Blend practical skills and creativity in this innovative degree. Build the skills you need to work across film, television, radio, social and digital media.
*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
The Bachelor of Media produces critically informed contemporary media professionals who are creative, and multi-skilled communicators able to deliver innovative content for a wide range of existing and emerging platforms including film, television and radio, social and mobile media.
The degree integrates practical production, conceptual analysis, creative practice and critical reflection with solid professional industry knowledge. You will be actively engaged in activities across the production process, such as scripting, sound and image recording and editing, and broadcasting. You will also analyse media in broader historical, critical, theoretical and cultural contexts.
Our graduates are technologically fluent and highly adaptable to the constantly evolving media environment.
Work on material to be broadcast on Channel 31, as well as independent radio broadcasters such as 3RRR.
Complete 40-120 hours of professional work attachment, and contribute to various industry-linked projects.
Study overseas on exchange or as part of a study tour intensive, contributing to real projects.
This major invites you to explore this dynamic art form in all its creative, production and distribution dimensions, connecting the history of cinema with contemporary shifts driven by its expansion into galleries and museums and by streaming services.
This major combines critical thinking with hands-on analysis. You’ll create video essays, develop analytical and creative skills, and learn to think like a filmmaker and a critic.
This major offers an immersive pathway to explore the way music, film, celebrity, speculative fiction, and television as a technology, shape cultural identity and offer audiences forms of pleasure and escapism.
You will examine how they are produced by commercial and independent industries that define their form and impact. In this major you will experience the integration of critical ideas with creative practice across carefully designed courses and progressive professional experiences.
Studio-based learning is a distinguishing feature of the Bachelor of Media. In small-class sized studios, learning emerges through the act of making – an investigative and highly creative process driven by research, exploration, experimentation, critique and reflection.
You will be taught how to develop and hone your creative process across multiple media formats and platforms, such as film and video, podcasts, social and interactive media, and writing. You'll have access to state-of-the-art technology and facilities including TV, web and virtual studios at RMIT's City Campus.
Throughout the degree, you’ll engage with broader critical analyses of the historical, theoretical and cultural contexts of various media.
You’ll learn through a variety of teaching and learning modes, including studios, lectures, seminars, tutorials, work-integrated learning and problem-solving workshops.
The degree works closely with industry to enhance industry relevance, create opportunities work attachments, and ensure educational quality. All staff employed by the program have industry and community links that are integrated into the courses they teach.
Throughout the Bachelor of Media you will be assessed through a variety of forms including project pitches; radio, video and online productions; essays; individual and group project presentations; exhibitions; and staff, peer and self-assessment.
The Bachelor of Media is widely recognised by employers for producing industry-ready graduates.
An industry advisory committee made up of senior leaders from film and television, radio and digital media meets regularly to shape and update the degree, ensuring what you learn reflects current practice.
You’ll build strong connections with the media sector throughout your degree. Students frequently collaborate with community media organisations such as 3RRR, SYN-FM, 3PBS, Channel 31, ABC radio and a range of community groups. Many studio classes are run in partnership with industry and community organisations; past partners include ACMI, Uniting, Friends of the Earth, the Melbourne International Film Festival and Sensis. You’ll also learn from a wide range of guest speakers drawn from different parts of the media industries.
You'll also have access to the one of the most significant film and TV studies research collections in Australia housed in the RMIT Library, The RMIT Australian Screen Research Collection (incorporating the AFI Research Collection).
Industry practitioners are actively involved in your learning as sessional tutors and guest lecturers. The degree's Adjunct Professors are leading figures who support staff and students and strengthen external partnerships. They include acclaimed producer Sue Maslin AO; award‑winning producer and director Robert Connolly; and Dr Murray Pomerance, a globally recognised screen studies scholar and writer.
Across the degree, you’ll have opportunities to work on industry-linked projects and to complete a professional work attachment of 40–120 hours. Host organisations have included Networks 10, 9 and 7, ABC, SBS, WTFM and the Australian Open.
