Handbook

Overview

This program is for students commencing from 2023. The Bachelor of Media/Bachelor of Social Sciences is a four-year double degree. The Bachelor of Media 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 … For more content click the Read More button below. The Bachelor of Social Sciences will build your capacity to contribute to real world and impactful social, political and cultural change. You will focus on contemporary global and local challenges and issues taught by out world class academics, utilising new and digital technologies providing an effective, flexible and rich educational experience.

This program is for students commencing from 2023.

The Bachelor of Media/Bachelor of Social Sciences is a four-year double degree.

The Bachelor of Media 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 knowledge. You will gain essential skills for navigating media in the 21st century so that you can collaborate effectively, and drive and respond to innovation.

The Bachelor of Social Sciences will build your capacity to contribute to real world and impactful social, political and cultural change. You will focus on contemporary global and local challenges and issues taught by out world class academics, utilising new and digital technologies providing an effective, flexible and rich educational experience.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure

You must complete 192 UOC.

Bachelor of Media (96 UOC)

Foundation courses (24 UOC)
Specialisation (48 UOC)
Expansion courses (24 UOC)

Bachelor of Social Sciences (96 UOC)

Core courses (48 UOC)
Major (48 UOC)

Disciplinary Component - 3341 Media96 Units of Credit:

Foundation Courses24 Units of Credit:

You must take 24 UOC of Foundation courses, including 12 UOC in Focus Courses and 12 UOC in Grounding Courses.

Focus Courses

Grounding Courses

Specialisation Requirement48 Units of Credit:

Expansion Courses24 Units of Credit:

You must take 24 UOC from any other specialisation in the BMedia program; including at least 6 UOC at level 2, and 12 UOC at level 3

You must select courses from lists other than your specialisation. You may opt to use this to establish a sub-specialisation in a second focus area, or opt to select courses from multiple lists. Please note: prerequisite rules for courses will apply, which you must take into consideration when planning your course selections.

Note: Level 1 course codes start with a 1 (e.g. MDIA1###), Level 2 with a 2 (e.g. MDIA2###) and level 3 with a 3 (e.g. MDIA3###).

Media Studies

Cinema Studies

Communication and Journalism

Public Relations and Advertising

Screen Production

Disciplinary Component - 3325 Social Sciences96 Units of Credit:

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.

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Program Fees

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Faculty
Faculty: The primary academic unit in which related disciplines of teaching and research are conducted.

Managing Faculty

Campus

Sydney

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Undergraduate

Typical duration:

4 Year(s)

Intake Period

Term 1, Term 2, Term 3

Academic Calendar

Minimum Units of Credit

192

Award Type(s)

Bachelor

Award(s)
Award(s): Qualification upon completion (all awards offered by UNSW are accredited by UNSW and align with the Australian Qualifications Framework).

Bachelor of Media - BMedia
Bachelor of Social Sciences - BSocSci

UAC Code

422302

CRICOS Code

110678E

Media / Social Sciences

3345

192 Units of Credit