UndergraduateCommunications & Media
Bachelor of Journalism
Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Journalism at Adelaide University is a three-year degree that develops expertise in telling impactful stories across multiple media platforms. Students build skills in news gathering, writing and multimedia production, learn to record and edit audio and video content, write for online audiences, and create immersive journalism using the latest technologies, alongside media law and ethics and a long-form journalism project. Hands-on experience is a cornerstone, with real-world projects such as producing a news segment. Graduates work as journalists, reporters, producers and editors across print, broadcast, online and multimedia news, and in communication-focused roles.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 6 parts
Year 1, Semester 1
6 units- 6 unitsJournalism Foundations
- 6 unitsNews Writing
- Introduction to Broadcast
Year 1, Semester 2
- 6 unitsAudio Journalism
- 6 unitsMultimedia Journalism
- Common core
Year 2, Semester 1
6 units- 6 unitsMedia Law, Policy and Ethics
- Feature Writing
Year 2, Semester 2
- 6 unitsJournalism Theory and Practice
- 6 unitsTelevision and Video Journalism
- Common core
Year 3, Semester 1
6 units- 6 unitsConstructive Journalism
- Investigative Journalism
Year 3, Semester 2
6 units- Journalism Production
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Why trust Where To Apply
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- Dated and re-checkedEach fact carries the date it was last verified, on a quarterly re-verification cadence.
- IndependentNo university pays for inclusion, a better write-up, or a higher rank. We are not an education agent.
- Named editor, public methodWritten and maintained by a named operator against a published methodology.