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Journalism Vs. Communications?

  • 29-03-2013 7:20pm
    #1
    MarkyMark22
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭MarkyMark22


    Hi guys, I'm currently doing a fetac course and have pretty much made my mind up that I want to go to DCU (CAO random selection aside).

    I'm currently unsure whether to study journalism or communications (I've read about, and like, both courses contents etc.)

    I'm just wondering what would folk recommended between the two?

    I read that if I study communications I can still get involved with DCUfm and DCUtv etc... But I haven't read if it's a possibility to get involved with the student paper if I'm studying communications and not journalism?

    I guess I'd like to know about any negative aspects of the courses? And what course would bring the better career prospects etc.?

    I'd really appreciate any advice :)

    Thanks!
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  • #2
    Noodleworm
    Registered Users Posts: 717 ✭✭✭Noodleworm


    There is no course requirement for DCUtv or FM as they are both part of the Media Production Society. The papers pretty much the same I believe. they take all the help they can get.


  • #3
    blueboy123
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭blueboy123


    Any DCU student can write for the paper, doesn't matter what course you do.

    And regarding job prospects, it really depends on what career you're looking toward?


  • #4
    MarkyMark22
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭MarkyMark22


    blueboy123 wrote: »
    Any DCU student can write for the paper, doesn't matter what course you do.

    And regarding job prospects, it really depends on what career you're looking toward?

    I guess I'd like something in the media industry. In regards to communications, I like the fact I can study Photography, Video and Radio. I know I have to choose one. But that is appealing to me.

    Is there anything like that on the journalism course? I didn't notice anything in the module listing..

    I was thinking maybe doing my degree in communications and perhaps a masters in journalism.. That's a long way away, just crossed my mind.


  • #5
    Noodleworm
    Registered Users Posts: 717 ✭✭✭Noodleworm


    MarkyMark22 wrote: »
    In regards to communications, I like the fact I can study Photography, Video and Radio. I know I have to choose one. But that is appealing to me.

    Is multimedia not also an option then? There all part of school of communications.


  • #6
    MarkyMark22
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭MarkyMark22


    Noodleworm wrote: »
    Is multimedia not also an option then? There all part of school of communications.

    I'll be entering through a FETAC course. So unfortunately Multimedia is not an option, I probably would have preferred Journalism or Communications anyways, but nice to have the added option, I guess.

    I've all but made my mind up that I'll be going to DCU and not DIT. Probably due to facilities and the campus etc.

    Now I just need to make my mind up about journalism or communications!


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  • #7
    MarkyMark22
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭MarkyMark22


    ...


  • #8
    Konata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    MarkyMark22 wrote: »
    ...

    Don't post unless you're going to contribute something please.


  • #9
    MarkyMark22
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭MarkyMark22


    Konata wrote: »
    Don't post unless you're going to contribute something please.

    It was an attempt at a bump.


  • #10
    Konata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    MarkyMark22 wrote: »
    It was an attempt at a bump.

    Well, in that case you should ask specifically what it is you still require information about. You've gotten some answers on this thread so if you wish to bump it, just say something like "I'm still wondering about [blah blah blah], anyone got any information?" or whatever.

    Your previous post just looks like spam/nonsense and doesn't indicate to anyone reading the thread what you are looking for.


  • #11
    Julieta Hundreds Virus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭ Julieta Hundreds Virus


    Communications is a joke of a course. If you want to be writing essays about Team America and never actually be in college then it's the course for you. Otherwise do Journalism.


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  • #12
    MarkyMark22
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭MarkyMark22


    DanDan6592 wrote: »
    Communications is a joke of a course. If you want to be writing essays about Team America and never actually be in college then it's the course for you. Otherwise do Journalism.

    Haha, can I ask why you think that? I've seen posts from ex-students of that course and they seemed to have enjoyed it. I heard it doesn't have the best reputation with other students because of the fact there's no exams etc.


  • #13
    Julieta Hundreds Virus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭ Julieta Hundreds Virus


    MarkyMark22 wrote: »
    Haha, can I ask why you think that? I've seen posts from ex-students of that course and they seemed to have enjoyed it. I heard it doesn't have the best reputation with other students because of the fact there's no exams etc.

    Nail on the head ;) I would seriously question the rep the course has though, and future employment prospects the course offers. I know Laura WHitmore did the course, as did the head of RTE, but the first won a competition and the other progressed up the ranks of a semi-state company. It's questionable how useful the course was.

    The workload seems to be almost non-existent and it doesn't seem to go in depth into any one area (and has ridiculous modules like The Communication of Puppetry or something like that). It obviously depends on what you plan to do after college. I'd just choose Journalism as it seems to be a better course.


  • #14
    MarkyMark22
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭MarkyMark22


    DanDan6592 wrote: »
    Nail on the head ;) I would seriously question the rep the course has though, and future employment prospects the course offers. I know Laura WHitmore did the course, as did the head of RTE, but the first won a competition and the other progressed up the ranks of a semi-state company. It's questionable how useful the course was.

    The workload seems to be almost non-existent and it doesn't seem to go in depth into any one area (and has ridiculous modules like The Communication of Puppetry or something like that). It obviously depends on what you plan to do after college. I'd just choose Journalism as it seems to be a better course.

    I would probably prefer to do journalism, the only thing that's attracting me to Communications is the media modules. Like I can study video andphotography etc.

    Whereas in Journalism there's a semester or two of digital media skills, rather than it being present for the duration of the course.

    Would the media production society allow me to be active with photography and video production, even if I wasn't studying them as a module?

    Thanks for the help!


  • #15
    user.name
    Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭user.name


    I'm a fellow CAOer, but just to draw to your attention if you did not know about it, dcu are offering a new arts degree programme and one of the modules available is media studies :)


  • #16
    MarkyMark22
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭MarkyMark22


    user.name wrote: »
    I'm a fellow CAOer, but just to draw to your attention if you did not know about it, dcu are offering a new arts degree programme and one of the modules available is media studies :)

    Yeah. Noticed that, thanks. What are you going to put first?


  • #17
    Yer_Wan
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭Yer_Wan


    DanDan6592 wrote: »
    Nail on the head ;) I would seriously question the rep the course has though, and future employment prospects the course offers. I know Laura WHitmore did the course, as did the head of RTE, but the first won a competition and the other progressed up the ranks of a semi-state company. It's questionable how useful the course was.

    The workload seems to be almost non-existent and it doesn't seem to go in depth into any one area (and has ridiculous modules like The Communication of Puppetry or something like that). It obviously depends on what you plan to do after college. I'd just choose Journalism as it seems to be a better course.

    Laura Whitmore did the JR programme. Not Communications.


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