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P93 / D57 Graduate Diploma of Communications (Journalism)

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Diploma of Communications is a one year full-time or equivalent part-time course designed to provide graduates of other disciplines with the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and understanding of a specialised field of communications.

 

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

This course is available by full-time or part-time study on Mount Lawley campus.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

An appropriate three-year degree awarded by a recognised tertiary institution, or equivalent.  Some fields of study within the Graduate Diploma may have special admission requirements.  Students should refer to the relevant section on major fields of study for further information.

Journalism

 

The Graduate Diploma of Communications (Journalism) equips graduates with knowledge of newsgathering, research and various forms of journalistic writing, both for print and broadcast, such as news, features, review, sports writing, health journalism, consumer information and on-line journalism.  They will gain familiarity with Media Law and Ethics, web authoring and desktop publishing and, at the end of their course, are expected to present articles of publishable standard.
 
CMM4113 Health Journalism 15
JOU4101 Print Journalism 15
JOU4103 Media Law and Ethics 15
JOU4111 Journalism Project 15
JOU4201 Print Journalism 2 15
JOU4204 Radio Journalism 15
JOU4214 Television Journalism 15
 
Plus one unit selected from:
CMM4104 Professional Placement 15
CSI4123 Desktop Publishing 15
IMM4122 Publishing on the World Wide Web 15
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 11/18/2004