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Bachelor of JournalismBachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Journalism, BA (International Studies) Bachelor of Journalism, BA (International Studies)
Curiosity Writing and communication ability People skills
Key path into industry Practical skills important Equally important – understanding of theory and
concepts, critical thinking, broad education Not enough to learn basic journalism skills – need to
combine this with broader knowledge
Only journalism program in SA Excellent employment record Excellent links with industry Taught by practitioners and academics
Employers who have taken graduates in recent years have included:
Messenger Newspapers The Advertiser ABC Channel 10 Channel 9 Channel 7 GTS-BKN WIN-TV Port Lincoln Times Wimmera Mail-Times (Horsham) Murray Pioneer (Renmark)
Gawler Bunyip Mt Barker Courier Murray Valley Standard (Murray
Bridge) Whyalla News Naracoorte Herald Border Watch (Mt Gambier) Transcontinental (Port Augusta) Government departments (eg
Education Department) City councils
Rebecca Morse (Channel 10) Rosanna Mangiarelli (Channel 7) Selga Berzins (Channel 9, formerly GTS-BKN) Kelly Nestor (Channel 9) Most Messenger reporters Lucy Hood (The Advertiser) Lisa Maksimovic (ABC) ABC regional reporters (e.g., Hayley Conole) Kirsty Bennett (ABC cadet for 2008)
Program Director – Kathryn Bowd◦Room: C2.26◦ Email: [email protected]◦ Phone: 8302 4677◦ Fax: 8302 4745
Broadcast journalism lecturer – Patrizia Furlan◦Room: C2.31◦ Email: [email protected]◦ Phone: 8302 4039
Postgraduate Journalism director – Associate Professor Ian Richards
Head of School of Communication, Information and New Media – Professor Kerry Green
Other lecturers and tutors currently working in/wide experience in industry
Lecturers and tutors from other areas of specialisation within university (e.g. desktop publishing)
Competitive field to enter Most opportunities for graduates in:◦ Regional newspapers◦Messenger newspapers◦ Regional TV◦ ABC
Be prepared to travel for work Grab available opportunities
Opportunities for work on notice board, in lectures, via email
Email best first contact point – most have [email protected]
Uni uses email for all contact – check uni address regularly
Resources Newsroom and computer pools Lecturers’ office hours
Foundation courses – general to all arts majors, some more specific to journalism
Professional major – compulsory journalism courses, cover broad range of practical and theoretical
Professional major options (previously minor) – extend professional major, journalism electives, use to focus on one area or broaden expertise
Sub-major – set of courses in one area, complements journalism studies
Electives – diversify or extend professional focus 4.5-unit and 9-unit courses
MBJO
Year 1
Study Period 2 Study Period 5
Media Writing and Rhetoric COMM 1015 Reporting for Print COMM 1023
Computers: Communication and Society INFT 1003 Global Societies POLI 1014
Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 Media Contexts COMM 1059
Sub-major 1 Sub-major 2
Year 2
Elective News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038
Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 Journalism Ethics COMM 1021
Professional Major option Professional Major option
Sub-major 3 Sub-major 4
Year 3
Media Law COMM 2026 Professional Major option
Professional Major optionJournalism Professional Practice COMM 3053
Sub-major 5
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians/Elective COMM 2060 Sub-major 6
MBJO
Year 1
Study Period 2 Study Period 5
Media Writing and Rhetoric COMM 1015 Reporting for Print COMM 1023
Computers: Communication and Society INFT 1003 Global Societies POLI 1014
Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 Media Contexts COMM 1059
Sub-major 1 Sub-major 2
Year 2
Elective News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038
Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 Journalism Ethics COMM 1021
Professional Major option Professional Major option
Sub-major 3 Sub-major 4
Year 3
Media Law COMM 2026 Professional Major option
Professional Major optionJournalism Professional Practice COMM 3053
Sub-major 5
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians/Elective COMM 2060 Sub-major 6
MBJI
Year 1
Study Period 2 Study Period 5
Media Writing and Rhetoric COMM 1015 Reporting for Print COMM 1023
Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 Media Contexts COMM 1059
Introduction to International Relations POLI 1010 Global Societies POLI 1014
Language 1A Language 1B
Year 2
Global Governance: Utopia and Reality POLI 2021 News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038
Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 Journalism Ethics COMM 1021
Language 2A Islam and World Politics POLI 2022
Elective Language 2B
Year 3
Media Law COMM 2026 Journalism Major option
Journalism Major option Journalism Major option
World Order: Theoretical Interrogations POLI 2011 International Studies elective 1
Globalisation and Regionalism POLI 2020 International Studies elective 2
MBJI
Year 1
Study Period 2 Study Period 5
Media Writing and Rhetoric COMM 1015 Reporting for Print COMM 1023
Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 Media Contexts COMM 1059
Introduction to International Relations POLI 1010 Global Societies POLI 1014
Language 1A Language 1B
Year 2
Global Governance: Utopia and Reality POLI 2021 News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038
Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 Journalism Ethics COMM 1021
Language 2A Islam and World Politics POLI 2022
Elective Language 2B
Year 3
Media Law COMM 2026 Journalism Major option
Journalism Major option Journalism Major option
World Order: Theoretical Interrogations POLI 2011 International Studies elective 1
Globalisation and Regionalism POLI 2020 International Studies elective 2
Year 4
International Studies elective 3 Global Security and Sustainability POLI 3011
Journalism Major optionJournalism Professional Practice (9 units) COMM 3053
International Studies elective 4
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians COMM 2060 Contemporary International Political Economy POLI 3012
Typical load between 10 and 14 contact hours What about the rest of the time? 25 to 30 extra hours:◦ Doing required reading◦ Doing extra reading◦ Working on assignments◦ Reading newspapers◦ Watching/listening to TV and radio news and current affairs◦ Developing skills (eg practising shorthand)◦ Preparing for exams
◦ All courses are compulsory for MBJO and MBJI –
Principles of Journalism Reporting for Print Principles of Broadcasting Journalism Ethics News Design for Print and Web Media Law Journalism Professional Practice (9-unit)
◦ Choose any four – The Computerised Notebook Sports Journalism Broadcast Journalism (Radio) Broadcast Journalism (TV) Digital Journalism International Media Communications Specialist Reporting Advanced News Writing Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting Journalism Project
◦All courses are compulsory for MBJI –
Introduction to International Relations Global Societies Global Governance: Utopia and Reality Islam and World Politics Globalisation and Regionalism World Order: Theoretical Interrogations Global Security and Sustainability Contemporary International Political Economy
◦ MBJI choose four – Contemporary Northeast Asia International Law Contemporary Southeast Asia Non-Government Organisations in an International Context Australia and the Asian Century International Risk The Politics of Contemporary Japanese Identities Policy and Globalisation European Integration Privileged Claims; Discounted Knowledges United States Politics and International Relations
Enrolment, overall program, general issues related to study – Program Director;
Assignments, course requirements, deadlines – Course Co-ordinator/tutor;
Car parking, course readers, $ – Campus Central; Study-related problems, personal problems, general
information about study – Learning Connection.
Work out timetable before enrolment (with plan b or c if necessary)
Subject and area code Most courses 4.5 units – easier to focus on four
courses per semester; eight per year What if tutorial is full?
UniSA website (www.unisa.edu.au) Undergraduate Student Email. [email protected] First Connection – should have received link to timetable in
letter Learning Connection – more in First Connection week lecture
(www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection) Register as student with disability or medical condition Online resources – learning guides (uni study, assessment,
writing essays etc), online workshops