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Bachelor of Media and Communications (Honours)

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Course code: SIA-202677UniversityStudy area: EducationCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

In a highly-competitive employment landscape, to stand out from other applicants is a big advantage, and an honours degree is a point of difference that can capture the attention of employers. An honours year at the end of your three-year Bachelor of Media and Communications degree is a capstone to your formal education, and an opportunity to drill deep into your specialist areas, to extend your intellectual range, and sharpen your research capabilities. Honours will allow you to develop advanced communication techniques and deep subject knowledge, to hone your analytical abilities, and gain high-level personal and professional skills. These are valuable attributes that will provide a solid foundation for...

Entry requirements

Review the available standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.

Standard entry

You have completed one of the following UNE qualifications, or an equivalent relevant qualification (AQF Level 7 or overseas equivalent):

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Media and Communication
  • You have achieved a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.5 in your relevant qualification.
  • You have achieved a minimum result of Distinction for at least 18 credit points of 300-level units in the subject you want to study.
  • You have completed a minimum of 48 credit points of study in the subject you want to study.
  • Students must submit a research proposal of 1000 words, containing a written, cogent, proposal of the topic, which must include a thesis statement, and/or a problem to be solved, and/or a question to be answered, and/or a line of argument to be explored.

The candidate shall pursue a topic for which the University can provide adequate supervision.

  • Students must have the support of a suitably qualified supervisor who is a member of the relevant discipline or approved by the discipline and Head of School (or delegate).
English requirement
Cambridge C1 Advanced 169, no component below 162Cambridge C2 Proficiency 169, no component below 162IELTS Academic 6, no band below 5.5PTE Academic 50, no component below 42TOEFL iBT 60, no component below 15

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

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