Education and training

Education and training

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Education and training

The RMIT School of Media and Communication provides students with information integrity education, including courses in fact checking and verification to build resilience against misinformation. The Information Integrity Hub also offers training for industry, government and community-based organisations in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. For example, we help journalists and professional communicators understand how to use digital tools and resources to verify information. We directly engage with undergraduate and postgraduate journalism and communication students to teach them critical thinking skills to combat misinformation. 

For information on training opportunities, please email us at RIIH@rmit.edu.au

Learning resources

Our learning resources empower students, professionals and communities to be critical media consumers and producers. We will continue to expand this list of resources. 

Looking for an internship?

Employers are increasingly seeking graduates who can confidently distinguish between fact and fiction in online content. Our fact-checking unit, RMIT Lookout, welcomes internship applications from university students who are interested in acquiring skills and experience in combating misinformation.

For internship inquiries, contact us at RIIH@rmit.edu.au

Testimonials

Ewa Staszewska

“I enjoyed the research throughout my internship and found it satisfying to debunk a popular claim during COVID-19. I tried to absorb as much as I could from the very thorough and friendly team. Finessing the skill of identifying and verifying misinformation has served me well in my journalism career.”

 

Nic Zoumboulis

“I felt privileged to have veteran journalists guide me through the rigorous fact-checking process. It was incredibly rewarding to see my fact check published and contribute to combating misinformation.”

Study at RMIT University

Through our undergraduate and postgraduate journalism and communication programs we offer courses that prepare graduates to become informed, skilled and resourceful professionals in a digital media environment plagued by misinformation. 

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Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)

This program offers practical and theoretical knowledge to begin a career in journalism, in Australia or abroad.

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Bachelor of Professional Communication

With majors in advertising, public relations and digital communication, this program offers the knowledge and skills to produce contemporary communication specialists who are creative, socially aware and multi-skilled.

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Master of Communication

Through a curriculum delivered by a joint mix of academics and industry practitioners, this program builds strength in the fundamentals of communication theory and its real-world applications to prepare graduates for the changing world of communication.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

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