UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

ATS3324 Lifestyle journalism

Faculty of Arts

ATS3324 Lifestyle journalism is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Not offered
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS3324

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

  • ATS2087Lifestyle journalism

After ATS3324

No unit lists ATS3324 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.

Overview

This unit explores the research and reporting practices of Lifestyle Journalism, which fall into the category of popular journalism. Lifestyle Journalism is associated with travel, entertainment, leisure/fashion, lifestyle, food, music, arts and gardening. Each time it is offered this unit will focus on four of those categories, which may change from time to time. Students will produce multimedia packages. Students will also develop a special project through individual consultation with the tutor or lecturer to produce a high standard of lifestyle journalism. The successful packages will be showcased on Monash's journalism website, Mojo, or published on other lifestyle websites. Please be aware that access to certain technology/equipment may be required for this unit. Contact the unit coordinator for details.

Offerings in 2024

The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3324.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Explain lifestyle journalism, including PR/market orientation and the motivational aspects of lifestyle journalists, and its function in the media industry;

  2. 2

    Identify, research and edit a lifestyle journalism story for a magazine or website to a deadline;

  3. 3

    Conduct interviews and gather appropriate evidentiary material in the appropriate medium;

  4. 4

    Report on lifestyle journalism stories or events in a clear, concise, factual and meaningful way using a variety of elements in a coherent package;

  5. 5

    Identify and observe key ethical and legal obligations associated with lifestyle journalism and reflect this critically on their assignments;

  6. 6

    Identify local, national and international people and events relevant to current issues and media issues related to lifestyle journalism.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Where it fits

ATS3324 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Andrea Baker
Chief Examiners
Dr Andrea Baker

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3324?

ATS3324 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS3324 offered?

ATS3324 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.

How much work is ATS3324?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Which majors and minors include ATS3324?

ATS3324 is part of Journalism.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Journalism
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available