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Overview
- Ideally suited for professionals who want a change in career or are seeking journalism skills.
- Complete in 1 semester full-time or 2 semesters part-time.
- Gain practical skills in news writing, journalistic inquiry and feature writing.
| QUT course code | KJ35 |
| Attendance | Part-time or Full-time |
| Course duration | 13 weeks full-time
26 weeks part-time Note: This course is offered full-time over one semester or part-time over two semesters. |
| Start month | 2013 February, July |
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On campus
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| CRICOS code | 040323E |
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Details
These programs suit those who have worked or studied in fields outside journalism and who now seek journalism skills or wish to change career paths into journalism. Those who currently work in journalism will benefit from this course by gaining skills to enhance their craft in a new media environment.
You will gain practical skills in news writing and journalistic inquiry within a conceptual framework that includes ethics and legal issues. The Masters program provides opportunities to tailor your studies to include units in news production, broadcast journalism and specialist journalism topics.
Units
Course structure
All Masters students are required to undertake either Journalism Ethics and Issues or Creative Industries Legal Issues as an elective. Graduate Certificate students complete units such as Newswriting and Feature Writing.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
A bachelor degree with an overall grade point average of 4.5 or above (on a 7-point scale).
Special entry
Applicants who do not met the entry requirements may be considered for special entry. Previous tertiary study, grade point average and documented relevant professional experience at an advanced level will be considered.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: $9,000 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Student Services and Amenities Fee
You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
These scholarships are available for this course:
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Graduate Certificate in Journalism
You apply directly to QUT for all our postgraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
- Checked important dates.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Collected supporting documents (see application form)
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
Application for postgraduate course admission form (PDF file, 362.47 KB)
