Unit details
ALJ321 - Journalism Internship
| Offered at: | (B G, W, X) |
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| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1, trimester 2 or trimester 3 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Work experience in industry: | This is a Work Experience in Industry (WEI) unit. |
| Unit chair: | P Bethell |
| Campus contact: | P Bethell (B, G, X), K Hess (W) |
| Prerequisite: | ALJ111 and ALJ112 |
| Note: Internship units are normally undertaken in third year (or equivalent) and enrolment is subject to completion of specified prerequisite units and special application requirements. Interested students should look at the Faculty Experiential learning website information (http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/internships/) and then contact the Unit Chair (paul.bethell@deakin.edu.au) before making an application to enrol.
Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.
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Content
This unit allows Journalism students to carry out work experience in a journalism workplace. The work experience destination can be at the initiative of the student or made available through Deakin’s work experience partnerships with newsrooms across a range of different news media titles including the Geelong Advertiser, Herald Sun,the Age, Warrnambool Standard, Channel Nine News, Channel Ten News, ABC News and WIN TV News. Each internship is individual and may include work for newspapers, radio, TV or online news media. Students will be expected to observe, take part in and reflect on the work of an industry newsroom.
Assessment
Internship report 50%
Internship folio 50%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $706 | $706 | $706 | $2374 | $2714 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
