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All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.
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DescriptionCaulfield and ClaytonOn the Clayton and Caulfield campuses Communications is an academically oriented program with a focus on new media, and the dynamic changes in media and communication industries. At these campuses communications is offered by the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies. The focus is on the organisation, processes and effects of traditional and new communications technologies such as print, television, film, electronic and digital media. Students gain an understanding of the practical operation of the media as well as the social and cultural dimensions of communications, and the complex relationships between audiences, producers and policy makers. Students also examine the nature of communication and the capabilities and applications of communication in a range of societies. Students learn to critically analyse the media and learn about the structure of communications industries and the relations between media, culture and power. Communications theory is an integral part of the discipline, coupled with an investigation of the practices, technologies and processes that make up modern media. The program prepares students to work across the public and private sectors, and a wide range of communications industries. The program offers an international approach to the study of communications and provides practical experience in the use of new communications technologies. Berwick, Gippsland, off-campus learningAt Berwick and Gippsland campuses and via off-campus learning, communications is offered by the School of Humanities, Communication and Social Sciences. Communications offers a range of units designed to equip students with specialised but flexible skills in describing and analysing the organisation, processes, diverse uses and effects of 'traditional' and 'new' communications technologies including print, broadcasting, cinema and the internet. Communications is interdisciplinary, drawing on literary and screen theory, social and political theory, media and cultural studies. The emphasis is on media as productive of the ways in which the social relations between individuals and social/political institutions are organised. Units in communications provide students with an understanding of the practical operation of communication media as well as the social and cultural dimensions, considering relations between the audiences, producers and policy-makers involved. Communications is complemented by the related disciplines of journalism, public relations and writing, as well as other humanities and social sciences. South Africa and SunwayThe communications program at Sunway offers a professionally-oriented program with minors in writing and international studies. At the South Africa campus, the program looks at the organisation, processes and effects of traditional and new communications technologies in the South African context. UnitsCaulfield and ClaytonFirst-year levelStudents studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points): Note: The first-year sequence for communications at Caulfield and Clayton changed in 2009; all students who completed COM1010 and COM1020 prior to 2009 (refer to archived handbooks) will have those units counted towards their communication minor/major. Second/Third-year levelStudents studying a minor or major in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:
Compulsory units
Elective units
Additional electivesStudents can also take a maximum of one of the following:
Units not offered in 2011Elective units
Additional electives
BerwickFirst-year levelStudents studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points): Note: The first-year sequence for communications at Berwick changed in 2009; all students who completed COM1010 and COM1020 prior to 2009 (refer to archived handbooks) will have those units counted towards their communication minor/major. Second/Third-year levelStudents studying a minor or major in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:
Compulsory units
Elective units
Gippsland and off-campus learningFirst-year levelStudents studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points): Second/Third-year levelStudents studying a minor or major in communication must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:
Compulsory units
Elective units
Units not offered in 2011South AfricaFirst-year levelStudents studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points): Note: The first year sequence for communications changed in 2009. All students who completed COM1010 and COM1020 prior to 2009 (refer to archived handbooks) will have those units counted towards their communication minor/major. Second/Third-year levelStudents studying a minor or major in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:
Available units include:
Units not offered in 2011
SunwayFirst-year levelStudents studying a sequence in communications must complete the following two units (12 points): Second/Third-year levelStudents studying a minor or major in communications must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:
Available units include: Relevant CoursesDiplomasAssociated degrees
BachelorsSingle degrees
Double degrees
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