Overview 2021
This course may not be available to international students. Please see the International Online Course Guide (PDF 809KB) for courses that are offered to international students
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.
The Future of Media:
Why Study Media In Tasmania
What skills are needed to push the media industry forward? Find out from professionals working across film, print, digital and animation who all share a connection to Tasmania. Discover why a media career is so rewarding and why Tasmania is the place to get your start.
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)
We often hear that media industries are in decline. However, as this unit will demonstrate, what we are actually seeing is a profound reshaping of new and old media industries in response to shifts in the media landscape. In this…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
The ability to produce screen content is becoming increasingly valued in today's media environment. This unit introduces you to the key concepts, methods and practices of screen production. You will gain hands-on experience in filming and recording sound, editing, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ140 Making Media: Filming, Editing and Design
This unit introduces you to the complex and diverse relationships between media texts and audiences. You will engage with key theories in audience studies and explore a range of topics including media effects, citizen journalism, childrens media, and fan cultures.…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the theory and practice of media writing. You will learn techniques for news, feature, copy, online, script and media release writing, and will produce a package of practical work showcasing different writing styles. The unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ160 Writing Media: Stories and Content
Choose two units from the following list at introductory level (25cp)
Contemporary media is saturated with images of extreme weather events, hunger,poverty, conflict, pollution, austerity, and financial crisis. Mounting evidence suggeststhe 21st century will be defined by unprecedented challenges related to environmentalinstability, economic inequality and risks to social well-being on a…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Do you want to make a difference to something in the world you care about? Would you like some time and space to consider, develop and test your approaches in a safe environment, supported by experts in the field? Following…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for XBR102 Developing your Creative and Entrepreneurial Potential
The challenge of ensuring adequate and sustainable food production and equitable access to food for a diverse human population in the 21st century is crucial and profoundly complex. This unit helps you contribute to meeting this challenge. The interdisciplinary skills…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Become better prepared to deal with the variety of culturally challenging situations you will encounter in whichever part of the world you live and work. Develop an appreciation of the personal and professional benefits which come from being more culturally…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR104 Living and Working with Cultural Diversity
This unit aims to teach the fundamentals of good reasoning. You will learn how to construct, analyse, and critically evaluate arguments; how to identify and avoid common errors in reasoning; how to think logically and well; and how to communicate…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR105 Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Do you consider yourself an ethical individual? Do you think you understand what is meant by social responsibility? We all know that ethical and value-driven leaders are required in society and what this unit will do is challenge your current…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR106 Ethics and Social Responsibility
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR107 Asia and Australia: Bound by Sea
Who owns art: the artist, the purchaser or the culture that it represents? How does art reflect our cultural identity? Why is art a priority victim of war, invasion and the black market. Through different disciplinary lenses including history, art…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR108 The Dark Arts: Culture, Crime and Corruption
In the modern world we must often makedecisions under uncertainty, weighing up ouroptions in the face of incomplete (and oftenconflicting) information. In this unit we examinethe problems of evaluating evidence, formingbeliefs, and making decisions based on thosebeliefs. We do this…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for XBR111 Big Decisions! Rational belief and action in an uncertain world
Student Experience & Engagement (25cp)
Complete two Student Elective units at introductory level (25 cp)
Years 2 and 3 - 200 credit points of Intermediate and Advanced level units (or equivalent 16 x 12.5pt units) comprising:
Major: Choose 1 major from the following list (100cp):
Media Practice and Analysis
Complete the following two units at intermediate level (25cp):
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Choose two units from the following list at intermediate level (25cp):
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with an opportunity to develop the media analysis skills gained in first year. Emerging Screen Practices investigates patterns and changes in the production and consumption of screen texts. Topics may include: cross-media narratives; ownership vs streaming;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit examines the storytelling tactics and strategies associated with the design and communication of brand narratives. The unit addresses the ways in which, in the changing media environment, brand narratives are now communicated via social networks and key ‘influencers’…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HEJ247 Communicating Brand and Identity
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ248 Advanced Design for Television, Film and Online
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit offers you the opportunity to undertake supervised fieldwork in an area of media studies. You will develop your understanding of the changing media environment and your ability to map media cultures. You will also be introduced to methods…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ251 Fieldtrip in Media Industries, Practices and Cultures A
Media industries, companies and organisations have access to more data than ever before. Increasingly, we hear that production is data-driven; formulated for and by algorithms. But what does it truly mean to create and consume content in the era of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ252 Digital Networks and Mobile Media
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit explores the music industry at a time of significant change. It considers the ways in which the music industry's focus is no longer on the sale of recorded music to consumers but on the licensing of music for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ255 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
Building on first year screen analysis skills, this unit examines video games and virtual worlds from the perspective of text, industry, and audience. You will explore, analyse and discuss topics including: fandom and video game communities; storytelling and innovation in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Complete the following two units at advanced level (25cp):
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Choose two units from the following list at advanced level (25cp):
Power describes the capacity of an individual or group to influence the opinions, decisions and actions of others. This unit explores the role of media in the communication of power in society and, importantly, the counter-movements that challenge power. In…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit explores the music industry at a time of significant change. It considers the ways in which the music industry’s focus is no longer on the sale of recorded music to consumers but on the licensing of music for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Sport is a major driver of media change. New media practices, technologies, platforms, policies and economies have developed to service the multi-billion dollar global sporting industry. Sport stars are among the biggest media celebrities; sporting events attract massive advertising dollars;…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with an opportunity to develop the media analysis skills gained in first year. Emerging Screen Practices investigates patterns and changes in the production and consumption of screen texts. Topics may include: cross-media narratives; ownership vs streaming;…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the storytelling tactics and strategies associated with the design and communication of brand narratives. The unit addresses the ways in which, in the changing media environment, brand narratives are now communicated via social networks and key ‘influencers’…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
1…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ348 Advanced Design for Television, Film and Online
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Note: Entry to the unit is competitive, and is subject to approval by the unit coordinator. To apply for entry into the unit and relevant grant consideration where appropriate, please email the unit coordinator.This unit offers you the opportunity to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ351 Field trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures B
Media industries, companies and organisations have access to more data than ever before. Increasingly, we hear that production is data-driven; formulated for and by algorithms. But what does it truly mean to create and consume content in the era of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ352 Digital Networks and Mobile Media
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
You will be assigned to a work placement in a government, private, or not-for-profit organisation approved by the University. As part of your internship you will, where opportunity allows, contribute to the production, publication and presentation of creative content, while…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Winter school | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Winter school | ||||
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ355 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
Building on first year screen analysis skills, this unit examines video games and virtual worlds from the perspective of text, industry, and audience. You will explore, analyse and discuss topics including: fandom and video game communities; storytelling and innovation in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the key elements of writing for film, television and digital media across all genres. You will be takenthrough the process of developing a script from conception through to pre-production. You will learn about working withstructure,…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
News and Journalism
Please note that from January 2020 the News and Journalism Major has changed, HEJ240 Professional Practice and Industry Engagement has been replaced by a choice of Intermediate level media units.
