Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications)
Semester 2 2020 unit of study availability
Some Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences units of study originally intended to run in Semester 2, 2020 are no longer available.
A full and up-to-date list of units of study available in Semester 2, 2020 from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, can be found on this webpage.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Media and Communications |
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| The Media and Communications stream within the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies requires 102 credit points from this table including: | |||
Media and Communications program |
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| Achievement of the program in Media and Communications requires 102 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 48 credit points of major in Media Studies | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 1000-level program core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level program core unit | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level program core unit | |||
| (v) Students with a WAM of 70 or above can choose to complete the Honours track, which requires 48 credit points of 4000-level core units of study | |||
| (vi) All other students must complete 30 credit points of 4000-level units of study. | |||
Media Studies major* |
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| A major in Media Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level major core units | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level major core units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level major core units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
| *This major is only available to students in the combined Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law degree. Students who are eligible to withdraw from the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) program after 3 years of study (144 credit points) will exit with a Media Studies major. | |||
Units of Study |
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1000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO1001 Introduction to Media Studies |
6 |
Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw and Digital Cultures major students only |
Semester 1 |
| MECO1002 Digital Media and Communications Landscapes |
6 |
Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw and Digital Cultures major students only |
Semester 2 |
Program Core |
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| MECO1003 Principles of Media Writing |
6 | N MECO2002 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) students only |
Semester 2 |
| MECO1004 Introduction to Media Production |
6 |
Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) and BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only |
Semester 1 |
2000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO2601 Media Production: Radio and Podcasting |
6 | P 18 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications including MECO1004 N MECO2001 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Semester 1 |
| MECO2602 Media Production: Video |
6 | P 18 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications including MECO1004 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Semester 2 |
Program Core |
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| MECO2603 Public Relations |
6 | P 18 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications N MECO2003 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) students only |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO3603 Media, Law and Ethics |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media Studies or 6 Senior credit points in Media and Communications N MECO3003 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Semester 1 |
| MECO3605 Issues in Global and Digital Media |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications or 6 Senior credit points in Media and Communications N MECO3005 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary project unit of study |
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| Where this major is being completed as a first major towards a degree, students should ensure that the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study is undertaken. | |||
| Where this major is being completed as a second major from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences towards a degree, the Industry and Community Project unit of study is the appropriate unit to select. | |||
| MECO3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major. |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Program core |
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| MECO3606 Media Production: Advanced Media Writing |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications and MECO1003 or 6 senior credit points in Media and Communications N MECO3006 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) students only |
Semester 1 |