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Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of Arts (Writing and Creative Communication)

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences | School of Communication, International Studies and Languages

Program Code: MBJW

Program Level: Undergraduate

SATAC code: 444281

Home Campus: Magill

Program Length (in EFTSL): 4

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Aim

To provide students with professional studies and specialised skills and studies in the field of journalism, and to provide students with a sound basis in the theory and practice of professional, technical and creative writing, the construction of texts, rhetoric and communication, and an understanding of the ways cultures and contexts shape all forms of discourse and communication. 

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have one of the following qualifications:

Qualified for the SACE and:

Completed the equivalent secondary education qualifications as required for University entry under SACE and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements

Completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements

Completed or partly completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements

Completed at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at the appropriate level and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements

Completed an award from TAFE or from another registered training organisation at AQF Certificate IV or above and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements

Qualified for Special Entry and fulfilled any prerequisite requirements

Completed the University Foundation Studies program

In addition, international students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards within the last two years prior to admission:

Note 1:  Results from IELTS, University of Cambridge ESOL examinations and TOEFL are valid for two years.
Note 2:  The University, through UniSA International, maintains a list of countries where English is commonly used and which would satisfy this criterion. This may include particular educational institutions within a given non-English speaking country where English is the language of instruction.
Note 3:  Where previous study was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution certifying that the language of instruction was English.

Content/structure

The Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of Arts (Writing and Creative Communication) is equivalent to four years of full time study or 144 units. The program includes:

The fourth year schedule shows two alternate schedules, to maximise the choice of electives available to students within the two professional majors. In particular, it reflects the fact that not all Journalism Professional Major Options/electives are offered in both main study periods. Offering two fourth-year structures gives students greater flexibility in Option choices. As many Journalism students obtain full-time or part-time work in Journalism before the completion of their degree, and thus need to access flexible study programs (often reverting to part-time study), it is anticipated that this flexibility will also benefit these students.

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.


Program requirements

Course name Area + Cat. No. Units EFTSL
FIRST YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
COMM 10224.50.125
COMM 20514.50.125
COMM 10154.50.125
INFT 10034.50.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
COMM 10234.50.125
Free Elective (see Note 5)
 4.5 
Media Contexts (see Note 3)
COMM 10594.50.125
COMM 10514.50.125
       Or   
Language and Context (see Notes 2 and 7)
COMM 20474.50.125
    
SECOND YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
Writing and Text Workshop (see Notes 2 and 6)
COMM 10454.50.125
COMM 10194.50.125
General Studies Sub-major 1 (see Note 4)
 4.5 
Journalism Major Option 1 - from list below (see Note 1)
 4.5 
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
COMM 20524.50.125
COMM 20384.50.125
Journalism Ethics (see Note 1)
COMM 10214.50.125
General Studies Sub-major 2 (see Note 4)
 4.5 
    

THIRD YEAR

   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
Media Law (see Note 1)
COMM 20264.50.125
Writing and Creative Communication Major Option 1 - from list below (see Note 2)
 4.5 
General Studies Sub-major 3 (see Note 4)
 4.5 
COMM 20604.50.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
Writing and Creative Communication Major Option 2 - from list below (see Note 2)
 4.5 
Journalism Major Option 2 - from list below (see Note 1)
 4.5 
General Studies Sub-major 4 (see Note 4)
 4.5 
Global Societies (see Note 3)
POLI 10144.50.125
    
EITHER FOURTH YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
Journalism Major Option 3 - from list below (see Note 1)
 4.5 
General Studies Sub-major 5 (see Note 4)
 4.5 
       Writing and Creative Communication Major (see Note 2)
       Select one of the following 9 unit courses:		   
COMM 304290.250
COMM 304690.250
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
COMM 305390.250
Journalism Major Option 4 - from list below (see Note 1)
 4.5 
General Studies Sub-major 6 (see Note 4)
 4.5 
    
OR ALTERNATE FOURTH YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
Journalism Major Option 3 - from list below (see Note 1)
 4.5 
Journalism Major Option 4 - from list below (see Note 1)
 4.5 
General Studies Sub-major 5 (see Note 4)
 4.5 
General Studies Sub-major 6 (see Note 4)
 4.5 
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
COMM 305390.250
       Writing and Creative Communication Major (see Note 2)
       Select one of the following 9 unit courses:		   
COMM 304790.250
COMM 304590.250
    
