UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Course Details

BA(Communication and Media Studies)

Course Description

Communication tools and concepts are transforming the way we think about our identities, relationships and communities, from language to screen, and from emoji to social networks. This major provides you with practical communication and digital media skills, along with essential theoretical knowledge, to help you engage with and develop a critical understanding of complex media environments. What we know of the world and how we act in it is critically related to our use of communication technologies, from language to screen, and from text to social networks. This major provides you with practical communication skills along with essential theoretical knowledge and includes training in the use of the latest digital multimedia technology. You will work collaboratively on creative projects and have the opportunity to gain experience in communication technology and media production while critically reflecting on the relationship between communication, media and culture. What we know of the world, and how we act in it, is critically related to our use of communication technologies, from language to screen, and from text to social networks. This major provides you with practical communication skills along with essential theoretical knowledge and includes training in the use of the latest digital multimedia technology. Students often work collaboratively on creative projects which allow them the opportunity to gain experience in communication technology and media production while critically reflecting on the relationship between communication, media and culture.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
3year

Career outcomes

Career Pathways Graduates are highly sought after in areas such as journalism, the media, advertising, public relations, multimedia, public administration, business, government and education.

BA(Communication and Media Studies) UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA