Bachelor of Communication & Media Studies / Bachelor
of Arts
Overview
By combining the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
with another degree, students will broaden their employment
prospects into the growing areas of media and communication.
In the BCM, students can take a major in journalism, marketing,
screen and media studies or media technology studies, and
still take elective subjects in the other areas. The core
of the BCM deals with contemporary issues in politics, communication
studies and media, giving students a broad grounding in which
to situate their major study. For the Arts degree, the BCM
adds employment focus, with identifiable career options in
journalism, advertising and marketing. The journalism major
in the BCM combines well with the humanities areas in the
Arts degree. It provides an avenue for Arts students to extend
their writing skills in an area directly tied to an employment
destination.
Course Requirements
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Communication
and Media Studies/Bachelor of Arts a candidate must:
- complete all the compulsory (core) subjects in the Bachelor
of Communication and Media Studies and the required subjects
of one of the major studies in that degree;
- complete one major study offered by a member unit of the
Faculty of Arts (including Aboriginal Studies) or a major
in Psychology or Population Health*;
- complete not more than 90 credit points at 100-level;
- where necessary, undertake elective subjects from the
Course Structures of the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor
of Communication and Media Studies or the General Schedule
to ensure that at least 216 credit points have been completed.
* Students majoring in Psychology or Population Health in
Arts double degree programs will complete the subjects prescribed
for the those majors in the course structures of Bachelor
of Arts offered by the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
(single degree course code 708).
Assessment
Assessment in this course varies between subjects and programs,
but typically includes a combination of essays, tutorial/seminar
presentations and in-class tests and/or exams. Some subjects
may have an additional practical component. The assessment
requirements of each subject are set out in the individual
subject outlines which students receive in the first week
of session.
Major Study
Students must take one major from each degree program. If
a student wishes to take more than one major from a degree
program, s/he should see an academic adviser in the Faculty
of Arts.
Please note: Because of an overlap of core subjects, students
in this degree cannot take Communication subjects as a major
in the Arts component of the double degree.
Majors in the Bachelor of Communication and Media
Studies available in 2004
For details of the major studies please refer to the Bachelor
of Communication and Media Studies (single degree entry).
Majors are available in: Advertising and Marketing, Journalism,
Media Technology Studies, Screen Studies.
Majors in the Bachelor of Arts available in 2004
All Arts majors and their requirements are listed under the
Bachelor of Arts entry.
Students enrolled in the double degree program should consult
the ad academic adviser in the Faculty of Arts about their
choice of major studies.
Honours
A Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requires additional
study (one year full-time, or two years part-time) and may
be undertaken by students who meet the requirements for enrolment
in Honours. Students considering Honours should consult with
the Faculty honours co-ordinator before choosing 300 level
subjects.
A Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (Honours) degree
will be proposed by the Faculty of Arts in 2004 to begin in
2005.
Students should consult the single degree Bachelor of Arts
entries for Honours requirements.
The Faculty of Arts Honours Handbook can be accessed as a
PDF document.
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