Advanced Diploma in Journalism
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The course content was extremely elegantly composed, and straightforward. I was cheerful to see that my brain was not going to be stuck in the books throughout the day, but instead with doing research for assignments
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It surpassed my desires. It was more thorough than I expected and the assignments truly fortified profound investigation of the subject. Much obliged to you for your direction. I am enchanted with my authentication and will prescribe this course and ADL to my companions and partners.
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Vocational qualification
Online
Start your professional career in Journalism with this Advanced Diploma!
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Type
Vocational qualification Level 6
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Methodology
Online
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Class hours
800h
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
Journalists are primarily writers who are writing for periodicals (ie. things published at regular intervals). Some journalists work on staff for a publisher (full time or part time),from the publishers office; while others may work freelance or contract, from home, submitting articles which have been commissioned, or on spec (ie. in the hope they will be accepted). Freelance journalists often start slow, only getting occasional articles published early in their career; but with persistence and good luck, they can develop a reputation and network of publishers who accept their work (so much so that they can earn a comfortable living from their writing).
Some in house journalists will find themselves being used to perform a range of other jobs in the office where they work. Particularly in smaller publishing houses, they may need to help with editing, layout -preparing publications for printing, web site development, marketing copy writing, conducting interviews, answering the phone, research for articles, photography, etc.
Some freelance journalists supplement their income by undertaking other work as well, such as contract editing for publishers, writing advertising copy or web site development, taking and selling photos, etc.
This course will teach you the skills you need to achieve your potential! Before embarking on a substantial course of study with us or anyone else; be sure you fully understand what is involved. Some people simply don't succeed perhaps because the dream is not the same as the reality; or maybe they are simply not the right personality. This job is not just about writing well: it also requires you to be able to write fast, work under pressure.
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Reviews
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The course content was extremely elegantly composed, and straightforward. I was cheerful to see that my brain was not going to be stuck in the books throughout the day, but instead with doing research for assignments
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It surpassed my desires. It was more thorough than I expected and the assignments truly fortified profound investigation of the subject. Much obliged to you for your direction. I am enchanted with my authentication and will prescribe this course and ADL to my companions and partners.
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Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
Chanel
G. Flaherty
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 15 years
Subjects
- Office IT
- Invetigative Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism
- Online Journalism
- Journalism Skills
- Feature Writing
- Photoshop
- Web
- Freelance Journalism
- Writing
- Ms Office
- Communication Journalism
- Freelancing
- Media Journalism
- Photo Journalism
- Press
- Publishers
Teachers and trainers (1)
Teaching Staff
Tutor
Course programme
Choose 8 modules (800 hours) from the list below:
- Freelance Writing
- Creative Writing
- Advanced Freelance Writing
- Editing I
- Editing II
- Publishing I
- Publishing II
- Introduction to Photography
- Photoshop
- Research Project
This Diploma is designed to not only develop your capacity to write commercially viable copy, but also understand the publishing industry, and develop a variety of skills which will be useful to employers or yourself when pursuing a career in journalism.
To obtain this Diploma you must complete all assignments and pass an exam in eight modules, and provide written proof of having for a period of 300 hours either:
A. Attended industry meetings (eg. Trade shows, seminars, committee meetings) relevant to event management, or
B. Undertaken 300 hours of work experience in a publishers office, in a situation which can be shown to be an effective learning experience.
Additional information
Advanced Diploma in Journalism