313822 v.1 Journalism Stream (Mass Communication)
Introduction
This stream covers journalism theory and practice through print, broadcast and online media, including learning the legal and ethical conditions under which journalism is practised. When taken in combination with the other elements of the Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communication) this stream provides students with the ability to communicate effectively, produce news and current affairs material for print and electronic media, and understand how contemporary news media operate. Journalism may usefully be combined with the streams in Corporate Screen Production, Public Relations, Web Media or Photography.
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT 2 OPTIONS | 50.0 | ||||
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 | |||||
| 1557 | v.12 # | Journalism Introduction to Print 111 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| 1564 | v.12 # | Journalism Introduction to Broadcast 112 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 2596 | v.13 | Journalism Media Law 210 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 3545 | v.12 | Journalism Media Ethics 211 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 75.0 | |||||
| Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 2597 | v.11 | Journalism Radio News 212 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 313854 | v.1 | Journalism Online Reporting 320 | 2.0 | 25.0 | |
| 3964 | v.14 | Journalism Television News 215 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 8885 | v.10 | Journalism Print News 213 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
# All Mass Comm students take one of the above in first year, students must take the other unit to advance into the upper-level units in the Journalism Stream.
