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Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies |
Abbreviation: | BCA-BCMS |
UOW Course Code: | 796 |
CRICOS Code: | 049642F |
My University: | Creative Arts, Creative Writing, Graphic Design, Theatre, Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Acting, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Fibres, Culture and Identities, Digital Media and Communication, Ethics, Global Media, Human Security, International Media and Communication, Journalism and Professional Writing, Marketing Communication and Advertising, Masculinities, Peace keeping, Transcultural Communication |
Duration: | 4.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: | 216 |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Law, Humanities and Arts |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn or Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On campus |
| Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 751506 |
ATAR: | 75 |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
course description
In Creative Arts, students take extensive studies in one major area: Creative Writing, Graphic Design, Music, Photography, Theatre or Visual Arts or Visual Arts and Design. The core of the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies deals with contemporary issues in communication and media studies, giving students a broad grounding in which to situate their major study:
- Digital Media and Communication;
- International Media and Communication;
- Journalism and Professional Writing; and
- Marketing Communications and Advertising.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Minors
Students can also take a minor study as part of their degree program under the Bachelor of Creative Arts. Subjects taken as part of a minor study cannot be cross counted into any other minor or major study. Minor studies do not appear on the Testamur (degree certificate) but do appear on the Academic Transcript (official academic record). Students are reminded that to have a minor study recorded they must declare their minor study by submitting an Application to Declare or Change Intended Major/Minor.
Course structure
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies, students must complete a minimum of 216 credit points (cp) comprised of the following:
- 18 credit points comprising the core BCA subjects:
- CACS101 Contemporary Creative Practice
- CACS102 Critical Frameworks in Creative Practice
- CACS301 Professional Practice
- A major study in one of the following disciplines:
- Creative Writing (72 credit points)
- Graphic Design (72 credit points)
- Music (72 credit points)
- Photography (84 credit points)
- Theatre (72 credit points)
- Visual Arts (72 credit points)
- Visual Arts and Design (96 credit points)
- 6 credit points of 300-level BCA theory subjects
- All the compulsory (core) subjects in the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies and the required subjects of one of the major studies in that degree
- Elective subjects to bring the total number of credit points completed to 216*
Students undertaking a BCMS major study in Digital Media and Communication, and a BCA major study in Visual Arts and Design are required to complete 220 credit points.
No more than 90cp at 100 level can be counted towards the Bachelor of Creative Arts- Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies degree. Students must achieve a clear pass in the core 300 level subjects to be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies.
Students must consult academic advisors in the relevant faculties concerning the selection of appropriate subjects.
Honours
On completion of the Bachelor of Creative Arts, high achieving students may apply to undertake an additional Honours year. Students should consult the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) entry for requirements.
Other Information
For information on double degrees please see the Standard on Courses. The Faculty may impose quotas on subjects to ensure optimal class sizes.
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au