Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies

This degree draws on the university's expertise in global communication and digital media. It offers students the opportunity to develop competence in one of the specialist streams.

To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies a candidate shall accrue an aggregate of at least 144 credit points by satisfactory completion of subjects listed in the Course Structures of the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies, the Course Structures of the Bachelor of Arts offered by the Faculty of Arts and the General Schedule.

The 144 credit points shall include:

1. major study composed of the core subjects for the degree together with the compulsory subjects from one of the specialist streams. By completing the core subjects for the degree together with the compulsory subjects from two of the specialist streams a candidate may complete a double major;
2. not more than 60 credit points at 100-level.

Continuation in the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies will be dependent upon the student's achieving a cumulative average of at least 65% at the end of each academic year. Students who do not meet the required average will be transferred to the Bachelor of Arts (702).

Major Studies

• Advertising and Marketing
• Educational Multimedia (not available in 2003)
• Journalism
• Media Technology Studies
• Screen Studies

Second majors from the Bachelor of Arts (702)

Students may wish to combine a major from this degree with one of the following majors from the Bachelor of Arts - Course code 702. (Students who do not want to exceed the 144 credit point minimum for the degree will need to choose a second major carefully.)

• Aboriginal Studies
• Asia Pacific Studies
• Australian Studies
• Communication Studies
• Community And Environment*
• English Language Studies
• English Studies
• European Studies
• French
• Gender Studies
• History
• Information Studies
• Italian
• Japanese
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Resource and Environmental Studies
• Science, Technology and Society
• Sociology

* Available at the Shoalhaven and Moss Vale Campuses and Bega and Batemans Bay Education access centres only.

Core subjects

All students enrolled in the degree must complete the following subjects:

Summer Session Electives

Summer Session subjects are optional and are available to all students enrolled in the degree. Students must satisfy prerequisites for upper-level subjects.