Complete Course Outline
Course: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (125JA)
Award: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
Course Level: 10
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Design
University Admissions Centre (UAC) Course Code: 362086
CRICOS Code: 068976D
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:
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UC Bruce Campus
- Full Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Mrs Dee Adam (Ph: +61 2 6206 3887)
- Part Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Mrs Dee Adam (Ph: +61 2 6206 3887)
Introduction
This combined degree course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the field of Communication and Media Studies while also allowing them to pursue a wider liberal-arts education.
The Bachelor of Arts degree provides a flexible preparation for many areas of vocational and professional employment, as well as the broad perspective required for informed citizenship. A four-unit Liberal Arts Foundation sequence, with choices at individual unit level, combines with a choice of Arts majors to complete the requirements of an Arts degree. The remaining units mark the character of the degree as either arts-oriented or professional, and include an open choice of one full major. Foundation program units may become the basis for a continuing major or minor sequence.
The Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies provides an advanced study of the history, theory and methods of Communication and Media Studies with a special focus on political communication. It explores the way in which societies have evolved in conjunction with advances in communication technology and addresses the way communications media have profoundly transformed the way we live. This course develops an informed and critical understanding of how the media operate, the way they shape meanings and values, and the difference they are making to the social, economic and political worlds in which we live. It provides an in-depth understanding of political communication processes from a national capital perspective. Special attention is payed to the development of high level oral and written communication skills as well as to an appreciation of the power of visual communication forms. The course offers opportunities for work-place learning through internships and provides an excellent introduction to communication and media research methods.
The single degree of Bachelor of Arts may be taken out at the end of three years full-time study, subject to a variation in the study program for third year. Students considering taking out the single degree must seek course advice before the end of their second year of study.
Learning outcomes are as indicated in the documentation for the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies.
Course Requirements
96 credit points comprising:
(a) Required (36 credit points):
Communication and Media Studies components as follows (36 credit points):
- MJ0138 Major in Communication and Media Studies (18 credit points)
- MJ0127 Major in Political Communication (18 credit points)
(b) Restricted choice (54 credit points):
Two 18 credit points Arts Majors from the following list:
Modern Languages
- MJ0018 Major in Chinese (Beginning)
- MJ0016 Major in Chinese (Continuing)
- MJ0017 Major in Chinese (Intermediate-Advanced)
- MJ0071 Major in Japanese (Beginning)
- MJ0069 Major in Japanese (Continuing)
- MJ0070 Major in Japanese (Intermediate-Advanced)
- MJ0112 Major in Spanish (Beginning)
- MJ0110 Major in Spanish (Continuing)
- MJ0111 Major in Spanish (Intermediate-Advanced)
Politics, Society Culture
- MJ0044 Major in Gender and Diversity
- MJ0128 Major in International Studies
- MJ0147 Major in Justice Studies
- MJ0080 Major in Law and Society
- MJ0081 Major in Law and Technology
- MJ0174 Major in National Security
- MJ0127 Major in Political Communication
- MJ0093 Major in Politics & Government
- MJ0173 Major in Politics and International Relations
- MJ0106 Major in Sociology and Social Policy
Communication Culture
- MJ0138 Major in Communication and Media Studies
- MJ0030 Major in Creative Writing
- MJ0140 Major in Cultural Heritage Practice
- MJ0038 Major in English Language and Literature
- MJ0180 Major in Indigenous Studies
- MJ0079 Major in Language Studies
- MJ0084 Major in Literary Studies
- MJ0176 Major in Museum Studies
- MJ0170 No Unit Set Title Found!
- MJ0171 Major in Storytelling
- MJ0120 Major in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Architecture, Design and Media
- MJ0177 Major in Architecture History and Theory
- MJ0182 Major in Digital Design and Production
- MJ0167 Major in Interior Architecture and Technology
- MJ0149 Major in Media Arts
- MJ0090 Major in Media Arts and Scriptwriting
Another 18 credit point Arts Major from the above list OR a Professional Major selected from the following list:
- MJ0002 Major in Accounting
- MJ0131 Major in Advertising
- MJ0005 Major in Applied Economics
- MJ0007 Major in Applied Statistics
- MJ0027 Major in Community Development
- MJ0026 Major in Community Studies
- MJ0029 Major in Counselling Studies
- MJ0126 Major in Event Management
- MJ0040 Major in Financial Services
- MJ0051 Major in Human Nutrition
- MJ0059 Major in Information Systems
- MJ0060 Major in Integrated Environmental Management
- MJ0068 Major in Psychology: An Introduction
- MJ0072 Major in Journalism Studies
- MJ0086 Major in Management
- MJ0087 Major in Managing Human Resources
- MJ0089 Major in Marketing
- MJ0103 Major in Public Relations Studies
- MJ0153 Major in Service Management
- MJ0154 Major in Sport Business
- MJ0113 Major in Sport Management
- MJ0123 Major in Tourism Management
(c) Open electives (6 credit points ) as follows:
Students will take electives from an area of their choice. In choosing electives students should note that no more than 30 credit points at level one is permitted for the entire course.
Students may wish to request enrolment in units 7555 Special Studies in Communication 1 and 7556 Special Studies in Communication 2 as elective units.
Typical Course Structure
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| YEAR 1 | |
| Arts Major 1 | Arts Major 1 |
| Arts Major 2 | Arts Major 2 |
| 8128 Communication, History and Society | 8134 Understanding Media |
| 8132 Influence, Belief and Argument | 8124 Democracy and Public Opinion |
| YEAR 2 | |
| Arts Major 1 | Arts Major 1 |
| Arts Major 2 | Arts Major 2 |
| Arts or Professional Major | Arts or Professional Major |
| 8133 Media Industries and Audiences | 7003 Communication and Media Research |
| YEAR 3 | |
| Arts Major 1 | Arts Major 1 |
| Arts Major 2 | Arts Major 2 |
| Arts or Professional Major | Arts or Professional Major |
| 7005 Political Communication | 8125 Elections, Campaigns and Lobbying |
| YEAR 4 | |
| Arts or Professional Major | Arts or Professional Major |
| 8127 Journalism and Political Process | 7544 International Political Communication |
| 7545 Risk, Crisis and Communication | 8131 Communication Technologies and Change |
| Open elective or | Open elective or |
| 7555 Special Studies in Communication 1 | 7556 Special Studies in Communication 2 |
Course Duration
Standard eight semesters full-time or equivalent.Maximum twenty semesters.