Journalism and reporting is an evolving industry that encompasses a multitude of media including print, television, radio, web, and social media to inform, engage and entertain. Studying journalism and arts will teach you to gather, assess, create and present news and information to a wide range of audiences and also write, edit and publish a broad variety of written materials. The Bachelor of Journalism - Bachelor of Arts also allows you to gain foundational knowledge in many traditional areas of study including history, literature, languages and philosophy and the disciplines of social sciences, cultural studies, sociology and politics.
Combining journalism with arts places a strong emphasis on applied learning, and offers a broad introduction to ways in which new media practices shape our everyday lives, both in the workplace and in our communities. It will equip you with critical and innovative thinking skills, effective communication and creative writing skills, all of which are required for high achievement in a range of journalism careers.
This degree:
The Bachelor of Journalism has a prescribed set of core subjects, as well as electives.You will choose one major in the Bachelor of Arts degree: Creative Writing, Cultural Studies, English Literatures, French, History, Indigenous Studies, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin (Non-Chinese Background Students), Mandarin (Chinese Background Students), Philosophy, Photography, Politics, Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Spanish, or Writing and English Literatures.
In addition, you will choose a minor or another major from the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts.
