Learn to execute news copy with high-level oral and written communication skills back up by expertise in researching, writing and editing your own work. The Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) develops your advanced and practical understanding of how news stories are put together to ensure you can critically reflect on the challenges media professionals face in journalism.

Who is it for?

The program is intended for those looking for a specific, professionally-focused stream of study in journalism. Whether you want to work in print, digital, online, offline, or on the air, the Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) will impart the essential skills you need to tell news stories with integrity and grit.

100 point program (1 year full-time / 2 years part-time)

• Three compulsory subjects (50 points)
• Elective subjects (50 points)

For more detailed information please see the Handbook entry for this course.

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Career outcomes for the Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) reach across all media platforms. Get a head start pursuing roles including:

• TV, print or radio journalist and reporter
• Editor and subeditor
• Blogger and copywriter

To be considered for entry into this course, you must have completed an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related discipline with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70% (or equ

IELTS (academic English Only): Overall 7.0 (with written 7.0 and no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL Internet-based test: 94 + ; Writing 27; Speaking 18; Reading 13; Listening 13;
Pearson Test of English Academic: 65 + written communicative skill of 65 and no other communicative skill below 50
Cambridge English: Advanced/ Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): 185 + no less than 185 in Writing and 169 in each other skill