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University of Canberra

Suburb , ACT ,Australia

Bachelor of Communication and Media / Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management (ARMG01.1)

Use your energy and creativity to design and produce the finest social events, then use your communication and media skills to present your masterpiece on the world stage with the UC Bachelor of Communication and Media/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management double degree.

The course will push you creatively and will help develop your project management capabilities while giving you the tools to imagine, design and create events that engage, inspire and influence and integrated advertising communication campaigns designed to stimulate maximum audience participation.

Collectively you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of how to produce a world class professional event from initial concept development and funding all the way through to integrated advertising, production and delivery.

This course also offers smaller, more personalised classes, delivering students with an individually tailored learning environment to ensure they receive the highest level of support and encouragement throughout their UC study journey.

Campus Information

Canberra, Bruce

The University of Canberra is located in the suburb of Bruce in the Australian Capital Territory. Surrounded by Lake Ginnindera, the new suburb of Lawson, Radford college and residential housing, regular public buses can drop you right on campus. Open space, natural calm, tall trees and wildlife. Close to the city. Convenient to shopping. Great food, cool cafes, events and markets; a buzzing social hub with something for everyone. Student accommodation, an on-campus medical and counselling centre, the Australian Institute of Sport, Calvary Public Hospital, Belconnen Shopping Mall and a variety of restaurants are all within walking distance.

Intakes

  • Feb
  • July

Application Processing Time in Days: 14

Application Process

More Information required
10 Days
Possible interview call from institution
10 Days
Provisional/ unconditional offer
20 Days
Visa process
30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

The UC Bachelor of Communication and Media/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management degree is a unique course that offers highly transferable qualifications that can be used in a variety of industries or jobs, such as:

  • event manager
  • conference centre manager
  • tourism information officer
  • restaurant manager
  • public relations officer
  • marketing manager
  • festival program director
  • advertising campaign manager
  • wedding planner
  • travel consultant
  • tourism policy officer
  • local government economic development manager
  • tourism research consultant
  • tourism attraction manager
  • tourism bus company manager
  • hotel or resort executive.

PSW Opportunity

Major Cities

  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Brisbane

Regular 2 years post study work visa for international students completing Bachelors and Masters degrees (minimum 92 weeks), 3 years for Masters by Research and 4 years for PhD. graduates

Cities and major regional centres

  • Perth
  • Adelaide
  • Gold Coast
  • Sunshine Coast Canberra Newcastle/Lake Macquarie
  • Wollongong/Illawarra Geelong
  • Hobart

International students studying at regional universities will be eligible to access an 
additional year in Australia on a post-study work visa
(Which means a Bachelors or Masters graduate can get up to 3 years of PSW visa)

Regional centres and other regional areas

All other locations 
(list of cities)

International students studying at regional universities will be eligible to access an additional 
2 years in Australia on a post-study work visa 
(Which means a Bachelors or Masters graduate can get up to 4 years of PSW visa)

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:
- Year 12 ATAR
- other Australian Qualification
- work experience
- overseas qualification

We also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes.


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