Are you excited by communications and media and wish to pursue a career where you can utilise your creative side? The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Bachelor of Communications & Media/Arts is your ideal double degree. The degree combines the specialist professional Bachelor of Communications & Media program with a degree that provides a broad range of skills and knowledge applicable to many workplaces – the Bachelor of Arts. You can complete this degree in 4 years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time. Get in touch today to embark on this exciting course.

Why study this program?

Communications and media are an exciting and inescapable part of modern life. With the advent of social media, the 24-hour news cycle, the development of citizen journalism, and the multiplatform delivery of film and screen production, the traditional media landscape has changed beyond recognition. This has presented new opportunities and avenues of communication for filmmakers, journalists, photographers, and other media practitioners.

The Bachelor of Communications & Media explores the principles and techniques of communications and media by examining and creating print, screen, and multimedia texts, using traditional, new and emerging media and screen production technologies.

The Bachelor of Arts component of this double degree allows you to complete an in-depth study in humanities or social science subjects. In contrast, the Bachelor of Communications & Media component will prepare you for various careers in journalism, film and screen production, digital communication, photography and much more.

You will complete a Major in journalism, film and screen production, or photography. You then have choices – you can complete a second Major in one of these three areas or a Minor. Or you can complete a second Major or Minor in a complementary area of study from a range of humanities, science, and social science disciplines. See the Program Requirements below for specific details.

You will study an Arts Major in a humanities or social science area of your choice, which will give you in-depth, specialist knowledge and skills that will allow you to contribute effectively to society's cultural and intellectual life. Our Majors include English Literature, Social Justice, Politics and International Relations, History, Archaeology, Theatre Studies, Journalism and Film and Screen Production. See the Program Requirements for the complete list.

Program summary

Core Curriculum

Full details of the Bachelor of Communications and Media / Bachelor of Arts program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

Here you can find full details of the courses on offer.

More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions pages Fremantle Sydney.

Please note: The availability of these courses and teaching staff is indicative only and may be subject to change.

• CORE I: Foundations of Wisdom
• CORE II: Elective
  • Electives in philosophy and\or theology
  • Professional embedded electives that integrate studies in a profession with philosophy and\or theology
  • An option to undertake a pilgrimage embedded in the study of the philosophy and theology of pilgrimage, e.g., World Youth Day
  • An option to undertake a course that integrates philosophy & theology with community service and charity work
  • An option to undertake an elective in philosophy, theology, and the liberal arts contained within an international experience

Graduates of this program can follow diverse career paths in the private and public sectors; many employers will welcome the transferable skills. The following careers are open to graduates of this program: photographer working in many areas such as news, sport, travel, fashion, science, portraiture, or advertising; photojournalist, advertising art director, multimedia specialist.

Applicants must meet High school qualifications (or equivalent) to apply for undergraduate program. Academic minimum entry requirements for international applicants vary from country to count

IELTS (Academic) - 6.5 overall, with no individual band score lower than 6.0; CAE/CPE - 176 overall, with no individual band score lower than 169; PTE Academic - 58 overall, with no individual band score lower than 50; TOEFL (iBT) - 84 overall, with no score lower than 21 in writing and no other band score lower than 17.