Journalism Professional Major Optional Courses   
COMM 10524.50.125
COMM 20194.50.125
COMM 20184.50.125
COMM 20394.50.125
COMM 20704.50.125
COMM 30544.50.125
COMM 30524.50.125
COMM 30404.50.125
COMM 30234.50.125
COMM 30214.50.125
    
Writing and Creative Communication Professional Major Optional Courses   
COMM 30374.50.125
LANG 30254.50.125
INFT 10074.50.125
COMM 10434.50.125
COMM 20094.50.125
Creative Nonfiction (see Note 7)
COMM 20444.50.125
COMM 20714.50.125
COMM 20474.50.125
Literary Practice 1 (see Note 7)
COMM 20484.50.125
COMM 10514.50.125
COMM 20204.50.125
COMM 20214.50.125
SPRC 20074.50.125
Reworking the Canon (see Note 7)
COMM 20534.50.125
COMM 20554.50.125
COMM 20624.50.125
COMM 20574.50.125
COMM 20584.50.125

Notes

  1. The Journalism major of 54 units is made up of seven core courses (6 x 4.5 unit courses plus 1 x 9 unit course) and four Professional Major Option courses. The Professional Major Option courses must be chosen from Journalism Professional Major Optional Courses listed above.
  2. The Writing and Creative Communication major of 36 units is made up of seven courses (6 x 4.5 unit courses plus 1 x 9 unit course) of which five are core courses. Students must complete the 4 x 4.5 unit core courses and only one of the Level 3 core 9 unit courses; students are not permitted to enrol in more than one of the Level 3 courses. The remaining 2 x 4.5 unit courses may be chosen from the Level 2/3 Writing and Creative Communication Professional Major Optional Courses listed on the program schedule above.
  3. Foundation courses total 22.5 units and include courses common to all students enrolled in a communications-focused undergraduate program offered within the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages.
  4. A general studies sub-major (27 units) consists of 6 x 4.5 unit courses with no more than two courses at level 1 and at least two courses at level 2. General studies sub-majors can be taken in a wide range of disciplines. Students enrolled in a professional major on one campus may enrol in a general studies sub-major on another campus. Courses making up each sub-major are detailed in Majors and Minors. Students who choose a language or any other discipline requiring sequential enrolment will need to seek enrolment advice from the Program Support Officer to prepare a program study plan.

  5. All students complete at least one Free Elective as part of their undergraduate program of study. Your choice of elective(s) must be approved by your program director prior to enrolment. See undergraduate elective courses.

  6. Students who are taking or have already taken COMM 1045 Writing and Text Workshop towards the sub-major in Literary Practice must take either COMM 1051 Professional and Technical Writing: An Introduction or COMM 2047 Language and Context instead.

  7. The following restrictions apply to enrolment in these courses:
    COMM 2051 Professional and Creative Communication 1 is not available to students who have completed COMM 1044 Writing and Reading Across the Disciplines.
    COMM 2047 Language and Context is not available to students who have completed COMM 2029 The English Language: An Introduction.
    COMM 3042 Creative Writing Practice is not available to students who have completed COMM 3036 Advanced Writing Workshop.
    COMM 3045 Writing and Professional Practice is not available to students who have completed COMM 3033 Writing: Community and Professional Contexts and/or COMM 2027 Language and Society: Introduction to Sociolinguistics.
    COMM 2044 Creative Nonfiction is not available to students who have completed COMM 2031 The Informed Writer.
    COMM 2048 Literary Practice 1 is not available to students who have completed COMM 2035 Reading as Cultural Practice.
    COMM 2053 Reworking the Canon is not available to students who have completed COMM 2022 Shakespeare Reworked.
    COMM 2057 Writing and Reading Poetry is not available to students who have completed COMM 3038 Writing and Reading Poetry.
    COMM 2058 Writing and Reading Short Fiction is not available to students who have completed COMM 2032 Writing and Reading the Short Story.


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