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Bachelor of JournalismBachelor of Journalism

Bachelor of Journalism, BA (International Studies) Bachelor of Journalism, BA (International Studies)

Curiosity Writing and communication ability People skills

Key path into industry Practical skills important Equally important – understanding of theory and

concepts, critical thinking, broad education Not enough to learn basic journalism skills – need to

combine this with broader knowledge

Only journalism program in SA Excellent employment record Excellent links with industry Taught by practitioners and academics

Employers who have taken graduates in recent years have included:

Messenger Newspapers The Advertiser ABC Channel 10 Channel 9 Channel 7 GTS-BKN WIN-TV Port Lincoln Times Wimmera Mail-Times (Horsham) Murray Pioneer (Renmark)

Gawler Bunyip Mt Barker Courier Murray Valley Standard (Murray

Bridge) Whyalla News Naracoorte Herald Border Watch (Mt Gambier) Transcontinental (Port Augusta) Government departments (eg

Education Department) City councils

Rebecca Morse (Channel 10) Rosanna Mangiarelli (Channel 7) Selga Berzins (Channel 9, formerly GTS-BKN) Kelly Nestor (Channel 9) Most Messenger reporters Lucy Hood (The Advertiser) Lisa Maksimovic (ABC) ABC regional reporters (e.g., Hayley Conole) Kirsty Bennett (ABC cadet for 2008)

Program Director – Kathryn Bowd◦Room: C2.26◦ Email: kathryn.bowd@unisa.edu.au◦ Phone: 8302 4677◦ Fax: 8302 4745

Broadcast journalism lecturer – Patrizia Furlan◦Room: C2.31◦ Email: patrizia.furlan@unisa.edu.au◦ Phone: 8302 4039

Postgraduate Journalism director – Associate Professor Ian Richards

Head of School of Communication, Information and New Media – Professor Kerry Green

Other lecturers and tutors currently working in/wide experience in industry

Lecturers and tutors from other areas of specialisation within university (e.g. desktop publishing)

Competitive field to enter Most opportunities for graduates in:◦ Regional newspapers◦Messenger newspapers◦ Regional TV◦ ABC

Be prepared to travel for work Grab available opportunities

Opportunities for work on notice board, in lectures, via email

Email best first contact point – most have first.last@unisa.edu.au

Uni uses email for all contact – check uni address regularly

Resources Newsroom and computer pools Lecturers’ office hours

Foundation courses – general to all arts majors, some more specific to journalism

Professional major – compulsory journalism courses, cover broad range of practical and theoretical

Professional major options (previously minor) – extend professional major, journalism electives, use to focus on one area or broaden expertise

Sub-major – set of courses in one area, complements journalism studies

Electives – diversify or extend professional focus 4.5-unit and 9-unit courses

MBJO

Year 1

Study Period 2 Study Period 5

Media Writing and Rhetoric COMM 1015 Reporting for Print COMM 1023

Computers: Communication and Society INFT 1003 Global Societies POLI 1014

Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 Media Contexts COMM 1059

Sub-major 1 Sub-major 2

Year 2

Elective News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038

Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 Journalism Ethics COMM 1021

Professional Major option Professional Major option

Sub-major 3 Sub-major 4

Year 3

Media Law COMM 2026 Professional Major option

Professional Major optionJournalism Professional Practice COMM 3053

Sub-major 5

Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians/Elective COMM 2060 Sub-major 6

MBJO

Year 1

Study Period 2 Study Period 5

Media Writing and Rhetoric COMM 1015 Reporting for Print COMM 1023

Computers: Communication and Society INFT 1003 Global Societies POLI 1014

Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 Media Contexts COMM 1059

Sub-major 1 Sub-major 2

Year 2

Elective News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038

Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 Journalism Ethics COMM 1021

Professional Major option Professional Major option

Sub-major 3 Sub-major 4

Year 3

Media Law COMM 2026 Professional Major option

Professional Major optionJournalism Professional Practice COMM 3053

Sub-major 5

Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians/Elective COMM 2060 Sub-major 6

