C06104v1 Graduate Diploma in Advanced Journalism
Award(s): Graduate Diploma in Advanced Journalism (GradDipAdvJour)CRICOS code: 092501F
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Advanced Journalism equips students with the skills, knowledge and agility to build a career in today's rapidly changing, multidiscipline and often highly disrupted digital media landscape.
Students gain hands-on experience in reporting, editing and related production and design skills in a wide variety of text, audio and visual mediums. There is an emphasis on storytelling with digital tools, exploring innovation and embracing entrepreneurship.
Students have the opportunity to use, experience and think about emerging journalistic practices across different areas, including drones, virtual reality and computer-assisted reporting.
This course is part of an articulated program of study and is suitable for anyone interested in learning how to fully harness the power of journalism.
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Course aims
Graduates of the program:
- have strong and flexible research, reporting and production skills and a critical understanding of contemporary media
- are innovative practitioners and agile thinkers who are able to develop new ideas and practices across journalism and media
- strive towards leadership positions that are grounded in ethical, professional and transparent practice
- possess the ability to work across platforms, channels and disciplines in digital and emerging environments.
Career options
Career options include reporter, producer, presenter and editor across most types of public and private media, broadcast and publishing organisations.
Course intended learning outcomes
This course engages with the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), which are tailored to the Graduate Attributes set for all graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
| 1.1 | Possess an advanced understanding of the professional skills and techniques in one or more fields of contemporary journalism practice |
| 1.2 | Apply a high level of initiative to create content using multiple techniques and within industry accepted frameworks of accountability |
| 2.1 | Understand the complex capabilities of computer-assisted learning, data and other numeric-based techniques for specialised academic inquiry |
| 2.2 | Reflect critically on the theory and professional practice of contemporary journalism |
| 3.1 | Ability to apply professional skills responsibly and respectfully in multiple cultural and ethno-centric contexts |
| 4.1 | Understand how journalism practice can advance story-telling, understanding and cohesion within and across Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities |
| 5.1 | Develop and maintain collaborative networks, contacts and linkages within industry bodies and across disciplines, while ensuring ethical practice and social responsibility at all times |
| 6.1 | Demonstrate skills in engagement to enable effective communication with multiple stakeholders, using traditional and emerging techniques |
| 6.2 | Harness multiple channels of communication, understanding the power and limitations of each as a tool to spread information and engage specific audiences and communities. |
Key
The first digit of each CILO indicates the relevant graduate attribute:
- Professional Readiness
- Critical and Creative Inquiry
- International and Intercultural Engagement
- Indigenous Competencies
- Active Citizenship
- Effective Communication
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
All applicants, except undergraduate journalism graduates, need to submit the following:
- a CV
- an example of their professional work. This includes:
- links to or the text of any journalistic work, or
- links to applicant's own website, blogposts or published essays and opinion articles, or
- story-telling forms that include short stories, essays, and short documentary style audio and video recordings.
If none of the above are available, applicants may provide a short essay of no more than 1000 words about key challenges facing journalism and the news media industry.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 7.0 overall with a writing score of 6.5; or TOEFL: paper based: 584-609 overall, internet based: 94-101 overall with a writing score of 24; or AE6: Pass; or PTE: 65-72 overall with a writing score 58; or CAE: 185-190 with a writing score 176.
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.
Course duration and attendance
The course is one year of full-time or one-and-a-half years of part-time study.
Course structure
The course totals 48 credit points of study, made up of 32 credit points of core subjects and 16 credit points of electives.
Full-time students are required to undertake 24 credit points a session. Part-time students should undertake 8 or 16 credit points a session.
Course completion requirements
| STM91175 Core subjects (Advanced Journalism) | 32cp | |
| CBK91222 Electives (Advanced Journalism) | 16cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Course diagram
Course program
Typical course programs are shown below for full-time and part-time students, commencing in either Autumn or Spring session.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 57083 Advanced Journalism | 8cp | |
| 57232 Media Law and Accountability | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91222 Electives (Advanced Journalism) | 16cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 57088 Journalism Studies | 8cp | |
| 57085 Digital Journalism and Beyond | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91222 Electives (Advanced Journalism) | 16cp | |
| Autumn commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 57083 Advanced Journalism | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91222 Electives (Advanced Journalism) | 16cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 57085 Digital Journalism and Beyond | 8cp | |
| 57088 Journalism Studies | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 57232 Media Law and Accountability | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91222 Electives (Advanced Journalism) | 16cp | |
| Spring commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 57083 Advanced Journalism | 8cp | |
| 57085 Digital Journalism and Beyond | 8cp | |
| 57088 Journalism Studies | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 57232 Media Law and Accountability | 8cp | |
| Select 16 credit points from the following: | 16cp | |
| CBK91222 Electives (Advanced Journalism) | 16cp | |
| Spring commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 57083 Advanced Journalism | 8cp | |
| 57085 Digital Journalism and Beyond | 8cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 57232 Media Law and Accountability | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91222 Electives (Advanced Journalism) | 16cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 57088 Journalism Studies | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following: | 8cp | |
| CBK91222 Electives (Advanced Journalism) | 16cp | |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course forms part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Diploma in Advanced Journalism and the Master of Advanced Journalism (C04321).
Professional recognition
- Graduates are eligible to apply for membership of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).
- Students are eligible for student membership of the MEAA and access to the MEAA, Women in Media and Walkley Foundation network which provides skill development programs.
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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