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Join a prestigious group of leading journalists that have studied at Massey University -– New Zealand’s longest-running, internationally accredited journalism programme.

In this three year degree you will learn how to have a career as a journalist.

In the Bachelor of Communication (Journalism), you will learn about the news media’s role. You will build essential journalistic skills in specialised fields. These include news reporting and writing, interviewing, researching, editing, feature writing, photojournalism, radio and television journalism, podcasting, reporting on courts, politics, sport and investigative reporting.

In your major, you will learn news media theory and study the role of the media and essential media law. You’ll get to practice essential journalistic skills. You’ll also gain in-depth understanding of specialised fields.

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.

A quality programme

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.

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.

Careers

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 programme 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.

Further study

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

Major requirements

Completing a major is compulsory. The Journalism major requires 120 credits including at least 60 credits at 200 level and 60 credits at 300 level.