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CAMS-MAJ · Major · 48 credit points

Communications and media studies

Available in Bachelor of Arts

Rules for completing this course

No more than 12 credit points at Level 1 may be credited to the major and at least 18 credit points must be at Level 3.

Level 1 gateway units

12 cp

You must complete the following units

Level 2 cornerstone units

12 cp

You must complete 12 credit points from the following units

Level 3 capstone units

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS3964Gender, race and media practices6 cp
  • ATS3992Working with artificial intelligence 6 cp

Level 2 and 3 elective units

18 cp

You must complete 18 credit points selecting from the following units and/or from any cornerstone or capstone units not already taken, with at least 12 credit points at Level 3.

  • ATS2250Communications and cultures in the global era6 cp
  • ATS2280Video games: Industry and culture6 cp
  • ATS2457Crime, media and culture6 cp
  • ATS2538Film and television industries and technologies: Key contexts6 cp
  • ATS2561Sex and the media6 cp
  • ATS2784News and power6 cp
  • ATS2876Reinventing media: Creative solutions for a divided world6 cp
  • ATS2939Growing up digital6 cp
  • ATS3160Media, politics and your body6 cp
  • ATS3221The music industries6 cp
  • ATS3222Developing research literacy6 cp
  • ATS3252Music cities6 cp
  • ATS3531Gender and sexuality in film and television6 cp
  • ATS3801Understanding media violence6 cp
  • ATS3824Popular music and society6 cp
  • ATS3935Professional practice6 cp

International study tours

Source: 2027 handbook entry