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Digital Media is a dynamic and fast-paced specialism, and graduates must have a range of skills and knowledge to be ready to join this ever-changing field. Built to ensure graduates have developed a diverse skillset, you will explore topics such as graphic design and digital art practice, create in the modelling studio, and learn about motion design and design science. You can also combine this major with an additional major from the Bachelor of Communication and Media or choose from a diverse list of 4-unit minors to position yourself strategically in the job market.

Bachelor of Communication and Media (Digital Media)

Griffith University offers this degree to provide students with the opportunity to develop key skills and knowledge essential to the media and communication industries. Comprehensive coverage will be given, including media research and analysis skills, knowledge of film and media history including broadcasting policy, regulation, content critique, development techniques applicable in journalism, and new media settings.

Research and analyse media history, government regulation and broadcasting policy. Explore communications content and techniques. Graduates find work in the journalism, public relations, film, television, business and digital sectors.

Bachelor of Communication

The Undergraduate Certificate in Digital Communication is designed for people who are interested in pursuing a career in the Digital Communication field. The Undergraduate Certificate may enable entry (and credit for the four units completed) into the Digital and Social Media major within the Bachelor of Arts among others at Curtin.

Learn about the technologies, techniques, and issues surrounding online communication. You’ll explore social media and other forms of digital communication, and get the opportunity to collaborate and create online. Digital comms careers start here.

Undergraduate Certificate in Digital Communication

Want to work in social media? Kickstart your career with a four-course undergraduate certificate that teaches the foundations of marketing and public relations, and provides practical experience working with a real client (or your own business) to develop a social media strategy. This program will teach you how to produce high-quality blogs, video and a wide range of strategic content for mainstream social media.

Learn how to publish content on social media platforms. You’ll discover how to plan, create, and schedule. Reach a broader audience. Begin to explore marketing and public relations. Zoom in on online platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

Undergraduate Certificate in Social Media

Study On Demand – this is a 100% online marketing and communication degree designed specifically for online learning. With UniSA Online you can take full control over your study, access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.
Gain the skills you need to excel in any marketing and communication (marcomms) role, no matter what industry you choose to work in. Explore diverse areas such as social media, public relations, marketing analytics, digital marketing, advertising, retailing, brand management, and content creation.
Learn how to develop effective integrated campaigns by combining your creativity and passion for content creation with your marketing and data analytical skills.
Whether you’re looking to restart your career or make a change, this degree will set you up on a path towards career success.

Understand what makes consumers tick and click as you dive into the digital landscape of modern-day business. Tackle tech, including the latest tools and analytics, along with communication skills

Bachelor of Marketing and Communication

Effective communication skills are among the most sought-after skills in any modern business. This double degree teaches the foundations of clear, accurate and engaging communication within a range of contexts, including social media, marketing, and video production. Develop core business knowledge needed to succeed in areas such as strategy implementation, organisational learning and growth.

Combine broad business knowledge with a comms specialisation. You’ll study business fundamentals then add communication theory. Media skills—including video, writing, and socials—are need in almost all sectors. Gain the competitive edge.

Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Communication

This flexible degree allows you to tailor your study areas to suit your skills, interests, and career aspirations. Choose to major in Social Media or Journalism, with options to add minors in Strategic Global Communication and Creative and Interactive Advertising or select elective courses that engage your creativity and provide exposure to international skillsets and future work opportunities.

One of the most flexible communications degrees on offer. Majors include music, screen media, theatre, and visual communication. With so much choice, you can tailor your degree to your career goals. Become a creative professional and work in media.

Study Communication On Demand with UniSA Online and take full control over your study. Access support seven days a week, plan your study to fit around your life, view learning resources 24/7, and log into the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.
This 100% online communication degree will provide you with the skills and knowledge to produce effective communication strategies across a range of traditional and emerging media platforms.
Taught by academics with strong industry connections, you will discover new trends in the field to prepare you to work across a diverse media landscape. You can be confident that what you’re learning will prepare you for the workforce, no matter what industry you choose to work in.

