Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications)

Four years full-time / Eight years part-time

The Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) degree offers you an exciting combination of academic excellence and professional training in media and communications. Our degree links practical training in media writing; radio, video, online media production; and media relations; with a scholarly and critical education in media and communications theory and practice.

You will acquire a broad array of skills that are tailored to meet the needs of the media and communications industries, and you are not required to specialise in a particular media area. Therefore, our flexible degree structure enables you to continue with your studies in the humanities and social sciences, and/or languages and still remain enrolled in Media and Communications.

The degree encompasses a host of diverse and expanding industries that will offer you exciting national and international employment opportunities. You will graduate with the skills required for entry into areas such as print, broadcast and online journalism, international communications, media regulation and public policy, media and public relations.

The basic requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) are:

compulsory media and communications units, including an internship in the fourth year
a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences major from a subject area in ‘Table A’
elective units of study or an additional major from Table A or B, or a Marketing major from the University of Sydney Business School.

Students have undertaken internships in a variety of areas, including competitive national and international journalism placements, public relations and advertising agencies, national television and radio and major print and online media. This practical work experience in your chosen field of interest can give you a definite edge over other graduates as you seek professional employment after graduation.

Media and Communications units of study include
Advanced Media Writing Critical Practice in Media and Communications Internship Introduction to Australian Media Studies	Media Globalisation Media Law and Ethics Media Relations Online Media	Principles of Media Writing Radio Broadcasting Video Production

Core major
Media and Communications

Second major to be chosen from:
American Studies Ancient History Anthropology Arab World, Islam and the Middle East Arabic Language and Literature Archaeology Art History and Theory Asian Studies Australian Literature Biblical Studies Celtic Studies Chinese Studies Cultural Studies Digital Cultures Economics English	European Studies Film Studies French Studies Gender Studies Germanic Studies Government and International Relations Greek (Ancient) Hebrew (Classical) Hebrew (Modern) History Indigenous Australian Studies Indonesian Studies International and Comparative Literary Studies Italian Studies	Japanese Studies Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture Korean Studies Latin Linguistics Modern Greek Studies Music Performance Studies Philosophy Political Economy Sanskrit Social Policy Socio-Legal Studies Sociology Spanish and Latin American Studies Studies in Religion

Possible third major to be chosen from those already listed or from majors available in other faculties:
Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Chemistry Computer Science Education Environmental Studies	Geography Geology and Geophysics History and Philosophy of Science Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management Information Systems	Management Mathematics Microbiology Physics Plant Science Psychology Statistics

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) sample degree structure

Year 1		Year 2		Year 3		Year 4
Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 1	Semester 2
MECO1001 AUSTRALIAN MEDIA STUDIES	MECO1002 MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LANDSCAPES	MECO2601 RADIO BROADCASTING	MECO2603 MEDIA RELATIONS	MECO3603 MEDIA, LAW AND ETHICS	MECO3605 MEDIA GLOBALISATION	MECO3671 MEDIA AND COMM INTERNSHIP	MECO3609 CRITICAL PRACTICE IN MEDIA
TABLE A JUNIOR UNIT	MECO1003 Principles of Media Writing	TABLE A JUNIOR/SENIOR OR TABLE B SENIOR UNIT	MECO3601 VIDEO PRODUCTION	MECO3606 ADVANCED MEDIA WRITING	MECO3602 ONLINE MEDIA	MECO3672 INTERNSHIP PROJECT	TABLE A OR B SENIOR UNIT
TABLE A OR B JUNIOR UNIT	TABLE A OR B JUNIOR UNIT	TABLE A JUNIOR/SENIOR OR TABLE B SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A JUNIOR/SENIOR OR TABLE B SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A JUNIOR/SENIOR OR TABLE B SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A OR B SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A OR B SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A OR B SENIOR UNIT
TABLE A MAJOR JUNIOR UNIT	TABLE A MAJOR JUNIOR UNIT	TABLE A MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A MAJOR SENIOR UNIT	TABLE A MAJOR SENIOR UNIT
24 CREDITS	24 CREDITS	24 CREDITS	24 CREDITS	24 CREDITS	24 CREDITS	24 CREDITS	24 CREDITS
Each box represents one 6 credit point unit of study. This diagram is a sample structure only, and is based on a standard full-time progression over 4 years. The core MECO units of study and semester offerings are subject to change.

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications)

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) sample degree structure