Bachelor of Communication (Media) - Plan BP221ACC

Bachelor of Communication (Media) - Plan BP221ACC

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Student type:
Entry score:

ATAR 68.35*

Duration:
Full-time 3 years or 2.5 years accelerated
Part-time 6 years
Fees:

Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Entry score:

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Duration:
Full-time 3 years or 2.5 years accelerated
Fees:

AU$ 38,400 (2025 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 055813G

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester

To Graduate you must complete the following: note not all courses will be available each semester

You must complete a total of 288 credit points as follows:

Complete One Hundred and Forty-Four (144) credit points of core courses

Complete One-Hundred and Forty-Four (144) credit points of minors and program option courses. Students can complete any of the following combinations:

  • Two (2) minors of 48 Credit Points each (96 Credit Points in total) and 48 Credit Points of option courses
  • One (1) minor of 48 Credit Points and 96 Credit Points of option courses

‘Program options’ includes courses listed in the School Options List and any listed within the minors.

Details of Minors and School Option Courses can be found at the bottom of the program structure.

NOTE: If you use a course toward the completion of your core or minor, you cannot use that same course again to count toward another minor. 

Year One of Program
Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Making Media12COMM2674City Campus
Media 224COMM2625City Campus
Country and Story12COMM3031City Campus
ANDComplete 48 credit points from your chosen Minor or School Options listed at the end of this program structure.
AND
Year Two of Program
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Media 324COMM2626City Campus
Media 424COMM2627City Campus
ANDComplete 48 credit points from your chosen Minor or School Options listed at the end of this program structure.
AND
Year Three of Program
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Media 524COMM2628City Campus
Media Capstone12COMM3008City Campus
Media Futures12COMM3009City Campus
ANDComplete 48 credit points from your chosen Minor or School Options listed at the end of this program structure.
AND
Minor: Advertising
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Advertising12MKTG1208City Campus
Message and Media Strategy12COMM2908City Campus
Creativity for Advertising12GRAP3027City Campus
Storytelling for Advertising12GRAP3029City Campus
Art Direction for Advertising12GRAP3028City Campus
People and Persuasion12COMM2909City Campus
AND
Minor: Approaches to Popular Culture
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Pop Culture12COMM2633City Campus
TV and Screen Cultures12COMM1073City Campus
Music in Pop Culture12COMM1081City Campus
Speculative Futures12COMM2874City Campus
Popular Culture Now12COMM2631City Campus
AND
Minor: Asian Media & Culture
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Contemporary Asian Modernities12COMM2878City Campus
Asian Media and Communication12COMM2871City Campus
Asian Mobilities: Practices, Experiences and Impacts12COMM2873City Campus
Exploring Asian Popular Culture12COMM2345City Campus
Sex, Politics & Social Change in Asia12COMM2253City Campus
AND
Minor: Cinema Studies
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Cinema Studies12COMM1031City Campus
Film Criticism: From Early Cinema to the Digital Age12COMM2880City Campus
Border Crossings: Cinema, Community and Nation12COMM2876City Campus
Beyond the Frame: Technologies, Industries and Audiences12COMM2875City Campus
Uses of Film Theory12COMM1036City Campus
AND
Minor: Contemporary Politics & Communication
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Rhetorics & Politics of the Contemporary World12COMM2402City Campus
Politics and Communication12COMM2409City Campus
Changing Economies and Communication12COMM2408City Campus
Screening Politics and Technologies12COMM2636City Campus
Work, Politics and Technology12COMM2407City Campus
AND
Minor: Digital Communication
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Digital Communication12COMM2906City Campus
Precision Writing for Digital Engagement12COMM2913City Campus
Social Media Communication12COMM2872City Campus
Digital Audiences and Analytics12COMM2916City Campus
