Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications)

Bachelor's degree

In Canberra (Australia)

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Canberra (Australia)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) degree offers you an exciting combination of academic excellence and professional training in media and communications. Our degree links practical training in media writing; radio, video, online media production; and media relations; with a scholarly and critical education in media and communications theory and practice.



You will acquire a broad array of skills that are tailored to meet the needs of the media and communications industries, and you are not required to specialise in a particular media area. Therefore, our flexible degree structure enables you to continue with your studies in the humanities and social sciences, and/or languages and still remain enrolled in Media and Communications.



The degree encompasses a host of diverse and expanding industries that will offer you exciting national and international employment opportunities. You will graduate with the skills required for entry into areas such as print, broadcast and online journalism, international communications, media regulation and public policy, media and public relations.



Students have undertaken internships in a variety of areas, including competitive national and international journalism placements, public relations and advertising agencies, national television and radio and major print and online media. This practical work experience in your chosen field of interest can give you a definite edge over other graduates as you seek professional employment after graduation.

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Canberra (Australia)
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Subjects

  • IT
  • Media
  • Communications
  • Public
  • International
  • Skills and Training
  • Radio
  • Public Relations

Course programme

Course Structure

Study plan

Students must complete 78 credit points (cp) in compulsory Media and Communications units of study. These include three junior units of study (18cp), eight senior units of study (48cp) and an Internship (12cp). The compulsory units may vary as determined by the department and the Faculty. In addition, students must complete a major from an arts and social sciences subject area and have the option of completing a third major or elecitve units from arts and social sciences subject areas or another faculty in the University as permitted. A standard pathway through the Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) degree is four units of study per semester for eight semesters.

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Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications)

Price on request