Complete the following four intermediate level units (37.5cp):
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ255 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
Choose one unit from the following list at intermediate level (12.5cp):
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit offers you the opportunity to undertake supervised fieldwork in an area of media studies. You will develop your understanding of the changing media environment and your ability to map media cultures. You will also be introduced to methods…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ251 Fieldtrip in Media Industries, Practices and Cultures A
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ255 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
This unit introduces you to the essential elements of writing for film, television and digital media. You will be taken through the process of developing a script from conception through to pre-production. You will learn about working with structure, developing…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Complete the following two advanced level units (25cp):
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Choose two units from the following list at advanced level (25cp):
Power describes the capacity of an individual or group to influence the opinions, decisions and actions of others. This unit explores the role of media in the communication of power in society and, importantly, the counter-movements that challenge power. In…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ355 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Sport is a major driver of media change. New media practices, technologies, platforms, policies and economies have developed to service the multi-billion dollar global sporting industry. Sport stars are among the biggest media celebrities; sporting events attract massive advertising dollars;…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with an opportunity to develop the media analysis skills gained in first year. Emerging Screen Practices investigates patterns and changes in the production and consumption of screen texts. Topics may include: cross-media narratives; ownership vs streaming;…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the storytelling tactics and strategies associated with the design and communication of brand narratives. The unit addresses the ways in which, in the changing media environment, brand narratives are now communicated via social networks and key ‘influencers’…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
1…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ348 Advanced Design for Television, Film and Online
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Note: Entry to the unit is competitive, and is subject to approval by the unit coordinator. To apply for entry into the unit and relevant grant consideration where appropriate, please email the unit coordinator.This unit offers you the opportunity to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ351 Field trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures B
Media industries, companies and organisations have access to more data than ever before. Increasingly, we hear that production is data-driven; formulated for and by algorithms. But what does it truly mean to create and consume content in the era of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ352 Digital Networks and Mobile Media
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
You will be assigned to a work placement in a government, private, or not-for-profit organisation approved by the University. As part of your internship you will, where opportunity allows, contribute to the production, publication and presentation of creative content, while…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Winter school | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Winter school | ||||
Building on first year screen analysis skills, this unit examines video games and virtual worlds from the perspective of text, industry, and audience. You will explore, analyse and discuss topics including: fandom and video game communities; storytelling and innovation in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the key elements of writing for film, television and digital media across all genres. You will be takenthrough the process of developing a script from conception through to pre-production. You will learn about working withstructure,…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Screen
Please note that from January 2020 the Screen Major has changed, HEJ240 Professional Practice and Industry Engagement has been replaced by a choice of Intermediate level media units.
Complete the following four units at intermediate level (37.5cp):
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit provides you with an opportunity to develop the media analysis skills gained in first year. Emerging Screen Practices investigates patterns and changes in the production and consumption of screen texts. Topics may include: cross-media narratives; ownership vs streaming;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Choose one unit from the following list at intermediate level (12.5cp):
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit offers you the opportunity to undertake supervised fieldwork in an area of media studies. You will develop your understanding of the changing media environment and your ability to map media cultures. You will also be introduced to methods…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ251 Fieldtrip in Media Industries, Practices and Cultures A
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ255 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
This unit introduces you to the essential elements of writing for film, television and digital media. You will be taken through the process of developing a script from conception through to pre-production. You will learn about working with structure, developing…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Complete the following two units at advanced level (25cp):
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Choose two units from the following list at advanced level (25cp):
Power describes the capacity of an individual or group to influence the opinions, decisions and actions of others. This unit explores the role of media in the communication of power in society and, importantly, the counter-movements that challenge power. In…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Sport is a major driver of media change. New media practices, technologies, platforms, policies and economies have developed to service the multi-billion dollar global sporting industry. Sport stars are among the biggest media celebrities; sporting events attract massive advertising dollars;…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the storytelling tactics and strategies associated with the design and communication of brand narratives. The unit addresses the ways in which, in the changing media environment, brand narratives are now communicated via social networks and key ‘influencers’…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
1…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ348 Advanced Design for Television, Film and Online
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Note: Entry to the unit is competitive, and is subject to approval by the unit coordinator. To apply for entry into the unit and relevant grant consideration where appropriate, please email the unit coordinator.This unit offers you the opportunity to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ351 Field trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures B
Media industries, companies and organisations have access to more data than ever before. Increasingly, we hear that production is data-driven; formulated for and by algorithms. But what does it truly mean to create and consume content in the era of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ352 Digital Networks and Mobile Media
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
You will be assigned to a work placement in a government, private, or not-for-profit organisation approved by the University. As part of your internship you will, where opportunity allows, contribute to the production, publication and presentation of creative content, while…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Winter school | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Winter school | ||||
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ355 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
Building on first year screen analysis skills, this unit examines video games and virtual worlds from the perspective of text, industry, and audience. You will explore, analyse and discuss topics including: fandom and video game communities; storytelling and innovation in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the key elements of writing for film, television and digital media across all genres. You will be takenthrough the process of developing a script from conception through to pre-production. You will learn about working withstructure,…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Strategic Communications
Please note that from January 2020 the Strategic Communications Major has changed, HEJ240 Professional Practice and Industry Engagement has been replaced by a choice of Intermediate level media units.
