Journalism is an exciting occupation that allows you to meet many different kinds of people and to travel.

The basis of journalism is information - discovering, collecting, assembling, analysing and presenting information.

To do this effectively, journalists require highly developed skills in language, a good understanding of the media, an interest in current affairs and a broad general knowledge.

By also studying the BA, students graduate with highly developed skills in written communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and interpersonal understanding.

The BA allows students to choose from a wide variety of majors to either complement their journalism studies (such as Economics, International Relations, Public Policy or Popular Music) or to broaden their knowledge in another field (such as a language, Criminology or Psychology), thus expanding their opportunities to work in different areas of journalism.

Course Lists

Courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelors of Journalism/Arts :

• Course list for the Bachelor of Journalism
• Course list for the Bachelor of Arts

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Majors/Specialisations

Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.

Bachelor of Arts

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Studies MajorAncient History / Extended MajorAncient History/History MajorAnthropology / Extended MajorArchaeology / Extended MajorArt History / Extended MajorChinese / Extended MajorChinese Translation and Interpreting / Extended MajorClassical Languages / Extended MajorCriminology / Extended MajorDrama / Extended MajorEconomics / Extended MajorEnglish / Extended MajorEnglish Literature / Extended MajorEnglish as an International Language / Extended MajorFilm and Television Studies MajorFrench / Extended MajorGender Studies MinorGeography / Extended MajorGerman / Extended MajorHistory / Extended MajorIndonesian / Extended MajorInternational Relations / Extended MajorItalian MajorJapanese / Extended MajorKorean / Extended MajorLatin American Studies MinorLegal Education Studies MajorLinguistics / Extended MajorMathematics / Extended MajorMedia and Digital Cultures MajorMusic / Extended MajorMusic Psychology MinorPeace and Conflict Studies / Extended MajorPhilosophy / Extended MajorPolitical Science / Extended MajorPopular Music and Technology MajorProfessional Pathways: Humanity and Society MinorPsychology / Extended MajorPublic Policy MajorRussian MajorSociology / Extended MajorSpanish / Extended MajorSports Studies / Extended MajorStudies in Australian Culture MinorStudies in Religion / Extended MajorWriting / Extended Major

Honours

Honours is available as an additional year of study.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

• Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

To complete the Bachelors of Journalism/Arts

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelors of Journalism/Arts, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.