Journalism in Australia - Education in Journalism

Education in Journalism

Many Australian universities provide journalism and communication courses. The majority of new Australian journalists have a tertiary education in the field. In 2000, seven of eight cadetships given by the Age were given to those with a journalism degree.

The following Australian tertiary educational institutions provide journalism courses:

• Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
• Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia
• Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland
• Charles Sturt University
• Deakin University
• Griffith University
• James Cook University, Townsville
• Jschool: Journalism Education & Training, Brisbane
• La Trobe University, Melbourne
• Monash University, Melbourne
• Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia
• Queensland University of Technology
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
• Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
• University of Melbourne, Melbourne
• University of New South Wales
• University of Southern Queensland
• University of Queensland
• University of South Australia
• University of the Sunshine Coast
• University of Western Sydney
• University of Wollongong
• University of Technology, Sydney
• University of Canberra