The Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) will give you the skills to unearth a great news story, engage with your audience and deliver news across a range of media platforms. Hone your skills in fast-paced newsrooms, and gain access to sought-after internships that kickstart your career.

From day one, you'll have the opportunity to work like a professional journalist. With the support of our experienced teachers, you’ll learn how to identify, research and plan compelling news and feature stories.

Then, you’ll enter industry-standard newsrooms and creative labs to write, edit and publish your stories. You’ll also explore news reporting across TV, radio and digital media, building specialised skills across each medium that prepare you for a broad range of careers when you graduate.

Why choose Deakin

Career outcomes

Our graduates work in-house or freelance for print, radio, television and multimedia newsrooms. They also work in business, government and the not-for-profit sector, taking up roles as:

• advertising copywriters
• book, magazine or newspaper editors
• copywriters
• digital content managers
• digital marketing specialists
• food writers
• foreign correspondents
• journalists
• magazine writers
• media and communications advisers
• news presenters
• reporters
• social media coordinators
• speechwriters
• travel writers.