The types of classes you have will depend on the course you’re studying. Classes are offered in various formats designed to provide meaningful engagement with staff, industry and peers and provide for access and use of spaces where learning can be applied and active, including an array of specialised equipment.
Most RMIT courses do not include passive large-scale classes such as lectures, instead the content traditionally provided in lectures is made available online. This may be in the form of readings, videos or other on-demand learning materials. This content will also support the basis of interactive learning that takes place in on-campus classes.
The world is constantly changing, and there are universal skills that can help you adapt to the evolving nature of work and global engagement.
As part of your study experience at RMIT, we provide 6 future-focused RMIT Capabilities:
RMIT Capabilities are built into your course as well as some of our extracurricular experiences. They inform the design and delivery of your learning activities and assessments, so by the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to apply these capabilities in your life and work.
Students have the option to study overseas for a semester as an exchange or study abroad student. They can also select study tour intensives as electives.
Due to its popularity in the overseas market, the media degree has a strong international student cohort studying in Melbourne. The skills learnt in the degree are of a global standard, enabling you to work in Australia and overseas.
RMIT offers a range of opportunities for our students to study abroad through overseas work, exchange and study experiences with over 165 partner universities worldwide.
Full- or part-time study is determined by how many credit points you are enrolled in during the semester. An undergraduate study load is considered part-time if you are enrolled in 24 credit points or fewer (approximately two subjects).
Once you are enrolled into this degree you can choose to switch to a part-time study load. This may impact your program duration and tuition fees. Please discuss your study options with your program manager prior to enrolment.
International student visa holders can only study full-time.
You will develop foundational skills in making media content across a range of platforms. You will be introduced to the intellectual and scholarly aspects of the media industries and critically engage with their cultural, historical and ethical contexts.
You will preference from a large and varied array of studios to investigate, design and produce media in response to a problem or prompt allowing you to begin to develop and construct your media-making practice. You will also continue to study within your selected major or minors.
You will complete your final media studio and begin preparation for graduation by exploring the many career pathways available in the media industries. By the final semester you will have gained real-world experiences, with the opportunity to undertake 40-120 hours of work attachment activities within a professional media environment.
In addition to your core media subjects, you will complete a minor specialisation from one of the following areas:
In this degree you will have the opportunity to undertake a local or international work placement of up to 120 hours in one of the following subjects: Media Studio: Craft, Media Studio: Concept, Media Studio: Community or Media Capstone.
This is a studio focusing on the understanding and development of key techniques involved in the craft of media making. In this subject you will work individually and with others to investigate, design and produce media within a studio-based model.
This is a studio focusing on producing media artefacts based on a specific theme, in which you will explore and respond to concepts through media practice.
In this studio you will develop strategies to engage with the media practice community by addressing a stakeholder brief.
In this subject you will gain insight into specific national and global media and cultural industries. At the end of the subject your portfolio will demonstrate your abilities to operate and innovate within a rapidly changing media environment.
As a graduate of this program, you will be equipped to pursue a career as a creative, critical and reflective media practitioner, within a framework of ethical professional practice and lifelong learning.
Your selection of Minor and Major subjects will further hone your expertise, complementing a suite of knowledge developed across your core studies. Through the Bachelor of Media, not only will you learn to initiate, produce and evaluate media projects; you will further be able to adapt your practice to a complex and changing world. You will be able to critically analyse and reflect on your discipline in local and international contexts, identifying and evaluating the cultural and historical practices that contextualise your professional practice.
Taught to work autonomously and collaboratively, you will have the ability to work in diverse roles, teams, organisations and contexts, demonstrating a keen awareness of cultural, ethical, social and environmental considerations. These skills will carry you throughout your career as a communications and media professional, or establish a grounding for further study.
RMIT media graduates can be found throughout the media, communications and broader creative industries within Australia and internationally.
As a graduate you'll edge out others by being multi-skilled, global in outlook and capable of working across a range of media forms and organisational contexts.
RMIT students experience a high level of employment upon graduation due to the quality and excellence of their professional skills.
