Specialist Major in Journalism (SM0007)

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Specialist Major in Journalism

Faculty	Discipline	Credit points
Faculty of Arts and Design	School of Arts and Communications	24

Introduction

Choose a major in Journalism and work hands-on as a student journalist, reporting real stories for The Owl online, on UCFM 87.8, and on social media. Throughout the major, you'll build the editorial and technical competencies required to produce compelling, accurate, and trustworthy journalism for contemporary and future audiences. By the end of your degree, you'll be exercising editorial leadership across the entire course and taking responsibility for the output of The Owl.

Assumed knowledge

None.

Additional information

Specialist majors are only available to students in the course for which the major is required.

Referenced courses

Requirements

First Draft (12024) | 3 credit points — Level 1

On Assignment (12025) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Streaming and Social (12026) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Deep Dives (12028) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Radio and TV (12029) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Public Opinion (12030) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Editorial Leadership (12031) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Podcasting (12229) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Note: - Must note the following

Unit 12024 First Draft is no longer offered from Semester 1, 2026.

Reporting Diversity (12027) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Representation and Diversity (12220) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Note: - Must note the following

Unit 12027 Reporting Diversity is no longer offered from Semester 1, 2026.

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