Course Content
Students must complete 144 credit points consisting of
- 24 credit points of core subjects,
- a 48-credit-point major,
- a potential 48-credit-point second major, and
- 24 credit points of electives.
Typical course programs are shown below for students commencing in either Autumn or Spring session who are completing 8 credit point elective subjects. Students also have the option to complete 6 credit point elective subjects under CBK92062 Elective Choice instead.
All students choose a second major stream when enrolling in their first session. This 18 credit point stream consists of three major subjects from another major (excluding Media Arts and Production).
Students who choose not to continue with their second major choice can continue in their course by choosing 30 credit points of electives (i.e., five 6 credit point subjects) - this should be requested via eRequest.
Autumn commencing
Year 1
Autumn session
- 54000 Citizenship and Communication
- 52670 Self and Society
- 52671 Histories of the Present
Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92065 Stream choice
Spring session
- 54001 Digital Literacies
- 52672 Comparing Indigenous Histories and Politics
Select 12 credit points from the following:
- CBK92065 Stream choice
Year 2
Autumn session
- 54002 Communicating Difference
- 52673 Political Ideas and Change
- 52674 Global Economies
Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92063 Second Major Choice
- CBK92066 Electives
Spring session
- 52675 Investigating Urban Change
Select 8 credit points from the following:
- CBK92062 Elective Choice
Select 12 credit points from the following:
- CBK92063 Second Major Choice
- CBK92066 Electives
Year 3
Autumn session
- 52676 Policy and Advocacy
Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92063 Second Major Choice
- CBK92066 Electives
Select 8 credit points from the following:
- CBK92062 Elective Choice
Spring session
- 52677 Professional Placement
Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92063 Second Major Choice
- CBK92066 Electives
Select 8 credit points from the following:
- CBK92062 Elective Choice
CBK92065 Stream choice
Select 18 credit points of options:
- STM91659 Digital Social Media stream
- STM91673 Journalism stream
- STM91661 Media Business stream
- STM91660 Strategic Communication stream
- STM91658 Writing and Publishing stream
CBK92063 Second Major Choice
Select 48 credit points of options:
- MAJ09479 Digital and Social Media
- MAJ09478 Journalism
- MAJ09482 Media Business
- MAJ09480 Strategic Communication
- MAJ09477 Writing and Publishing
CBK92066 Electives
Select 30 credit points of options:
- 013992 Aboriginal Sydney Now
- 59720 Academic English: Communication Fundamentals
- 36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
- 52710 Climate Justice and Climate Policy
- 52713 Communicating Health and Science
- 52672 Comparing Indigenous Histories and Politics
- 52662 Creative Advertising
- 52716 Design Thinking for Social Innovation
- 59355 Developing Academic Writing and Speaking Skills
- 52717 Digital Interactive Documentary
- 52680 Digital Media Industries
- 52682 Digital Media Metrics
- 52660 Emergent Public Relations
- 52715 Environmental Communication
- 52712 Global Cinema
- 52699 Government and Political Communication
- 52671 Histories of the Present
- 52692 Imagining the Real
- 97901 International Internship
- 52703 Media Influence
- 52640 Media Law and Ethics
- 52642 Multimedia Features
- 52690 Narrative in Theory and Practice
- 52641 News Now
- 52714 Professional Internship
- 52670 Self and Society
- 52661 Strategic Communication in Society
- 52718 The Social Life of Technology
- 52681 Understanding Digital Audiences
- 52691 Writing and Editing Foundations
CBK92062 Elective Choice
Select 24 credit points of options:
CBK92068 Electives (6cp subjects)
- CBK92069 Transdisciplinary Electives
Select 18 credit points of options:
- 013992 Aboriginal Sydney Now
- 59720 Academic English: Communication Fundamentals
- 36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
- 52710 Climate Justice and Climate Policy
- 52713 Communicating Health and Science
- 52672 Comparing Indigenous Histories and Politics
- 52662 Creative Advertising
- 52716 Design Thinking for Social Innovation
- 59355 Developing Academic Writing and Speaking Skills
- 52717 Digital Interactive Documentary
- 52680 Digital Media Industries
- 52682 Digital Media Metrics
- 52660 Emergent Public Relations
- 52715 Environmental Communication
- 52712 Global Cinema
- 52699 Government and Political Communication
- 52671 Histories of the Present
- 52692 Imagining the Real
- 99200 Intercultural Communication
- 97901 International Internship
- 52703 Media Influence
- 52640 Media Law and Ethics
- 52642 Multimedia Features
- 52690 Narrative in Theory and Practice
- 52641 News Now
- 52714 Professional Internship
- 52670 Self and Society
- 52661 Strategic Communication in Society
- 52718 The Social Life of Technology
- 52681 Understanding Digital Audiences
- 52691 Writing and Editing Foundations
CBK92067 Electives (8cp subjects)
- CBK92070 Transdisciplinary Electives
Select 16 credit points of options:
- 013993 Aboriginal Sydney Now
- 59721 Academic English: Communication Fundamentals
- 36201 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
- 54098 Becoming Australia
- 976111 Contemporary China
- 976411 Contemporary France
- 976421 Contemporary Germany
- 976431 Contemporary Italy
- 976211 Contemporary Japan
- 976451 Contemporary Spain
- 54092 Culture: Plugged and Unplugged
- 59356 Developing Academic Writing and Speaking Skills
- 54094 Environmental Communication
- 54081 Global Cinema
- 977912 In-country Contemporary Society Study
- 977913 In-country Language and Culture Study
- 99218 Intercultural Communication
- 97900 International Internship
- 54091 Professional Internship
- 54083 Sexing Power
- 54004 The Future of Work
