Tell engaging stories that matter, in ways that create impact
With a Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism) from the University of Canberra, you’ll be equipped for success in a media and communications landscape that’s changing faster than ever. In this course you will learn by doing, developing your skills and knowledge in a realistic production environment. You will engage with big ideas and the theoretical underpinnings of journalism, and apply them in your work.
From day one of your degree, you’ll work hands-on as a student journalist for The Owl and UCFM, and by the final year of study you’ll be exercising editorial leadership across the entire course. Along the way, you’ll build the editorial and technical competencies required to produce compelling, accurate and trustworthy journalism for contemporary and future audiences. You’ll graduate as a confident early career journalist who employs the highest standards of professionalism and ethical practice in your work.
Study a Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism) at UC and you will:
produce compelling and trustworthy multiplatform journalism
identify and engage contemporary audiences within complex media and information landscapes
work flexibly, autonomously and collaboratively in deadline-driven editorial production environments
employ the highest standards of professionalism and ethical practice in your work
interrogate the evolving role of journalism in societies and its interaction with power.
Reporter
Producer
Newsreader
Podcaster
Multiplatform content creator
Social media coordinator
Online community manager
Digital campaigner
Media advisor
An IELTS Academic score of 6.0 overall, with no band score below 6.0 (or equivalent).
Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:
- Year 12 ATAR
- other Australian Qualification
- work experience
- overseas qualification