Bachelor of Media (Communication and Journalism)

This degree develops broad professional communication skills, teaching you to become an effective storyteller across a range of media platforms – from writing news articles to creating communication strategies. You are not only upskilled as a writer but also encouraged to become an influential and strategic communicator, able to tackle complex issues by drawing on your integrated practical and theoretical expertise. In addition to fundamental courses in media theory and practice, you will choose specialist electives from a range of communication, journalism and media courses, including public relations, writing for digital media, digital-media production and marketing. Graduates have expertise in a range of foundational communication skills and are able to contribute to, evaluate and intervene in emerging practices, enabling them to take leading roles in these rapidly changing industries.

Majors

• Art History and Theory
• Arts and Social Sciences
• Asian Studies
• Australian Studies
• Chinese Studies
• Creative Writing
• Criminology
• Development Studies
• Economics
• English
• Environmental Humanities
• European Studies
• Film Studies
• French Studies
• Geography
• German Studies
• History
• Human Resource Management
• Indigenous Studies
• Indonesian Studies
• International Business
• International Relations
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Korean Studies
• Linguistics
• Media
• Modern Greek Studies
• Music
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Politics and International Relations
• Psychology
• Sociology and Anthropology
• Spanish and Latin American Studies
• Theatre and Performance Studies
• Women's and Gender Studies

Core Courses

• Media, Culture and Everyday Life
• Media, Society, Politics
• Media Industry Contexts
• Analysing Media Communication
• News Reporting
• Multiplatform Journalism
• Advanced Media Writing
• Media Portfolio