1 / 33

Welcome

Welcome. Bachelor of Journalism Bachelor of Journalism, BA (International Studies). What makes a good journalist?. Curiosity Writing and communication ability People skills. Why study journalism?. Key path into industry Practical skills important

iorwen
Download Presentation

Welcome

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Welcome Bachelor of JournalismBachelor of Journalism, BA (International Studies)

  2. What makes a good journalist? • Curiosity • Writing and communication ability • People skills

  3. Why study journalism? • Key path into industry • Practical skills important • Equally important – understanding of theory and concepts, critical thinking, broad education • Not enough to learn basic journalism skills – need to combine this with broader knowledge

  4. UniSA Journalism • Only journalism program in SA • Excellent employment record • Excellent links with industry • Taught by practitioners and academics

  5. Employment opportunities Employers who have taken graduates in recent years have included: • Messenger Newspapers • The Advertiser • ABC • Channel 10 • Channel 9 • Channel 7 • GTS-BKN • WIN-TV • Port Lincoln Times • Wimmera Mail-Times (Horsham) • Murray Pioneer (Renmark) Gawler Bunyip Mt Barker Courier Murray Valley Standard (Murray Bridge) Whyalla News Naracoorte Herald Border Watch (Mt Gambier) Transcontinental (Port Augusta) Government departments (eg Education Department) City councils

  6. Some high-profile graduates • Rebecca Morse (Channel 10) • Rosanna Mangiarelli (Channel 7) • Selga Berzins (Channel 9, formerly GTS-BKN) • Kelly Nestor (Channel 9) • Most Messenger reporters • Lucy Hood (TheAdvertiser) • Lisa Maksimovic (ABC) • ABC regional reporters (e.g., Hayley Conole) • Kirsty Bennett (ABC cadet for 2008)

  7. Journalism lecturers/tutors • Program Director – Kathryn Bowd • Room: C2.26 • Email: kathryn.bowd@unisa.edu.au • Phone: 8302 4677 • Fax: 8302 4745 • Broadcast journalism lecturer – Patrizia Furlan • Room: C2.31 • Email: patrizia.furlan@unisa.edu.au • Phone: 8302 4039

  8. Journalism lecturers/tutors • Postgraduate Journalism director – Associate Professor Ian Richards • Head of School of Communication, Information and New Media – Professor Kerry Green • Other lecturers and tutors currently working in/wide experience in industry • Lecturers and tutors from other areas of specialisation within university (e.g. desktop publishing)

  9. Working in journalism • Competitive field to enter • Most opportunities for graduates in: • Regional newspapers • Messenger newspapers • Regional TV • ABC • Be prepared to travel for work • Grab available opportunities

  10. Practical matters • Opportunities for work on notice board, in lectures, via email • Email best first contact point – most have first.last@unisa.edu.au • Uni uses email for all contact – check uni address regularly • Resources • Newsroom and computer pools • Lecturers’ office hours

  11. Key terms • Foundation courses – general to all arts majors, some more specific to journalism • Professional major – compulsory journalism courses, cover broad range of practical and theoretical • Professional major options (previously minor) – extend professional major, journalism electives, use to focus on one area or broaden expertise • Sub-major – set of courses in one area, complements journalism studies • Electives – diversify or extend professional focus • 4.5-unit and 9-unit courses

  12. The Journalism Professional Major

  13. Courses in the Journalism Major

  14. MBJO program structure

  15. MBJO first-year structure

  16. MBJI program structure

  17. MBJI first-year structure

  18. What do you need to think about now?

  19. Typical first-year timetable

  20. Typical first-year timetable • Typical load between 10 and 14 contact hours • What about the rest of the time? • 25 to 30 extra hours: • Doing required reading • Doing extra reading • Working on assignments • Reading newspapers • Watching/listening to TV and radio news and current affairs • Developing skills (eg practising shorthand) • Preparing for exams

  21. Journalism Professional Major • All courses are compulsory for MBJO and MBJI – • Principles of Journalism • Reporting for Print • Principles of Broadcasting • Journalism Ethics • News Design for Print and Web • Media Law • Journalism Professional Practice (9-unit)

  22. Journalism Professional Major Options • Choose any four – • The Computerised Notebook • Sports Journalism • Broadcast Journalism (Radio) • Broadcast Journalism (TV) • Digital Journalism • International Media Communications • Specialist Reporting • Advanced News Writing • Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting • Journalism Project

  23. International Relations Professional Major • All courses are compulsory for MBJI – • Introduction to International Relations • Global Societies • Global Governance: Utopia and Reality • Islam and World Politics • Globalisation and Regionalism • World Order: Theoretical Interrogations • Global Security and Sustainability • Contemporary International Political Economy

  24. International Studies Electives • MBJI choose four – • Contemporary Northeast Asia • International Law • Contemporary Southeast Asia • Non-Government Organisations in an International Context • Australia and the Asian Century • International Risk • The Politics of Contemporary Japanese Identities • Policy and Globalisation • European Integration • Privileged Claims; Discounted Knowledges • United States Politics and International Relations

  25. More information? • Enrolment, overall program, general issues related to study – Program Director; • Assignments, course requirements, deadlines – Course Co-ordinator/tutor; • Car parking, course readers, $ – Campus Central; • Study-related problems, personal problems, general information about study – Learning Connection.

  26. Timetable tips • Work out timetable before enrolment (with plan b or c if necessary) • Subject and area code • Most courses 4.5 units – easier to focus on four courses per semester; eight per year • What if tutorial is full?

  27. More information • UniSA website (www.unisa.edu.au) • Undergraduate Student Email. UGcomms@unisa.edu.au • First Connection – should have received link to timetable in letter • Learning Connection – more in First Connection week lecture (www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection) • Register as student with disability or medical condition • Online resources – learning guides (uni study, assessment, writing essays etc), online workshops

  28. Questions?

More Related