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Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) (GDA-JOURN)
Graduate Diploma (Advanced)Year: 2020 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
About this course
Contact
Course Coordinator:
Assoc Prof. Andrew Dodd
Email: adodd@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'Make an enquiry' at http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/20-advanced-graduate-diploma-in-arts
Principal Coordinator
Andrew Dodd
Overview
Award title | Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) |
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Year & campus | 2020 — Parkville |
CRICOS code | 085951E |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | 8 |
Credit points | 100 credit points |
Duration | 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time |
The Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) is part of a suite of courses associated with the Master of Journalism. The Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) is comprised of three compulsory subjects, totalling 50 points, together with a list of journalism-related electives (50 points). Together these represent basic journalistic skills and understandings, with the opportunity to study select advanced subjects.
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Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
- an undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline with a weighted average mark of at least H2B (70%) in appropriate subjects or equivalent.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
- prior academic performance; and
- relevance of previous studies.
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 7.0 is required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005) and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF127). For the purposes of considering requests for reasonable adjustments, academic requirements for this course are articulated in the overview, attributes, outcomes and skills of this entry. Further details about how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) should:
- demonstrate high level oral and written communication skills
- demonstrate high level expertise in researching, writing and editing their own work
- demonstrate an ability to apply high level research skills to investigate news stories
- demonstrate an advanced and practical understanding of how news stories are put together;
- be equipped to critically reflect on writing challenges that journalists face across different media;
- demonstrate the ability to reflect on professional issues and develop new and innovative forms of practice; and
- demonstrate an ability to apply theoretical concepts to journalistic practice.
Generic skills
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) should:
- demonstrate capacities of informed critical reflection and practical reasoning;
- have excellent communication skills across a range of media platforms;
- be equipped with capacities of moral reasoning, and a capacity to exercise moral reasoning and social responsibility;
- be equipped to critically investigate significant issues through independent research and investigation;
- develop time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads; and
- develop capacities of effective teamwork through group activities.
Graduate attributes
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma of Journalism (Advanced) should:
- demonstrate a practically grounded and theoretically informed understanding of the changing field of journalism practice;
- develop excellent communication skills that align with the rapidly changing and dynamic field of journalism;
- be equipped to undertake and produce journalism that is informed by excellent critical skills and an ability to engage with complex social issues and problems;
- be able to understand, and exercise, their responsibility as a critical practitioner who has a duty to support informed and responsible citizenship; and
- be equipped with capacities of informed ethical reasoning, and an understanding of their social responsibilities.
See http://provost.unimelb.edu.au/teaching-learning for further information.
Course structure
Duration: 1 year full-time / up to 2 years part-time
- three compulsory subjects (50 points)
- elective subjects (50 points)
Total 100 points
Subject options
Compulsory Subjects
50 points
Please note: it is recommended students complete JOUR90001 Researching and Writing Stories in their first semester.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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JOUR90001 | Researching/Writing Stories |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
JOUR90005 | Audio Journalism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90006 | Dilemmas in Journalism: Law and Ethics | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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JOUR90004 | New Media: Harnessing Digital Disruption | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90008 | Video Journalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90009 | Advanced Non Fiction Writing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90011 | Data Journalism | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90013 | Investigative Journalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90007 | Media Convergence and Digital Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2021