James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

Bachelor of Journalism

Townsville, Cairns

level 1

CORE SUBJECTS
CU1112:03 Communication Information and Society (Sem 2)
EL1010:03 Effective Writing (Sem 1 and 2)
JN1001:03 Introduction to Journalism (Sem 1)
JN1002:03 News Gathering Techniques (Sem 2)
PL1001:03 Comparative Politics: Making Sense of a Puzzling World (Sem 1)
or  
PL1002:03 World Politics: International Conflict and Cooperation (Sem 2)
ELECTIVES
At least 9 units from the Master Schedule of Subjects.

level 2

CORE SUBJECTS
CU2112:03 Communication Technologies and Change (Sem 2)
IA3101:03 Media and Race Relations (Sem 2)
JN2002:03 Media Law and Ethics (Sem 1)
JN2003:03 Feature Writing (Sem 2)
JN2007:03 Print Journalism (Sem 1)
JN2009:03 Radio Journalism (Sem 2)
ELECTIVES
9 units from the Master Schedule of Subjects. CU2112:03 Communication Technologies and Change (Sem 2) and JN2016:03 Public Relations 2 (Sem 1) are recommended.

level 3

CORE SUBJECT
JN3012:04 Print Editing (Sem 1 Cairns; Sem 2 Townsville)
Subjects to the value of 20 units from the following:
JN3013:04 Television Journalism (Sem 1) (Townsville only)
JN3014:04 Foreign News (Sem 2)
JN3016:04 Public Relations 3 (Sem 2)
ELECTIVES
8 units from the Master Schedule of Subjects.

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)