Bachelor of Media and Communications

The Bachelor of Media and Communications offers students professional training in the main areas of media production and an advanced education in the history, theory and professional practices of the field. This course will equip you with the disciplinary knowledge, media production skills, and academic and critical thinking skills to work in various media sectors from journalism to digital content creation.

Core units of study focus on media production, the structure of the media and communications industries, the role of media in culture and politics, and contemporary legal and ethical issues prevalent in the field. You will explore these areas through a diverse range of disciplinary perspectives with relevant critical theories and develop indepth knowledge and professional skills in fields like written news and feature journalism, audio and video production, social media and public relations. 

Studio-based learning and internships will offer opportunities to develop practical media skills and apply them to produce media outputs in a real-world context.

Additionally, you will study a minor or second major from Table S to enhance your capabilities and employability in a complex, interdisciplinary media environment. 

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Media and Communications, students must complete 144 credit points in total, comprising:

• 18 credit points of degree core units of study; 
• 6 credit points of degree selective units of study; 
• A major (48 credit points) in Media Studies;
• A minor (36 credit points) or a second major (48 credit points) from Table S;
• For students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell units of study as specified in Table D; and
• As required, elective units from Table A, Table S, or for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, Table D, or a maximum of 12 credit points of units from Table O.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Media and Communications can be found in the course resolutions with units of study available in the relevant unit of study tables. 

Dalyell Stream

The Dalyell stream is a targeted stream for high achievers. Students who participate in the Dalyell stream are known as the ‘Dalyell Scholars’. As a Dalyell Scholar, students will have access to curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Dalyell Scholars must take 12 credit points of Dalyell stream units in addition to their degree requirements. 

Dalyell stream units emphasise the development of vision, depth of understanding, adaptability, breadth of perspective, societal contribution and a high level of capability in operating across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Dalyell Scholars may take Dalyell stream units offered by any faculty.

Additionally with the permission of the Dalyell Program Director, students will have access to enrichment and accelerated units of study that can be competed as electives. 

For further details regarding the Dalyell stream, please refer to the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.

Table S - Interdisciplinary Studies (Shared Pool)

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Media and Communications can complete a second major or minor from a wide range of subject areas offered by the University of Sydney
through the shared pool of majors and minors.

The available subject areas for majors and minors and their requirements can be found in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.

The following areas offer majors and minors in this shared pool:

• Architecture and Interaction Design; 
• Arts and Social Sciences; 
• Business and Commerce;
• Education and Social Work; 
• Engineering and Computer Science; 
• Health, Medicine and Dentistry;
• Music; and 
• Science, Agriculture, Environment and Veterinary Science.

Electives

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Media and Communications can complete elective units of study from the subject areas listed in Table A (Arts and Social Sciences), Table S (Shared Pool), Table O (Open Learning Environment) or, for students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, Table D.

The available units of study are listed in Table A Subject Areas of this handbook and Table S, Table O and Table D in the Interdisciplinary Studies handbook.