Communication and media

If you’re a creative storyteller seeking dynamic and exciting employment opportunities, then a degree in communication and media at UC is the perfect way to connect with the world around you and kickstart your career.

Informed by industry leaders within both media and communications, our courses evolve as the industry does. Whether you’re looking towards a career in journalism, marketing communications, public relations, sports media or social media, you'll benefit from UC’s close-knit relationships with organisations at the centre of the creative industries.

You’ll graduate with a well-rounded set of communications and media skills, and a wealth of practical experience, ready to jump straight into your future career.

Every creative degree at UC involves hands-on learning and work-based projects, meaning you’ll gain valuable industry experience from the first day of your university journey. You’ll obtain hard skills related to your chosen area of expertise, plus soft skills that will advantage you across your whole career, such as experience in presenting, communicating, managing stakeholders and negotiating.

In your final year, you’ll undertake a capstone unit where you’ll show the knowledge you’ve gained in the classroom in a real-world industry setting, giving you the chance to impress potential employers and build industry connections.

During your time with us, you’ll design your communications and media career pathway with help from Careers UC – our dedicated careers resource centre – so you’re ready to hit the media and communications industries job market as soon as you graduate.

Our dedicated Media Resource Centre is the place to visit if you need access to high-quality gear for all in-studio, on-location or at-home projects. At your disposal are cameras, lighting equipment, movement rigs, mixing equipment, recording tech and more.

UC’s TV studio and control room is a unique teaching space used for training across a variety of production scenarios, with a focus on film and digital media production, TV news and sports broadcasting.

It’s equipped with studio cameras, set components and a lighting rig, giving you the opportunity to create everything from an interview stage to a full set. You’ll also have access to a cyclorama with infinity curve, allowing you to experiment with green screen technology for chroma key compositing across a wide range of applications.

Like our TV studio, UC’s radio studio and green room are professionally kitted-out teaching spaces for training in radio presenting and production, and are ideal for audio capture of all kinds.

Acoustically controlled with cladding for exceptional soundproofing and sound absorption, the rooms contain inter-linked studio control desks fitted with server-based news production software. You’ll also have access to our separate interview and voiceover booth, designed especially for its excellent audio production sound isolation.

The Media Resource Centre also contains a number of large computer labs and editing suites pre-loaded with industry-standard video editing, audio editing, compositing and 3D graphics software.

Bypass the standard ATAR entry route and let your creative talent speak for itself with our portfolio entry option.

Just submit five pieces of your best media or communications creative work to demonstrate your talent.

These could be personal projects or school-related pieces you’re proud of, and can include design, written work, illustration and more. Portfolio entry is available for all our communication and media undergraduate degrees.