UndergraduateCommunications & Media
Bachelor of Journalism
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The RMIT Bachelor of Journalism combines critical thinking with hands-on industry experience, preparing students to report across digital, radio, television and emerging news media platforms, including live radio and television productions. Students produce real-world journalism, collaborate with industry and community partners, and build a professional portfolio of published work. Graduates work as journalists, reporters, editors and producers across print, broadcast, online and multimedia news.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Minors Work integrated learning (WIL) Learning outcomes Year 1 Year 1 You will develop foundation skills in news gathering, news writing and production. You will be introduced to the intellectual and scholarly aspects of journalism. You will critically engage with its cultural and historical contexts, and its legal and regulatory systems. Year 2 Year 2 You will learn to research, report, write and produce audio and television news. You also learn the fundamentals of online journalism and help produce the degree's newspaper, City Journal. Year 3 Year 3 You will work in a multimedia newsroom producing print, online and broadcast journalism in a deadline-driven environment that mirrors industry practice. You will help to produce live television news bulletins, and live radio news. In your final semester, you will undertake an industry-based placement subject and in addition to a capstone subject where you will be able to synthesize and integrate knowledge, connect theory and practice and demonstrate holistic achievement of the degree's learning outcomes. Minors Minors In addition to your core journalism subjects, you will have the opportunity to complete minor specialisations from the following areas: Approaches to Pop Culture Asian Media and Culture Cinema Studies Contemporary Politics and Communication Literary Studies. Work integrated learning (WIL) Work integrated learning (WIL) Journalism: Professional Placement In this subject, you'll gain hands-on experience working in a professional media organisation and shape your own journalism project based on your interests and career goals. Complete your placement in Australia or overseas and see how journalism works in the day to day, from story ideas and deadlines to publishing and audience feedback. Y
Admissions
Prerequisites: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL; or a study score of at least 27 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent studies . Rankings and adjustment factors Entry to this course is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement plus any adjustment factors. You may be eligible to receive adjustment factors which include equity access schemes and/or subject adjustments to a maximum of 28 aggregate adjustment points. For more information about what adjustment factors RMIT considers visit Admission to RMIT . We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked. Selection criteria by applicant typ
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