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University of Johannesburg

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Journalism

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Journalism in Communication and Media is offered by University of Johannesburg.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Journalism offered by the University of Johannesburg

Full-time students register for five modules. Part-time students register for the specialisation modules and the research essay in the first year. In the second year part-time students register for Communication Theory and an elective module. 

All elective modules are not necessarily offered every year. 
The Honours programme consists of five modules, of which four are compulsory and one is an elective module:

Compulsory modules:

Semester 1 / Semester 2

Communication Theory

Research Essay

Journalism

Applied Journalism

Elective modules: 
Communication Management and Persuasion 
Development Communication and Identity 
New Media and Culture 
If a student intends specialising in a specialist field in which an undergraduate module was not offered, extended reading and/or an oral examination will be required. 
Permission may be granted by the Head of the Department to take an honours module from another major