Undergraduate Major

Journalism

Embark on a career as a storyteller in the digital age with practical writing, reporting and producing skills developed within our online newsroom.

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Overview

In our Journalism course, you’ll develop the skills you need to thrive in the digital era of news. Learn everything you need to know to work within a professional news organisation, gathering information and producing editorial content in text, audio and video and multimedia formats.

You’ll learn the skills you need to get a job in today’s evolving media landscape, from practical reporting and writing, through to using social media and video journalism, and learning how to manage the back end of a website.

You will learn how to use Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Audition, as well as drones to capture stories from a completely different angle. You will investigate the ethical, legal and cultural contexts of the media, analyse the influence journalism has on society as well as the rapidly changing world of news delivery.

You have the choice to focus on broadcasting or digital journalism. If you are interested in radio broadcasting, we recommend you also take the minor in Radio, which gives you live, on-air experience through Radio Fremantle and other radio productions.

With the help of our industry-experienced lecturers, you’ll conduct interviews, shoot photos and videos and create multimedia content to tell amazing stories. In your final unit, your stories will be written and uploaded to our student news website, as you work in an online newsroom and find out how the industry really works.

3 reasons to study Journalism at Murdoch

  1. You’ll get the chance to follow in the footsteps of some of our students who have interned at the ABC, the West, Channel Seven, The Fremantle Herald and other Perth newsrooms.
  2. Have the chance to get some real-world experience in our on-campus student creative consultancy MESH and work on real projects.
  3. Join professional networks and build valuable connections through our academics and their close relationships with industry.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

  • Digital newsgathering and reporting.
  • Online and mobile journalism.
  • Digital media skills.
  • TV news reporting.
  • How to work in a digital newsroom.

Your future career

When you graduate you can follow a career in the media industry or work for yourself as a freelance writer or producer. You will have the skills to research, write and communicate effectively- all are useful in corporate and public sector settings. Careers could include:

  • Journalist
  • Freelance Writer
  • TV News Reporter/Producer
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • Radio Journalist/Presenter
  • Media Liaison Officer
  • Documentary Producer

For further admission information about this course, please download our Information Pack.

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Total credit points: 21

Unit code Unit name Credit points
Major21 credit points
Required Units15 credit points
COM104News Reporting and Writing3
COM240Media Literacy and Journalism3
COM245Media Law and Ethics for Communicators3
COM301Video Content and Presentation Skills3
COM322Digital Newsroom3
Specified Elective Units - Group 13 credit points
COM206Broadcast Presentation3
OR
COM217Digital News, Content and Data Journalism3
Specified Elective Units - Group 23 credit points
COM302Web Analytics and Digital Story Telling3
OR
COM305TV News Reporting3
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Entry requirements

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English Requirements

You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.

Advanced Standing

Everyone has a different path to university so if you’ve already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.

Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.

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This information applies to courses offered at our Australian campuses only. Courses offered at our Dubai  and Singapore campuses or delivered by Open Universities Australia may have different requirements.

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If you are applying for an undergraduate course, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place. Postgraduate programs are full fee paying, unless indicated otherwise in your Letter of Offer.

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