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This course focuses on developing a wide range of professional and communication skills through a hands-on approach to traditional and new media. It provides students with skills in research and writing, and critical and creative thinking. Theory and practice go hand in hand within this course, and inform each other across all of the available specialisations. As well as giving the knowledge required to succeed in a dynamic communication and cultural environment, the course provides students with the skills to adapt and thrive in facing and responding to challenges in a range of communication and cultural fields.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
Academic admission standard for the following entry pathways:
Students are required to complete a Core unit set, plus 4 Elective units relating to a specialised area, and an 8-unit Major. This will be supported by a supplementary program, comprising of a second 8-unit Major, or two 4-unit Minors, or a 4-unit Minor and 4 Elective units, or 8 Elective units.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| CCA1108 | Communications and Digital Technology | 15 |
| CMM1111 | Power and Pleasure in the Media | 15 |
| CMM1113 | Media and Social Context | 15 |
| CCA3111 | Preparation for Professional Life | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 4 | 60 |
| Unit from Major | x 8 | 120 |
| Unit from Supplementary Program | x 8 | 120 |
Note: CCA3111 is a Core capstone unit and is required to be taken in the final semester of study.
Note: Students normally complete no more than ten units at first-year level, and are required to complete at least four units at third-year level.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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