If English is not your first language or was not the medium of instruction in your secondary or tertiary studies, you are required to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language by achieving a prescribed level in an approved English examination or test before you can receive a full offer of a place.
IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest
TOEFL internet-based score: Total score 82 (Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13)
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 58 overall; No communication skills less than 50
Your English language proficiency test must be no more than two years old at the time of your commencement at Western Sydney University.
Graduates can plan a career in media, public relations, journalism or advertising companies with skills adaptable to many environments.
This combined degree ensures that your future work appeals to the right target audience.
The Bachelor of Communication component covers all areas of creative communication, enabling you to understand how your field of study is connected to other disciplines.
The Creative Industries degree partners with creative industries to provide an interdisciplinary, experiential degree that combines a core of entrepreneurship with major studies including culture and society, creative writing, design, enterprise innovation, journalism, literature, media arts, music performance and photo media.
The course is designed for those who wish to pursue a creative practice while gaining the business and legal acumen to become a successful part of the creative economy on their own terms.
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As a Communication and Creative Industries graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:
Creative Writing
Advertising
Music Performance
Photo Journalism
Social Media Management
Graphic Design
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
