Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2019

A student is required to obtain 48 units from the BJ List comprising:

24 units from Part A; and
8 units from Part B; and
16 units of Electives from -
(i) Part C (which may include up to 2 minors); and/or
(ii) Other courses (please seek advice from Program Director about course selection)

Part A

24 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU1120 2 Media and Society
COMU1130 2 Connectivity and Culture
COMU1140 2 Multimedia
JOUR1112 2 Journalistic Narratives
JOUR1710 2 Journalistic Investigation
COMU2120 2 Media Design
COMU2160 2 Communication Law and Ethics
JOUR2100 2 Social Justice Storytelling
JOUR2221 2 International Journalism & Mass Communication
WRIT2000 2 Writing & Editing for the Professions
JOUR3401 2 Journalism Project
JOUR3000 2 Data Journalism

Part B

8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU1050 2 Understanding the News
COMU2140 2 Digital Media Industries
COMU2170 2 Intercultural Communication
JOUR2000 2 Broadcast Journalism
JOUR3122 2 Field Study - Journalism & Communication
JOUR3222 2 Journalism Design
JOUR3801 2 Journalism Internship

Part C

Public Relations Minor

2 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU1152 2 Public Relations Writing

6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU2180 2 Media Strategies
COMU2311 2 Communication for Social Change
COMU3140 2 Issues and Stakeholder Engagement
COMU3222 2 Political Communication

Film and Television Minor

4 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
MSTU1001 2 Introduction to Film & Television Studies
MSTU2160 2 Film and Television History

4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MSTU2005 2 Film Movements & Genres
MSTU2006 2 Australian Cinema
MSTU2008 2 Television: Forms and Genres

Writing Minor

4 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
WRIT1110 2 Creative Writing: Narrative Fiction
WRIT2250 2 Writing: Grammar, Syntax, and Style

4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
WRIT2100 2 Creative Writing: Poetics
WRIT2120 2 Creative Writing: Screenwriting
WRIT3050 2 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
WRIT3700 2 Publishing, Editing, and Authorship

Sports Studies Minor

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL1900 2 Biophysical Development, Measurement and Assessment
HMST1910 2 From Bradman to Freeman: Mythic Qualities of Australian Sport
HMST2190 2 From Playground to Podium: Critical Analysis of Sporting Issues
HMST3103 2 Management & Marketing of Sport & Physical Activity

Popular Music and Technology Minor

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
MUSC1010 2 Introduction to Music Technology
MUSC1700 2 Introduction to Popular Music Studies: The Rock Era
MUSC2000 2 Music Subcultures and the Media
MUSC2700 2 Beyond Rock: Music in the Digital Age

Interaction Design Minor

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
DECO1100 2 Design Thinking
DECO1400 2 Introduction to Web Design
DECO2200 2 Graphic Design
DECO2300 2 Digital Prototyping

Economics Minor

4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ECON1010 2 Introductory Microeconomics
ECON1020 2 Introductory Macroeconomics
ECON1120 2 The Economics of Social Issues

4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ECON2200 2 Management of Financial Institutions
ECON2410 2 Economics of Business Strategy
ECON2420 2 The Macroeconomy & Business Conditions
ECON3210 2 Financial Markets & Institutions
ECON3600 2 Australian Economic History

Political Science Minor

4 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS1301 2 Introduction to Political Ideas
POLS1101 2 Introduction to Australian Politics

4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS2101 2 Indigenous Politics & Policy
POLS2201 2 Australian Foreign Policy
POLS3118 2 Advances in Political Psychology

Electives

Up to 16 units of elective courses approved by the Executive Dean, which may include:

Course Code Units Course Title
DRAM2400 2 Performative Communication: Presentation and Public Speaking