Complete the following four units at intermediate level (37.5cp):
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Choose one unit from the following list at intermediate level (12.5cp):
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit offers you the opportunity to undertake supervised fieldwork in an area of media studies. You will develop your understanding of the changing media environment and your ability to map media cultures. You will also be introduced to methods…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ251 Fieldtrip in Media Industries, Practices and Cultures A
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ255 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
This unit introduces you to the essential elements of writing for film, television and digital media. You will be taken through the process of developing a script from conception through to pre-production. You will learn about working with structure, developing…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Complete the following two units at advanced level (25cp):
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop your media production skills, gain hands-on experience with media equipment, and produce work that will contribute to a portfolio completed over the course of the Media Projects Minor. With technical support, industry mentorship, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Choose two units from the following list at advanced level (25cp):
Power describes the capacity of an individual or group to influence the opinions, decisions and actions of others. This unit explores the role of media in the communication of power in society and, importantly, the counter-movements that challenge power. In…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ355 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Sport is a major driver of media change. New media practices, technologies, platforms, policies and economies have developed to service the multi-billion dollar global sporting industry. Sport stars are among the biggest media celebrities; sporting events attract massive advertising dollars;…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit examines the storytelling tactics and strategies associated with the design and communication of brand narratives. The unit addresses the ways in which, in the changing media environment, brand narratives are now communicated via social networks and key ‘influencers’…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
1…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ348 Advanced Design for Television, Film and Online
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
Note: Entry to the unit is competitive, and is subject to approval by the unit coordinator. To apply for entry into the unit and relevant grant consideration where appropriate, please email the unit coordinator.This unit offers you the opportunity to…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ351 Field trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures B
Media industries, companies and organisations have access to more data than ever before. Increasingly, we hear that production is data-driven; formulated for and by algorithms. But what does it truly mean to create and consume content in the era of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ352 Digital Networks and Mobile Media
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
You will be assigned to a work placement in a government, private, or not-for-profit organisation approved by the University. As part of your internship you will, where opportunity allows, contribute to the production, publication and presentation of creative content, while…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Hobart | Winter school | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Winter school | ||||
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ355 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
Building on first year screen analysis skills, this unit examines video games and virtual worlds from the perspective of text, industry, and audience. You will explore, analyse and discuss topics including: fandom and video game communities; storytelling and innovation in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the key elements of writing for film, television and digital media across all genres. You will be takenthrough the process of developing a script from conception through to pre-production. You will learn about working withstructure,…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Experience & Engagement (100cp):
Choose two of the following Core Experience & Engagement units at intermediate level (25cp):
This unit introduces you to the principles, practices and theories of public relations and places the profession in its societal and media contexts. You will become familiar with public relations writing and developing skills in gathering, organising and presenting information.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit offers students an opportunity to engage with industry and community via a work-integrated learning project. Students work as part of a team, roleplaying as specialists within their chosen study areas, to devise and deliver media and communications content,…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ240 Professional Practice and Industry Engagement
This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with an opportunity to develop the media analysis skills gained in first year. Emerging Screen Practices investigates patterns and changes in the production and consumption of screen texts. Topics may include: cross-media narratives; ownership vs streaming;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit examines the storytelling tactics and strategies associated with the design and communication of brand narratives. The unit addresses the ways in which, in the changing media environment, brand narratives are now communicated via social networks and key ‘influencers’…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for HEJ247 Communicating Brand and Identity
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ248 Advanced Design for Television, Film and Online
