The truth is out there and you’re going to find it
and tell the world about it
Duration 1 year Admission requirements A Grade 12 (Matric) Certificate or equivalent and a successful written evaluation with your application to enrol.
With its emphasis on journalistic skills, CityVarsity’s one-year Certificate in Journalism will equip you for a career in print, broadcast or online journalism.
Course content
Print Journalism (Terms 1, 2, 3 & 4) • News writing for print media, different styles and topics • Interviewing techniques • Feature writing • Sub-editing • Corporate communications, public relations and writing press releases • Columns and Editorials • Freelancing
Radio Journalism (Terms 2 & 3) • Radio writing style and presentation of programme material • Production of radio news and features • Basic digital sound editing • Radio presentation and pronunciation • History and function of radio news
Television Journalism (Terms 3 & 4) • News writing for television • TV presentation and interviewing • History and function of TV journalism • Bulletin compiling • Broadcast restrictions and regulations • News documentaries • Digital editing PremierePro
Web Journalism (Term 3) • Using search engines • HTML and web page design • Writing for the web
History of Journalism (Terms 1 & 2)
Media Theory
Media Law (Term 2)
Basic DTP (Terms 1 & 2)
Basic Photography
With this Certificate you’ll be equipped to work as a print journalist for magazine, newspaper and online publications, or as a broadcast journalist for TV news, radio and film or video documentaries. Graduates will be able to write for a number of lifestyle and special interest publications which cover Fashion, Health, Sports, Bus iness, Engineering, Sciences, or Politics, to name just a few.
