Journalism Theory and Practice

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
JOUR 2000
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Course ID
201211
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
2
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course explores journalism as a relational and world-making practice, connected to citizens, communities and the society of which it is a part. It explores these connections at micro (practitioner/personal), meso (institutional/systemic) and macro (societal/planetary) levels, and rests on the understanding that to change perceptions and stories is to alter the world. Through a critically reflexive approach, underpinned by influential theories of practice, students will deepen their understanding of the how and why of journalism, and of their position, role and agency as critically reflexive journalists in local, national and global contexts.

Course learning outcomes

  • Critically engage in ideas, themes and concepts in journalism as a relational practice
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the connection between theory and practice in journalism, through concepts and methods in practice-led research
  • Apply critically reflexive concepts and methods to critical analyses of journalistic narratives and practices, including their own
  • Identify unrecognised assumptions and interests in structures, circumstances and relations at micro, meso and macro levels, and journalism’s role in recognising and reporting them
  • Demonstrate a critically reflexive understanding of the limitations and possibilities of position, and of their agency as journalists at different levels and in different spheres
  • Apply the principles of clear, grammatical written expression in accordance with the program’s style guide and academic writing and referencing requirements

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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