This unit combines creative practice with business skills in media and screen industries. You will learn about the political, legal, economic, cultural and technological frameworks that impact upon creative practice. You will also have the opportunity to plan and run…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit offers you the opportunity to undertake supervised fieldwork in an area of media studies. You will develop your understanding of the changing media environment and your ability to map media cultures. You will also be introduced to methods…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ251 Fieldtrip in Media Industries, Practices and Cultures A
Media industries, companies and organisations have access to more data than ever before. Increasingly, we hear that production is data-driven; formulated for and by algorithms. But what does it truly mean to create and consume content in the era of…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ252 Digital Networks and Mobile Media
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit explores the music industry at a time of significant change. It considers the ways in which the music industry's focus is no longer on the sale of recorded music to consumers but on the licensing of music for…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit provides you with skills in news analysis, writing and production. You will build your understanding of news by examining the practices and texts of news producers and the broader political, social, economic and organisational dynamics impacting on news;…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ255 News: Contemporary Practice and Analysis
Building on first year screen analysis skills, this unit examines video games and virtual worlds from the perspective of text, industry, and audience. You will explore, analyse and discuss topics including: fandom and video game communities; storytelling and innovation in…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit introduces you to the essential elements of writing for film, television and digital media. You will be taken through the process of developing a script from conception through to pre-production. You will learn about working with structure, developing…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
x…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Choose six Student Experience & Engagement units (75cp)
Year 4 - Honours (100cp):
Students who have successfully passed all Year 1, 2 and 3 units (300cp) and who have achieved a credit-average GPA in their Year 2 and 3 units, can progress to Year 4. Those who are ineligible to progress will be exited out of F4G Bachelor of Media with Honours and will graduate with 13T Bachelor of Media.
Students who do not wish to progress to Year 4 despite being eligible, can email Arts.Faculty@utas.edu.au requesting to exit F4G BMedia with Honours and graduate with 13T BMedia.
During the fourth year, students will have the opportunity to undertake a second internship at an advanced level and to complete an in-depth research project on media and screen practices, industries and/or content. Creative practice can be a part of this research.
Student choose either Professional Pathway Specialisation or Research Professionalisation
Honours Professional Pathway
Complete the following three units (75cp):
This unit summarises key developments in journalism, media and communications theory, approaches and methods. It reviews the work of significant theorists and addresses a range of approaches. Various methodological resources are outlined for students, helping them to both undertake their…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ412 Researching Media and Communication
This unit explores how to use theoretical material from media studies in a practical setting. Students will work on an individual or a group project of their design in consultation with staff members. The theoretical foundations of this unit will…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ418 Theory to Practice in Journalism, Media and Communications
This unit combines creative practice with business acumen to help students become independent, innovative andsuccessful media and communications practitioners working across a range of industries and platforms. Offered asan intensive face-to-face week in Hobart supported by online activities, the unit…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ611 Media and Communications Entrepreneurship
Choose one unit from the following list (25cp):
This unit provides students with an understanding of contemporary issues in journalism, media and communications from various international perspectives, together with an awareness of the social and political contexts of traditional and new media. Three issues will be covered in…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ413 Current Issues in Journalism, Media and Communications
This unit builds on the skills you learned in your Bachelor degree with a major in Journalism, Media and Communications or equivalent. Through a focused reading, application and evaluation of key concepts and debate in journalism, media and communications this…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ414 Topic in Strategic Communication
Science communication has an increasingly vital role to play in a modern, global society. The growing awareness of the threat of climate change, along with the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, has highlighted the importance of the effective communication of science.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Spring school | ||||
This unit equips students to produce content and tell stories across a range of media. A variety of digital tools, delivery options and conceptual approaches will be explored as students design, research and produce their content. Academic and technical staff…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit introduces students to the practical skills of strategic communication. It provides students with a strong foundation for participation in the media and communication industries across a variety of media platforms and formats. Students will be introduced to important…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Recent global events and a dynamic media landscape have highlighted the importance of public relations (PR) practitioners as a central component of contemporary strategic communications practice.This unit will develop your understanding of historical, theoretical, and practical approaches to public relations…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Students will engage practically with a range of screen documentary styles exploring documentary film, television and online media. Building on basic broadcast and web skills, this unit will allow students to develop their technical and journalistic skills through the production…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
