Course Includes:
- Language: English
- Certificate: Yes
Course Description
Overview
The EdHat IHD Level 5 in Journalism is designed to provide opportunities for learners to apply their creativity, knowledge and practical skills in organization or workplace with academic prospects. This course is strategically designed to provide progression into employment on achieving the EdHat IHD Level 5 in journalism award or following further study to degree level.
Entry Requirements
Programs of EdHat International Higher Diploma are designed particularly for those students who have recently been in education with an entry profile as follows:
Relevant NQF Level 3 qualifications or
- An access to Higher Education certificate awarded by an approved Further Education institution or equivalent.
- EdHat International Higher Diploma programs may also be accessed by those with previous relevant learning and/or work experience. In such cases the entry profile may include:
- Accreditation of Prior Certified Learning (APCL) which gives recognition to learning which has been formally assessed and for which a certificate has been awarded other than those listed above; or
- Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) which gives recognition to knowledge and skills developed through different types of experience, such as work and voluntary activities. Mature students may present a more varied profile of achievement that is likely to include extensive work experience.
Assessment
| Level of Assessment | Type of Assessment | Weightage | Purpose of Assessment |
| Module Level | On-Line Examinations | 40% | Theoretical Aspects of the Module |
| Assignment | 60% | Practical Implementation aspects of the Module | |
| Program Level | Final Project or Industrial Training | 100% | Ensure the student meets the Program Objectives |
Units
Semester: 1
| Unit ID | Unit Name | Unit category | Credits |
| GCU 0101 | Organization and Behavior | General Core Unit | 10 |
| GCU 0102 | End User Applications | General Core Unit | 10 |
| GCU 0103 | Computer Platforms | General Core Unit | 10 |
| LCS 0101 | Personal Skills Development | Language and Communication Skills | 10 |
| LCS 0102 | English for Academic Purposes – Level I | Language and Communication Skills | 0 |
| SPA 0103 | History of Journalism in the World | Specialized Elective Unit: Pool A | 10 |
| SPA 0104 | Introduction to Journalism | Specialized Elective Unit: Pool A | 10 |
Semester: 2
| Unit ID | Unit Name | Unit category | Credits |
| LCS 0201 | English for Academic Purposes – Level II | Language and Communication Skills | 0 |
| SPC 0202 | Mass Communication and Journalism | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0203 | Journalism and Society | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0204 | Journalism as a Mass Media | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0201 | Concept of News | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPB 0201 | Journalism and Politics | Specialized Elective Unit: Pool B | 10 |
| SPB 0202 | Journalism and Technology | Specialized Elective Unit: Pool B | 10 |
Semester: 3
| Unit ID | Unit Name | Unit category | Credits |
| LCS 0301 | English for Academic Purposes – Level III | Language and Communication Skills | 0 |
| RED 0201 | Research Methods | Language and Communication Skills | 10 |
| SPC 0303 | News Paper and News Agency | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0301 | Emergence of Journalism | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0302 | News and Information | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0304 | Public Relations | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0305 | Ethics and Law in Journalism | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
Semester: 4
| Unit ID | Unit Name | Unit category | Credits |
| SPC 0401 | Feature Writing | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0402 | Editorials, Column Writing and Cartoons | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0403 | Censorship and Press Freedom | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| SPC 0404 | Genres of Journalism | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| PJI 0401 | Journalism Project or Industrial Experience | Specialized Project or Industrial Experience | 20 |
