Media (Comm & Journalism)

This program structure applies to students commencing prior to 2019.If you are commencing from 2019 please refer to program 3454 Media (Communication and Journalism)The Bachelor of Media (Communication and Journalism) [UNSW BMedia (C&J)] will provide you with foundational and applied skills, knowledge and capabilities in professional communication and journalism.

It … For more content click the Read More button below.This program structure applies to students commencing prior to 2019.If you are commencing from 2019 please refer to program 3454 Media (Communication and Journalism)The Bachelor of Media (Communication and Journalism) [UNSW BMedia (C&J)] will provide you with foundational and applied skills, knowledge and capabilities in professional communication and journalism.

It will prepare you to be effective producers and analysts of a wide range of communication practices, informed by a solid understanding of media theory.

Relevant career pathways include journalism, corporate and organizational communication, public sector communication and public relations.

While specialising in Communication and Journalism, you will also be immersed in the culture and philosophy of media studies through your courses in the media core.

In Single mode, you will also be able to complete a minor stream chosen from a wide range of subject areasLevel 1 and 2 courses cover contextual knowledge of communication and journalism, and practical and theoretical skills in text production and analysis.

As you proceed into Level 3, the program expands and deepens your knowledge and understanding of these skills through application to contemporary communication contexts, requiring demonstration of the ability to situate, produce and evaluate effective communication texts.The UNSW BMedia (C&J) aims to prepare you for a leadership role in the thoughtful application of communication skills to the professional and journalistic domains, informed by a solid understanding of media theory.

In this program you are not simply skilled up as writers, but you are also encouraged to become, influential and strategic communicators able to tackle complex issues by drawing on your integrated practical and theoretical expertise.

You will become immersed in the current cultures of contemporary media text production and are encouraged to engage with emerging communication practices in both print-based and participatory online media, and to look for novel ways to produce and evaluate texts in these domains.Graduates will have expertise in a range of foundational communication skills, but more importantly, will be able to contribute to, evaluate and intervene in emerging practices, enabling them to take leading roles in these rapidly changing industries.Read More

Optional Minors

You may substitute the Prescribed Arts and Social Sciences Electives and/or Free Electives for an optional minor from the list of UNSW BA approved home or external minors.If you are completing an External Minor you will complete 24-36 UOC in the minor and by doing so also meet the 12 UOC General Education requirement of the single program.keyboard_arrow_down

• Minor
• ARTHB224 UOCArt History and Theory
• ARTSB224 UOCArts and Social Sciences
• ASIAB224 UOCAsian Studies
• ATSIC224 UOCIndigenous Studies
• AUSTB224 UOCAustralian Studies
• CHINE224 UOCChinese Studies
• CHINF224 UOCAdvanced Chinese Studies
• COMDE224 UOCDevelopment Studies
• CRIMC224 UOCCriminology
• CRWTA224 UOCCreative Writing
• ECONA230 UOCEconomics
• ENGLC224 UOCEnglish
• ENVPE224 UOCEnvironmental Humanities
• EUROC224 UOCEuropean Studies
• FILMB224 UOCFilm Studies
• FRENF224 UOCFrench Studies
• FRENG224 UOCAdvanced French Studies
• GEOGS236 UOCGeography
• GERSF224 UOCGerman Studies
• GREKC224 UOCModern Greek Studies
• HISTD224 UOCHistory
• IBUSA230 UOCInternational Business
• INDOC224 UOCIndonesian Studies
• ITALB224 UOCItalian Studies
• JAPNF224 UOCJapanese Studies
• JAPNG224 UOCAdvanced Japanese Studies
• KOREF224 UOCKorean Studies
• KOREG224 UOCAdvanced Korean Studies
• LINGC224 UOCLinguistics
• MGMTH230 UOCHuman Resource Management
• MUSCJ224 UOCMusic Studies
• PHILE224 UOCPhilosophy
• POLSG224 UOCPolitics and International Relations
• PSYCB224 UOCStudies in Psychology
• PSYCM236 UOCPsychology
• SOCAD224 UOCSociology and Anthropology
• SPANH224 UOCSpanish and Latin American Studies
• THSTC224 UOCTheatre and Performance Studies
• WOMSB224 UOCWomen's and Gender Studies

Level 1 Communication and Journalism Core Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MDIA10026 UOCMedia & Communication Contexts
• MDIA10046 UOCNews Fundamentals

Level 1 Media Core Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS10906 UOCMedia, Culture and Everyday Life
• ARTS10916 UOCMedia, Society, Politics

Level 2 Communication and Journalism Core Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MDIA20026 UOCAnalysing Media Communication
• MDIA20036 UOCMedia Content Creation

