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Graduate Diploma of Journalism (GDJN) - GradDipJnl
This program is offered only to continuing students. No new
admissions will be accepted.
| | Distance education |
| Semester intake: | Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 3 (November) |
| Fees: | Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
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| Standard duration: | 2 years part-time |
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Program focus
This program provides students with the opportunity to acquire
a professional qualification in the practice of journalism across
different media. It is aimed at students who want to master the skills
and techniques of writing for a mass audience, and assumes they have
no professional or academic qualifications in journalism or a related
field.
Program aims
The Graduate Diploma of Journalism is a professional conversion
program which aims to produce graduates who have an advanced understanding
and appreciation of the requirements of a selected professional field
and have the intellectual and practical skills necessary to apply
knowledge in further study, research, employment, and community service.
Students are advised that the program comprises courses from the undergraduate
major in Journalism.
Program objectives
On successful completion of the program students should demonstrate:
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a knowledge of the principles, theoretical issues, and methodologies
of scholarship and research in general and of Journalism in particular
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a development of professional competence in the discipline of
Journalism.
Admission requirements
Entry Requirements to the Graduate Diploma of Journalism shall
be a three-year Bachelor degree or equivalent at pass level or better.
Applicants who have completed an undergraduate major in Journalism
within the last 10 years are not eligible to apply.
International applicants must have met the University's
English language requirements or have completed the University's ELICOS/EAP
programs.
How to apply
Domestic students
Application for postgraduate programs may be made directly
to USQ.
International students
This program is offered to international students. An international
student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen
and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to USQ International for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and
how to apply.
Program fees
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through
the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the
courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular
course via the Course Fee Finder.
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders,
Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside
outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying
students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government
loan called FEE-HELP.
International full fee paying place
International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending
on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus,
via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees
for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Program structure
The Graduate Diploma of Journalism program consists of eight
units of study.
Required time limits
Students have a maximum of 4 years to complete this program.
Journalism major recommended enrolment pattern
