courses

1275

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Course

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Arts

Managing facultyArts
Abbreviated titleBProfComn
CRICOS code072745G
Total credit points required144
Standard duration of study (years)3 years FT, 6 years PT
Study mode and locationOn-campus (Berwick)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/1275
Contact details

http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/contact-arts/

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Students have a maximum of eight years to complete this course.
  • Students may select arts units from any campus, but should be aware of the teaching location as this may require travel to another campus. Students may also select units offered in off-campus mode.

Description

This degree equips students with professional communication skills and knowledge relevant to a range of communication and media professions. Students are given the flexibility to undertake specialist training in the fields of communications, journalism and/or public relations. The interdisciplinary program is structured to produce graduates who will be knowledgeable about communications and who can apply that knowledge in a range of vocations. Graduates in this field can expect to be employed across a range of related areas in today's convergent media environment, including media relations, journalism, public relations, and professional writing.

Outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 7, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes. For more information refer to http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/curriculum-by-design/aligning-course-outcomes-with-aqf-bologna.html.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be able to:

  • demonstrate an awareness of the principles and theories that inform high-level professional communication skills
  • demonstrate the ability to work within and across diverse and converging media environments
  • understand, analyse and apply knowledge of policy, regulation and ethical issues
  • apply contextual knowledge of the media and communication industries and their operations in the resolution of complex problems
  • demonstrate the conceptual tools for understanding and analysing contemporary communications contexts
  • demonstrate advanced skills of written and oral presentation, argument and analysis

Structure

This course consists of a compulsory professional communications discipline major and minor, with additional studies chosen from a variety of disciplines.

Areas of study

Professional communications studies

For the specific requirements of arts majors and minors and information on other arts units refer to the 'Areas of study' section in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2013handbooks/aos/index-byfaculty-arts.html.

Requirements

Students must complete the following:

(a.) a major in one of communications, public relations or journalism (48 points):

(b.) a minor in one of the remaining professional communications disciplines not taken as the major (24 points)

(c.) a first-year arts sequence in a third area of study (12 points)

(d.) a further two arts units (12 points)

(e.) elective units to the value of 144 points

By combining some of the core arts requirements, students can complete a double major in two different arts disciplines. For more details on this option, contact the Faculty of Arts.

Students must complete a minimum of 36 points at a third-year level (across the duration of the degree).

No more than 10 units (60 points) are to be completed at a first-year level.

Award(s)

Bachelor of Professional Communication