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Bachelor of Communication

University of Newcastle

Australia

University Drive CALLAGHAN New South Wales 2308

Overview

Learn to push your creative boundaries. Embrace the changes occurring across today’s complex communication landscape. Choose your major area/s of study and develop work-ready skills, including critical thinking, writing, and producing creative and factual content.

Course options prepare you to create content for many forms of media. These include social, radio, podcasting, broadcast, streaming, and news platforms. You can tailor your skills for specific areas of interest, including drama and documentary, gaming and lifestyle, strategic communications, public relations and corporate communications.

Communication integrates practical experience, critical analysis, and creative thinking with industry opportunities. You’ll be ready to take on a range of exciting careers.

Study Option

  • Tuition Fees
  • Duration156 Weeks
  • Intake22 July 2024
  • Study TypeOnline & Campus
  • Campuses The University of Newcastle (Newcastle City)
    New South Wales ( Inc. Sydney )
    Cnr King and Auckland St, Corner of Auckland and Hunter Streets (NeW Space), Newcastle, 2300

Course Structure

This degree provides a solid foundation and in-depth understanding of communication theory and practice. Depending on your chosen major/s, you could study courses in various sectors of media production and theory including:

  • cultural studies
  • magazine and broadcast journalism
  • media interviewing
  • media production
  • photomedia
  • professional writing
  • public relations practice
  • screenwriting

 

Core Courses:

Complete the following core courses to fulfil the requirements of this program.

These are courses currently available in "Core Courses", for full requirements and availability always refer to the handbook.

Career Outcomes

Communication prepares you to work across a wide range of sectors and industries. It also opens pathways for further study and research.

Employment outcomes span exciting, dynamic and growing fields across industries around the world such as media, journalism, public relations, advertising and marketing.

On completion of this degree, you’ll be able to work in roles such as:

  • media consultant/PR consultant
  • festival/events coordinator
  • interactive media designer/developer
  • foreign affairs and trade officer
  • media production editor
  • campaign manager

Academic

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

Entry Requirement

TOEFL paper-based test score of 550

TOEFL internet based score of 79

IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5

PTE GSE score of 58

Cambridge English: Advanced score of 58.

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