Overview

The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Media (B Com B Media) is a 4 year double degree program which combines a highly valued business qualification with a program which aims to develop communication leaders who inspire innovation and change at all levels of society and who adhere to the highest ethical … For more content click the Read More button below. The B Media component 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 knowledges. You will gain essential skills for navigating media in the 21st century so that you can collaborate effectively, and drive and respond to innovation. It is assumed that students have a certain level of knowledge in advanced mathematics in order to cope well with the mathematical or statistical component of a business degree. If you are successful in obtaining a place without this assumed knowledge, you are strongly encouraged to consider studying a Mathematics Bridging Course before starting your degree. This double degree provides graduates with great opportunities to work across a wide range of communication disciplines and fields.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure

You must complete 192 UOC.

Bachelor of Commerce (96 UOC)

  1. Integrated First Year Courses (48 UOC)
  2. myBCom (0 UOC)
  3. Commerce major (48UOC)
  4. Prescribed Work Integrated Learning Course (Requirement can be satisfied by taking a Commerce or Arts WIL
    course)
  5. Final Year Synthesis (0 - 6 UOC)

Bachelor of Media (96 UOC)

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

Disciplinary Component - 3502 Commerce96 Units of Credit:
Disciplinary Component - 3341 Media96 Units of Credit:

Program Constraints

Limit Rule

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from 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.

Additional Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change. Students should always follow the program requirements according to the year they started their degree. For more information please visit previous UNSW online handbooks


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Program Fees

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Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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