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Bachelor of Communication and Media (Honours) | 2020
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Communication and Media (Honours) |
Abbreviation: | BCM(Hons) |
UOW Course Code: | 1709 |
CRICOS Code: | 094793F |
Total Credit Points: | 48 |
Duration: | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn / Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus | Wollongong |
Overview
If you are doing, or have done particularly well in your Bachelor of Communication and Media degree, you should consider an Honours year. Your Bachelor of Communication and Media degree will have introduced you to a wide range of topics and problems, and an Honours project will enable you to explore these ideas in much greater depth. Honours research topics are various and negotiable. If you are really interested in a topic and want to find answers, you'll be encouraged and supported.
From a potential employer's perspective, your ability to achieve a complex goal, meet deadlines, investigate independently, use resources effectively and write coherently are highly valued attributes.
The Honours year has a number of functions at UOW; as an in-depth project at the end of undergraduate study, and as a bridge between undergraduate study and advanced research. It may also afford you the opportunity to explore future career options. Studying Honours teaches you: training in research skills and in information systems (archives, the Library, databases and electronic research networks); opportunity to practise articulating complex ideas orally and in writing; experience in working closely with a supervisor on a project and in preparing a major project to meet a deadline; and experience in devising, researching and writing up an individual topic of study in an extended argument or thesis.
Areas of Study
Students may also undertake Joint Honours where two of the areas set out above can be combined, or when a discipline from the Faculty of Law, Humanities and Arts is combined with a discipline from another Faculty. Students who are intending to undertake Joint Honours should consult the Faculty Honours Co-ordinator.
Entry Requirements and Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independently plan and execute a research-based project or piece of scholarship that demonstrates in-depth understanding and critical analysis of the areas of Media and Communication; | ||||||
| 2 | Demonstrate advanced theoretical knowledge and critically reflect on, synthesise and evaluate information, problems, concepts and theories; | ||||||
| 3 | Communicate a coherent and sustained argument, explaining and disseminating research results and conclusions; | ||||||
| 4 | Apply an advanced knowledge of research, research integrity, ethics and the rights and safety of others, to independently plan and execute a substantial piece of research. | ||||||
Course Structure
To qualify for award of the Bachelor of Communication and Media (Honours), a candidate must successfully complete at least 48 credit points.
The program consists of 50% coursework and 50% research work. The research component takes the form of a research thesis completed under the supervision of an academic.
Full-time Study
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All three subjects: | |||
| LHA 401 | The Writer: Critic, Analyst, Voice | 12 | |
| BCM 470 | Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies Honours | 12 | |
| LHA 480 | Thesis (full-time) | 24 | |
Part-time Study
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All four subjects: | |||
| LHA 401 | The Writer: Critic, Analyst, Voice | 12 | |
| BCM 470 | Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies Honours | 12 | |
| LHA 482 | Thesis (Part-time) | 12 | |
| LHA 482 | Thesis (Part-time) | 12 | |
Click on subject codes in the above course structure for information on sessions of offer for each subject. To find out specific information on timetables, tutorials, and classes, visit the Timetable page.
Honours Guide and Code of Practice
The Honours Guide provides detailed information on all Honours courses and can be accessed from the Honours Programs page.
Students are advised to refer to the University's Code of Practice - Honours.
Grade of Honours
The Honours Grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 1. For further information refer to the University's Coursework Rules.
Other Information
For further information please email: askuow@uow.edu.au