The Media degree will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work in a broad range of roles and industries that may include:
Content creators shape what we watch, read and listen to every day, making it one of the most flexible and fast‑moving ways to build a career today. The average salary for a content creator in Australia is $78,000 per year*.
From movies and TV to podcasts and video games, a producer plans, executes, and delivers the entirety of a production. The average salary for a producer in Australia is $90,000 per year*.
*Source: www.seek.com.au 2026
You must have successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) (or equivalent qualification).
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4:
Entry to this course is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement plus any adjustment factors.
You may be eligible to receive adjustment factors which include equity access schemes and/or subject adjustments to a maximum of 28 aggregate adjustment points. For more information about what adjustment factors RMIT considers visit Admission to RMIT.
We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked.
Please select the highest level of education you have or will be completing in order to find out the selection criteria that applies to you, in addition to meeting the above entry requirements.
Entry to this course is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement. You will be ranked on your ATAR plus any adjustment factors.
The SNAP access scheme is designed to increase tertiary participation by giving priority access to RMIT diploma and degree programs to eligible applicants currently studying Year 12 at a SNAP partner school.
The RMIT Elite Athlete and Performer Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes and performers to achieve academic excellence while reaching high performance in sport or the performing arts, by allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic or performing arts responsibilities.
The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.
Entry to this course is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement, e.g., level of TAFE qualification completed (including any adjustment factors).
We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked.
You will be assigned a selection rank (comparable to an ATAR) based on your highest completed qualification:
You are encouraged to submit a personal statement of 300-500 words outlining:
If you do not submit a personal statement you will be considered on the basis of academic achievement only.
Applicants applying to RMIT through VTAC can complete and submit the VTAC personal statement via their online VTAC account.
Applicants applying Direct to RMIT can upload their completed personal statement via their online Direct application.
You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. Your overall score will be converted to an equivalent ATAR and competitively ranked for selection.
Your STAT results are valid for 2 years prior to the commencement of your study.
If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with vocational education and training study, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:
You are still required to meet all other course prerequisites or equivalents.
Learn more about the STAT and STAT results.
The RMIT Elite Athlete and Performer Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes and performers to achieve academic excellence while reaching high performance in sport or the performing arts, by allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic or performing arts responsibilities.
The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.
Entry to this program is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement, e.g. GPA (including any adjustment factors).
We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. Previous fail grades in similar courses may affect your eligibility.
You must have successfully completed at least two graded courses (subjects) (0.25 EFTSL) in an Australian bachelor degree or four graded courses (subjects) (0.5 EFTSL) in an Australian associate degree, or overseas equivalent. You will be assigned a selection rank (comparable to an ATAR) based on your GPA.
You are encouraged to submit a personal statement of 300-500 words outlining:
If you do not submit a personal statement you will be considered on the basis of academic achievement only.
Applicants applying to RMIT through VTAC can complete and submit the VTAC personal statement via their online VTAC account.
Applicants applying Direct to RMIT can upload their completed personal statement via their online Direct application.
You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. Your overall score will be converted to an equivalent ATAR and competitively ranked for selection.
Your STAT results are valid for 2 years prior to the commencement of your study.
If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with higher education study, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:
You are still required to meet all other course prerequisites or equivalents.
Learn more about the STAT and STAT results.
The RMIT Elite Athlete and Performer Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes and performers to achieve academic excellence while reaching high performance in sport or the performing arts, by allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic or performing arts responsibilities.
The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.
Entry to this course is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement, e.g., Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) score (including any adjustment factors).
You must have successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) (or equivalent qualification) and meet the stated prerequisites.
You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice.
You are encouraged to submit a personal statement of 300-500 words outlining:
If you do not submit a personal statement you will be considered on the basis of academic achievement only.
Applicants applying to RMIT through VTAC can complete and submit the VTAC personal statement via their online VTAC account.
Applicants applying Direct to RMIT can upload their completed personal statement via their online Direct application.
