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Broadcasting Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code MAAAIT

This major provides an introduction to contemporary broadcast media, including conventional radio and television, as well as web-based and mobile technologies. The content equips students with key concepts, skills, attitudes and values required by broadcasters in the digital age. A key characteristic of the major is the development of critical appraisal skills, as applied in broadcasting, to varying degrees across all units. This major is recommended for students wishing to audition for entry to the intensive vocational training provided in the Graduate Diploma of Broadcasting.

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This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Mount Lawley

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply knowledge and skills including interviewing, ad-libbing, observation/description and vocal techniques necessary for presenting in Broadcasting.
  2. Critically appraise and communicate Broadcasting information in a range of professional contexts, for diverse audiences, through script writing, reporting, presenting and editorials.
  3. Critically review, analyse and contextualise knowledge in Broadcasting to relay a story in real world conditions.
  4. Demonstrate a broad and coherent knowledge with depth of the theories and techniques of broadcasting including legal and ethical considerations.
  5. Demonstrate independence and responsibility for own learning through reflecting on and evaluating personal practices, performance and feedback in Broadcasting.
  6. Exercise critical thinking and judgement to examine a wide range of issues and plan suitable content for broadcast.
  7. Use initiative, judgement to gather, research, write, produce and present articles of a publishable standard across television news and current affairs journalism.

Related Careers

Producer, Presenter, Reporter, Video Journalist, DJ, Commentator, Panel Operator

Major Structure

Students are required to complete the following ten units (150 credit points):

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
BRO1000iTalk@ECU: Presentation Skills15
FAV1120Introduction to Screen Production15
JOU2103Media Law and Ethics15
BRO2025Broadcasting Skills15
BRO2026Finding Context in Reportage15
BRO2000Radio Newsroom15
BRO3001Television Reporting15
BRO3011Television Production and Presentation15
BRO3025Radio Operation and Practice15
JOU3205Newsroom Journalism15
Plus, students are required to complete two of the following units (30 credit points):
JOU2106 ^Sports Journalism15
BRO3106 ^Sports Broadcasting15
POL2127 ^Australian Government15
CMM3115 ^Global Communications15
PRN3130 ^Social Media and Online Presence Management15
JOU2111 ^Introduction to Journalism15

^ Core Option

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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