Communication courses

Undergraduate communications degrees like a Bachelor of Communications or a Bachelor of Marketing and Communication can help you develop the skills you need to produce thought-provoking and engaging work in a range of media industries. These qualifications will teach you how to push your creative boundaries and embrace the fluid transformations occurring across today’s complex communication landscape.

Once you’ve chosen your primary area of study, prepare to develop strong work-ready skills, including in writing and critical thinking and producing creative content for film, TV, radio, documentaries, print, digital media and more.

Communications jobs are varied. They can be fast-paced or slower in nature, and public-facing or behind the scenes. And with the digitisation of the industry constantly evolving, there are an abundance of careers out there for passionate communicators.

One of the best things about choosing a communications career path is that you have plenty of scope for movement. Most businesses need communications professionals, which means you have the freedom to shift between industries and carve out a career in whatever shape or form you choose.

Many graduates take on roles in:

• Advertising and marketing

• Business writing

• Copywriting

• Creative writing

• Media and journalism

• Public relations

• Publishing and editing

• Technical writing

• Travel writing

• TV and film production

Here at Open Universities Australia, we make enrolling online as straightforward as possible. To get started, find the course for you by browsing the options on this page. You can also compare different qualifications using our handy comparison tool, or request help from one of our student advisors.

When you’ve made your choice, click ‘Apply now’ on the relevant course page and follow the prompts to begin your enrolment. We’ll ask you to supply some supporting documentation, including proof of your identity, your tax file number, and a unique student identifier (USI) during this process.

Your university will get in touch with you via email to confirm whether or not your application has been successful.

Please note that enquiries and applications for some courses are handled directly by the university. If this is the case, it will be indicated on the course listing page.  

For more information about enrolment, read our online self-service enrolling instructions. If you get stuck at any time, contact us and we’ll talk you through it.

Before starting an enrolment, it’s important to read the entry requirements for your chosen course to ensure that you’re eligible to apply. If you don’t quite meet the requirements, we may be able to help you find a pathway into your course through open-entry subjects, which anyone can study.

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There are a lot of reasons to study your course online through us.

• You can enrol without entry requirements We have a unique open-door policy that makes it possible for everyone to enrol in university study, no matter their academic history. If you don’t meet the entry requirements for a degree, we’ll help you get in through single undergraduate subjects and transition into a qualification from there.

• You have total control over how you study Upskill without committing to a whole degree upfront. Or enrol in a full degree, but take it a subject at a time. We’ll introduce you to flexible study options you didn’t even know about, so you can fit uni around what matters to you.

• You’ll graduate with the same qualification as an on-campus student Once you enrol through us, you’ll study online with the university that provides your degree. This means that when you complete your qualification, you’ll graduate with the same degree as on-campus students.

• We’ll help you navigate the university world Our friendly student advisors will be your guide every step of the enrolment journey. They'll help you compare universities, choose a course, provide documentation and understand your finance options.