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Explore Communications and Arts undergraduate degrees

In this increasingly connected and digital world, self-driven communicators and creatives are in high demand, with creative industries recognised as one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world. When you study Communications and Arts at UOW, you'll gain skills to communicate with different audiences for different purposes, to produce and present engaging content, and develop your skills to cultivate your own creative identity.

UOW College provides pathways to Communications and Arts degrees at UOW. By completing a Diploma of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities at UOW College, there is an opportunity to gain entry into the first or second year of various degrees within the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities at the University of Wollongong. 

Alternatively, UOW College also offers the University Preparation Program to help you enter your first year of study at UOW. 

Explore your options

At UOW, you'll develop real-world practical skills and content, not just theory. 

Employment in creative industries is growing 40% faster than the Australian economy. There are thousands of creative careers waiting for people with the right mix of skills and experience.

  • Actor
  • Advertising executive
  • Archivist
  • Art historian
  • Business administration manager
  • Communications specialist
  • Consultant
  • Content creator
  • Content developer
  • Copywriter
  • Corporate communications manager
  • Creative director
  • Curator
  • Digital game designer
  • Digital publishing specialist
  • Digital media manager
  • Diplomat
  • Editor
  • Event coordinator
  • Feature writer
  • Film and television producer
  • Fine artist
  • Foreign affairs and trade officer
  • Graphic designer
  • Heritage specialist
  • Librarian
  • Lighting designer
  • Market researcher
  • Museum manager
  • Musician
  • Novelist
  • Photographer
  • Public relations specialist
  • Screen writer
  • Sculptor
  • Stage manager
  • Theatre director
  • Theatre performer
  • Web designer

What can I do with my degree?

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Study close to home

UOW has eight Australian campuses located across Wollongong, Sydney, and regional centres of the NSW South Coast and Highlands. If you're looking to study close to home, take a look at the UOW campuses which offer Communications and Arts degrees.

Campuses offering Communications and Arts degrees

 

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2nd in NSW

UOW ranks 2nd in NSW for undergraduate communications.

Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) 2025

What major will you choose?

Develop specialist skills that employers want in the major fit for you.

Choose to major in Digital and Social Media, Screen Media Production, Journalism, Marketing Communication and Advertising or Visual Communication Design. Specialise in one field or combine into a double degree.

 

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Choose a major from a wide variety of options. Focus on one major and combine it with a minor or select a double major. 

EXPLORE THE MAJORS

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Choose to major in Creative Writing, Music, Visual Arts or Visual Arts and Design. Students are encouraged to add a minor study through their elective subjects.

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Choose to major in Active Intensive or Theatre Making. Students are encouraged to undertake a minor study, and Theatre Making majors may complete a second major from within Communications and Arts.

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Student experience

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UOWTV Multimedia – Social First Newsroom is a showcase of UOW journalism, storytelling and creativity. Content is curated by UOW journalism students and staff.

Study abroad and exchange

Combine study and travel to turn your degree into a global experience.

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Meet like-minded students by joining a club or society for a complete university experience.

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Student and alumni stories

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The power of writing and reading

Catherine McKinnon, Shady Cosgrove and Hayley Scrivenor share the insights and inspirations they have gained through reading and the influence it has had on their own creative writing.

Meet Hayley

I love how open UOW is, I can study outdoors and sit in the sun between classes. The media facilities are also amazing, and you really do get to experience what working in a newsroom or radio studio is like. It sets you up for the ‘real world’ and has provided me with practical learning and work experience that allows me to create a portfolio of work that I can show to employers in the future. Hayley Bachelor of Journalism (major: Legal Studies)

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