligible to enrol.