1. Welcome Bachelor of Journalism Bachelor of Journalism, BA (International Studies)

2.  Curiosity  Writing and communication ability  People skills

3.  Key path into industry  Practical skills important  Equally important – understanding of theory and concepts, critical thinking, broad education  Not enough to learn basic journalism skills – need to combine this with broader knowledge

4.  Only journalism program in SA  Excellent employment record  Excellent links with industry  Taught by practitioners and academics

5. Employers who have taken graduates in recent years have included:  Messenger Newspapers  The Advertiser  ABC  Channel 10  Channel 9  Channel 7  GTS-BKN  WIN-TV  Port Lincoln Times  Wimmera Mail-Times (Horsham)  Murray Pioneer (Renmark)  Gawler Bunyip  Mt Barker Courier  Murray Valley Standard (Murray Bridge)  Whyalla News  Naracoorte Herald  Border Watch (Mt Gambier)  Transcontinental (Port Augusta)  Government departments (eg Education Department)  City councils

6.  Rebecca Morse (Channel 10)  Rosanna Mangiarelli (Channel 7)  Selga Berzins (Channel 9, formerly GTS-BKN)  Kelly Nestor (Channel 9)  Most Messenger reporters  Lucy Hood (The Advertiser)  Lisa Maksimovic (ABC)  ABC regional reporters (e.g., Hayley Conole)  Kirsty Bennett (ABC cadet for 2008)

7.  Program Director – Kathryn Bowd ◦ Room: C2.26 ◦ Email: kathryn.bowd@unisa.edu.au ◦ Phone: 8302 4677 ◦ Fax: 8302 4745  Broadcast journalism lecturer – Patrizia Furlan ◦ Room: C2.31 ◦ Email: patrizia.furlan@unisa.edu.aupatrizia.furlan@unisa.edu.au ◦ Phone: 8302 4039

8.  Postgraduate Journalism director – Associate Professor Ian Richards  Head of School of Communication, Information and New Media – Professor Kerry Green  Other lecturers and tutors currently working in/wide experience in industry  Lecturers and tutors from other areas of specialisation within university (e.g. desktop publishing)

9.  Competitive field to enter  Most opportunities for graduates in: ◦ Regional newspapers ◦ Messenger newspapers ◦ Regional TV ◦ ABC  Be prepared to travel for work  Grab available opportunities

10.  Opportunities for work on notice board, in lectures, via email  Email best first contact point – most have first.last@unisa.edu.au first.last@unisa.edu.au  Uni uses email for all contact – check uni address regularly  Resources  Newsroom and computer pools  Lecturers’ office hours

11.  Foundation courses – general to all arts majors, some more specific to journalism  Professional major – compulsory journalism courses, cover broad range of practical and theoretical  Professional major options (previously minor) – extend professional major, journalism electives, use to focus on one area or broaden expertise  Sub-major – set of courses in one area, complements journalism studies  Electives – diversify or extend professional focus  4.5-unit and 9-unit courses

12. 7 compulsory Journalism courses 6 x 4.5 unit 1 x 9 unit 4 elective Journalism courses 4 x 4.5 unit

13. Compulsory Principles of Journalism Reporting for Print Principles of Broadcasting Journalism Ethics News Design for Print & Web Media Law Journalism Professional Practice (9-unit) Elective (choose 4) The Computerised Notebook International Media Communications Broadcast Journalism (TV) Broadcast Journalism (Radio) Advanced News Writing Specialist Reporting Digital Journalism Sports Journalism Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting Journalism Project

14. MBJO Year 1 Study Period 2Study Period 5 Media Writing and RhetoricCOMM 1015Reporting for PrintCOMM 1023 Computers: Communication and SocietyINFT 1003Global SocietiesPOLI 1014 Principles of JournalismCOMM 1022Media ContextsCOMM 1059 Sub-major 1Sub-major 2 Year 2 ElectiveNews Design for Print and WebCOMM 2038 Principles of BroadcastingCOMM 1019Journalism EthicsCOMM 1021 Professional Major option Sub-major 3Sub-major 4 Year 3 Media LawCOMM 2026Professional Major option Journalism Professional PracticeCOMM 3053 Sub-major 5 Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians/Elective COMM 2060Sub-major 6

15. MBJO Year 1 Study Period 2Study Period 5 Media Writing and RhetoricCOMM 1015Reporting for PrintCOMM 1023 Computers: Communication and SocietyINFT 1003Global SocietiesPOLI 1014 Principles of JournalismCOMM 1022Media ContextsCOMM 1059 Sub-major 1Sub-major 2 Year 2 ElectiveNews Design for Print and WebCOMM 2038 Principles of BroadcastingCOMM 1019Journalism EthicsCOMM 1021 Professional Major option Sub-major 3Sub-major 4 Year 3 Media LawCOMM 2026Professional Major option Journalism Professional PracticeCOMM 3053 Sub-major 5 Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians/Elective COMM 2060Sub-major 6

