Bachelor
This double degree combines business and creativity, offering majors in disciplines like Accounting, Economics, and Journalism. It includes 150 hours of practical workplace experience to prepare students for diverse career paths.
If you want to succeed in today's business environment and are interested in a media or communications career, this double degree Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication & Media is the perfect launching pad. You will be guided to develop knowledge, conceptual understanding, and analytical skills to prepare you for the modern business landscape. You will also learn to develop communication and media strategies and use the latest technologies to connect with the broadest audience possible. Contact us to start your business career.
Why study this program?A Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communications double degree at The University of Notre Dame Australia is the ideal qualification that combines business and creativity. This double degree is designed to be taken over four years or the equivalent part-time. You will study a combination of practical and theoretical components to gain a holistic appreciation and understanding of the business environment while navigating and managing the ever-changing communications and media landscape.
As part of the Bachelor of Commerce, you will have the opportunity to major in various disciplines such as Accounting, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing and Public Relations. This wide choice of majors allows you to customise your degree to suit your personal and professional interests and academic strengths.
The Bachelor of Communications & Media lets you explore the principles and techniques of communications and media by examining and creating print, non-print and multimedia texts using traditional, new, and emerging media technologies. You can tailor the program to your particular interest by majoring in Journalism, Film and Screen Production or Photography.
These two degrees combined will bring together your creative and inquiring mind with business sense and practical skills to help you succeed in many employment or entrepreneurship fields.
As part of your study, you will undertake 150 hours of practical workplace experience as part of the Business Internship course, which will provide valuable on-the-job experience, interaction with professional practitioners and a network of contacts.
Academic requirements for this program are outlined below. In addition, to be eligible for admission, all applicants need to satisfy the Minimum University Admission Requirements outlined. These include those relating to minimum age and English Language Proficiency. We also consider your application more broadly - your non-academic achievements (such as any previous leadership roles, volunteering, work, church and/or community involvement) as well as personal qualities - your aspirations and interests and your capacity to complete your chosen program. See Individual Factors for further details regarding this.
Applicants with recent Secondary Education
*Selection Ranks include ATAR plus Adjustment Factors.
Applicants with Higher Education
* Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the selected program of study, may be eligible for credit (Advanced Standing).
Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Applicants with Work and Life Experience
Applicants who left secondary education more than two years previously and who have not undertaken VET or higher education study since may be considered for direct entry. This includes applicants who have completed Steiner, Montessori or home school curriculums. To qualify, applicants must be 20 years of age as at 1 March in the year of intake and meet one or more of the following:
*STAT results must have been obtained within the last three calendar years in order to be considered (e.g. for 2024 admission, STAT results obtained in 2023, 2022 or 2021 can be considered).
Academic requirements for this program are outlined below. In addition, to be eligible for admission, all applicants need to satisfy the Minimum University Admission Requirements outlined. These include those relating to minimum age and English Language Proficiency. We also consider your application more broadly - your non-academic achievements (such as any previous leadership roles, volunteering, work, church and/or community involvement) as well as personal qualities - your aspirations and interests and your capacity to complete your chosen program. See Individual Factors for further details regarding this.
Applicants with recent Secondary Education
*Selection Ranks include ATAR plus Adjustment Factors.
Applicants with Higher Education
*Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the selected program of study, may be eligible for credit (Advanced Standing).
Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Applicants with Work and Life Experience
Applicants who left secondary education more than two years previously and who have not undertaken VET or higher education study since may be considered for direct entry. This includes applicants who have completed Steiner, Montessori or home school curriculums. To qualify, applicants must be 20 years of age as at 1 March in the year of intake and meet one or more of the following:
*STAT results must have been obtained within the last three calendar years in order to be considered (e.g. for 2024 admission, STAT results obtained in 2023, 2022 or 2021 can be considered).
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Commerce graduates will be able to:
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Communications and Media graduates will be able to:
Graduates of this program can follow diverse career paths in the private and public sectors; the following careers are open to graduates: International business consultant, accountant, management consultant, International banker, financial counsellor, marketing manager, journalist, filmmaker/director/producer, photographer and communications consultant.
**This is the minimum Units of Credit required and will vary depending in the chosen Major.
Business MajorsDouble Business Majors are possible too:
Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the selected program of study, may be eligible for credit (Advanced Standing).