Degree
Major
80 credit points
Major in Media, Culture and Communications
Overview
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Degree/s offering this major
Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Arts
Summary
Key features
- Turn your passion for media and communications into a profession
Explore your interests and hone your skills and knowledge through internships, practical application and expert teaching.
- Broaden your knowledge and skill set
Study a wide variety of units to develop your understanding of the media and other methods of communication.
- Double your skills and employability prospects
Undertake a double major – choose from more than 20 – to expand your options and launch a career enhanced by your unique perspective.
- Combine your learning with practical and professional experience
Participate in PACE (Professional and Community Engagement) to gain relevant workplace experience or study overseas.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, graduate employability remains our priority. We’re working closely with a range of industries and sectors to ensure you’re job-ready when you graduate. View graduate professions and potential employers.
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Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is home to a passionate community of scholars committed to equipping you with skills for the future via transformative education and world-leading research. Through our interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research, you'll develop capabilities to address local, national and global challenges.
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
Benefits of studying at Macquarie
Major structure
What you’ll study
A major allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Media, Culture and Communications, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Major requirements
80 credit points
Essential units
80 credit points
Complete each unit below.
Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this major?
Media, Culture and Communications is available as a major as part of the below degree/s:
Further course details
For further details and specific course requirements, visit the Handbook >
Guide to University terminology
Use our handy guide to better understand common study terms.
Career outcomes
Set your career in motion
Professions
- Arts and culture administrator
- Blogger
- Communications specialist
- Content specialist
- Cultural adviser
- Cultural critic
- Editor or publisher
- Feature writer
- Foreign correspondent
- Government worker
- Journalist
- Media buyer or producer
- Media policy developer or adviser
- Novelist
- Social policy researcher
Employers
- Advertising and media agencies
- Educational institutions
- Gaming developers
- Marketing and public relations firms
- Media and news outlets
- Media, creative or communications agencies
- Production studios – film, TV and sound
- Radio and television broadcasters
- Self-employment
- Streaming media companies and services
- Web design agencies
Career information
Job and Skills Australia – an Australian Government initiative – provides accessible labour-market data, research and tools to help you understand Australia’s current and projected workforce-skills needs.
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Career service
Get help preparing a résumé, identifying job opportunities and connecting with employers.
In-built internships
Study a degree with built-in practical experiences, and get an invaluable head start in your career.
Co-designed degrees
Study a degree co-designed with industry, and graduate with the knowledge and skills employers want.
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