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Journalism
Dr Margaret Simons
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SwinburneJournalism
- Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)- Three years- February and August intake
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Courses available, duration and intake
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SwinburneJournalism
- We live at a time of risk and possibility in media- No industry is undergoing more rapid change- The new generation of media workers will reinvent what
journalists do
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Why study Journalism?
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SwinburneJournalism
- Swinburne has designed this new and innovative degree to meet the challenges of the future, while respecting the lessons and experience of the past
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Why Journalism at Swinburne?
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SwinburneJournalism
- This program is proudly unique- A new degree designed by leading practitioners
to fit young people for the future- Course combines traditional skills with new media skills
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Course attributes
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SwinburneJournalism
- Research skills including:- Interview skills- Research from primary document- Use of public records- Shorthand
- Media Law and Journalism Ethics
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Traditional skills
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- Investigative journalism- Long form journalism- Feature writing- Telling stories with pictures and sound
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Advanced skills
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- Independent web-based publication- Establishing interactive relationships with audiences- Digital production skills
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New Media skills
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- Australian politics- History of technological innovation- Philosophical basis for professional ethics
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Social and political context
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SwinburneJournalism
- The course is part of several developments that will place Swinburne at the forefront of journalistic innovation
- Foundation for Public Interest Journalism (located within the Institute of Social Research)- YouCommNews- Final-year students can work alongside leading
freelance journalists on investigative journalism projects
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The Foundation for Public Interest Journalism
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SwinburneJournalism
- Year 12 equivalent- Special emphasis: high-level English language skills- Students who are not fluent in spoken and written English
will struggle in this course
Entry requirements
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- The course has been conceptualised as the qualification for journalists of the future
- The focus on the future of an industry undergoing rapid change distinguishes this course from its competitors
What is the Swinburne difference?
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- Newspapers and traditional broadcast media are declining as a source of jobs and career opportunities
- This course has been designed to prepare graduatesfor emerging new media industries and job opportunities
What is the Swinburne difference?
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- Graduates will have the skills they need to find rewarding and worthwhile work, as well as the broad education and theoretical understanding they need to enable them to be part of the redefining of the journalist’s role in the new media age
What is the Swinburne difference?
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SwinburneJournalism
This course attracts students who:- want to become journalists or work in the news media- are interested in the potential of new media and journalism- are interested in politics, and the impact of media on politics- have high-level English language skills
Who will the course suit?
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SwinburneJournalism
12-unit major of journalism subjects- Eight compulsory units
- Digital Video and Audio- Journalism Practice 1- Journalism Practice 2- Digital Literacies- Journalism Practice 3- Media Law- Practical and Professional Ethics for Journalists- Capstone Project unit (final-year group project)
Course structure
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SwinburneJournalism
- Degree = a total of 24 Units (must include at least 16 Arts or Social science units)
- 12-unit Journalism major plus 12 units:- 8-unit co-major plus 4-unit minoror- 2 x 4-unit minors plus 4 electivesor- 3 x 4-unit minorsor- 2 x 4-unit minors and 4 electives
(from anywhere in the university)
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Course structure
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- Journalist- New media- Publishing- Media research- Writer- Communications- Television- Radio- Multimedia content production- Magazine production
Career outcomes
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