If you've ever wanted to move into business journalism but have no economics or commercial qualification or experience, the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University has just the course for you.

It would also be ideal if you are starting out in business journalism and quickly want to get up to speed in your profession.

This April Rhodes is offering a short-course in economics for journalists.

The course is designed to minimise the time you are away from your homes or offices, but nonetheless receive the full benefit of classroom learning in a university environment amid the natural beauty of the Eastern Cape.

Five days of contact teaching at Rhodes will be balanced with five days of self-driven reading, study and assignments.

The credits for this stand-alone short course may count towards an as-yet-to-be accredited Post-Graduate Diploma in Economics Journalism.

The cost of the course is R8,000, which will include light lunches and teas.

E-mail Arther Chatora if you are interested:  achatora@gmail.com or phone him on +27 (0) 46 603 7183.