Level 3 Communication and Journalism Core Courses

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• MDIA30026 UOCMultiplatform Media
• MDIA30036 UOCProfessional Portfolio

Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives

You must complete 12 UOC of Arts & Social Sciences Prescribed Electives.ORYou may substitute the Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives for an optional minor from the list of UNSW BA approved home minors.Note: Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) cannot be studied as Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives.keyboard_arrow_down

• any course offered by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Level 2 Media Prescribed Electives

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS20916 UOCMobile Cultures
• ARTS20926 UOCGlobal Media: Markets, Flows and Cultures
• ARTS20936 UOCSocial Media
• ARTS20956 UOCDigital Technologies and the Self
• ARTS20966 UOCMedia Rights, Media Wrongs

Level 3 Media Prescribed Electives

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS30916 UOCAdvanced Media Issues
• ARTS30926 UOCMedia and Transformation in the Asia-Pacific
• ARTS30936 UOCMedia Power
• MDIA30076 UOCMedia and Arts Internship
• ARTS30966 UOCMedia and Climate Change
• ARTS30976 UOCCurrent Debates in Media and Culture

Prescribed Communication and Journalism Electives

You must take 24 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

• ARTS10106 UOCThe Life of Words
• ARTS10606 UOCIntroduction to Film Studies
• ARTS10626 UOCHollywood Film: Industry, Technology, Aesthetics
• ARTS20636 UOCNational Cinemas
• ARTS20916 UOCMobile Cultures
• ARTS20926 UOCGlobal Media: Markets, Flows and Cultures
• ARTS20936 UOCSocial Media
• ARTS20946 UOCVisual Communication
• ARTS30926 UOCMedia and Transformation in the Asia-Pacific
• ARTS30936 UOCMedia Power
• ARTS38726 UOCMedia Publics
• HUMS20006 UOCArts Internship
• MDIA10006 UOCWorking with Time, Space and Experience
• MDIA10036 UOCPublic Relations and Advertising Foundations
• MDIA20006 UOCAnimating Media
• MDIA20016 UOCBodies and Interfaces
• MDIA20056 UOCAdvertising: The Creative Dimensions
• MDIA20066 UOCCommunication Strategies
• MDIA20076 UOCPolitical Communication
• MDIA20086 UOCBroadcast Media Practices
• MDIA30006 UOCDiscourse and Promotion
• MDIA20106 UOCSerious Games
• MDIA30046 UOCFestivals and Exhibitions
• MDIA30066 UOCProduction Studio
• MDIA30076 UOCMedia and Arts Internship
• MDIA30096 UOCBrand Communications and Cultures
• ARTS10326 UOCThe Literature Laboratory: Writing Beyond Limits
• ARTS11216 UOCThe Life of Performance
• ARTS20666 UOCWriting for the Screen
• ARTS21266 UOCReviewing the Arts
• ARTS21286 UOCArt and Social Change
• ARTS30686 UOCDoing Film Festivals
• HUMS10066 UOCPresentation and Communication Skills
• MDIA10056 UOCCreative Sound Technologies
• ARTS10646 UOCScreen Production I
• MDIA20116 UOCMedia Design for Change
• MDIA30106 UOCProfessional Media Practices: Creating, Publishing and Publicising Digital Journalism
• MDIA30116 UOCCommunication Design: Multimodality, Meaning and Media

Free Electives

You must complete 24 UOC of Free ElectivesORYou may substitute the Free Electives for an optional minor from the list of UNSW BA approved home minor and external minors.keyboard_arrow_down

• any course

General Education

You must complete 12 UOC of General Education coursesORYou may substitute 12 UOC General Education courses for 12 UOC in an external minor from the list of UNSW BA approved external minors.Note: Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) can be studied as General Education only if you are not following a minor in Indigenous Studies.keyboard_arrow_down

• any General Education course

Maturity Requirements

You must complete at least 24 UOC before enrolling in any Level 2 courses. You must complete at least 66 UOC before enrolling in any Level 3 courses.

1.Collaborate effectively across a range of contexts in communications and journalism professions.

2.Critically analyse and creatively solve problems in the context of communication and journalism.

3.Locate, evaluate and use relevant information to develop content for communication and journalism.

4.Show enterprise, initiative and creativity in the practice of communication and journalism.

5.Apply an appreciation of, and respect for, the cultural diversity of media audiences, media forms and media delivery contexts.

6.Adapt to changes in the audiences, platforms, tools and practices of communication and journalism.

7.Conduct research as applied to and appropriate for the fields of communications and journalism.

8.Situate communication and journalism in the context of media studies.

9.Produce effective communication and journalism texts for a range of media platforms.

10.Contribute to, and work within, an international community of media professionals.

11.Create, discuss and evaluate communication and journalism texts.

12.Deploy ethically informed and socially aware practice.