UO Feature Writing

Course aim

To extend students' news writing skills and understandings, focusing on feature writing, freelance journalism and specialist reporting.

Course content

Students will further develop their skills in feature writing for print and online media, and will become familiar with key elements of magazine journalism and freelance journalism. They will explore specialised reporting, and will examine the effects of social media on journalism practice.

Textbooks

Ricketson, M & Graham 2017, Writing feature stories: how to research and write articles - from listicles to longform, 2nd, Allen & Unwin, Australia

Prerequisites

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 1074	UO News Reporting

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online	10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Media task, Proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation