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Wits offers a range of degree and certificate programmes:

DEGREES

The Career-Entry Honours Degree (BA Hons in Journalism and Media Studies) is for graduates in any field who wish to become journalists. We encourage students with a background in the humanities, arts, sciences, commerce, law and other faculties to apply. Students do a rich mix of theoretical and hands-on practical work, such as producing a newspaper, an online site or running a radio broadcast, and will emerge with the skills and knowledge to operate in a newsroom. 20 students are selected a year after a written test and interview. This degree is offered full-time only over one year.

The Mid-Career Honours Degreeis for journalists who have worked in the profession for at least three years. It can be done full-time (in one year) or part-time (over two years). Journalists without a previous degree may enter by passing a special entrance test. Classes are held in the evening to accommodate working professionals, or as short full-time blocks of 1 - 2 weeks.

The Masters Degree is for students who have our Journalism Honours or an equivalent AND at least two years journalism experience, or a four-year degree and at least five years of professional experience. The Masters can be done full-time (in one year) or part-time (over two years) and includes a significant work of original research. Classes are held in the evening to accommodate working professionals, while some courses are available on a block release basis, generally two weeks long.

Wits journalism offers Masters degrees that specialise in Financial Journalism, Investigative Reporting, Radio Journalism and Media and Politics.

CERTIFICATION COURSES

Several of our courses are available as stand-alone options, leading to a certificate. In other words, you can do them without registering for a full degree. Subject to certain rules, certificates can sometimes later be turned into credits for a degree. See a full list of available courses.

This includes speicalist courses in Financial Journalism and Investigative Reporting.

The Radio Academy offers a special Radio Certificate, covering all aspects of radio broadcasting and consisting of a number of 1 - 2 week fulltime modules spread over a year.

Journalism for Communicators is a part-time, one-semester certification course for those who work in communication and need journalism skills. This is ideal for NGO, government or corporate communicators who need to brush up on their skills, and it can be followed with the more advanced Journalim for Communicators B course.

We offer certificates in Development Communications (A and B) which are designed to immerse government, NGO or private sector communicators in the practice, ethics and theory of using communication to promote development.

ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS

Application deadlines:
Career-Entry Honours - 31 August 2013
Mid-Career Honours - 30 September 2013 (International Students: 31 August 2013)
Masters - 30 September 2013 (International Students: 31 August 2013)
Certificates - Deadlines for the certificate/short courses programmes are at least a month before they are scheduled to begin.

Registration Details

To be announced later in the year. Exams Hall, 2nd floor, Central Block. Please see the maps of Wits if you are unfamiliar with the campus. More information can be found on the Wits website.

Inquiries: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 011-7174028

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Undergraduate student or matriculant who wants to become a journalist.	Graduate who wants to become a journalist.
Journalist with a first degree who wishes to study further.	Journalist without a degree who wishes to study.
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Journalist who wants to do a course or two while working.	Communicator in the NGO, government or corporate sector who needs to brush up on journalism skills.
Interested in doing a PhD in journalism and media studies.	Interested in studying radio
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