Bachelor of Journalism
Townsville, Cairns
level 1
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| EL1010:03 | Effective Writing (Sem 1 or 2) |
| EL1112:03 | Modern Communication 1 (Sem 2) |
| JN1001:03 | Introduction to Journalism (Sem 1) |
| JN1002:03 | News Gathering Techniques (Sem 2) |
| JN1003:03 | Introductory Shorthand (Full year) (Cairns only) |
| PL1001:03 | Comparative Politics: Making Sense of a Puzzling World (Sem 1) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| At least 6 units from the Master Schedule of Subjects (Cairns). | |
| At least 3 of these units must come from the disciplines of English, Politics, History, or Modern Languages, except with permission from the discipline coordinator. | |
| At least 9 units from the Master Schedule of subjects (Townsville). | |
| At least 6 of these units must come from the disciplines of English, Politics, History, or Modern Languages, except with permission from the discipline coordinator. | |
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 | |
| EL2112:03 | Modern Communication 2 (Sem 1) |
| and/or | |
| Subjects to the value of at least 3 units from the Master Schedule of Subjects. | |
| At least 3 of the elective units must come from the disciplines of English, Politics, History, or Modern Languages, except with permission from the discipline coordinator. | |
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) |
level 4 (HONOURS)
| CORE SUBJECT | |
| JN4011:12 | Journalism Honours Thesis (Full year) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| 12 units from the following: | |
| JN4002:06 | Current Debates and Practices in Journalism (Sem 1 and 2) |
| JN4003:06 | Journalism Literature (Sem 1 and 2) |
| JN4005:03 | Public Affairs (Sem 1 and 2) |
| JN4007:03 | Indigenous People in Australian Journalism (Sem 1) |
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.