Prerequisites: Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3&4, C)
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:
A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
Developed in close consultation with industry, the Bachelor of Communication and Journalism will produce communication specialists who understand the diversity and complexity of the contemporary communication and media landscape and are able to thrive within it.
Specifically designed to respond to the demand for graduates who are ready for the challenges and opportunities of next generation media and associated industries, this degree will equip students with a comprehensive set of advanced writing skills, multimedia production abilities, and the capacity to think both laterally and creatively.
You will work alongside and learn from some of the best journalists, editors, producers, content makers and communication professionals in the country. Our top industry placements open doors to a diverse media career. Our graduates will be professional storytellers, journalists and communicators who are set to lead innovation and change in the 21st century communication and media industry.
Graduates will be well equipped to work within journalism, freelance writing, strategic or public relations, corporate promotions, commercial communication, creative industries, public relations and communications firms, government and non-government organisations, not-for-profit and aid organisations, media and the film industry, entrepreneurial and start-up organisations.
CRICOS CODE: 096707D
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Year 1
You must complete the following courses:
Introduction to Communication and Journalism - 1505LHS
Research and Writing for Journalism - 1507LHS
Empowering the Professional Communicator - 1509LHS
Free-choice electives
OR
Language and Communication for Arts and Social Sciences - 5904LHS (see Note 1)
Communication: Theory and Scholarship - 1511LHS
Communication Performance - 1512LHS
Digital Media and Portfolio Production - 1513LHS
Free-choice electives
Note 1: Students required to undertake the English Language Enhancement course must complete 5904LHS in their first trimester of study in place of an elective.
Year 2
You must complete the following courses:
Media Law - 2513LHS
Ethical Communication - 2505LHS
Global Journalism, Media and Communication - 2506LHS
Level 2 Listed electives
Digital Audio Media Production - 2523LHS
Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship - 2508LHS
Media Relations - 2515LHS
Year 3
You must complete the following courses:
Advanced Digital Media Production - 3502LHS (see Note 1)
Industry Internship 1 - 3531LHS
Level 3 Listed electives
Communication for Social and Environmental Change Project - 3503LHS (see Note 1)
Crisis and Disaster Communication - 3517LHS
Note 1: These courses are designed as the capstone experience for the final year.
Listed electives
Year 2 Listed electives
You must complete 20 credit points from the following courses:
Public Writing and Professional Practice - 2512LHS (offered in odd years)
Longform Journalism - 2514LHS (offered in odd years)
Media, Politics and Public Opinion - 2509LHS (offered in even years)
Investigative Journalism - 2507LHS
Environmental and Climate Change Communication - 2524LHS (offered in even years)
Health and Science Communication - 2525LHS
Year 3 Listed electives
You must complete 20 credit points from the following courses:
Media Campaigns and Strategies - 3518LHS (offered in odd years)
Global Mobility Study Tour
Human Rights Journalism and Communication - 3507LHS
Rethinking Journalism and Media - 3025LHS
Industry Internship 2 - 3532LHS
Social Media for Journalism and Public Relations - 3521LHS
Free-choice electives
You may select free-choice electives from the list below which includes Level 2 and Level 3 courses. Please note, however, that these are a more advanced level than those designed for Level 1. You may also select any Undergraduate free-choice elective/s offered across the University provided pre-requisites are met. You must ensure that you do not exceed the maximum of Level 1 courses (100 credit points) in your entire program. If you require guidance please contact the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science.
Understanding the Social World - 1007LHS
Islam in the Modern World - 1603LHS
First Peoples - 1088LHS
Introduction to Screen Analysis - 1009LHS
World History - 1117LHS
Introduction to Creative Writing - 1104LHS
Approaches to Human Security - 1213LHS
Introduction to Photography - 1613QCA (see Note 1)
Linguistics 1A - Introduction to the Study of Language I - 1001LHS (not offered from 2022)
Communication: A Linguistic Approach - 1003LHS
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) 1A - 1084LHS
Italian 1A - 1090LHS
Intensive Italian 1A - 1092LHS (not offered from 2020)
Japanese 1A - 1032LHS
Spanish 1A - 1080LHS
Sociology of Identity - 2143LHS
Power and Politics - 2139LHS (not offered from 2019)
OR
Popular Music, Culture and Identity - 3056LHS (offered Online)
Structures of (in)security - 2718LHS
Migration, Settlement and Integration - 3550LHS
Australia and the World - 2101LHS
Writing History - 3052LHS (not offered from 2021)
Feature Writing - 3506LHS (not offered from 2021)
OR
Human Rights Journalism and Communication - 3507LHS
Public Writing and Professional Practice - 2512LHS (offered in odd years)
Popular Genres - 3723LHS
Gothic Afterlives - 2141LHS
Media Law - 2513LHS
Advanced Project - 3060LHS
Media Campaigns and Strategies - 3518LHS (offered in odd years)
Writing Short Fiction - 2036LHS
Sociology of Youth - 2026LHS
Aboriginal Political Histories - 2034LHS
Great Empires of Islamic Civilization - 2610LHS (not offered from 2019)
War, Peace and Security: Humanity and History - 3145LHS
Islam, Media and Conflict - 2611LHS (not offered from 2019)
OR
Religious and Ideological Extremism - 2615LHS
Media, Politics and Public Opinion - 2509LHS (offered in even years)
Writing Across Cultures - 2106LHS
A History of Terrorism and Political Violence - 2055LHS
The Body in History - 2054LHS
Contemporary Aboriginal Issues - 3053LHS
Community Internship and Partnerships for SDGs - 3002LFC
Independent Internship - 3200LHS
Note 1: This course is offered at the South Bank campus only. Please contact your Program Director for further information.
Occupations include: social media coordinator, community and stakeholder engagement officer, digital marketing specialist, communications officer, events manager, social media manager, public relations consultant, public relations professional, strategic communications specialist, media liaison officer, campaign manager, media analyst, promotions officer, copywriter, journalist, reporter, producer, researcher, editor freelance writer, corporate promotions and communications.
OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year
