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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Media and Communication

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code Y91

This double degree enables students to succeed in today's rapidly changing society. It will broaden students' understanding of themselves, their community and the larger world, as well as provide them with the theoretical and practical dimensions of communication. It is a challenging educational program leading to a degree which is internationally recognised in the global marketplace.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply an international perspective and a global outlook to industry.
  2. Apply creative thinking and innovation to generate and evaluate complex ideas and provide sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges.
  3. Collaborate in team project settings to produce measurable outcomes and evaluate team processes.
  4. Demonstrate cross-cultural awareness, including Indigenous cultural competence in a range of professional contexts.
  5. Obtain, analyse and interpret information using trans literacy skills, including technology, information literacy and numeracy proficiency.

Professional Recognition

Majors

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.

Admission requirements

Academic standard for the following admission pathways:

  • ATAR
  • Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma
  • Experienced Based Entry (where accepted)
  • Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)
  • Aboriginal Student Intake Test
  • University Preparation Course
  • Indigenous University Orientation Course

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 4 Years
  • Part Time: 8 Years

Course Delivery

  • Mount Lawley: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

A/Prof Panizza Ruth ALLMARK

Course Structure

Students are required to complete: 2 Core units and 2 Elective units (from anywhere within the School); plus 2 Arts Core units and a 12-unit Arts Major; plus 2 Communication Core units and a 12-unit Communication Major.

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
CCA1108Communications and Digital Technology15
CCA3111Preparation for Professional Life15
Elective Unitx 230
Arts Programme
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
HMN1112Ideas, Images and Information: Taking the Humanities to the World15
HMN1114Gods, Gossip and Genes: An Exploration of Being Human15
Unit from Majorx 12180
Communications Programme
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
CMM1111Power and Pleasure in the Media15
CMM1113Media and Social Context15
Unit from Majorx 12180

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.

Media and Communication

Arts

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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