Bachelors of Journalism and BA - Art History [Extended Major] in Brisbane Australia | The University of Queensland

Develop into a worldwide communicator who shapes global media content while gaining versatile skills for today's evolving job market. This combined program offers comprehensive journalism training alongside creative arts education, preparing you to craft compelling stories through multiple mediums. As a modern journalist, you'll master diverse storytelling techniques including writing, photography, audio/video production, and digital platform development. Through UQ's cutting-edge technology, you'll acquire practical expertise in field recording, camera operation, multimedia editing, data interpretation, digital publishing, and content distribution. The complementary Bachelor of Arts enhances your creative problem-solving abilities, creating a versatile skillset for diverse career paths. While journalism remains competitive, UQ alumni consistently excel in securing media positions across web publishing, niche magazines, corporate communications, and freelance work. Employers particularly value arts graduates for their adaptable, well-rounded education that complements journalistic training.

Art History studies bridge past and present, examining how visual culture shapes human experience across centuries. This major offers vocationally relevant courses that develop transferable skills in visual analysis, critical evaluation, academic research, exhibition design, and historical interpretation - preparing students for diverse roles in the visual arts sector. The curriculum covers modern art theory, museum studies, aesthetic philosophy, art-science intersections, photographic history, and European masterworks, with special focus on Australian Indigenous art, Asia-Pacific visual traditions, and art historical methodologies. UQ Art History students gain unique advantages through international internships, professional development programs, hands-on museum placements, and immersive courses with the university's own art collection at St Lucia.