Screen & Media (Integrated Journalism) - Diploma
NTIS code: CUF50107    CRICOS Course Code: 068942C



Aspiring to learn contemporary interactive broadcast media principles including the art of radio production and presentation, TV production skills, photo and online journalism? We offer an integrated journalism course to rival all others. Shaped and taught by industry professionals, you will finish your Diploma with an e-Portfolio to present to prospective employers.

Media is now integrated; radio, print, video, online and photography are interdependent communication tools. Our Screen & Media (Integrated Journalism) Diploma is an innovative one year course encompassing interactive media principles and broadcast opportunities arising from current digital and social media production techniques.   Practically focused, you learn the theory not in a stuffy lecture hall or tutorial room, but by doing what's required to work in industry.

More like an internship, I.D.E.A.'s Diploma is located one day a week at Melbourne's JOY/FM and the other two days at SYN and I.D.E.A. Curriculum covers live radio production and presentation, TV production and presentation, interviewing skills, digital editing, research techniques, radio documentary and feature making, writing for the web, website development, photo journalism and public relations. 

International Media Opportunities: The Institute's European bilingual internet radio station partner, Radio Aquitaine, based at IUT Bordeaux University IV, Perigueux in South West France provides students with an opportunity to present programs either in French and/or English. Last year a select number of students received fully funded scholarships to travel to Kuwait and filed stories to media networks in Australia.

Look at Latest News to see what the students are learning and for an insight into our approach to teaching.

Our teachers have extensive current industry experience and significant contacts, providing placements at, for eg. ABC Radio 774, SBS Radio/TV, Channel 10 and regional newspapers. Guest lecturers are a key component of  the course. Lecturers include practitioners from ABC TV and Radio, ABC Digital Media, SBS Radio/TV and online journalism, conducting specialist workshops in interviewing skills, advanced radio feature making, presentation skills, covering press conferences and writing for the web.

Students are responsible for presenting a weekly one hour magazine/music program on Melbourne's student youth network SYN/FM, and work on the television breakfast program "Get Cereal" and the music show "1700" on Melbourne's Channel 31. Students also write for the online journalism network New Australia Media and produce all media stories into an accessible online format, consistent with current industry practice. Last year students spent time at a variety of media networks, 3AW's Neil Mitchell, ABC 774's Jon Faine, SBS Radio/TV, the Royal Children's Hospital's Television studios, RRR/FM, The Age Newspaper, The Vine online fashion magazine and The Ballarat Courier - see Latest News.

The course has direct entry agreements with credits into Swinburne University, Melbourne, Communications degree and University of Southern Queensland, Springfield campus, Bachelor of Media with a full year credit. Our goal is for students to be capable of critical and creative thinking viewed from an international perspective, honing interactive media skills in increasing demand in this rapidly and continually evolving digital environment. Our Integrated Journalism qualification reflects the role of individuals working in a range of specialised, technical or managerial areas to plan, conduct and evaluate work in the film, television, radio and digital media industries. Checkout ABC's new widget for PC or Mac.

Who can apply?

- Students who have successfully completed Year 12 or its equivalent.
- Mature age applicants

International students who have achieved:
- equivalent educational standards.
- 5.5 IELTS or equivalent.

Intake

February & July

Course Length and Fees

 
Local students:  Part time option available
International students:  Fees do not include Overseas Student Health Cover.
Note:  
- Fees include a non refundable $250 application charge.
- All fees are subject to change

2009 STUDENT DELEGATION TO KUWAIT

Course Co-ordinator, Jillian Hocking led Australia's first delegation of Australian journalism students to Kuwait.

Fully funded by the Kuwait government, a total of ten high achieving journalism students were selected - four from IDEA, three from La Trobe University and one each from Swinburne University and Melbourne University. The delegation was mentored by an SBS journalist to help students learn "on the go" and provide a sounding board. By visiting the Arab region and meeting key media organisations and decision makers, students gained a rich understanding of culture, faith, education, health and the economy, thereby informing and improving their understanding and reporting of the region.

See what the students did last year - Latest News

* Additional teaching is available in media management and public relations, including how to make your story stand out from the rest, press release writing and handling interviews with journalists.

* The role of photo-journalism is a poorly understood or studied aspect of Journalism. At IDEA we offer specialist teaching in photography and its place in multimedia journalism.

* Industry visits and placements include: SBS Radio/TV, Channel 10, ABC Radio's 774 Jon Faine, The Ballarat Courier, 3RRR, 3CR.

* Want to improve your vocal delivery on-air? We can help with that too, providing a specialist voice trainer to assist you develop your presentation skills.

* Students at IDEA are never just another faceless number amongst 100 others in a crowded lecture room. Our class sizes are between 10 and 15 which allows far greater individual tuition and an increased opportunity to concentrate on making contact with people working in interactive media and broadcast journalism, and placing students within those industries.

* Our Industry Advisory Committee comprises representatives from The Age, SBS, The Vine Fairfax online fashion magazine and ABC Innovation, ensuring our Screen and Media (Integrated Journalism) Diploma, best reflects current industry requirements and practice.

Students graduating from IDEA will be capable of critical and creative thinking viewed from an international perspective, honing skills that are in increasing demand in this rapidly changing and continually evolving integrated environment.

Units of Competency: Diploma Screen & Media
(Integrated Journalism)