16. MBJI Year 1 Study Period 2Study Period 5 Media Writing and RhetoricCOMM 1015Reporting for PrintCOMM 1023 Principles of JournalismCOMM 1022Media ContextsCOMM 1059 Introduction to International RelationsPOLI 1010Global SocietiesPOLI 1014 Language 1ALanguage 1B Year 2 Global Governance: Utopia and RealityPOLI 2021News Design for Print and WebCOMM 2038 Principles of BroadcastingCOMM 1019Journalism EthicsCOMM 1021 Language 2AIslam and World PoliticsPOLI 2022 ElectiveLanguage 2B Year 3 Media LawCOMM 2026Journalism Major option World Order: Theoretical InterrogationsPOLI 2011International Studies elective 1 Globalisation and RegionalismPOLI 2020International Studies elective 2

17. MBJI Year 1 Study Period 2Study Period 5 Media Writing and RhetoricCOMM 1015Reporting for PrintCOMM 1023 Principles of JournalismCOMM 1022Media ContextsCOMM 1059 Introduction to International RelationsPOLI 1010Global SocietiesPOLI 1014 Language 1ALanguage 1B Year 2 Global Governance: Utopia and RealityPOLI 2021News Design for Print and WebCOMM 2038 Principles of BroadcastingCOMM 1019Journalism EthicsCOMM 1021 Language 2AIslam and World PoliticsPOLI 2022 ElectiveLanguage 2B Year 3 Media LawCOMM 2026Journalism Major option World Order: Theoretical InterrogationsPOLI 2011International Studies elective 1 Globalisation and RegionalismPOLI 2020International Studies elective 2

18. Year 4 International Studies elective 3Global Security and SustainabilityPOLI 3011 Journalism Major option Journalism Professional Practice (9 units)COMM 3053 International Studies elective 4 Communication, Culture and Indigenous AustraliansCOMM 2060Contemporary International Political EconomyPOLI 3012

23. MBJO students: Choice of sub-major (see handbook or website for options) Popular sub-majors include International Studies, Sport & Play Studies, Writing and Creative Communication, Public Relations, Communication & Media Management MBJI students: Choice of language UniSA languages – French, Italian, Japanese, basic Spanish, Arabic; other languages cross-institutionally through Adelaide or Flinders (e.g. German, Spanish) Organising your timetable

25.  Typical load between 10 and 14 contact hours  What about the rest of the time?  25 to 30 extra hours: ◦ Doing required reading ◦ Doing extra reading ◦ Working on assignments ◦ Reading newspapers ◦ Watching/listening to TV and radio news and current affairs ◦ Developing skills (eg practising shorthand) ◦ Preparing for exams

26. ◦ All courses are compulsory for MBJO and MBJI –  Principles of Journalism  Reporting for Print  Principles of Broadcasting  Journalism Ethics  News Design for Print and Web  Media Law  Journalism Professional Practice (9-unit)

27. ◦ Choose any four –  The Computerised Notebook  Sports Journalism  Broadcast Journalism (Radio)  Broadcast Journalism (TV)  Digital Journalism  International Media Communications  Specialist Reporting  Advanced News Writing  Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting  Journalism Project

28. ◦ All courses are compulsory for MBJI –  Introduction to International Relations  Global Societies  Global Governance: Utopia and Reality  Islam and World Politics  Globalisation and Regionalism  World Order: Theoretical Interrogations  Global Security and Sustainability  Contemporary International Political Economy

29. ◦ MBJI choose four –  Contemporary Northeast Asia  International Law  Contemporary Southeast Asia  Non-Government Organisations in an International Context  Australia and the Asian Century  International Risk  The Politics of Contemporary Japanese Identities  Policy and Globalisation  European Integration  Privileged Claims; Discounted Knowledges  United States Politics and International Relations

30.  Enrolment, overall program, general issues related to study – Program Director;  Assignments, course requirements, deadlines – Course Co- ordinator/tutor;  Car parking, course readers, $ – Campus Central;  Study-related problems, personal problems, general information about study – Learning Connection.

31.  Work out timetable before enrolment (with plan b or c if necessary)  Subject and area code  Most courses 4.5 units – easier to focus on four courses per semester; eight per year  What if tutorial is full?

32.  UniSA website (www.unisa.edu.au)www.unisa.edu.au  Undergraduate Student Email. UGcomms@unisa.edu.auUGcomms@unisa.edu.au  First Connection – should have received link to timetable in letter  Learning Connection – more in First Connection week lecture (www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection)  Register as student with disability or medical condition  Online resources – learning guides (uni study, assessment, writing essays etc), online workshops