F4G Bachelor of Media with Honours

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Overview 2020

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 4 Years, up to a maximum of 9 Years
Duration
Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students

Learn to use storytelling as a vessel to create emotional and political connections, form cultural identities, and to prompt social, organisational and environmental change.

Are you interested in studying a Bachelor of Media from Semester 1, 2019? To apply for an equivalent award, or for more information, please refer to the Bachelor of Media (13T). We are no longer taking applications for this version of the course (F4G).

The Bachelor of Media with Honours is a progressive, internationally recognised degree that prepares you for a career in the creative, media and information industries. Delivered through the School of Social Sciences, we provide the chance to learn from leading academics and working professionals from all areas of business, commerce and government.

Explore relevant media theory and develop practical skills including writing, researching and producing media, and specialise in Screen, News and Journalism, Strategic Communications, or Media Practice and Analysis.
Opening Semester 1, 2018 in the heart of Hobart’s cultural precinct, The Media School’s new facilities give you the opportunity to become proficient in new media technologies as they become available and use them to produce a range of content.
Build a portfolio of your own work through the Media Projects minor and participate in work-integrated learning opportunities, which prepare you to get the most out of an industry placement and employer interviews.

Our program has strong links with the media industry in Tasmania, nationally and across the Asia region, and offers many opportunities to work within and alongside industry. Take part in fieldtrips, internships and exchanges – many with generous scholarships – with our leading international partner institutions in Japan, Malaysia, Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK.

During your second and third year, you will develop a portfolio of media work through the Media Projects production minor. Whether you choose to undertake different projects each semester, or pursue one large-scale media project across all four, you will graduate with a significant portfolio of creative, media-related projects to show employers.

The flexible structure of the Bachelor of Media with Honours allows you to tailor your course content to suit your own interests. Dive deeper to develop your area of media specialisation, or broaden your learning across other areas of interest with a major (eight units), minor (four units) or individual elective units from across the University of Tasmania*.

During your Honours year, you have the opportunity to further hone your skills through industry and community projects locally, nationally or internationally – including the option to undertake a second internship at an advanced level. You can also apply to pursue a Research Honours year instead, with admission based on academic merit.

* Subject to any unit requisites, academic approval and course quotas.

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Learning outcomes

On completion of the Bachelor of Media with Honours, graduates will be able to:

Critically analyse media texts, industries, and audiences from both theoretical and practical perspectives, showing advanced awareness of local, national, and international contexts;
Demonstrate coherent and in-depth knowledge of key media studies concepts, approaches, and methods;
Integrate and apply this knowledge to the production of media content and to workplace practice;
Demonstrate advanced analytical, practical, technical, and research skills in one of the following areas: News and Journalism; Screen; Strategic Communications; or Media Practice and Analysis;
Communicate effectively and ethically across a variety of media platforms;
Respond effectively and creatively to a changing media environment.

Practical experience

Professional practice and industry engagement is compulsory in three of the four majors (News and Journalism; Screen; and Strategic Communications) and is a prerequisite for Professional Placement (see below) involving a work-integrated learning project.

You will work as part of a team, each role playing as specialists within your chosen major, to devise and deliver media and communications content, based on a client brief and/or industry scenario. In some cases, your group may complete its media project for a real-world client.

In collaboration with an academic coordinator, industry mentors will guide you through the completion of your project, which may involve site visits, field trips, shadowing and client meetings. The units are taught through a combination of project work and intensive workshops.

Work placement

An industry placement can be an invaluable part of your undergraduate degree. This is a third-year, competitive entry unit in the Bachelor of Media with Honours that consists of academic assessments combined with a workplace experience for one or two days a week.

In the Industry Placement unit, you will be assigned to a work placement that aligns with your chosen specialisation area. As part of your internship, where opportunity allows, you will contribute to the production, publication and presentation of media content while working under the supervision of a qualified professional.

The unit is delivered through a combination of work placement and seminars that focus on peer reflection and career discussion. Assessment will involve a research essay, oral presentation, and internship portfolio.

