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Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism)

Develop in-demand skills. Become a persuasive communicator. Build a globally relevant career.

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Student ?
Campus ?
ATAR-SR ?
70
Delivery ?
On Campus
Duration
3 years full-time, or part-time equivalent
Starts
  • Autumn 2025
  • Spring 2025
  • Autumn 2026
  • Spring 2026
Codes
UAC: 753110
UOW: 1706

Overview

The Bachelor of Communication and Media is an exciting, interdisciplinary degree that helps you develop the skills and expertise in high demand across all employment sectors. Every business, nonprofit or government agency needs employees who are effective communicators. This degree is ideal for students with multiple interests who want a broad range of career options. 

Our degree will help you become a strong communicator, able to express yourself persuasively through diverse media from podcasting to video to social media. We introduce you to the latest technologies in digital and artificial intelligence, new forms of immersive media, and ways to tell vivid, compelling stories. At the same time, we work to develop your skills in the fundamentals, such as shaping content for audiences, building collaborative skills on projects and acquiring the confidence to challenge and reimagine the world around you. You will learn theories that help you understand how media and communication industries work and how they can be improved to serve local and global communities.  

Our teaching style emphasises hands-on experience from day one, giving you the space to experiment and discover your own interests and talents. Throughout the degree you will be working on real world problems, developing a portfolio of work that shows what you can do. We support your learning with state-of-the-art facilities including a fully equipped television and video production studio, radio studios and podcasting suites, design labs and film production spaces.    

See the course handbook for more information. 

All students take a group of core foundational subjects. You then do one of five Majors, or areas of specialisation (listed below). You also have the option to do a second major, or a combination of Minors and elective subjects in another field, increasing your knowledge and employability. 

You can specialise in a major by choosing from the following: 

Major 

Campus Availability 

Digital and Social Media 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Journalism 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Marketing Communication and Advertising 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Screen Media Production 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Visual Communication Design 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

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Journalism (major)

Develop your skills in reporting and storytelling, focusing on multimedia content creation and cross-platform publication with a journalism major at UOW. 

From day one, you will be part of the UOWTV team and will work with fellow journalism program students to source and develop stories for publication and streaming across the UOWTV and RadioU platforms.  At the same time, you will learn and discuss how journalism is changing, its role in democratic societies, why media laws and ethics are important, and how new and evolving storytelling formats, including podcasts , are changing the way we learn about and engage with the world around us. 

Careers

  • Communications Officer
  • Copywriter
  • Corporate Communications Specialist
  • Digital Content Producer
  • Editor
  • Features Journalist
  • Journalist/Reporter
  • Podcaster
  • Political Media Adviser
  • Public Relations Officer
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Admissions information

A range of admission options are available for students of all ages and academic backgrounds. The procedures governing admission are defined in UOW's Admissions Procedures, and the UOW College Admissions Policy.

For specific advice or to ask any questions regarding an application, please contact the UOW Future Students Team.

Assumed Knowledge
The University assumes students will have studied any two units of English.

Recommended Studies
Ideally, students will have studied English Advanced.

More detail

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available. For eligible domestic students, Australian government funding will contribute towards your tuition fees. The remaining proportion, known as a student contribution, will depend on when you begin study (enrolment year) and study area. Read more domestic student fees and CSPs.