About Us

Empowering Global Communicators

The School of Journalism and Communication is driven by passion for what we do. Our mission is to empower global communicators. It is based on the belief that robust, informed and accessible journalism and communication play a vital role in contemporary life, and that everyone has a right to contribute.

We fulfil this through a particular commitment to integrity, scholarship, professionalism and diversity.

The School is a leading provider of learning, discovery and engagement in journalism, public relations and communication within a social and critical framework. We are the only school in Australia to offer courses in communication and social change. Our Centre for Communication and Social Change is internationally recognised for its research and consultancy in this area.

In 2009 the School relocated to purpose-designed premises on the St Lucia campus with facilities for collaborative and independent learning, and the production of web-centric, convergent journalism and communication.

We offer programs at undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and higher research degree levels. Our staff is multi-national and brings together experience in practice, research and teaching.

When The University of Queensland established Australia’s first journalism school in 1921, ‘journalism and communication’ meant hot metal printing processes, Morse Code, the telegraph and the still new-fangled wireless. Today the focus is on digital hubs, tagging, mobile telephones and the globalised information society.

Nobody knows for sure what the future will bring; but having tracked the changes for more than 85 years, we are well positioned to work with you so that you are prepared to understand and shape a dynamic and increasingly important communication environment into the 21st century.

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