Communication and Journalism
Discover the world of communication and journalism
Start with the core principles of journalism and build on them with electives that let you shape your own path. You’ll gain hands-on skills and explore critical perspectives in digital journalism, public communication, and news media. Ethical storytelling will be central to your learning, whether for print, broadcast, or immersive digital platforms like VR.
This program is designed to help you become more than a storyteller. You’ll develop the confidence to lead, innovate, and tackle complex challenges in a global media environment. With ethics and social justice woven into every subject, you’ll graduate ready to navigate issues of diversity, representation, and power in the media industry.
Why choose UNSW for your commincation and journalism journey?
By specialising in communication and journalism within the Bachelor of Media, you’ll gain the knowledge and practical experience to thrive in a fast-changing industry. Explore the forces shaping media today and learn to create content that is creative, rigorous, and culturally aware.
At UNSW, you’ll graduate with the ability to adapt, think critically, and produce work across multiple platforms. Develop skills that employers value in the modern media landscape.
Where can this degree take you?
Our graduates are sought after in digital media, communication, entertainment, and creative industries worldwide. You’ll benefit from real-world experience and advanced training in cutting-edge technologies, giving you the confidence to lead in your chosen field.
Career opportunities include:
- Digital Publisher
- Journalist / Reporter
- Editor
- Copywriter / Creative writer
- Content Producer / Strategist
- Content Manager
- Digital Communication Specialist
- Television Producer
- Media Strategist
- Public Relations Sepcialist
Newsworthy
Newsworthy is UNSW’s digital publication showcasing award-winning work by media students in the School of the Arts & Media.
Based at UNSW Sydney’s Kensington campus, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate communication and journalism students real newsroom experience. Guided by Alex Spring, our professional editor who leads Newsworthy, students produce stories across text, multimedia, audio and video, and learn to grow audiences in today’s distributed media landscape where social platforms and search engines are as critical as the homepage.
Study
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We offer the below undergraduate courses with a specialisation in communications & journalism:
- Bachelor of Media
- Bachelor of Commerce / Media
- Bachelor of Design / Media
- Bachelor of Fine Arts / Media
- Bachelor of Media/ Arts
- Bachelor of Media / Social Sciences
- Bachelor of Media / Law
In addition to the above courses, we offer the below undergraduate single degrees with a minor in communications & journalism:
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Honours is an extra year of study that offers you a chance to develop your research and professional skills guided by staff who are passionate about research and the development of new researchers.
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With a dual emphasis and carefully considered balance between theory and practice, our postgraduate coursework degrees are perfect for those who want to expand their professional opportunities and potential by learning new skills or consolidating their existing knowledge. Our postgraduate degrees are also suitable for those wanting to switch careers and re-skill.
We offer the following postgraduate degrees in media:
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As a PhD student, you’ll work with highly regarded academics who are international leaders in their specialised fields of research.
We’ll provide you with expertise and supervision for Honours and Doctor of Philosophy programs in a range of research areas. These include areas of study such as digital media, journalism, public relations, practice-based research, media and social transformation, media, philosophy and cultural theory, global media, visual communication, media audiences, and media and culture in postcolonial societies.
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