Bachelor of Journalism

The Bachelor of Journalism is driven by a digital-first ethos and grounded in core journalistic traditions and values of truth, fairness and accuracy.

This approach empowers students to harness and exploit established and emerging technologies to create career opportunities and new pathways.

Students learn to conceptualise and create original and compelling content across platforms and are encouraged to use digital storytelling to engage with social issues and advocate for change.

Throughout their degree, students build a substantial portfolio of practical work aligned with industry standards, in the process defining themselves as specialised professionals via a choice of real-world majors and minors.

Students have access to world-class facilities and opportunities to report for local, national and international media outlets.

We offer journalism and digital media internships in Australia and abroad, including New York, Washington, Beijing and London.

View the Bachelor of Journalism - Program Structure and Sequencing

The Bachelor of Journalism program comprises of these subjects, as follows:

University core subjects (3)

• Critical Thinking and Communication 
• Collaboration, Teams and Leadership
• Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse

Foundation subjects (12)

• Foundations of Content Creation
• Newsroom: Introduction to Journalism
• Media Futures
• Investigative and Solutions Journalism
• Digital Publishing and Design
• Creative Writing: Fiction and Non-Fiction
• Video Journalism
• Freelance Feature Writing and Blogging
• Mobile and Digital Journalism
• Podcasting and Audio Narratives
• Image, Photography & Visual Design
• Capstone

Option (1) – Choice of one of the following subjects

• Graphic Design and Content Creation
• Live Television Broadcasting
• Sports Broadcasting
• Factual & Documentary Production
• Social Media Strategy and Tactics
• Internship A

Major or Minor Options (8)

You must choose one of the two following options:

Major option - Choose one (1) of the following Majors (6) and two (2) General Electives

• Advertising
• Australian Studies 
• Business Context & Environment 
• Chinese Language and Culture
• Communication
• Corporate Storytelling
• Creative Writing
• Criminology
• Digital Media
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Film and Television
• French Language and Culture
• Global Studies
• Japanese Language and Culture
• Legal, Government and Crime Studies
• Marketing Communication
• Marketing
• Media Studies
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Spanish Language and Culture
• Sport Industry

Minor option - Choose one (1) of the following Minors (4) and four (4) General Electives

• Advertising
• Communication and Society
• Corporate Storytelling
• Creative Writing
• Film and Television
• Media Studies
• Public Relations
• Social Media

International students

To fulfil your student visa requirements, you will need to enrol in 40 credit points per semester.

Domestic students

Most students undertake four (4) subjects per semester (equivalent to 40 credit points). You may however enrol in fewer subjects and extend your degree over a longer period.

Teaching methodology

Bond University’s teaching methodology involves a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, examinations, projects, presentations, assignments, computer labs and industry projects.

Academic requirements

Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)

Entry score for 2021 entry

Visit our student profile if you are interested in the profile of all students who commenced undergraduate study at the Faculty in the January semester 2020.

Applicants must meet the University's general minimum admission criteria.

2021 Year 12 Entry

To ensure students are not disadvantaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, current Year 12 students can be assessed now for a guaranteed offer for 2021 entry conditional on the completion of Year 12. Applications will be assessed based on their first semester Year 12 results and meeting any subject prerequisite requirements for their program. Find out more.

The Bachelor of Journalism blends journalistic tradition with emerging media trends and gives students the freedom to specialise in a body of knowledge or area of creative practice. The program has strong industry ties and student assessment is linked to real-world publication opportunities.