UO Investigative and Long Form Journalism

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
JOUR 3006
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Course ID
204001
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
3
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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

The aim of this course is to extend and apply students' knowledge of journalistic reporting to investigative practices and forms; and to enable them to produce in-depth and investigative feature writing and podcasting across platforms, with a social justice focus. Students develop and advance their journalism understanding and skills to extend and deepen their social justice and public interest story-telling, while learning to reveal previously concealed or unknown information. The course covers the history, traditions, contemporary realities, possibilities and successes of public interest investigative and in-depth journalism. It takes students beyond shorter journalistic narratives and into advanced journalistic practices, to produce both an in-depth feature story and a podcast on the same social justice topic, for publication/broadcast on student platforms. Students work on taking the audience deeper into the evidence and data in their stories, examining diverse perspectives and including diverse voices.

Course learning outcomes

  • explain the history, traditions and contemporary nature of investigative, in-depth and social justice journalism, as the context for their own journalism
  • apply advanced journalism research techniques and skills, including data research and analysis and investigative interviewing
  • apply relevant data research to the resulting interpretation and visualisation required
  • plan, create, write and produce an investigative/in-depth work of social justice journalism in the form of a feature story and podcast
  • critically interpret, analyse and report empirical evidence
  • identify and practice in accordance with the ethical and legal obligations associated with professional journalism

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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