Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Journalism

Overview

Duration:
 4 years fulltime
 
Mode:
 On campus, full or part time *
 
Workload:
 Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks.
 
Type:
 Undergraduate
 
Credit points:
 96 credit points o
 
Mid-year entry:
 Yes
 
Prerequisite/s:
 English, plus other prerequisites required by the Science major of choice
 
Campus:
 Townsville
 
Faculty:
 Arts, Education and Social Sciences – Science and Engineering
 

* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only.

o Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points.
 

Structure

Disclaimer - The list of subjects below is correct for 2008, but may change for 2009. Prospective students should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses.

Townsville

Journalism (48 credit points)

Students complete 48 credit points of Journalism and Arts and Social Science subjects as follows:

18 level 1 credit points;

12 level 2 credit points;

18 level 3 credit points.

Students must complete all of the core requirements of the Bachelor of Journalism.

Science (48 credit points)

Students complete 48 credit points of Science subjects as follows:

15 level 1 credit points;

15 level 2 credit points;

18 level 3 credit points.

All majors available in the Bachelor of Science are available to students in this joint degree. A major consists of an approved sequence of 27 credit points (9 subjects) in a discipline or cognate discipline, which must include 12 credit points from Science level 3 subjects, with all subjects being passed at a grade of Pass or higher.

The following structure is designed to assist students in selecting subjects for each year of the course.

YEAR 1

18 credit points of Journalism and Arts and Social Sciences level 1 core subjects from the Schedule of Arts and Social Sciences Subjects

6 credit points of Science level 1 subjects from the Schedule of Science Subjects

YEAR 2

12 credit points of Journalism level 2 core subjects from the Schedule of Arts and Social Sciences Subjects

12 credit points from the Schedule of Science Subjects - 9 credit points of Science level 1 subjects and 3 credit points of Science level 2 subjects

YEAR 3

12 credit points of Journalism level 3 subjects from the Schedule of Arts and Social Sciences Subjects

12 credit points of Science level 2 subjects from the Schedule of Science Subjects

YEAR 4

6 credit points of Journalism level 3 subjects from the Schedule of Arts and Social Sciences Subjects

18 credit points of Science level 3 subjects from the Schedule of Science Subjects

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