Bachelor
School of Arts & Sciences, Fremantle Campus
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 and new and emerging media technologies. You can tailor the program to meet your particular interest in journalism, screen arts and photomedia.
Academic requirements for this program are outlined below. In addition, to be eligible for admission, all applicants need to satisfy minimum requirements outlined at admission requirements. These include those relating to 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.
Applicants with recent Secondary Education:
Applicants with Higher Education Study
Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the selected program of study, may be eligible for 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 then, but with relevant work and life experience. Such experience may include, but is not limited to:
Please note: all applicants must be of school leaving age or older to apply.
Communications and media are an exciting and inescapable part of modern life. With the powerful impact of social media, the 24-hour news cycle and the development of citizen journalism, the traditional media landscape has changed beyond recognition. This has presented new opportunities and avenues of communication for filmmakers, journalists and other media practitioners.
A Bachelor of Communications & Media from Notre Dame effectively prepares you for a wide range of jobs. Our degree provides you with a unique opportunity to learn about everything from journalism to script writing and film making and digital communication. This program teaches you how to develop communication and media strategies and skills using contemporary techniques suitable for many types of workplaces.
Our Bachelor of Communications & Media program is a specialist professional degree, with Majors in Journalism and Screen Arts. You can combine one of these majors with a Specialisation in Photomedia, or a second Major or Minor in a range of complementary disciplines, including politics and international relations, history and social justice. See Program Summary below for more ideas and information.
Full details of the Bachelor of Communications and Media program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.
Communications specialists are needed in many organisations and as a result communications and media graduates are in demand.
Journalism Major
Career opportunities include:
journalist, digital marketer, communication consultant, sports reporter, social media marketing specialist, media and communications advisor, PR advisor, events coordinator, campaign officer, research officer, photographer, editor, travel writer, and videographer.
Screen Arts Major
Career opportunities include:
director, writer, film maker, producer, social media content creator, editor, sound recordist, special effects supervisor, production manager and videographer.
Screen Arts Major
Career opportunities include:
director, writer, film maker, producer, social media content creator, editor, sound recordist, special effects supervisor, production manager and videographer.
To complete a Bachelor of Communications and Media you will study 24 courses. These include the core curriculum and a compulsory academic writing course, twelve Communications and Media courses, and elective courses:
Full details of the Bachelor of Communications and Media program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.
Here you can find full details of the courses on offer.
More information about the Communications and Media courses can be found at the course descriptions page.