Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism)
Course Overview
With a Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism) from the University of Canberra, you'll be on the path to an exciting journalistic future. With unrivalled opportunities due to the unique Canberra location and proximity to the Parliament House Press Gallery, you'll study the art of storytelling and learn how to tell true, accurate and intriguing stories about our world. You'll explore how to research, produce, publish and promote news across a range of different media, and develop your editorial judgement and leadership ability by working in teams to publish your original stories in print, on-air and online. Topics studied include traditional reporting, digital curation, content creation and freelancing. You'll graduate with the full suite of in-demand skills which will allow you to produce engaging quality journalism in a multi-platform media environment. Study a Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism) at UC and you will: appreciate and critique the role of public interest journalism in society work flexibly, collaboratively and autonomously in deadline-driven environments instinctively adopt communication technologies in the production of journalism become a confident professional storyteller with the ability to work locally, regionally and internationally apply the highest standards of professionalism expected of journalists.