Career outcomes

Lucy Breaden
News Reader, WIN Television

In 2010, Lucy graduated with First Class Honours in Journalism. Only a few years later she found herself sitting behind the News Reader's desk at WIN Television bringing the news to Tasmania for the first time. Today, it's her job five nights per week. Read more about Lucy

Understanding the media is now an essential role in a range of careers. By combining analysis of media industries, and the production and consumption of media, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to work in a broad range of professions and environments.

The Bachelor of Media with Honours offers a wide variety of possible careers such as:

Advertising creative director
Art director and copywriter
Broadcaster, presenter
Campaign manager
Documentary maker/producer
Editor
Events manager

Film production crew
Media and market researcher
Media adviser
News producer
Public relations consultant
Publishing
Photojournalism

Policy adviser and analyst
Science communicator
Screen and media entrepreneur
Social media content creator
Sports writer and presenter
Teacher
Travel writer or editor

Course structure

The Bachelor of Media with Honours will total 400cp (equivalent of 32x 12.5 CP units) comprising:

Years 1, 2 and 3

A major of 8 units: 4 intermediate and 4 advanced units. Students will choose one of four majors: News and Journalism; Strategic Communications; Screen or Media Practice and Analysis.
Degree Core Knowledge 6 units: 4 core introductory units, and 2 XBR coded units.
10 student experience and engagement units: 2 at first year, 2 chosen from the core experience and engagement list and 6 free choice.

Within the above students will need to ensure they meet the overall unit level requirements in the first three years of the degree:

Introductory level units (100 coded eg HEJ130): 8 minimum and 10 maximum
Intermediate level units (200 coded eg HEJ234): 6 minimum and 10 maximum
Advanced level units (300 coded eg HEJ350); 6 minimum and 10 maximum

Year 4 - Honours

Progression to research honours is subject to students passing all year 1, 2, 3 units and achieving a course GPA of 5 in Year 2-3.
Students who are not eligible to progress to year 4, will be exited out of F4G Bachelor of Media with Honours and will graduate with 13T Bachelor of Media.

Year 1 - 100 credit points at introductory level comprising of:

Degree Core Knowledge (75cp)

Complete the following four units at introductory level (50cp)

HEJ130

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2
Hobart	Winter school

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2
Hobart	Winter school

Bachelor of Media with Honours (F4G)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements

Duration

Duration

Location

Career outcomes

Course structure

Complete the following four units at introductory level (50cp)

Global Media Industries

Making Media: Filming, Editing and Design

Texts and Audiences

Writing Media: Stories and Content

Choose two units from the following list at introductory level (25cp)

Engaging with Sustainability

Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential

Global Food Security

Living and Working with Cultural Diversity

Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea

The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption

Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world

Complete two Student Elective units at introductory level (25 cp)

Complete the following two units at intermediate level (25cp):

Media Portfolio 1

Media Portfolio 2

Choose two units from the following list at intermediate level (25cp):

Media and Crime

Media, Sport and Society

Emerging Screen Practices

Communicating Brand and Identity

Advanced Design for Television, Film and Online

Screen and Media Business

Public Relations

Fieldtrip in Media Industries, Practices and Cultures

Digital Networks and Mobile Media

Food, Health and Media

Media, Music and Sound

News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis

Games and Virtual Worlds

Complete the following two units at advanced level (25cp):

Media Portfolio 3

Media Portfolio 4

Choose two units from the following list at advanced level (25cp):

Media, Power and Communication

Media, Music and Sound

Media and Crime

Media, Sport and Society

Emerging Screen Practices

Brand Communications

Advanced Design for Television, Film and Online

Screen and Media Business

Public Relations

Field trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures 2

Digital Networks and Mobile Media

Food, Health and Media

Industry Placement

News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis

Games and Virtual Worlds

Writing for Screen

Complete the following four intermediate level units (37.5cp):

Media Portfolio 1

Media Portfolio 2

News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis

Choose one unit from the following list at intermediate level (12.5cp):

Media and Crime

Screen and Media Business

Public Relations

Fieldtrip in Media Industries, Practices and Cultures

News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis

Writing for Screen

Complete the following two advanced level units (25cp):

Media Portfolio 3

Media Portfolio 4

Choose two units from the following list at advanced level (25cp):

Media, Power and Communication

News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis

Media and Crime

Media, Sport and Society