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Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Creative Industries

Approved Abbreviation: BComm/BCrInd

Western Sydney University Course Code: 1840.2

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 095718J

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2021 or later.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

For Commencement Year 2017 - 2020 - please refer to: 1840.1 Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Creative Industries

Communication graduates who previously would have planned a career in media, public relations, journalism or advertising companies now face a future where they will be required to continuously adapt and reapply their skills to changing work environments. This double degree brings together the existing Communication program with studies that explore emerging creative industries and allows students who are interested in pursuing communications careers, to also engage with new paradigms of creative and cultural production, developing skills in entrepreneurship and working in collaborative projects with creative industries in Greater Western Sydney (GWS).

Director of Academic Program - Jacki Montgomery

Study Mode
Four years full-time or eight years part-time.

Accreditation
The Bachelor of Communication and the Bachelor of Creative Industries are accredited by professional organisations including the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) and the Media Foundation of Australia (MFA).

Admission

Students are admitted on the basis of their ATAR score.

Applicants wishing to pursue a specialisation in Music will be selected by one of three methods:

1. Attain an HSC Music result in band 4 or above. No audition is required.

2. Hold the following AMEB or equivalent (e.g. Trinity College) qualification:

a. PASS standard (minimum) of 6th Grade Performance (instrument or voice) AND

b. PASS standard (minimum) of 4th Grade musicianship and/or theory.

No audition is required.

3. Attend an audition in person as a performer and/or composer. Applicants applying as a composer will need to bring recordings and/or scores of original compositions to the audition. After applying to UAC or Directly to Western applicants are required to book an audition online.

Online audition booking system

If not auditioning, applicants wishing to pursue a Music specialisation will need to upload their supporting documentation (e.g. AMEB certificates demonstrating level of achievement in performance and musicianship and/or music theory).

All applicants

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/

International applicants must apply directly to the Western Sydney University via the International Office.

International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.

International Office

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Work Integrated Learning

Western Sydney University seeks to enhance student learning experiences by enabling students to engage in the culture, expectations and practices of their profession or discipline. This course includes a placement or other community-based unpaid practical experience.

There is a mandatory work component required for completion of this course. Please contact the Course Advisor listed above for information.

International students should also refer to the 'Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for international students' website for more information and a link to the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for international students

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Students must complete

80 credit points of Communication core units (which includes one Introduction to Major Pool unit)
80 credit points of Creative Industries core units (which includes one Introduction to Major Pool unit)
80 credit point Communication Major
80 credit point Creative Industries Major

Introduction to Major Unit Pool

Students select two of the following units as their Introduction to Major Units

One unit which corresponds to the Communication major selected and
One unit which corresponds to the Creative Industries major selected

100556

Introduction to Journalism

100706

Advertising: An Introduction

100212

Public Relations Theory and Practice

101907

Introduction to Literary Studies

102436

Creative Writing: The Imaginative Life

102825

Introduction to Screen Media

102913

Introduction to Culture and Society

200585

Organisational Behaviour

200977

Fundamentals of Australian Law

101922

Web and Time-based Design

102263

Image Design

102558

Music Production

Equivalent Unit

The unit listed below counts as an Introduction to Major Pool Unit for students who passed this unit in 2021 or earlier.

100897 - Everyday Life

Majors

Communication

Major for Bachelor of Communication component to be selected from the below list

Advertising

Journalism

Screen Media

Public Relations

Creative Industries

Major for Bachelor of Creative Industries component to be selected from the below list

Advertising

Creative Writing

Culture and Society

Digital Cultures

English

Enterprise Innovation

M1116

Graphic Design

M1067

Journalism

M2515

Law and the Creative Industries

M1135

Screen Media

M1117

Music

M1122

Public Relations

Note: Each major must have no more than three Level 1 units (including the introduction to major unit) and a minimum of three Level 3 units)

Note: This double degree has been structured so that, after selecting the Bachelor of Communication major, students may choose to undertake one of the 3 remaining Communication majors for their Bachelor of Creative Industries specialisation should they wish to.

Recommended Sequence - Autumn Commencement

Recommended sequence subject to variation based on the students nominated Creative Industries specialisation.

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

101920

Writing Ecologies

101926

Media Cultures and Industries

102836

Introduction to the Creative Industries

One Communication Introduction to major unit

Spring session

102421

Data, Mediation, Power

200910

Financing Enterprises

101921

Visual Storytelling

One Creative Industries Introduction to major unit

Year 2

Autumn session

101928

Media Law and Ethics

One Communication major unit

Two Creative Industries major units

Spring session

200912

Enterprise Leadership

101929

Professional Writing and Editing

One Communication major unit

One Creative Industries major unit

Year 3

Autumn session

Two Communication major units

Two Creative Industries major units

Spring session

102431

Creative TEAMS 1

Two Communication major units

One Creative Industries major unit

Year 4

Autumn session

200911

Enterprise Innovation and Markets

102432

Creative TEAMS 2

One Communication major unit

One Creative Industries major unit

Spring session

101931

Media Memory

102433

Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship

One Communication major unit

One Creative Industries major unit

Spring (Mid-Year) Commencement

Recommended sequence subject to variation based on the students nominated Creative Industries specialisation.

Full-time

Year 1

Spring session

102421

Data, Mediation, Power

200910

Financing Enterprises

101921

Visual Storytelling

One Creative Industries Introduction to major unit

Autumn session

101920

Writing Ecologies

101926

Media Cultures and Industries

102836

Introduction to the Creative Industries

One Communication Introduction to major unit

Year 2

Spring session

200912

Enterprise Leadership

101929

Professional Writing and Editing

One Communication major unit

One Creative Industries major unit

Autumn session

Two Communication major units

Two Creative Industries major units

Year 3

Spring session

200911

Enterprise Innovation and Markets

102431

Creative TEAMS 1

One Communication major unit

One Creative Industries major unit

Autumn session

101928

Media Law and Ethics

102432

Creative TEAMS 2

One Communication major unit

One Creative Industries major unit

Year 4

Spring session

101931

Media Memory

102433

Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship

One Communication major unit

One Creative Industries major unit

Autumn session

Two Communication major units

Two Creative Industries major units