Overview

This program is for students commencing from 2023.The three-year Bachelor of Media (BMedia) equips you with expertise to make a difference in the exciting, challenging, and constantly evolving field of media. Media at UNSW pushes you to develop confidence in a diverse and flexible mix of creative, critical, and practical … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

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Demonstrate creativity, rigour, adaptability, independence, and cultural reflexivity in the application of media skills and the production of media texts.
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Critically analyse the evolving media landscape in relation to historical, social, political, material and theoretical contexts, including settler colonialism.
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Engage in media practices that take cultural difference as crucial to media audiences, industries, and contexts.
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Engage and situate diverse First Nations knowledges and media practices, and the historical, cultural, social, and political contexts that produced them.
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Deploy a critically informed approach to ethics, justice, and social engagement in media practices, industries, and contexts.
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Evaluate and apply research methods appropriate to distinct media forms, practices, industries, and audiences.
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Collaborate effectively with local and international communities of practitioners across media contexts.
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Graduate Capabilities

For more information on Graduate Capabilities please click on this link

Program Structure

You must complete 144 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

Disciplinary Component:

  1. Foundation courses (24 UOC)
  2. Expansion courses (24 UOC)
  3. Specialisation (48 UOC)

Note: Courses cannot be double counted across Foundation, Specialisation, and Expansion requirements.

Students in the standalone program must also complete:

  1. An optional Minor offered by UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture (36 UOC)
  2. General Education (12 UOC)

OR

  1. An optional minor not offered by UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture (24-36 UOC) from the list of approved minors*
  2. Free Electives (12-24 UOC)

*An external minor satisfies the 12 UOC of General Education required in the standalone program

OR

  1. Free Electives (36 UOC)
  2. General Education (12 UOC)

Disciplinary Component96 Units of Credit:
Optional Minors
Free Electives36 Units of Credit:
General Education12 Units of Credit:

Program Constraints

Maturity Rule

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Sample Programs

To access sample program(s), please visit:
UNSW Arts, Design and Architecture

Program Requirements

Internship, Placement and Exchange Opportunities

Students in this program may be eligible for international Student Exchange. For further information regarding application and eligibility, please contact UNSW Study Abroad and Exchange office or the Nucleus. Students are encouraged to take the internship and work integrated learning opportunities available in their program.

Progression Requirements

Progression rules are in accordance with university policy.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Related Double Degree

Bachelor of Design - BDes
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3342 - Design / Media
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3343 - Fine Arts / Media
Bachelor of Media - BMedia
Bachelor of Arts - BA3344 - Media / Arts
Bachelor of Media - BMedia
Bachelor of Social Sciences - BSocSci3345 - Media / Social Sciences
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3598 - Commerce / Media
Bachelor of Media - BMedia
Bachelor of Laws - LLB4875 - Media / Law

Honours Pathway

Bachelor of Media (Honours) - BMedia (Hons)4510 - Media (Honours)

Professional Outcomes

Career Opportunities

Video and sound producer, screenwriter, animator, filmmaker, game designer, smart phone app developer, interactive media designer, advertising creative, public relations consultant, advertising strategist, advertising creative specialist, community relations advisor, corporate affairs executive, media account executive, social media manager, digital producer, digital communications coordinator, media / government relations advisor, media relations advisor, journalist, editor, website content manager, internal communications specialist, communications officer, corporate communications

Recognition of Achievement

University Medal
Award of Pass with Distinction

Additional Information

Further Information

Contact the Nucleus Student Hub for advice.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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