Not offered in 2021

BMedia

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Melbourne

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFSTL value of 0.125. Units with acp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

International applicants must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements identified in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites
VIC

Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.

Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Definition


Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete:

  1. 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
  2. 120 cp from specified Media units (Part A);
  3. 40 cp from Communication units (Part B);
  4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part C);
  5. 10 cp from Professional Experience units (Part D);
  6. 50 cp from:
  7. a Minor from the Bachelor of Arts[1] (Part E) plus 10cp of elective unit; or
  8. 50 cp of Arts elective units (Part F)

Part A : Media

Complete exactly 120 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
MEDA100Making Digital Movies10
MEDA101Theories of Media10
MEDA102Multiplatform Storytelling10
MEDA200Making Track: an Introduction to Audio Production10
MEDA201Online Video Production10
MEDA204Media Production and the Community10
MEDA206Radio Production10
MEDA207Sound to Screen10
MEDA209Reading Screen Texts10
MEDA214Digital Imaging and Web Design10
MEDA302Digital Media Lab10
MEDA304Media Audiences Consumers Creators Citizens10

Part B : Communication

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
COMM104Writing for the Media10
COMM223Ethics and Law in Digital World10
COMM224Producing Online Features10
COMM225Social Media Communications10

Part C : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10
OR
PHCC102Being Human10
OR
PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10
OR
PHCC320The Just Society10

Part D : Professional Experience Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
MEDA300Professional Engagement and Internship10

Part E : Minors

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
COMMCommunication40
COMSCommunity Services40
COMPComputing40
CRWRCreative Writing40
DRAMDrama40
ECONEconomics40
EDSDEducation Studies40
ENGLEnglish40
GEOGGeography40
GRDEGraphic Design40
HLDVHealthy Development40
INDVInternational Development Studies40
MATHMathematics40
MEDIMedia40
MUSCMusic40
PHILPhilosophy40
PINRPolitics and International Relations40
PSYCPsychology40
SOCISociology40
THSDTheological Studies40
VISUVisual Arts40
YWRKYouth Work40

A minor must comprise: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline; and normally includes at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

Students who wish to become secondary teachers will need to choose their Minor from those available in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts.

Part F : Elective Units

Complete 10 to 50 credit points from the following:

Any five units from the Bachelor of Arts Schedule of Unit Offerings.

Footnote
  1. Students who wish to become secondary teachers will need to choose their Minor from those available in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts.

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