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Bachelor of Communication and Media (Documentary Production)
UndergraduateUSQ-CMP-DEG2025
Craft non-fiction stories for screen and make an impact
Get creative and document reality. You’ll learn movie-making skills to present your unique viewpoint on real events and people. Topics include editing, reality TV, and digital channels. Develop your voice. Find your style. Make thought-provoking media.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Communication and Media (Documentary Production)
About this degree
On successful completion of the program, students should be able to:
- Evidence professional knowledge and skills in one or more disciplines which will equip students to be competitive in the regional and global workforce.
- Use creative and critical thinking processes to evaluate multiple sources of evidence, explore new ideas and possibilities, formulate arguments, and apply reasoning and reflection to develop solutions to complex real-world problems.
- Engage independently and collaboratively in informed debates, discussion, and activities to extend and advance effective communication skills in a range of oral, written and digital modes.
- Act as responsible, ethical professionals and global citizens by applying awareness of social responsibility and professional integrity to interactions with other professionals and the wider community.
- Show evidence of skills and capabilities, as well as initiative and resourcefulness, necessary to make a valuable contribution to the professional workplace, and respond to changing industry needs.
- Recognise and apply cultural awareness and tolerance for diversity within team, community and workplace settings.
- Stories are incredibly powerful, and documentary films provide audiences with one of the most thought-provoking and powerful ways to understand the world around them. While learning from industry experts and experienced academics, at UniSQ you will explore a diverse range of courses and develop technical skills and knowledge to help you stand out in this competitive industry. Further, you can develop practical skills in location production, editing techniques, cultural responsibilities, making and managing your career, experimental film and interactive documentary making, reality TV and script writing.
Recommended study pattern
HAC1000 The Skilful Communicator
HAC1001 The Professional Self: Building Career Identity
HAC2000 Digital Worlds: Human Futures
HAC3001 The Emerging Professional
FSP1001 Location Production 1
FSP1003 Editing Lab 1
FSP1004 Graphic Design and Digital Art Practice
FSP2001 Documentary and Reality TV
FSP2005 Cinematic Language
FSP3001 Film Project 1
FSP3002 Film Project 2
FSP3004 Interactive Documentary
12 x ElectivesAward requirements
Completion of 24 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Exit points
Associate Degree of Communication and Media, Diploma of Professional Photography, Diploma of Professional Communication, Diploma of ArtsOpen Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. You will not pay any fees for using our services.
Indicative first year fee
$16,323
Indicative total fee $48,969
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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- QS Ranking 2025:
- 24
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2025:
- 25
Entry requirements
- ATAR - 63.00 or equivalent; proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Artistic Directors, Media Producers & Presenters | $93K to $120K | Down 0.7% |
Cinematographers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
Film and Video Editors | N/A^ | N/A^ |
Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors | $93K to $120K | Down 1.8% |
Video Producers | N/A^ | N/A^ |
^ There is no data available