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    Journalism – Bachelor of Communication
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    Journalism – Bachelor of Communication

    Massey University
    University RankQS Ranking
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    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Campuses

    Wellington campus

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesMay-2026
    Apply to this program

    Go to the official application for the university

    Duration 3 year(s)
    Next Intake May-2026

    Journalism – Bachelor of Communication

    About

    Specialise in Journalism for your Bachelor of Communication at Massey

    Journalism at Massey is hands-on, practical, and you learn from journalists working both here and overseas. Produce stories in fields you are passionate and curious about such as in politics, sport, or social issues. Students get to develop skills in written, audio, photographic and video forms by producing work which may be published. You will have the opportunity to experience editing and publishing and global investigative and data journalism among the range of courses offered.

    ACEJMC accreditation

    Year Students continuing
    into Year Two
    Number of
    graduates
    2021 64.3% 15
    2022 64% 13
    2023 69% 14

    A quality qualification

    The quality of Massey’s journalism courses is internationally recognised. You learn from lecturers who have vast experience (often as leading journalists themselves). Our journalism school is New Zealand’s most long-standing, and has many graduates who are household names and celebrities.

    Sought-after by employers

    85% of graduates are employed within six months of graduation. These graduates are employed across nine different industry categories with more than 60 different job titles.

    International recognition

    Accreditation means your degree is internationally recognised, making it easier to arrange a student exchange and find employment overseas.

    Connect with industry while you study

    You can take advantage of Massey’s close relationships with industry by taking the communication internship. This gives you professional work in a local organisation. You’ll get some great networking opportunities. This means you have already built relationships with potential employers before you graduate.

    Further study

    After you graduate, you could go on to further in-depth development with a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Admission to Massey

    All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.

    Specific requirements

    There are no specific entry requirements for this qualification, outside of university admission regulations.

    English language requirements

    To study this qualification you must meet Massey University's English language standards.

    English language skills

    If you need help with your English language skills before you start university, see our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.

    Can't meet the entry requirements?

    If you need to do a course before you start your qualification, there may be options for you in Summer School.

    English Program Requirements

    English Evidence Academic IELTS^: 6.0 overall and minimum 5.5 in each band
    English Evidence TOEFL iBT: Overall score 80, minimum 19 in Writing
    English Evidence Pearson Test of English (PTE): 50 overall and minimum 42 in each communicative skills

    Career

    There are opportunities for journalists in areas including:

    • news organisations and newspapers (metropolitan or community)
    • corporate work
    • magazines
    • television
    • radio
    • social media.

    Journalists can advance further to senior roles such as news director, producer or editor.

    Graduates of the Massey journalism qualification have gone on to work at New Zealand's top news organisations such as Stuff, the NZ Herald, Radio New Zealand and TVNZ as well as at international news outlets such as The Guardian, BBC, CNN, SBS Al Jazeera and Reuters.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    NZD 0 

    Application Fee

    NZD  
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