Bachelor of Journalism
Townsville, Cairns
LEVEL 1
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| EL1010:03 | Effective Writing (Sem 1 or 2) |
| EL1012:03 | Modern Communication 1 (Sem 2) |
| JN1001:03 | Introduction to Journalism (Sem 1) |
| JN1002:03 | News Gathering Techniques (Sem 2) |
| PL1301:03 | Australian Political Institutions (Sem 1 Townsville only) |
| or | |
| PL1290:03 | Australian Government Studies (Sem 1 Cairns campus) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| At least 6 units chosen from subjects in Schedule 1 below. | |
| ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS | |
| Any 3 units chosen from subjects in Schedules 1 or 2 below. | |
LEVEL 2
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| JN2001:03 | Research and Investigation Techniques (Sem 1) |
| JN2002:03 | Media Law (Sem 1) |
| JN2003:03 | Feature Writing (Sem 2) |
| JN2007:03 | Print Journalism (Sem 1) |
| JN2008:03 | Indigenous Australian Issues (Sem 2 Cairns only) |
| or | |
| IA3101:03 | Media and Race Relations (Sem 2 Townsville only) |
| JN2009:03 | Radio Journalism (Sem 2) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| EL2012:04 | Modern Communication 2 (Sem 1) |
| and/or | |
| Subjects to the value of at least 6 units from Schedule 1 below, preferably at level 2. | |
LEVEL 3
| CORE SUBJECT | |
| JN3012:04 | Subediting and Layout (Sem 1) |
| Subjects to the value of 20 units from the following: | |
| JN3009:04 | Sports Journalism (Sem 2) |
| JN3010:04 | Entertainment Journalism (Sem 1) |
| JN3011:04 | Desktop Publishing and Web Page Design (Sem 2) |
| JN3013:04 | Television Journalism (Sem 1) |
| JN3014:04 | Foreign News (Sem 2) |
| JN3015:08 | Public Relations and Public Affairs (Full year) |
| AN1001:03 | Anthropology IA: Discovering Anthropology (Sem 1) |
| EL1006:03 | The Motives for Fiction (Sem 1) |
| EL1007:03 | Getting of Wisdom; Literary Youth and Maturity (Sem 2) |
| EL2027:04 | Women in Literature I (Sem 2) |
| EL2035:04 | Australian Literature (Sem 2) |
| HI1250:03 | Australia: A Thematic History I (Sem 1) |
| HI1251:03 | Australia: A Thematic History II (Sem 2) |
| HI1301:03 | International History: the Rise of Europe (Sem 1) |
| HI1302:03 | Age of Extremes: The 20th Century (Sem 2) |
| HI2290:04 | Australian History I (Sem 1) Cairns campus |
| HI2291:04 | Australian History II (Sem 2) Cairns campus |
| HI2420:04 | Aborigines and Settlers (Sem 2) |
| HI2461:04 | Themes in Medieval History (Sem 2) |
| PL1291:03 | Contemporary Issues (Sem 2) Cairns campus |
| PL1302:03 | Political Policies and Issues (Sem 2) |
| PL2110:04 | Comparative Politics in Southeast Asia (Sem 1) |
| PL2292:04 | Public Administration and Inter-government Relations (Sem 2) Cairns campus |
| PL2293:04 | Public Policy in Australia (Sem 1) |
| PT1410:03 | Effective Photography 1A (Sem 1 or 2) |
| PT1420:03 | Imagemaking – Darkroom to Digital (Sem 2) |
| PY1001:03 | Introductory Psychology I (Sem 1) |
| SY1001:03 | Introduction to Sociology (Sem 1) |
Other subjects from the Master Schedule of Subjects.
Strand in Public Relations and Public Affairs
This will follow the pattern for the standard degree course but as a central strand will require that students take particular subjects.
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