Become an adaptable and creative journalist of the future in the Bachelor of Journalism. This three-year program will prepare you for a variety of careers in journalism, media, online content development, TV, publishing, marketing, communications, public relations and more. Choose from a range of minors including economics, film and television, interaction design, political science, popular music and technology, public relations, sports studies, and writing. Develop sought-after skills in field recording and camerawork; editing of sound, vision and pictures; data analysis; publishing; and multi-platform distribution. Gain valuable insights into current production values and practices through UQ's Media and Production Support team, and industry professionals from leading media outlets. Career outcomes Journalists are versatile and adaptable, with developed knowledge and skills that are widely valued and can be used in a variety of careers in media, online content development, TV, publishing and marketing. Journalism graduates have career opportunities as freelancers in the main generalist media – newspapers, television and radio – but increasingly also in areas of digital content production in Australia and overseas. A developed interest beyond journalism can help in securing work in these areas and the more specialist media, particularly the large and diverse magazine sector. Many large corporations also employ journalists in a range of communications and public relations positions. Despite the highly competitive nature of journalism, UQ graduates have high success rates in securing jobs in metropolitan and national newspapers, commercial and public radio and television, news agencies and magazines both in Australia and around the world, with many holding senior positions. Graduates may also choose to further their research ambitions and enrol in an honours year, where they develop their research skills and make significant contributions to knowledge in the field. Program structure The courses offered in the Bachelor of Journalism are set out in the course list. Each course is allocated a certain number of units (#). A standard full-time study load is 8 units per semester. The Program Rules explain what is required to complete the Bachelor of Journalism. These requirements include the total number of units you need to complete in order to graduate.