Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications)
Unit of study table (Table A)
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Media and Communications |
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| The Media and Communications stream within the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies requires a maximum of 120 credit points from the Media and Communications table, including; |
| (i) A 72 credit point program in Media and Communications |
| (ii) 30 credit points of 4000-level advanced coursework units, or |
Media and Communications program |
| Achievement of the program in Media and Communications requires 72 credit points from this table including: |
| (i) 48 credit points of major in Media Studies |
| (ii) 12 credit points of 1000-level program core units |
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level program core unit |
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level program core unit |
Media studies major* |
| A major in Media Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including: |
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level major core units |
| (ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level major core units |
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level major core units |
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units |
| *This major is only available to students in the combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degree. Where eligible students that do not complete the full 102-120 credit points from the Media and Communications table will exit with a Media Studies major. |
| The completion of the 48 credit points Media Studies major does not qualify students in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws for admission to the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) and the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications)(Honours) unless students have completed the 72 credit point program in addition to other admission requirements. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO1001 Introduction to Media Studies |
6 | Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), BA/BLaws (Media Studies major), and to Digital Cultures major/minor students only. |
| MECO1002 Media 4.0: Work and Policy |
6 | Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications) and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only. |
Program Core |
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| MECO1003 Principles of Media Writing |
6 | N MECO2002 Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only. |
| MECO1004 Introduction to Media Production |
6 | Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) and BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only |
2000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO2601 Media Production: Radio and Podcasting |
6 | A MECO1004 P 36 credit points at 1000 level including at least 12 credit points in Media and Communications N MECO2001 Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only. |
| MECO2603 Public Relations |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications N MECO2003 Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only. |
| MECO2604 Telling Stories with Data |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications N MECO3603 Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only. |
Program Core |
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| MECO2602 Media Production: Video |
6 | P 18 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications including MECO1004 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
3000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO3603 Media, Law and Ethics |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications N MECO3003 or MECO3607 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
| MECO3605 Issues in Global and Digital Media |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications or 6 Senior credit points in Media and Communications N MECO3005 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Program core |
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| MECO3606 Advanced Media Content Production |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications and MECO1003 N MECO3006 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) students only |
Interdisciplinary project unit of study |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | ||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | ||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | ||
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points |
| FASS3333 Industry and Community Project |
6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major P 72 credit points |
