Bachelor
Study a Bachelor of Communication degree to develop cutting-edge skills to produce ground-breaking, thought-provoking, and engaging work in diverse media industries.
With a range of course options in Communication you will learn to push your individual creative boundaries, as well as embrace the changes occurring across today's complex communication landscape. Choose your major area/s of study and develop strong work-ready portable skills such as critical thinking, writing, creating and producing creative and factual content.
Communication at the University of Newcastle integrates intensive practical experience with critical and creative thinking and industry opportunities, preparing you for a range of careers that contribute to cultural enrichment and commercial success
Your studies and training in your communication degree will enable you to successfully navigate and leverage the changing information landscape. Develop critical and analytical awareness of the cultural, economic and social significance of communication in a complex and rapidly changing global media environment.
The Bachelor of Communication degree provides a solid foundation and in-depth understanding of both communication theory and practice and allows you to specialise in one or two of four majors.
Depending on your chosen major/s, you could study courses in various sectors of media production and theory including:
You can also take elective courses from a range of disciplines including history, English, religion or sociology.
Students have the option of completing a single or a double major in this program. Students completing a double major can choose either a double major from the Communication Major options (Double Major Pathway B); or one Communication Major and one School of Creative Industries (SOCI) Major (Double Major Pathway C) from the options listed in the handbook.
The most ideal combinations of majors that reflect industry creative practice for Communication Graduates are listed below:
Double Major Pathway B
The Bachelor of Communication is designed to prepare you to work creatively and analytically across a wide range of sectors and industries. It also opens pathways for further study and research.
Communication employment outcomes span exciting, dynamic and growing fields across various industries around the world, including media, journalism, public relations, advertising and marketing. There is also a good chance of you securing a job after graduating with strong industry growth projections and 83.5% of graduates getting a job within four months (Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching, 2018).