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Journalism Project Part 2 (JOUR90026)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)

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Students will work intensively under advanced industry supervision on an agreed journalistic project, such as a documentary, series of articles, book or investigative assignment. Working with the resources of the Centre for Advanced Journalism and other academic staff, the student will complete a publishable piece of innovative journalism, and a short essay reflecting on their professional practice.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:

  • Reflect on their journalistic practice
  • Demonstrate high level journalistic skills
  • Demonstrate developed time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads
  • Understand the fundamental principles for making critical and ethical judgments regarding professional journalism practice
  • Demonstrate cultural and ethical understanding through reflection, reading and practical experience of journalists' responsibilities.

Generic skills

  • A high level ability to analyse communication techniques and effects
  • A high level of ability to interview, research and perform other key journalistic functions
  • A high level ability to communicate thoughts, ideas and observations in accessible written and/or audio and/or video and/or multimedia forms.

Last updated: 31 January 2024