You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. Your overall score will be converted to an equivalent ATAR and competitively ranked for selection.
Your STAT results are valid for 2 years prior to the commencement of your study.
If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with work and life experience, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:
You are still required to meet all other course prerequisites or equivalents.
Learn more about the STAT and STAT results.
The RMIT Elite Athlete and Performer Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes and performers to achieve academic excellence while reaching high performance in sport or the performing arts, by allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic or performing arts responsibilities.
The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.
The following information outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional experience placement and on-campus learning activities.
The non-academic abilities listed are provided for your information only and are not entry requirements.
By understanding the types of activities you'll participate in, you can:
If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there is a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities.
Please contact the Equitable Learning Services (ELS) team to discuss any adjustments you may require. To receive learning adjustments, you need to register with ELS.
If you are living with disability, long-term illness and/or a mental health condition, we can support you by making adjustments to activities in your course so that you can participate fully in your studies.
The University considers the wellbeing and safety of all students, staff and the community to be a priority in academic and professional experience placement settings.
View the ATAR profile and selection rank from students offered a place into this course wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in the most relevant recent intake period.
The student profile provides insight into the likely peer group for this course.
*ATAR refers to the lowest selection rank to which an offer was made (including consideration of any adjustments) for current and recent Year 12 applicants.
RMIT is committed to providing transparency to the admissions process. In line with this commitment, we provide you with information that will help in making informed choices about your undergraduate study options. Find out more about admission to RMIT.
You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this course.
You must have successfully completed a qualification recognised by RMIT as equivalent to the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) with a minimum average of 65% (see calculator below).
Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies course or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.
Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.
If you are an international student studying year 12 in Australia, you may be able to apply via VTAC with your ATAR.
Find information about the ATAR selection rank* for this course in our ATAR for International students course finder.
*ATAR refers to the lowest selection rank to which an offer was made (including consideration of any adjustments) for current and recent Year 12 applicants.
RMIT is committed to providing transparency to the admissions process. In line with this commitment, we provide you with information that will help in making informed choices about your undergraduate study options. Find out more about admission to RMIT.
There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.
A selection task is not required for entry into this qualification.
To study this course you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
Note: RMIT does not accept scores from 'at-home' or 'online' testing.
For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.
Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an English Language Pathways (Academic English) Advanced at RMIT University Pathways (RMIT UP).
The following information outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional experience placement and on-campus learning activities.
The non-academic abilities listed are provided for your information only and are not entry requirements.
By understanding the types of activities you'll participate in, you can:
If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there is a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities.
Please contact the Equitable Learning Services (ELS) team to discuss any adjustments you may require. To receive learning adjustments, you need to register with ELS.
If you are living with disability, long-term illness and/or a mental health condition, we can support you by making adjustments to activities in your course so that you can participate fully in your studies.
The University considers the wellbeing and safety of all students, staff and the community to be a priority in academic and professional experience placement settings.
A pathway is an alternative way to get into a course. RMIT's pathways can help you move through different levels of study to reach the qualification you're aiming for, even if you don't meet the requirements for your destination course.
This course has pathways available.
When you successfully complete this degree, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT Honours or Postgraduate degree.
You are guaranteed entry into the Bachelor of Communication (Media) with three semesters of credit (equivalent to 144 credit points), when you successfully complete one of the following programs:
Alternatively, you can gain entry from RMIT Foundation Studies or a range of vocational study courses.
RMIT has pathway arrangements with many partner institutions around the world.
If your institution has a pathway arrangement with RMIT you may be able to receive credit and reduce the time it will take to complete your preferred RMIT course.
Find out if your institution has a pathway arrangement with RMIT
If you have qualifications from an institution that is not an RMIT partner, credit into your RMIT course will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
When you successfully complete this course, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT honours or postgraduate degree.
Credit, recognition of prior learning, professional experience and accreditation from a professional body can reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant experience.
Credit and exemptions will be assessed consistent with the principles of the RMIT Credit Policy.
Credit may reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant study experience.
