2025 TIMETABLE
Curriculum planning
Need assistance deciding which courses to take in 2025? Visit the Wits Centre for Journalism on the 10th floor of the Es’kia Mphahlele Building, Braamfontein, from January 13-17, 9am to 12pm daily for course information and registration assistance.
2025 INFORMATION AND LINKS:
- Registration is solely online: https://www.wits.ac.
za/postgraduate - Contact information for student fee queries.
- Specific class times will be announced at the start of the semester but all classes will start in the first week of term.
- No prescribed books to be purchased ahead of the start of classes.
- All students must have an ICAM access card to enter the Wits Arts Museum building via the ramp behind the School of Arts or through the main entrance to the museum on Jorissen Street.
- The WCJ reception is on the 10th floor, Es’kia Mphalelele building (aka the Wits Arts Museum building).
- For WCJ academic enquiries, please email Andrea Gumede.
- Contact Tshepiso Ntombela at reception on +27 11 717 4028 for venue or other information.
- Wits University 2025 term dates.
- Staff profiles
FULL-TIME HONOURS |
PART-TIME HONOURS |
MASTER’S FIRST YEAR |
MASTER’S SECOND YEAR |
PHD |
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FIRST SEMESTER Specific dates to be confirmed |
Journalism Research (SLLS4048A / JOMS4015A) Full Year Nechama Brodie (coordinator)
11th Floor Boardroom |
Research (SLLS7030A / JOMS7007A) Full Year PT1 Lesley Cowling (coordinator)
11th Floor Boardroom |
Research (SLLS7031A / JOMS7008A) Full Year PT2 Lesley Cowling (coordinator)
11th Floor Boardroom |
Research (JOMS9000A) Dinesh Balliah (coordinator) |
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Journalism Practice A (SLLS4032A / JOMS4006A) Pheladi Sethusa and Collen Chambwera (coordinators)
Monday to Friday, 10th Floor Newsroom |
Writing for Communications (SLLS4066A) Lesley Mofokeng (coordinator)
Mondays, 4 – 6pm, 10th Floor Drum Room |
Media and Society (SLLS7044A / JOMS7017A) Lesley Cowling (coordinator)
Wednesdays, 4 – 6:30pm, 12th Floor Boardroom |
SA Narrative Non-Fiction (SLLS7082A) Lesley Cowling (coordinator)
Thursdays, 4 – 6:30pm, 12th Floor Boardroom |
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Journalism Studies A (SLLS4034A / JOMS4008A) Nechama Brodie (coordinator)
Wednesdays, 4 – 6pm, 10th Floor Newsroom |
Journalism Studies A (SLLS4034A / JOMS4008A) Nechama Brodie (coordinator)
Thursdays, 4 – 6pm, 10th Floor Drum Room |
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Financial Journalism (SLLS4045A / JOMS4014A) Gillian Jones (coordinator)
First week in-person at the WCJ: 10 – 14 March, 9am to 1pm, 12th Floor Boardroom Thereafter hybrid sessions: 18 March – 27 May, Tuesdays, 4 – 6pm |
Financial Journalism (SLLS7040A / JOMS7014A) Gillian Jones (coordinator)
First week in-person at the WCJ: 10 – 14 March, 9am to 1pm, 12th Floor Boardroom Thereafter hybrid sessions: 18 March – 27 May, Tuesdays, 4 – 6pm |
Financial Journalism (SLLS7040A / JOMS7014A) Gillian Jones (coordinator)
First week in-person at the WCJ: 10 – 14 March, 9am to 1pm, 12th Floor Boardroom Thereafter hybrid sessions: 18 March – 27 May, Tuesdays, 4 – 6pm |
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MID-YEAR Specific dates to be confirmed |
TV Journalism (SLLS4044A / JOMS4013A) TBC |
Journalism Research (SLLS4048A / JOMS4015A) Full Year Nechama Brodie |
Research (SLLS7030A / JOMS7007A) Full Year PT1 Lesley Cowling |
Research (SLLS7031A / JOMS7008A) Full Year PT2 Lesley Cowling |
Research (JOMS9001A) Dinesh Balliah |
Radio Journalism (SLLS4040A / JOMS4012A) Charles Leonard |
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Introduction to Financial Journalism (no credit) Thalia Holmes |
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SECOND SEMESTER Specific dates to be confirmed |
Journalism Practice B (SLLS4033A / JOMS4007A) Gillian Jones |
Feature Writing (SLLS4067A) Lesley Mofokeng |
Communications for Social Change Collen Chambwera |
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Journalism Studies B (SLLS4035A / JOMS4009A) Pheladi Sethusa |
Media Law and Ethics (SLLS4036A / JOMS4010A) Dinesh Balliah |
Media Law and Ethics (SLLS7032A / JOMS7009A) Dinesh Balliah |
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Journalism Research (SLLS4048A / JOMS4015A) Full Year Nechama Brodie (coordinator) |
Research (SLLS7030A / JOMS7007A) Full Year PT1 Lesley Cowling (coordinator) |
Research (SLLS7031A / JOMS7008A) Full Year PT2 Lesley Cowling (coordinator) |
Research (JOMS9001A) Dinesh Balliah (coordinator) |
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