BACHELOR DEGREES
Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication)
Domestic,International
Plan code:
BP222
Duration:
3 years Full Time
3 years Full Time
Campus:
City Campus
CRICOS Code:
048665G
Program Structure
To graduate you must complete the following courses:
All courses listed may not be available each Semester
Year One of Program
Complete the following Five (5) Core Courses:
ANDComplete One (1) Course in the first block of the Contextual Study area of your choice. Please refer to the list of Contextual Studies options and their courses, which are found after the Year Three course list:Contextual Studies courses ANDComplete One (1) Course in the School Options list that you have not taken or passed already. Please refer to the list of School Option courses at the end of this program structure document.
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Public Relations | 12 | COMM1161 | City Campus |
| COMM2549 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| COMM2553 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Making Media | 12 | COMM2674 | City Campus |
| COMM2741 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| General News Reporting | 12 | COMM2148 | City Campus |
| Introduction to Advertising | 12 | MKTG1208 | City Campus |
| MKTG1358 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Professional Communication Foundations | 24 | COMM2837 | City Campus |
AND
Year Two of Program
{Complete the following One (1) course:
ORComplete the following Two (2) courses:
ORComplete the following Two (2) courses:
ORComplete the following Two (2) courses:
}ANDComplete Two (2) Courses in the second block of the Contextual Study area of your choice. Please refer to the list of Contextual Studies options and their courses.Contextual Studies courses ANDSelect and complete One (1) Course from:University Elective AND{Complete One (1) course from the following Three (3) option courses:
ORComplete the following Two (2) courses:
}ANDComplete the following One (1) course:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media 3 | 24 | COMM2626 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism Reporting and Writing | 12 | COMM2835 | City Campus |
| Journalism Law and Ethics | 12 | COMM2836 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations Research Methods | 12 | MKTG1460 | City Campus |
| Communication Strategy and Planning | 12 | COMM2143 | City Campus |
| COMM2623 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client Management | 12 | COMM2333 | City Campus |
| COMM2554 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Creative Advertising | 12 | GRAP2311 | City Campus |
| GRAP2566 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media 4 | 24 | COMM2627 | City Campus |
| Journalism Technologies | 24 | COMM2653 | City Campus |
| Advertising Industry Practice | 24 | COMM2662 | City Campus |
| COMM2744 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication | 12 | COMM2688 | City Campus |
| COMM2760 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Applied Public Relations Research: Insights to Action | 12 | MKTG1456 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Communication Project | 12 | COMM2324 | City Campus |
| COMM2555 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
AND
Year Three of Program
{Complete One (1) of the following 24 Credit Point Options:
Complete the following One (1) course:
ORComplete the following One (1) course:
ORComplete the following One (1) course:
ORComplete the following Two (2) courses:
}ANDComplete Two (2) Courses in the last block of the Contextual Study area of your choice. Please refer to the list of Contextual Studies options and their courses.Contextual Studies courses ANDComplete the following Two (2) courses
ANDSelect and Complete One (1) Course from:University Elective
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media 5 | 24 | COMM2628 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting with Sound and Image | 24 | COMM2656 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influence and Impact in Public Relations | 24 | COMM2687 | City Campus |
| COMM2739 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copywriting | 12 | GRAP2319 | City Campus |
| GRAP2730 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Art Direction | 12 | GRAP2315 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Communication Studio | 24 | COMM2675 | City Campus |
| COMM2796 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Media and Communication Internship | 12 | COMM2639 | City Campus |
AND
(
Contextual Studies: Approaches to Popular Culture
Year One: Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Two: Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Three: Select and complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Culture in Everyday Life | 12 | COMM2633 | City Campus |
| Television Cultures | 12 | COMM1073 | City Campus |
| Popular Cinema | 12 | COMM2632 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music in Popular Culture | 12 | COMM1081 | City Campus |
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
| COMM2792 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Screening Politics and Economies | 12 | COMM2636 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Perspectives in Contemporary Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2631 | City Campus |
| Music in Popular Culture | 12 | COMM1081 | City Campus |
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
| COMM2792 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Screening Politics and Economies | 12 | COMM2636 | City Campus |
OR
Contextual Studies: Asian Media and Culture
Year One: Select and complete One (1) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Two: Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Three: Select and complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Asia | 12 | COMM2138 | City Campus |
| COMM2550 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Mass Media in Asia | 12 | COMM1086 | City Campus |
| COMM2545 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| COMM2552 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Media, New Asia | 12 | COMM2336 | City Campus |
| COMM2551 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Asian Cinemas | 12 | COMM1035 | City Campus |
| COMM2795 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
| COMM2792 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, Politics & Social Change in Asia | 12 | COMM2253 | City Campus |
| New Media, New Asia | 12 | COMM2336 | City Campus |
| COMM2551 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Asian Cinemas | 12 | COMM1035 | City Campus |
| COMM2795 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
| COMM2792 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
OR
Contextual Studies: Cinema Studies
