100pt Program

Overview

The program is designed for students who are interested in pursuing careers in journalism and journalism-related fields, and for journalists and other professional practitioners working in the contemporary media industry who wish to develop additional advanced skills and knowledge.

The program teaches the full range of journalism skills and critically engages with the professional conventions of journalism, with ethical and legal issues that impact on journalism, and with contemporary questions such as how new media technologies influence journalism practices. Students will:

• Learn real-world skills from leading industry practitioners
• Engage with important and challenging issues facing the Australian and global media industries
• Gain a theoretical and practical grounding in issues such as civics, governance, citizenship, and leadership
• Investigate key concepts that frame recent developments in fields such as media law, management theory, globalisation, health policy, and climate change

Students may undertake an internship with an external organisation, and gain valuable practical experience and extend your professional networks.

Last updated: 10 November 2023

Structure

100 credit points

Subject Options

Core Subjects

minimum of 25 points

Please note Students are strongly advised to complete JOUR90001 in their first semester of the degree. This subject will be a prerequisite for the existing subjects JOUR90005, JOUR90008, JOUR90009, JOUR90013 and JOUR90023, unless the course coordinator grants exemption from these requirements, which may be done on the grounds of previous study or industry experience.

Elective Subjects

maximum 37.5 points

Please note:

• The elective subjects are listed below, grouped by topic
• There is no restriction on the number of electives you can take from a particular group
• Languages: Students may enrol in up to 25 points of language study in the following areas: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish

Media/Journalism

Understanding Australia and the world

The environment and climate change

Health

Business and Economics

Capstone Requirement options

Capstone Stream 1 - Minor Thesis (50 points)

Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a specific Journalism research by planning and executing a substantial research-based project.

and

Capstone Stream 2 - Internship (25 points)

Purpose: An opportunity to combine knowledge of and experience in international journalism, supporting potential professional pathways.

and

Capstone Stream 3 -Journalism Project (25 Points)

Purpose: An opportunity to complete a substantial professionally focused project under industry standard supervision. This might be a book, portfolio of articles or other substantial journalistic project.

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication

Last updated: 10 November 2023