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Our Degrees are changing.

In 2014, Part I (first year) units will be introduced with Part II (second year and higher) units becoming available in subsequent years. Detailed information about Part II will be available here from mid-2014.

Find out more about our new degrees, or to get in touch and ask us what this means for you head to AskMurdoch. Continuing students can still access information for degrees commencing 2013 and prior in the Course Handbook.

Break the news with Journalism

Learn from our award‐winning lecturers what it takes to become a world‐class journalist.

Get hands‐on experience in print and broadcast news

This course will teach you the practical skills of print and broadcast journalism. Not only that, you will gain an insight to the ethical, legal and cultural issues affecting news media.

Learning in a real newsroom situation, you will have real‐life training, using our studios to broadcast both live on radio and online, as well as writing for print media. You can even head off‐campus for a professional placement, enhancing your 'in‐the‐field' experience and building your professional network.

Turn your passion for communicating into an exciting career

This course will give you the practical skills and understanding of industry to work as a journalist. And, if you combine Journalism with majors across the Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Media studies, Public Relations, Radio, Screen or Web Communication, you can expand your skills for more niche roles.