Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies - Bachelor of Creative Arts

Overview

In Creative Arts students take extensive studies in a discipline area. The BCM adds an opportunity to broaden the focus, to acquire skills outside the main areas of the degree and thereby increase its marketability. 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.

Course Requirements

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies, a candidate must:

• complete a major in the BCA comprising 108 credit points of core subjects;
• 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 at least 90 credit points of subjects from the Course Structures of the Faculty of Creative Arts (including a minimum of 60 credit points) for a Creative Arts major;
• complete not more than 90 credit points at 100-level;
• where necessary, undertake elective subjects from the Course Structures of the Bachelor of Creative Arts, the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies or the General Schedule to ensure that at least 216 credit points have been completed.

Major Study

Students must take one major from each degree program.

Majors in the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
For details of the major studies, refer to the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (single degree entry) in the Arts section of the Handbook.

• Advertising and Marketing
• Journalism
• Media Technology Studies
• Screen Studies

Majors in the Bachelor of Creative Arts
For details of the major studies, refer to the Bachelor of Creative Arts single degree entry.

Students enrolled in the double degree program should consult both faculties about their choice of major studies.

Honours

A Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) degree requires additional study and may be undertaken by students who meet the requirements for enrolment in Honours. Students should consult the single degree Bachelor of Creative Arts entry for Honours requirements.

A Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (Honours) degree will be proposed by the Faculty of Arts in 2004 to begin in 2005.

Other Information

For further information see Policy Guidelines for Double Degrees at: www.uow.edu.au/handbook/courserules/double_degree.html