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Bachelor of Media Communication

BMediaComm

240 cp

Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at: Melbourne, Victoria

EFSTL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFSTL value of 0.125. Units with acp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

2. Definitions

“Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.

“Minor”: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

3. Requirements for completion of the degree

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

  1. 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
    1. 30 cp from Core Units in Theology or Study of Religions;
    2. 80 cp from a Major in Media;
    3. 80 cp from a Major in Communication;
    4. 10 cp from Internship;
    5. 40 cp from Electives;

      and

  2. Volunteer Experience.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parenthesis where applicable.

Core Units

Theology

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
THCT100 10 What Christians Believe
THCP100 10 The Signs of the Times
THCP208 10 Theology of Communication (Pre: THCT100 What Christians Believe; THCP100 The Signs of the Times)

or

Study of Religions

Any 100-level unit in Study of Religions.

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
THSR201 10 Ethics and Peace in World Religions
THSR203 10 Interfaith Relations and Dialogue

Media

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MEDA100 10 Introduction to Media Production
MEDA101 10 Theorising the Media
MEDA200 10 Audio Production (Pre: MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production)
MEDA201 10 Video Production (Pre: MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production)
MEDA202 10 2D Computer Animation 1
MEDA203 10 3D Computer Animation 1 (Pre: MEDA202 2D Computer Animation 1)
MEDA206 10 Radio Production 1 (Pre: MEDA200 Audio Production)
MEDA207 10 Radio Production 2 (Pre: MEDA206 Radio Production 1)
MEDA208 10 Screen Production 1 (Pre: MEDA201 Video Production)
MEDA209 10 Understanding Screen Texts (Pre: MEDA101 Theorising the Media)
MEDA210 10 Screen Production 2 (Pre: MEDA208 Screen Production 1)
MEDA211 10 Media Law (Pre: MEDA101 Theorising the Media)
MEDA213 10 Power, Propaganda and Persuasion (Pre: MEDA101 Theorising the Media or 10cp from 100-level unit in Communication)

Communication

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
COMM102 10 Introduction to Communication
COMM103 10 Written Communication
COMM213 10 Interpersonal Communication
COMM219 10 New Media Communication (Pre: 10cp from 100-level unit in Communication)
COMM221 10 Communication Ethics (Pre: COMM102 Introduction to Communication)
COMM220 10 Writing the News (Pre: COMM102 Introduction to Communication)
COMM313 10 Advanced News Writing (Pre: COMM220 Writing the News)
ENGL208 10 Creative Writing (Pre: 10cp from 100-level unit in Literature or Communication)

Internship

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MEDA300 10 Internship (Pre: 10cp from 200-level unit in Media and 10cp from 200-level unit in Communication)

Volunteer Experience

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS232 10 Volunteer Experience2

Electives

Units in drama, literature, history, marketing, music, politics or visual arts from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts degree.


1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2Volunteer Experience is normally to be completed by the end of Year 2.