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The Bachelor of Communication program covers all areas of creative communication, enabling you to understand how your field of study is connected to other disciplines. Through self-directed, team and problem-based learning strategies that require active participation in the community, you will learn to value ethical conduct, intellectual integrity, diversity and social justice principles.
This course requires successful completion of 240 credit points which includes twelve core subjects, seven major subjects taken as a Communication specialisation and four elective subjects which can be chosen from any discipline available at Sydney City Campus.
At Sydney City Campus, you can complete your three-year bachelor鈥檚 degree in as little as two years and enter the workforce sooner. The Bachelor of Communication consists of 23 subjects. With our flexible academic calendar, you can study 12 subjects in one year over three trimesters. However, we recommend that you undertake a maximum of 3 subjects per trimester so that your study load is not too demanding. You will have less downtime between trimesters so a lighter study load will help you to have a better chance at passing all of your subjects.
Advertising is a dynamic and diverse profession, encompassing all forms of media from billboards, television and newspapers to internet search engines.
This major will give you a thorough grounding in general principles of communication, as well as practical skills in advertising through internship placements and project-based learning.
The Journalism major provides you with an understanding of how communication works with real-world experience in broadcast, print and online journalism. You will develop journalistic skills for newspapers, magazines, internet, radio, television, corporate and community media contexts, and come to understand news team culture and management.
As a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) graduate, you may work in:
The Public Relations major provides you with valuable skills and knowledge in consultancy, media relations, event management, issues and crisis management and campaign development. The course focuses on the role of the public relations practitioner or adviser, and provides a theoretical framework of the industry. The major also develops a strategic understanding of the public sphere from national and international viewpoints.
As a Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations) graduate, you can pursue roles in:
Commencing T1 (Advertising Major) - 3-Year Sequence
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data, Mediation, Power (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data Analysis and Storytelling (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Advertising: An Introduction (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Professional Communication (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Media Cultures and Industries (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Foundations of the Communication Industry (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Media Law and Ethics (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Account and Client Management (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Advertising: Creative (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Advertising: Strategy (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | COMM3053 Industry Research Project (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Writing for Our Digital Lives (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | COMM3054 Digital and Social Communication (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | COMM3051 Advertising: Media (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | Advertising: Campaigns (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | Internship (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
Commencing T1 (Advertising Major) - 2-Year Sequence (accelerated)
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data, Mediation, Power (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | 听 Data Analysis and Storytelling (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Foundations of the Communication Industry (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Advertising: An Introduction (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Professional Communication (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Media Cultures and Industries (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Media Law and Ethics (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Account and Client Management (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | COMM3053 Industry Research Project (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Writing for Our Digital Lives (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Advertising: Creative (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | COMM3051 Advertising: Media (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Advertising: Strategy (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | COMM3054 Digital and Social Communication (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Advertising: Campaigns (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Internship (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
Commencing T1 (Journalism Major) - 3-Year Sequence
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data, Mediation, Power (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data Analysis and Storytelling (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | News and Media Today (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Professional Communication (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Media Cultures and Industries (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Foundations of the Communication Industry (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Media Law and Ethics (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Journalism: Research and Investigation (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Feature Writing (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | News Reporting (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | COMM3053 Industry Research Project (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Writing for Our Digital Lives (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | News Teams (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | COMM3056 Constructive News and Solutions Journalism (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | COMM3055 Digital Story Production (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | Internship (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
Commencing T1 (Journalism Major) - 2-Year Sequence (accelerated)
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data, Mediation, Power (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | 听 Data Analysis and Storytelling (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Foundations of the Communication Industry (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | News and Media Today (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Professional Communication (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Media Cultures and Industries (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Media Law and Ethics (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | COMM3053 Industry Research Project (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Writing for Our Digital Lives (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Journalism: Research and Investigation (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | COMM3056 Constructive News and Solutions Journalism (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Feature Writing (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | News Reporting (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | COMM3055 Digital Story Production (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | News Teams (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Internship (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
Commencing T1 (Public Relations Major) - 3-Year Sequence
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data, Mediation, Power (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data Analysis and Storytelling (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Foundations of the Communication Industry (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Professional Communication (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Media Cultures and Industries (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Public Relations Theory and Practice (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Media Law and Ethics (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Account and Client Management (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Events Management (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | COMM3053 Industry Research Project (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Writing for Our Digital Lives (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | COMM3054 Digital and Social Communication (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | MKTG3022 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | Public Relations: Campaigns (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | Internship (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 3 | Elective Subject |
Commencing T1 (Public Relations Major) - 2-Year Sequence (accelerated)
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Data, Mediation, Power (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | 听 Data Analysis and Storytelling (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Foundations of the Communication Industry (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Professional Communication (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Media Cultures and Industries (CORE) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Public Relations Theory and Practice (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 1 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Media Law and Ethics (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Account and Client Management (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | COMM3053 Industry Research Project (CORE) |
| Trimester 3 Year 1 | Writing for Our Digital Lives (CORE) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | MKTG3022 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 1 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Events Management (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | COMM3054 Digital and Social Communication (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Public Relations: Campaigns (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 2 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Internship (MAJOR) |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
| Trimester 3 Year 2 | Elective Subject |
Download the course advising guide听here.
The Bachelor of Communication will provide you with the opportunity to study subjects that integrate theory and practice through problem-based learning and engagement with the local community. Students studying Advertising or Public Relations will be required to complete an internship during their studies, this is optional for those undertaking the Journalism major.
Pathway options are available for students who may not qualify for direct entry into a degree program at 黑料网爆吃瓜. Complete a diploma at SIBT and enter the second year of your university studies.
If you have queries about the course or subjects, please contact:
Dr Mingming Diao听m.diao@city.westernsydney.edu.au
We highly recommend that you听enrol听in your subjects before orientation. If you have any questions, our friendly Student Admin Team can help you and provide step-by-step assistance.
Visit:听Level 4, 255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Call:听+61 (2) 8236 8037
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