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University of Wollongong (UOW)

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Bachelor of Communication and Media (Digital and Social Media)

  • Bachelor

The Bachelor of Communication and Media offers you a strong foundation in the national and international communication and media industry.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time
Course Code
1706, 094791G
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
70

About this course

The Bachelor of Communication and Media offers you a strong foundation in the national and international communication and media industry. With a focus on preparing you for global careers, this degree places an emphasis on high-level skills in media production, communication research and independent project work.

In the digital and social media major, you will gain skills in digital media production, content development, social media curatio, and project design through ideas and practice.

You will study digital and social media, with a focus on the process of media development. From day one you will use a wide variety of technologies and platforms to test your ideas in projects defined and driven by you.

Our unique approach to learning through project development means that you will rapidly become skilled in innovation, prototyping, testing and practice through creative media approaches to real-world problems. You will learn how to create work that meets the needs of users and clients, and how to use feedback to grow your project potential.

The Bachelor of Communication and Media (Digital and Social Media) enables you to expand your career options by combining this major with one of four other majors in the degree:

  • Screen Media Production
  • Journalism
  • Marketing Communication and Advertising
  • Visual Communication Design

This is an ideal degree if you are interested in more than one area of media and communications and want a flexible future career path.

Study locations

Wollongong

Career pathways

  • Global Communications
  • Digital Publishing
  • Media Strategy and Planning
  • Public Relations
  • Copywriter
  • Market Research
  • Event Coordinator
  • Publicity Officer
  • Tourism Officer
  • Print/Television/Radio/Photo/Online Journalist
  • Government
  • Editor
  • Feature Writer
  • Reporter
  • Researcher
  • Advertising
  • Social Media Manager
  • Media Management Advisor
  • Communication Specialist
  • Corporate Communications
  • Content Development

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Communications courses at University of Wollongong (UOW).
82.9%
Overall satisfaction
86.7%
Skill scale
81.9%
Teaching scale
52.1%
Employed full-time
$50.1k
Average salary