Media Communication

Gain the skills and experience to excel in any media job with the Bachelor of Media Communication.

This degree will create a new generation of thinkers, future-driven media and communication professionals who will dare to create positive change across all endeavours.

With a choice of four specialisations:

journalism, media, public relations or screen - the emphasis is on developing your practical experience and work-ready skills, so much so that you will be building a portfolio of real work.

You’ll learn to focus on new ways of doing things, to challenge convention, and devise solutions that will take us into the next century.

The course develops through three themes that combine to underpin media communication practice: Strategic knowledge, Practical and Professional skills and Collaboration and Leadership

Part A: Strategic knowledge

This theme prepares you to be able to adapt to media communication changes in the future. You will build competence in analysing and understanding how media communication has changed overtime, and what impact this has on us at a local and global level. You’ll understand media powerand be able to create future scenarios and media communication visions.

Part B: Practical and Professional Skills

You’ll develop skills in linking your knowledge and media practice in a professional context, such implementing concepts, managing projects and content. You will gain hands-on experience in testing and creatively experimenting with putting ideas into practice. You’ll also develop competency in the ethical and legal aspects of media communication.

Part C: Collaboration and leadership

You’ll be competent working in a team and in different professional media communication settings. You’ll develop the skills needed to engage with different stakeholders and experts from academia, industry, government and the community. You’ll also develop competency in social and cross-cultural awareness.

Part D: Free elective study

Free elective units in all specialisations enable you to further your knowledge of your specialisation, or media communication more broadly, or to select units from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol. For students in a double degree course, some units required for the other degree can also be credited as electives towards the media communication specialist degrees.

Qualifications

Equivalent Australian Year 12

Bachelor/Masters degreesHigh achieving students can progress into the Master-level units at the completion of 96 credit points (end of 2nd year full time).

Recent secondary education

ATAR requirements

ATAR

80.4

Note Lowest Selection Rank to which an offer was made

70

Note Monash guarantee for 2021 entry

73.1

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Subject prerequisites

All applicants must satisfy the following prerequisites or their equivalents.

Australian VCE subjects

English

Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in English other than EAL

Maths

N/A

Sciences/Other

N/A

IB subjects

English

At least 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in English B SL or 4 in English B HL

Maths

N/A

Sciences/Other

N/A

VET Study

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites demonstrating the required level of performance in Year 12or equivalent in English

VET Diploma graduates: To be considered, applicants who have completed VCE or its equivalent and who are applying with a Humanities or Social Science based diploma will require an average result of at least 60%. Applicants who have not completed VCE but have completed a Humanities or Social Science based diploma will require an average result of at least 70% Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet the admission requirements.

VET Certificate IV graduates: To be considered, applicants who have completed VCE or its equivalent and who are applying with a Humanities or Social Science based Cert IV will require an average result of at least 80%. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet the admission requirements. No credit is granted for these studies

Entire academic recordThis course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Higher education

University: To be considered on the basis of tertiary study alone, applicants who have completed VCE or equivalent will be required to complete the equivalent of one year (48 credit points) of a recognised university degree and will require an average result of at least 60% (including failed units). For applicants who have completed less than the equivalent of one year of study, both the senior secondary qualification results and the units completed will be considered.

For applicants who do not have any formal qualifications completion of two single units at an Australian higher education or equivalent overseas educational institution satisfy minimum entry requirements, but four units are recommended to be competitive for selection, especially in Humanities or Social Science areas. Applicants should have at least a 60% average in their studies (including failed units). Studies must have been completed within five years of intended commencement.

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites. Entire academic recordThis course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Work and life experience

Multiple pathways to this course

Applicants who have successfully completed Year 12 are eligible to apply for this course.

Applicants with no formal secondary or tertiary qualifications are not eligible to apply for this course. This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

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All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 7 and Monash Graduate Attributes. Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

100.

identify, research and analyse the great media and communications challenges of our age and develop creative and effective solutions

200.

demonstrate in-depth knowledge of a specialist media and communications discipline

300.

work both independently and as part of a team to encompass diverse abilities and perspectives

400.

show evidence of conceptual and technical skills in a specific media and communications practice

500.

understand the principles for making critical and ethical judgments regarding professional media and communications practice

600.

apply knowledge of media communication to a range of professional contexts

700.

exercise cross-cultural competency and social responsibility as a global citizen

800.

communicate effectively with diverse audiences and in a variety of formats.