Media & communications courses

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Introduction to Media & communications courses

Craft your creative future communicating online, in person or in print.

Communicate in another language. Choose from classical and ancient languages, national languages of Southeast Asia, and popular European languages.

Articulate the politics of business, talk about negotiation and settle conflicts. Research and produce the news or promote health equity.

Imagine scripting your future in television or film. Pen a screenplay or uncover the secrets between the pages of the literature classics.

Write and publish social and user experience (UX) mobile content for digital assets. Learn the secrets of SEO.

Tell stories and create connections with people, places and products.

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Todd studied digital and social media with Curtin University through Open Universities Australia

Media & communications degrees

Undergraduate SCU-DIM-DEG

Bachelor of Digital Media

Undergraduate GRF-COM-DEG

Bachelor of Communication

Available majors

  • Major in Journalism
  • Major in Public Relations
  • Major in Business Communication
  • Major in Creative Writing
  • Major in Screen and Media Studies

Postgraduate MAQ-MCW-MAS

Master of Creative Writing

Available majors

  • Core Subjects

Undergraduate USC-SME-CTF

Undergraduate Certificate in Social Media

Media & communications subjects

Undergraduate GRF-LHS321

Social Media for Global Communications

Related degrees

Postgraduate TAS-HEJ719

Multiplatform Storytelling

Undergraduate GRF-CMM220

Media Relations

How to become a media and communications professional

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Get creative and transform the way people communicate. Become a literary critic, business consultant, author, health advocate, media advisor, publicist or digital content specialist.

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