Year One: Select and complete One (1) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Two: Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Three: Select and complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Cinema Studies | 12 | COMM1031 | City Campus |
| Popular Cinema | 12 | COMM2632 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| True Lies : Documentary Studies | 12 | COMM1034 | City Campus |
| Textual Crossings: Literary Adaptation | 12 | COMM2637 | City Campus |
| Asian Cinemas | 12 | COMM1035 | City Campus |
| COMM2795 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Australian Cinema | 12 | COMM1033 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histories of Film Theory | 12 | COMM1036 | City Campus |
| True Lies : Documentary Studies | 12 | COMM1034 | City Campus |
| Textual Crossings: Literary Adaptation | 12 | COMM2637 | City Campus |
| Asian Cinemas | 12 | COMM1035 | City Campus |
| COMM2795 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Australian Cinema | 12 | COMM1033 | City Campus |
OR
Contextual Studies: Literary Studies
Year One: Select and complete One (1) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Two: Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Three: Select and complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Textual Crossings: Literary Adaptation | 12 | COMM2637 | City Campus |
| Reading Space and Place | 12 | COMM2635 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literary Realism to Post-Modernism | 12 | LANG1006 | City Campus |
| Narrating the Self | 12 | COMM2638 | City Campus |
| Reading Sex and Race | 12 | COMM2634 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature's Ethics | 12 | COMM2630 | City Campus |
| Literary Realism to Post-Modernism | 12 | LANG1006 | City Campus |
| Narrating the Self | 12 | COMM2638 | City Campus |
| Reading Sex and Race | 12 | COMM2634 | City Campus |
OR
Contextual Studies: Politics, Economies and Communication
Year One: Select and complete One (1) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Two: Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
ANDYear Three: Select and complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhetorics & Politics of the Contemporary World | 12 | COMM2402 | City Campus |
| Politics Communicated | 12 | COMM2409 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economies Communicated | 12 | COMM2408 | City Campus |
| Screening Politics and Economies | 12 | COMM2636 | City Campus |
| Global Political Economy | 12 | SOCU2112 | City Campus |
| SOCU2275 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Applications of Communication: A Political Economy of the Workplace | 12 | COMM2407 | City Campus |
| Economies Communicated | 12 | COMM2408 | City Campus |
| Screening Politics and Economies | 12 | COMM2636 | City Campus |
| Global Political Economy | 12 | SOCU2112 | City Campus |
| SOCU2275 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam |
)
AND
School Options:
School Options:
Note: All Courses listed may not be available each semester:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising Media | 12 | GRAP2369 | City Campus |
| GRAP2597 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Alternative Animation | 12 | COMM2213 | City Campus |
| Art After Videogames | 12 | VART2964 | City Campus |
| Asian Cinemas | 12 | COMM1035 | City Campus |
| COMM2795 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Australian Cinema | 12 | COMM1033 | City Campus |
| Broadcast Media | 12 | COMM2220 | City Campus |
| Client Management | 12 | COMM2333 | City Campus |
| COMM2554 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Communicating Brand Narrative | 12 | COMM2684 | City Campus |
| Contemporary Australian Writing | 12 | COMM2392 | City Campus |
| Creative Advertising | 12 | GRAP2311 | City Campus |
| GRAP2566 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| DJs, Digital Rhythms and Dance Cultures | 12 | PERF2061 | City Campus |
| Economies Communicated | 12 | COMM2408 | City Campus |
| Engaging the Mobile Environment | 12 | COMM2416 | City Campus |
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
| COMM2792 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Features and Storytelling | 12 | COMM2641 | City Campus |
| COMM2742 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Foundations of Public Relations | 12 | COMM1161 | City Campus |
| COMM2549 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| COMM2553 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Game Studies | 12 | VART2496 | City Campus |
| Interdisciplinary Communication Project | 12 | COMM2324 | City Campus |
| COMM2555 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Introduction to Advertising | 12 | MKTG1208 | City Campus |
| MKTG1358 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Introduction to Cinema Studies | 12 | COMM1031 | City Campus |
| Introduction to Graphic Design | 12 | GRAP2175 | City Campus |
| Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication | 12 | COMM2688 | City Campus |
| COMM2760 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Literary Realism to Post-Modernism | 12 | LANG1006 | City Campus |
| Managing a Communication Business | 12 | COMM2337 | City Campus |
| COMM2610 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Mass Media in Asia | 12 | COMM1086 | City Campus |
| COMM2545 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| COMM2552 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Media and Communication Internship | 12 | COMM2639 | City Campus |
| Media and Communication Major Internship | 24 | COMM2642 | City Campus |
| Modern Asia | 12 | COMM2138 | City Campus |
| COMM2550 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Music in Popular Culture | 12 | COMM1081 | City Campus |
| Narrating the Self | 12 | COMM2638 | City Campus |
| Networked Media | 12 | COMM2219 | City Campus |
| New Media, New Asia | 12 | COMM2336 | City Campus |
| COMM2551 | Melbourne transfer to Vietnam | ||
| Photojournalism | 12 | COMM2640 | City Campus |
| Politics Communicated | 12 | COMM2409 | City Campus |
| Pop Culture in Everyday Life | 12 | COMM2633 | City Campus |
| Popular Cinema | 12 | COMM2632 | City Campus |
| Reading Sex and Race | 12 | COMM2634 | City Campus |
| Reading Space and Place | 12 | COMM2635 | City Campus |
| Rhetorics & Politics of the Contemporary World | 12 | COMM2402 | City Campus |
| Screening Politics and Economies | 12 | COMM2636 | City Campus |
| Short Story Writing | 12 | GRAP2317 | City Campus |
| Sound Design | 12 | COMM2305 | City Campus |
| Television Cultures | 12 | COMM1073 | City Campus |
| Textual Crossings: Literary Adaptation | 12 | COMM2637 | City Campus |
| The Play Society | 12 | OART1037 | City Campus |
| The Spectacle of Music Video: From MTV to YouTube | 12 | PERF2062 | City Campus |
| True Lies : Documentary Studies | 12 | COMM1034 | City Campus |
| Typography in Design | 12 | GRAP2277 | City Campus |
| Writing for Videogames | 12 | COMM2244 | City Campus |
