Bachelor of Media and Communications

Bachelor

This course provides up-to-date knowledge of the rapidly changing field of media and communications.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time, 10 years part-time

Course Code

BMediaComm, 038717E

Study Mode

In person, Online

ATAR

72.55

About this course

This course provides up-to-date knowledge of the rapidly changing field of media and communications. It includes film studies, from Australian cinema to Hollywood; television studies; news media; children's media; advertising; digital and social media; screen adaptations; creative and professional writing; and publishing and editing. Students choose to major in 'Media and Culture' or 'Writing and Publishing'. The course develops skills in media research, writing and digital communications, which are relevant to further studies and today's changing workplaces.

Graduates who have successfully completed the Bachelor of Media and Communications may, on the recommendation of the head of school, continue to an honours year. The honours program shall include advanced coursework and a dissertation.

Entry requirements

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Rule

and

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Procedures

).

Assumed knowledge is any two units of English.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

demonstrate coherent and in-depth knowledge of the disciplinary field of media and communications across local and global contexts, including the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques studied in this field;
demonstrate knowledge and applied understanding of the disciplinary methods of media and communications, including its rationales, themes, concepts, theories and interdisciplinary dimensions;
identify and apply appropriate research methods for gathering, interpreting, analysing and evaluating ideas and information from a variety of sources, and for developing and synthesising knowledge;
select and use appropriate communication technologies, forms, styles and techniques to investigate problems and present ideas and arguments coherently for specific purposes and types of intended audience;
adapt and apply knowledge and skills with initiative, to plan and develop projects, solve problems and make decisions in scholarship and/or professional practice; and
work independently and collaboratively, with an understanding of social, cultural and ethical contexts in further learning and professional practice related to media and communications.

Career pathways

Examples include journalism, radio and television, marketing communications, advertising, public relations, corporate writing, public sector research and administration, communications strategy.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Creative Arts courses at University of New England (UNE).

88.1%

Overall satisfaction

81%

Skill scale

78.6%

Teaching scale

67.7%

Employed full-time

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