Are you ready to work as a journalist? This course is designed to give you strong journalistic skills and what the job requires today. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the journalism course’s online publication, City Journal. You will also be involved in presenting and producing live radio news and our live-to-air television news bulletin, Newsline.

Strong links with industry are maintained through the course’s extensive work placement scheme, which offers you the chance to spend time in a newsroom. There are also limited opportunities to complete overseas work placements.

You will also learn to put modern practice into its legal, ethical and social context.

You will complete this course with the skills and knowledge necessary for an entry level position in journalism.

Career Outcomes

You'll be able to work across all platforms of journalism, including newspapers, magazines, online, radio and television journalism, specialist publishing and corporate communications in Australia and overseas.

Digital technology advancements and the growing social media space are increasing the need for graduates who can adapt to, and cope with, a fast-paced environment and who have an understanding of how journalism will look in the future.

Graduates work in roles such as:

• journalist
• corporate communicator
• media advisor

Professional recognition and accreditation

The Graduate Diploma in Journalism was initiated by the RMIT Journalism Program Advisory Committee, which is made up of industry leaders from metropolitan, community and regional newspapers, online and broadcast media.