The University of Queensland (UQ)

  • 16,445 postgraduate students
  • 29% international / 71% domestic

Bachelor of Journalism

  • Bachelor

Communicate local, national, and global stories through traditional and emerging media platforms.Select where you studied and your qualification to see the minimum entry score you need to be considered for this program.Your score must be equivalent...

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time
Course Code
2040, 025992D
Intake Months
Feb, Aug
International Fees
$34,208 per year / $102,624 total

About this course

Journalists tell important and impactful stories with a diverse skill set: writing, taking photographs, composing audio and video, developing interactive websites and much more. As a journalist, you will use powerful storytelling techniques to give a voice to local and global issues.

Using UQ's state-of-the-art production facilities, you'll extend your theoretical knowledge by gaining sought-after skills in field recording and camera work, sound editing, vision and pictures, data analysis, publishing and entrepreneurialism, and multi-platform distribution.

You'll also gain valuable insights into current production values and practices from the on-site Media and Production Support team, and industry professionals drawn from leading media outlets.

Despite the highly competitive nature of journalism, UQ graduates have high success rates in securing jobs across the media - in metropolitan and national newspapers, commercial and public radio and television, news agencies and magazines in Australia and around the world, with many now in senior positions.

Study locations

St Lucia

What you will learn

Program highlights
  • Learn production and editing using state-of-the-art facilities, combining creative storytelling with technical skills
  • Graduate with the resourcefulness and skills to simultaneously report online, on-air, in writing, and across social platforms
  • Explore new digital frontiers in journalism, drawing on interviews, complex data analysis, observation, and research to produce rich media content
  • Undertake internships through partnerships with major national and international media outlets

85 in the world for arts and humanities

QS World University Rankings 2020

1 in Queensland for arts and humanities

QS World University Rankings 2020

Career pathways

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Journalist
  • Digital content producer
  • Social media manager
  • Photographer
  • Broadcaster
  • Content writer
  • Public relations coordinator
  • Camera operator