BACHELOR DEGREES
Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication)
Domestic,International
Plan code:
BP222
Duration:
3 Years Full Time, 6 Years Part 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 ANDSelect and Complete One (1) Course from:University Elective
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Public Relations | 12 | COMM1161 | City Campus |
| Making Media | 12 | COMM2674 | City Campus |
| General News Reporting | 12 | COMM2148 | City Campus |
| Introduction to Advertising | 12 | MKTG1208 | City Campus |
| 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 |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client Management | 12 | COMM2333 | City Campus |
| Creative Advertising | 12 | GRAP2311 | City Campus |
| 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 |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication | 12 | COMM2688 | City Campus |
| 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 |
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 |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copywriting | 12 | GRAP2319 | City Campus |
| Art Direction | 12 | GRAP2315 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Communication Studio | 24 | COMM2675 | City Campus |
| Media and Communication Internship | 12 | COMM2639 | City Campus |
AND
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mass Media in Asia | 12 | COMM1086 | City Campus |
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Media, New Asia | 12 | COMM2336 | City Campus |
| Asian Cinemas | 12 | COMM1035 | City Campus |
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
| 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 |
| Asian Cinemas | 12 | COMM1035 | City Campus |
| Exploring Asian Popular Culture | 12 | COMM2345 | City Campus |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
)
AND
School Options:
School Options:
Note: All Courses listed may not be available each semester:
