Understanding your Bachelor of Journalism Program

The information below explains some of the terms used and the requirements of your Bachelor of Journalism program.

Programs, Courses and Units

At UQ we refer to your degree as a program and a subject as a course.

Courses

Most UQ courses are 2 units in value.

If you are a full-time student you will undertake 8 units (4 courses) each semester.

Units

To complete the Bachelor of Journalism program you must successfully complete 48 units, which usually equates to 24 courses.

As you progress you will complete courses at Level 1, Level 2 and then Level 3.

In order to complete Bachelor of Journalism program, you must complete 48 units comprised of:
24 units of Core Courses; and
8 units of Flexible Core Courses; and one of either—
2 BJ Minors; or 8 units of a minor and 8 units of general electives; or 16 units of General Electives

Make sure to read the program requirements to ensure you understand the requirements of your degree.

Planning your Program

At UQ, a standard full-time workload is 16 units over the year – this breaks down to 8 units (or four courses) each semester.

Please use the PDF below for the semester in which you commenced your Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) program to draft an enrolment plan. This planner should be read in conjunction with your program requirements (select your year of commencement from the dropdown box).

You don’t have to decide what courses you want to do for your whole program at the start of your first semester – we only ask you to choose courses one year at a time.

So, all you need to worry about at this stage is choosing four courses for your first semester of study and four courses for your second semester of study, taking into account all compulsory core courses.

The Starting at UQ website provides a guide for completing your enrolment.

International Students with Credit Arrangements

HASS has prepared study planners to assist international students with credit agreements with UQ.

STUDY PLANNER

16 units of Elective Credit

Commencing Semester 1 2018

University of Indonesia

Commencing Semester 2 2020

International Students with Credit Arrangements

Bachelor of Journalism Dual Degrees

The Bachelor of Journalism can be studied as a dual degree with the following programs:

Make sure to read the program requirements for your dual program as they may be different to the BJour single degree.