Bachelor of Communication
Course Overview
This flexible degree allows you to tailor your study areas to suit your skills, interests, and career aspirations. Choose to major in Social Media or Journalism, with options to add minors in Strategic Global Communication and Creative and Interactive Advertising or select elective courses that engage your creativity and provide exposure to international skillsets and future work opportunities.
Explore majors and minors for the Bachelor of Communication.
In this program you will:
- Gain a breadth and depth of knowledge in the core communication disciplines
- Become well-grounded in key themes in global communication and multicultural discourses
- Become job-ready for a range of media careers including roles in journalism, editing, marketing, corporate, social and community communication
- Develop briefs and communication campaigns and work with real clients
- Gain exposure to industry with work placement opportunities
Course Structure
Introductory courses (3) 36 units
ART100 Communicating Your World: Research and Communication in HASS
ART101 Understanding Your World: Introduction to HASS Theory
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
Developing courses (1) 12 units
ART201 Planning Your World: Your Future Directions
Required courses from a specified list: (1) 12 units
Select a total of 12 units from:
BCI300 Work Integrated Learning Project
SCS300 Social Sciences and Humanities Project
Extended Major, Majors and Minors 192 units
Select 2 majors (16 courses/192 units) OR Select 1 Extended major (12 courses/144 units) and 1 minor (4 courses/ 48 units) OR
1 major (8 courses/96 units) and 2 minors (4 courses each/ 48 units each) from:
Majors (8) 96 units:
Creative Writing and Publishing
Criminology and Justice
English
Geography
Global Sustainable Development
History
International Studies^
Japanese In-country (Major)^
Japanese Studies^
Japanese In-country (Extended Major)^ (144 units)
Journalism
Screen Media
Sociology
Theatre and Performance^
Minors (4) 48 units:
Creative Writing and Publishing
Criminology and Justice
Digital Humanities^
Environmental Humanities
English
Geography
History
Indigenous Studies
International and Human Rights^
International Studies^
Japanese Studies^
Journalism
Music^
Screen Media
Sociology
Sustainability
Theatre and Performance^
^Not currently available at Moreton Bay campus
Elective courses (3) 36 units
Select a total of 36 units from the undergraduate elective course options. The number of elective courses is dependant on the major/minor combinations chosen.
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Academic Entry Requirements | Students must be at least 17 or have completed Year 12 or equivalent. |
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities
- Advertising executive
- Content strategist
- Copywriter
- Corporate communications officer
- Creative director
- Marketing officer
- Public relations officer
- Social media manager