Create a career communicating online or in print. Strategize and integrate digital communications, marketing, public relations, media or brands. Promote networks and connect with industry creatives. Devise campaigns and launch communications plans.

With this qualification, you will learn how to effectively influence and manage public perception and communicate with target audiences using engaging content, targeted messaging and strategic campaigns.Through practical experience and authentic projects and PR planning, you will learn to manage a range of communication challenges and explore new media, event management, digital marketing and crisis communication.Our graduates are equipped to work in a variety of public and private industries, including corporate communications, public affairs, marketing, and promotions and events.

Become a highly valued communications professional. With skills including writing, content creation, events management, and strategic planning, you’ll be ready to run PR programs and campaigns for businesses, not-for-profits, and government.

Bachelor of Media and Communication with a Major in Public Relations

Taught by industry professionals, this degree will equip you with the skills to create engaging cross-platform content, manage social media accounts, produce digital media projects and write for print, broadcast and digital media.You will learn professional communications skills to enable you to reach audiences effectively through digital and traditional media.With this qualification, you will be ready for a range of roles within the media and communications industry, including media content creator, social media manager, communications officer and media analyst.

Take in the fundamentals of media studies, then explore the evolution of print, broadcast and digital media. You’ll learn how to create content and manage social media, preparing you for professional media roles in the communications industry.

Bachelor of Media and Communication with a Major in Media Studies

Mobile Storytelling

Communication Research Skills

Internet Collaboration and Innovation

Management Communications

This subject was previously known as HUM100 Engaging in the Humanities.Research, written communication and oral presentation in academic and professional contexts. Develop reflective, critical and evaluative thinking and teamwork skills, and the ability to articulate the practices that lead to successful learning.Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Immerse yourself in the world of academic reflection and discussion. Explore how to effectively wield language in professional arenas. Master academic referencing and research methods. Write essays and deliver oral presentations using clear language.

Academic and Professional Communications

Explore contemporary theories on language and culture and consider how our diverse human characteristics influence and shape our own experiences, and those of others.At the heart of intercultural communication is the study of language, a tool which is essential for enabling communication and understanding between individuals. Linguistic and cultural diversity are becoming increasingly complex and important for making sense of human interactions. This course examines the ramifications of these changes for language, culture and society.Learn to observe and critique the relationship of intercultural communication as it relates to learning, working, writing, and digital media. Reflect on intercultural communication in your personal lives and look at how these skills are practised and applied in professional and online contexts. UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Communication degree.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Interested in human interactions between different cultures? Learn about the intercultural communication at play in learning, working, writing, and digital media. Consider how linguistic diversity is becoming more complex. 

Intercultural Communication

Whether you work as an administrative assistant, a communication officer, a low-level manager or as the Chief Executive Officer, to operate efficiently you need well developed communication skills. This subject investigates the connections between clear communication and effective leadership and management.You will explore the theoretical models that underpin contemporary communication processes and the different communication structures and styles that exist in modern business organisations. By interrogating concepts such as interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, diversity and team dynamics you develop a clearer awareness of your own communication strengths and weaknesses and an understanding of how those around you communicate. Through practical exercises and assessment you will learn how to identify and map the communication structure and networks that exist in workplaces and how to improve your own written and oral communication skills.

No matter your goal, the ability to communicate is what is going to get you there. Whether you’d like to work in communications itself or business in general, this course will help you hone the expert skills to navigate your career with confidence.

Business Communication

Students develop their knowledge and skills in effective spoken, written and graphic communication in a tertiary context. Communication strategies appropriate for purpose and audience are applied in practical and interactive learning tasks involving interpersonal communication, presentation, negotiation and language skills.Please Note: This subject cannot be used as credit towards a university degree. However, it is designed to enable students to qualify for entry to an undergraduate degree.Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Communicate through writing, the spoken word and graphic representation. List the techniques associated with each of these methods. Draft a blog or a wiki as part of a team project. Devise and deliver an oral presentation aided by visual elements.

