University Of Witwatersrand Journalism

University Of Witwatersrand Journalism, Wits Journalism is a programme for aspirant and working journalists. Located in Johannesburg – at the heart of the country’s media – it is well placed to work closely with the industry and working professionals to ensure a rich and exciting centre of teaching, training, research and public engagement.
The programme offers two streams: a career-entry route for graduates who want to become journalists; and a mid-career route for working journalists who wish to develop their skills and knowledge. In addition there is a Masters option with specialisations in financial and investigative journalism.
Students will find the course a rich mix of practical and academic training, designed to give them both the skills they need to operate in a newsroom and the analytic and critical knowledge so important to good journalism. Students will find themselves involved in real, live, practical journalism, ”out-of-the-classroom” learning in a range of traditional and new media.

Journalism

This package provides the student with an intellectual training for the kind of journalism they want to enter e.g. cultural journalism, financial reporting, sports reporting etc. The student will also gain ideas and a deep knowledge of social, political and cultural trends in South Africa, the continent and the world.

Cutural Journalism

Choose 2 Majors from subjects like: Advertisement Archaeology History History of Art Language or Literature major Anthropology Sociology

Choose your other courses from subjects like: Advertisement Subjects you don’t major in from list Classical Civilization Religious Studies Music in History & Society IT for Humanities Philosophy

Political Journalism

Choose 2 Majors from subjects like: Political Studies Sociology International Relations History

Choose your other courses from subjects like: Subjects you don’t major in from list Economics Language/Literature/Linguistics IT for Humanities Philosophy

Sports Journalism

Choose 2 Majors from subjects like: Physical Education Human Movement Psychology Language or Literature major

Choose your other courses from subjects like: Subjects you don’t major in from list Sociology Economics or Economic Concepts IT for Humanities

Having completed a BA, the student can proceed to a Diploma or Honours in Journalism which could include an internship.
To learn more about Wits Journalism, visit  http://journalism.co.za/wits-journalism.html.