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Joondalup
Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
Y43 - CRICOS:
060866G - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Communications
Major In Media, Culture and Mass Communications
Explores the social and cultural context of media. Students will examine the influence and power of media and the forces that affect them. It introduces students to a significant range of contemporary theoretical and critical approaches used to analyse media texts, media technologies and their position in the world today.
The major also allows students to construct a hybrid program of study which looks at theory and practice in fields such as advertising, journalism, public relations and visual communication. It trains students to think critically and to communicate effectively.
Related careers
Communications Officer, Film Critic, Media Buyer, Producer, Public Relations Consultant, Public Relations Manager, Researcher, Writer
Major structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
This major explores the social and cultural context of media. Students will examine the influence and power of media and the forces that affect them. It introduces students to a significant range of contemporary theoretical and critical approaches used to analyse media texts, media technologies and their position in the world today. The course also allows students to construct a hybrid program of study which looks at theory and practice in fields such as advertising, journalism, public relations and visual communication. It trains students to think critically and to communicate effectively.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select 60 credit points (4 units) from the following: | |||
| CMM2115 | Cultural Matrix | 15 | |
| CMM2124 | Media and Nation | 15 | |
| CMM3125 | Popular Music and Culture | 15 | |
| CMM2202 | Culture and the Internet | 15 | |
| MST2150 | Media in Asia | 15 | |
| Plus select 60 credit points (4 units) from the following: | |||
| CCA3101 | Environmental Humanities | 15 | |
| CMM3108 | Independent Study Unit | 15 | |
| CMM3115 | Global Communications | 15 | |
| CMM3129 | Contemporary Issues in Culture | 15 | |
| MST3151 | Media and Identity | 15 | |
| OR | |||
| Select up to 30 credit points from the above list of units, plus a further 30 credit points of Level Two or Level Three ADV, BRO, JOU or PRN coded units. | |||
Recommended Electives
It is recommended that students intending to study the Media, Culture and Mass Communications major complete some of the following Foundation Program elective units.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRO1000 | iTalk@ECU: Presentation Skills | 15 | |
| CMM1107 | Creative Thinking | 15 | |
| CMM1112 | Communication Strategies | 15 | |
| FAV1111 | Film and Cinema Studies | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: