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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Arts

Bachelor of Communication

Course code: 1275 + Course abbreviation: BComn + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Berwick)

Course description

This course explores the practical operations of mass communications technologies as well as their social and cultural aspects. The structured nature of the program enables students to specialise in advertising, journalism, multimedia, public relations or tourism, therefore preparing them for specific vocational opportunities.

Course structure

Majors and other studies

Arts sequences offered at Berwick include behavioural studies, Indonesian, international studies, journalism, psychology and visual culture. Alternatively, students select a sequence of arts units taught at one of the other campuses of the university. Students who opt for this alternative should note that it will involve travelling to another campus to attend lectures, and close attention will need to be paid to the lecture timetable.
For further details, refer to the `Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

Course requirements

Students must complete the following:
(a) a major in communications (48 points)
(b) a first-year sequence in visual culture - VSA1000 and VSA1050
(c) a minor in an arts discipline (24 points)
(d) a minimum of 36 points at a third-year level (across the duration of the degree)
(e) 84 points from arts.
Note that no more than 10 units (60 points) are to be completed at a first-year level. Students have a maximum of eight years to complete this course.

Contact details

Website: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/

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