When you are submitting an application, please indicate that you want to be considered for credit and provide detailed course syllabus (also known as course outline), outlining volume of learning, course content and weekly topics, learning objectives/outcomes, assessment types and their weightings, and reference to the learning resources such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings.
In 2026, the annual student contribution amount (tuition fee) you will pay for a standard year of full-time study is between AU$4,738 to AU$17,399.
In addition to your tuition fees, you will be expected to pay for additional expenses including:
Amounts quoted are indicative fees per annum, and are based on a standard year of full-time study (96 credit points). A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load.
Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.
You may be eligible to apply for a HECS-HELP loan, which can be used to defer payment of up to the full amount of your student contribution fees. You may also be eligible to apply to defer payment of your SSAF through the SA-HELP loan scheme.
Learn more about fees for undergraduate study.
For information on how to pay your fees or how to apply for a refund, please see Paying your fees and applying for refunds.
If you are offered a Commonwealth supported place, your tuition fees are subsidised by the Australian Government.
Your share of the fee (student contribution) is set on an annual basis by the government and is determined by the discipline areas (bands) of your individual enrolled courses, not the overall program.
The Australian Government has introduced changes to university funding and student contribution fees under its Job-ready Graduates Package.
The fees in the table below apply to students who commence their degree in 2027. Fees for continuing students are available at fees for Commonwealth supported students.
Each subject (course) falls into a band. The band determines the student contribution amount for the subject.
Amounts listed in the table below are based on a standard, full-time study load (96 credit points per year) with all subjects in the same band. A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load or for enrolment in subjects from a combination of bands.
You can learn how to calculate your exact tuition fees for units from different bands at Fees for Commonwealth supported students.
Student contribution band by subject |
Maximum annual student contribution amount (per EFTSL) in 2027 |
|---|---|
| Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics, Statistics, Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Agriculture | $4,908 per standard year
$613 per standard (12 credit point) course |
| Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology, Professional Pathway Social Work, Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Science, Pathology | $9,880 per standard year
$1,235 per standard (12 credit point) course |
| Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science | $14,046 per standard year
$1,755 per standard (12 credit point) course |
| Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Communications, Society and Culture | $18,025 per standard year
$2,253 per standard (12 credit point) course |
On 1 January 2022, the Government implemented the Student Learning Entitlement (SLE).
The Australian Government provides financial assistance via the HECS-HELP loan scheme, which allows eligible students (such as Australian citizens or holders of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa) to defer payment of up to the full amount of their student contribution.
You may be eligible to apply to defer payment of the Student services and amenities fee (SSAF) through the SA-HELP loan scheme. If you use SA-HELP, the amount will be added to your accumulated HELP debt.
If your FEE-HELP and/or SA-HELP loan application is successful, the Australian Government will pay RMIT, on your behalf, up to 100% of your fees. This amount will become part of your accumulated HELP debt.
You only start repaying your accumulated HELP debt to the Australian Government once you earn above the minimum income threshold for repayment, which is set each year by the Australian Government (this also applies if you are still studying). The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will calculate your compulsory repayment for the year and include this on your income tax notice.
For more information about loan repayment options see Commonwealth assistance (HELP loans) or Study Assist.
In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.
The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2027 is $386.
You may also be required to purchase other items related to your course, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from course to course.
In addition to tuition fees you also need to pay for:
You also need to account for your living expenses. Estimate the cost of living in Melbourne.
In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student. The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2027 is $386.
Find out more details about how fees are calculated and the expected annual increase.
Find information on how to apply for a refund as a continuing international student.
RMIT awards more than 2000 scholarships every year to recognise academic achievement and assist students from a variety of backgrounds.
RMIT awards more than 2000 scholarships every year to recognise academic achievement and assist students from a variety of backgrounds.
Use our Frequently Asked Questions to learn about the application process and its equity access schemes, find out how to accept or defer your offer or request a leave of absence, discover information about your fees, refunds and scholarships, and explore the various student support and advocacy services, as well as how to find out more about your preferred program, and more.
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