Foundations of Communication

Health professionals need advanced communication skills to effectively share complex and sensitive information and advice with clients, families and professional colleagues. Studying this subject will help to equip you with the verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills required to succeed as a health or social care professional. With an emphasis on self-awareness and self-reflection, this subject allows you to develop and apply your communication skills for a health and social care context. You will identify goals and strategies for communication in health and social care, and examine the importance of communicating in ethnically and culturally appropriate ways. You will also have opportunities to analyse your personal communication style to better understand how this affects professional communication with both clients and colleagues.

Prepare to communicate professionally with clients and colleagues. Within the setting of health and social care, build your written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Become aware of your own personal style as well as cultural considerations.

Communication for Health Professionals

NOTE: If you study this subject in Winter, the subject will be a shorter duration (5 weeks) and will require at least 20 hours of study per week.Do you want to become a more confident, compelling and commanding presenter? How can you write and perform to engage, entertain, inform and persuade? This unit equips you with skills to present in public. You will learn the theory and practice of voice, physicality, oration and speechwriting. You will develop written and performance skills to address real-world challenges and reach diverse audiences across different professional contexts.Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: <a href="http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport" target="_blank">http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport</a>.

Learn how to deliver engaging presentations. Explore how to hone your message so that it’s clear and concise, before participating in performance workshops where you can test your communication techniques on an audience.

Presenting in Public: Writing and Performing for Professional Contexts

If businesses are to survive in an increasingly competitive and information-oriented environment they will need trained managers who can speak, write and interact with others efficiently, effectively and professionally.This subject will define the importance and role of effective communication in a manager&#39;s position and their role in a &#39;learning&#39; organisation. While taking COM211 you will begin to evaluate the structure of an organisation, the role of communication networks and the value and use of communities of practice. You will discuss how to communicate effectively in an increasingly diverse business landscape, evaluate change management strategies, practise communicating and managing change, and managing conflict in the business environment.

Management Communication

The Internet has dramatically changed the way people and organisations communicate, whether for better or worse. For many, online communication through digital and social media is now one of their most significant forms of interaction with others. Digital and social media also underpin collaboration between people, either in formal groups or loose networks. Understanding how the Internet affords us new and different ways of communicating is, therefore, essential. This subject will enable you to become an effective and sophisticated user of digital and social media, able to deploy techniques, technologies and underlying concepts for online communication, collaboration and media creation.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the <a href="https://www.curtin.edu.au/students/essentials/rights/academic-integrity/aip/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Identify the various technical strands that make up the foundation of the world wide web. Dig into wikis, blogs and social networks. Take a look into the future of online communication tools. Find new and different ways of communicating online.

Web Communications

This subject develops students&#39; understanding of cultural, academic and professional integrity in a business context. Students will reflect on their own cultural background, and consider how this impacts on communication with diverse cultures including Indigenous Peoples. By applying knowledge about global and Indigenous cultures, and ways of working that are respectful, students will develop capability to communicate responsibly and in ways that are aligned with varied audiences. Responsible business practices will be explored, with students examining Indigenous perspectives in global business and how these perspectives should inform business communication and decision making. Students will be equipped with fundamental communication and academic integrity skill development appropriate for all business disciplines, in academic and professional settings.Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.Find out more about the <a href="https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank">Academic Integrity module</a>.

Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business

Throughout this course, you will be prompted to think about various types of communication and how and why these are used in different situations to produce different outcomes. You’ll be invited to reflect on your own media consumption habits to consider ways in which mass media influence your communication. By exploring how we communicate, you’ll gain greater insight into human behaviour and better understand your own role in society.UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree.Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Communication and Marketing degrees.Should your course have an exam it will be scheduled for Australian Central Standard Time or Australian Central Daylight Time, depending on the time of the year.

Learn to analyse the world of communication. Reflect on your media consumption habits. Consider the ways that mass media influences yourself and those around you. Discover theories of communication that can be applied to a range of careers. 

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