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University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Journalism and Media Studies

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

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Journalism and Media Studies offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in the field of Journalism and Media Studies is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree.

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours in the field of Journalism and Media Studies is available for both students wishing to enter the field of journalism (full-time) as well as working journalists (part-time).

This degree consists of five courses that provide a thorough grounding in the practical skills necessary for a journalist, as well as the theory, knowledge and command of journalism issues needed to operate effectively in the profession.

Career-entry students will be involved in producing regular media, which ensures they get the hands-on practical experience which will enable them to operate effectively in newsrooms when they graduate. They will be involved in a weekly campus newspaper, an online newspaper, radio programming for campus broadcast, television news production and social media.

All our teaching is done by experienced professionals and the curriculum includes regular workshops and seminars with leading journalists and professionals from the media industry.

Students do four compulsory courses and choose a fifth in television, radio or photography.