Communication Platforms and Industries12COMM2917City Campus
Managing Digital Challenges12COMM2914City Campus
AND
Minor: Gender Studies
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Gender12COMM2925City Campus
Gender, Development and Globalisation12HUSO2092City Campus
Global Feminisms12HUSO2388City Campus
Rethinking Masculinities12COMM2926City Campus
Feminist and Queer Perspectives12COMM2879City Campus
Gender, Communication and Social Change12COMM2927City Campus
AND
Minor: Impactful Media
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Making Media12COMM2674City Campus
Live Media12COMM2220City Campus
Social Storytelling 12COMM3022City Campus
Impact Documentary12COMM3020City Campus
Communicating Sustainability12ENVI1137City Campus
Screening Politics and Technologies12COMM2636City Campus
AND
Minor: Journalism
Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Journalism Essentials12COMM3011City Campus
Journalism Law and Ethics12COMM2836City Campus
ANDComplete 24 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Fact Checking and Verification12COMM2803City Campus
Journalism Reporting and Writing12COMM2835City Campus
Podcasting12COMM2870City Campus
Photojournalism12COMM2640City Campus
AND
Minor: Literary Studies
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Literature and Decolonisation12LANG1375City Campus
Reading Space and Place12COMM2635City Campus
Literary Environments12LANG1374City Campus
Narrating the Self12COMM2638City Campus
Literature's Ethics12COMM2630City Campus
AND
Minor: News Media with Purpose & Integrity
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Fact Checking and Verification12COMM2803City Campus
Podcasting12COMM2870City Campus
True Lies : Documentary Studies12COMM1034City Campus
Picturing Power12VART3825City Campus
Impact Documentary12COMM3020City Campus
AND
Minor: Photography Foundation
Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Photography 10112VART3590City Campus
ANDComplete 36 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Photographic Lighting and Representation12VART3596City Campus
Imaging Technologies 112COSC2372City Campus
Alternative Photographic Processes12VART1704City Campus
Art and Photography12VART3511City Campus
Photography Histories and Theories12VART3594City Campus
Editorial Photography12VART1710City Campus
AND
Minor: Public Relations
Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Introduction to Public Relations12COMM2929City Campus
Advocacy and Voice in Public Relations12COMM2920City Campus
Public Relations Strategy and Planning12COMM2937City Campus
Contemporary Media Relations12COMM2921City Campus
Organisational Communication12COMM2922City Campus
Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication12COMM2688City Campus
AND
Minor: Visual Politics
Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Photography 10112VART3590City Campus
Visualising News12COMM3010City Campus
ANDComplete 36 credit points from the following:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Photojournalism12COMM2640City Campus
Picturing Power12VART3825City Campus
Screening Politics and Technologies12COMM2636City Campus
Documentary Photography12VART3817City Campus
Counter Investigations12VART3815City Campus
AND
School Options
School Options:
Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Advertising Media12GRAP2369City Campus
Creating a Communication Business12COMM2337City Campus
Client Management12COMM2333City Campus
Communicating Brand Narrative12COMM2684City Campus
Communicating the Environment12COMM2877City Campus
Writers on Writing12COMM2392City Campus
Creative Advertising12GRAP2311City Campus
DJs, Digital Rhythms and Dance Cultures12PERF2061City Campus
Feminist and Queer Perspectives12COMM2879City Campus
Film Genre12COMM2881City Campus
Foundations of Public Relations12COMM1161City Campus
General News Reporting12COMM2148City Campus
Interdisciplinary Communication Project12COMM2324City Campus
Media and Communication Internship12COMM2639City Campus
Networked Media12COMM2219City Campus
People and Data12COMM2868City Campus
Persuasive Communication12COMM2112City Campus
Playful Media and Everyday Creativities12COMM2869City Campus
Professional Writing12COMM2147City Campus
Understanding Sports Media12COMM2325City Campus
Storytelling12GRAP2317City Campus
Music Video Culture 12PERF2062City Campus
Wicked problems: innovative solutions12SOCU2276City Campus
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