MBJI

Year 1

Study Period 2 Study Period 5

Media Writing and Rhetoric COMM 1015 Reporting for Print COMM 1023

Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 Media Contexts COMM 1059

Introduction to International Relations POLI 1010 Global Societies POLI 1014

Language 1A Language 1B

Year 2

Global Governance: Utopia and Reality POLI 2021 News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038

Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 Journalism Ethics COMM 1021

Language 2A Islam and World Politics POLI 2022

Elective Language 2B

Year 3

Media Law COMM 2026 Journalism Major option

Journalism Major option Journalism Major option

World Order: Theoretical Interrogations POLI 2011 International Studies elective 1

Globalisation and Regionalism POLI 2020 International Studies elective 2

MBJI

Year 1

Study Period 2 Study Period 5

Media Writing and Rhetoric COMM 1015 Reporting for Print COMM 1023

Principles of Journalism COMM 1022 Media Contexts COMM 1059

Introduction to International Relations POLI 1010 Global Societies POLI 1014

Language 1A Language 1B

Year 2

Global Governance: Utopia and Reality POLI 2021 News Design for Print and Web COMM 2038

Principles of Broadcasting COMM 1019 Journalism Ethics COMM 1021

Language 2A Islam and World Politics POLI 2022

Elective Language 2B

Year 3

Media Law COMM 2026 Journalism Major option

Journalism Major option Journalism Major option

World Order: Theoretical Interrogations POLI 2011 International Studies elective 1

Globalisation and Regionalism POLI 2020 International Studies elective 2

Year 4

International Studies elective 3 Global Security and Sustainability POLI 3011

Journalism Major optionJournalism Professional Practice (9 units) COMM 3053

International Studies elective 4

Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians COMM 2060 Contemporary International Political Economy POLI 3012

Typical load between 10 and 14 contact hours What about the rest of the time? 25 to 30 extra hours:◦ Doing required reading◦ Doing extra reading◦ Working on assignments◦ Reading newspapers◦ Watching/listening to TV and radio news and current affairs◦ Developing skills (eg practising shorthand)◦ Preparing for exams

◦ All courses are compulsory for MBJO and MBJI –

Principles of Journalism Reporting for Print Principles of Broadcasting Journalism Ethics News Design for Print and Web Media Law Journalism Professional Practice (9-unit)

◦ Choose any four – The Computerised Notebook Sports Journalism Broadcast Journalism (Radio) Broadcast Journalism (TV) Digital Journalism International Media Communications Specialist Reporting Advanced News Writing Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting Journalism Project

◦All courses are compulsory for MBJI –

Introduction to International Relations Global Societies Global Governance: Utopia and Reality Islam and World Politics Globalisation and Regionalism World Order: Theoretical Interrogations Global Security and Sustainability Contemporary International Political Economy

◦ MBJI choose four – Contemporary Northeast Asia International Law Contemporary Southeast Asia Non-Government Organisations in an International Context Australia and the Asian Century International Risk The Politics of Contemporary Japanese Identities Policy and Globalisation European Integration Privileged Claims; Discounted Knowledges United States Politics and International Relations

Enrolment, overall program, general issues related to study – Program Director;

Assignments, course requirements, deadlines – Course Co-ordinator/tutor;

Car parking, course readers, $ – Campus Central; Study-related problems, personal problems, general

information about study – Learning Connection.

Work out timetable before enrolment (with plan b or c if necessary)

Subject and area code Most courses 4.5 units – easier to focus on four

courses per semester; eight per year What if tutorial is full?

UniSA website (www.unisa.edu.au) Undergraduate Student Email. UGcomms@unisa.edu.au First Connection – should have received link to timetable in

letter Learning Connection – more in First Connection week lecture

(www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection) Register as student with disability or medical condition Online resources – learning guides (uni study, assessment,

writing essays etc), online workshops