Media and Communication

The Bachelor of Media and Communication requires three years of full-time study, or the equivalent part-time.

The course is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Media and Communication a student must complete 108 units, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising:

BUSN1022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units) COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units) COMS1004 Digital and Social Media (4.5 units) SCME1001 Media and Society (4.5 units) VEED1003 Essential Multimedia (4.5 units)

Plus one of:

HIST1803 'The Lucky Country'? A Brief History of Australia (4.5 units) INDG1000 Indigenous Studies: An Introduction (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Select 9 units from:

BUSN1021 Organisational Behaviour (4.5 units) INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognizing Opportunities (4.5 units) LING1002 World Languages (4.5 units) LING1501 How Language Works (4.5 units PHIL1060 Critical Thinking (4.5 units) SCME1000 Film Form and Analysis (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

31.5 units comprising:

BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units) COMS2000 Crisis Communication (4.5 units) COMS2003 Journalism (4.5 units) LING2103 Discourse and Media (4.5 units) VEED2004 Introduction to Digital Graphic Design (4.5 units) VEED2108 Multimedia Production 1 (4.5 units) VEED2201 Interaction Design (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Select 4.5 units from:

BUSN2020 Consumer Behaviour (4.5 units) COMS2002 Technical Writing (4.5 units) PHIL2601 Ethics for Professionals (4.5 units) SCME2101 Australian/Indigenous Media (4.5 units) SCME2102 Gender, Media and Technology (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

27 units comprising:

COMS3000 Workplace Experience in Communication (4.5 units) COMS3004 Advertising and Public Relations (4.5 units) COMS3005 Business Communication (4.5 units) CREA3456 Cultural Policy and the Arts (4.5 units) CRWR2001 Editing and the Industry (4.5 units) LING3105 Intercultural Communication (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Select 9 units from:

SCME2003 Truth and Lies: Documentary Media (4.5 units) SCME3051 Introduction to Screenwriting (4.5 units) SOCI3047 Shaping the Future (4.5 units) VEED3005 Digital Games (4.5 units) WMST3014 Global Feminist Activism (4.5 units)

Not all option topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Media and Communications may also be studied in a combined degrees program with a:

• Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.