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Journalism

Postgraduate | SWI-PWR60004 | 2024

Watch how journalists develop, shape and construct news stories for public consumption.Broadcast your understanding of journalistic writing's various genres. Follow interviewing guidelines. Get a snapshot of radio and television news practices.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
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Enrol by
19 May 2024
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
13 weeks
Start dates
26 Feb 2024,
27 May 2024

Price from

$3,630

Upfront cost

$0

FEE-HELP available

Journalism

About this subject

  • After successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:

    1. Identify and critically evaluate the functions and conventions of journalistic reporting
    2. Demonstrate practical hard news writing skills
    3. Initiate, plan, research, and produce a feature article of publishable standard.

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

  • SWI-WRI-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate of Writing
  • SWI-WRI-GDI-2024 - Graduate Diploma of Writing
  • SWI-WRI-MAS-2024 - Master of Writing

Elective

  • UNE-PRO-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
  • OUA-PSU-GCE-2024 - Postgraduate Single Subjects

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • SWI-LPW501 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

Related degrees

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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PostgraduateSWI-WRI-GCE

Graduate Certificate of Writing

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PostgraduateSWI-WRI-GDI

Graduate Diploma of Writing

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PostgraduateSWI-WRI-MAS

Master of Writing

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PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE

Postgraduate Single Subjects

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