C10246v1 Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism)
Award(s): Bachelor of Arts in Communication (BA)UAC code: 600013
CRICOS code: 032309C
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
External articulation
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Other information
Overview
Journalism education at UTS is based on the principle that professional journalism is founded on the public's right to know. This degree develops professional skills across all media and critically engages with the intellectual, ethical and political foundations of journalism.
This course is designed to meet the essential practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed for a career in journalism. Students gain a crucial understanding of the role that journalists play in creating a democratic public sphere, providing a forum for debate and giving voice to diverse communities. The course equips students with advanced research, writing, reporting and analytical skills for print, television, video, radio, audio and online media; and knowledge of the intellectual, ethical and political foundations of journalism.
Career options
Career options include reporters, producers, publishers, editors, sub-editors, feature and freelance journalists, investigative journalists, media researchers, and strategists in the print, broadcast and online media.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Any two units of English and computer literacy.
External articulation
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has established credit recognition packages with the following institutions for the courses listed:
- INSEARCH UTS: Diploma of Communication
- Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore: Diploma in Media Studies and Management
- Temasek Polytechnic: Diploma in Communication and Media Management
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore: Diploma in Mass Communication.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a three-year, full-time basis.
Course structure
Students must complete 144 credit points consisting of a 48-credit-point core program, a 48-credit-point major, a 24-credit-point sub-major and 24 credit points of electives.
Industrial training/professional practice
Students take part in relevant and applied journalism tasks throughout the course and can elect to undertake a professional placement with a media organisation.
Course completion requirements
| STM90550 Core subjects | 48cp | |
| MAJ10020 Journalism | 48cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| Total | 144cp |
Course program
Typical course programs are shown below for students commencing in either Autumn or Spring semester.
Students must choose a sub-major from CBK90701 in Year 1, Spring semester.
Students who commenced before 2012 should follow the course program in the archived handbook from their commencing year.
| Autumn commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| Select one of the following: | 8cp | |
| 58101 Understanding Communication | 8cp | |
| 58103 Ideas in History | 8cp | |
| 58110 Introduction to Journalism | 8cp | |
| 58102 Language and Discourse | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| Select one of the following: | 8cp | |
| 58103 Ideas in History | 8cp | |
| 58101 Understanding Communication | 8cp | |
| 58111 Reporting with Sound and Image | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 58201 Communication and Cultural Industries and Practices | 8cp | |
| 58112 Reporting and Editing for Print and Online Journalism | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 58202 Regulating Communication: Law, Ethics, Politics | 8cp | |
| 58210 Storytelling, Narrative and Features | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 58211 Specialist Reporting, Audiences and Interactivity | 8cp | |
| Select 16 credit points from the following options: | 16cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 58301 Communication Practice Project | 8cp | |
| 58310 Media Hub | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
Honours
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication (C09009) is available with an additional year of full-time study for eligible students.
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