In this unit students will undertake an internship of no less than ten days with an industry provider to gain workplace experience. They will critically analyse a relevant industry or industry-related problem. To be accepted into this unit students are…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Winter school | ||||
This unit offers students the opportunity to undertake supervised fieldwork in the area of journalism, media and communications.…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ610 Fieldwork in Journalism, Media and Communications
Honours Research Pathway
Complete the following three units (75cp):
This unit summarises key developments in journalism, media and communications theory, approaches and methods. It reviews the work of significant theorists and addresses a range of approaches. Various methodological resources are outlined for students, helping them to both undertake their…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HEJ412 Researching Media and Communication
Students will undertake substantial research on an approved subject leading to a major project or thesis.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Students will undertake substantial research on an approved subject leading to a major project or thesis…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Choose one unit from the following list (25cp):
This unit builds on the skills you learned in your Bachelor degree with a major in Journalism, Media and Communications or equivalent. Through a focused reading, application and evaluation of key concepts and debate in journalism, media and communications this…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ414 Topic in Strategic Communication
Science communication has an increasingly vital role to play in a modern, global society. The growing awareness of the threat of climate change, along with the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, has highlighted the importance of the effective communication of science.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Spring school | ||||
This unit equips students to produce content and tell stories across a range of media. A variety of digital tools, delivery options and conceptual approaches will be explored as students design, research and produce their content. Academic and technical staff…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit introduces students to the practical skills of strategic communication. It provides students with a strong foundation for participation in the media and communication industries across a variety of media platforms and formats. Students will be introduced to important…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Recent global events and a dynamic media landscape have highlighted the importance of public relations (PR) practitioners as a central component of contemporary strategic communications practice.This unit will develop your understanding of historical, theoretical, and practical approaches to public relations…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
In this unit students will undertake an internship of no less than ten days with an industry provider to gain workplace experience. They will critically analyse a relevant industry or industry-related problem. To be accepted into this unit students are…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Winter school | ||||
This unit offers students the opportunity to undertake supervised fieldwork in the area of journalism, media and communications.…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HEJ610 Fieldwork in Journalism, Media and Communications
Entry requirements
Eligibility
If you are interested in studying the Bachelor of Media with Honours, you will need to meet at least one of the General Entrance Requirements of the University, and the following course-specific entry requirements:
If you are a Year 12 school leaver
- An ATAR score of 65 or higher (or see Alternative entry pathways below).
If you are a non-school leaver
- An equivalent ranking calculated by your previous qualifications and work experience.
Talk to us on 1300 363 864 or enquire online about your eligibility.
If you are an international student
- You will need to meet the International General Entrance Requirements for Undergraduate Programs.
Visit International Future Students or enquire online about your eligibility.
Honours (fourth) Year Requirements:
To undertake the research pathway Honours year, students need to have completed the requirements of the first three years of the degree successfully and have a GPA of 5 in their discipline major.
Credit transfer
You may be eligible for advanced standing (i.e. credit points) in this degree if you:
- Have completed an award such as a Diploma or Advanced Diploma from TAFE or another institution;
- Are currently studying another Bachelor degree at the University or at another institution;
- Have completed a Bachelor degree at the University or an equivalent award from another institution.
How to apply for a credit transfer
Simply apply as part of the standard online application process for this degree. Alternatively, your credit transfer can be assessed independently via the separate Application for Advanced Standing (PDF 182KB).
Talk to us on 1300 363 864 or enquire online about your credit transfer.
Articulation from
If you are a Year 12 school leaver or non-school leaver who meets the entry requirements, the Bachelor of Media with Honours is your next step towards an exciting career in the media industry.
You may have also completed the Bachelor of General Studies (Arts Pathway) or University Preparation Program.
Transferring from the Bachelor of Arts
If you are currently studying the Journalism, Media and Communications specialisation (i.e. major) in the Bachelor of Arts degree program at the University you can either:
- Apply to transfer into the Bachelor of Media with Honours and for advanced standing (credit points) for your previous study.
- Continue the Journalism, Media and Communications major in the Bachelor of Arts under exactly the same conditions as you commenced.
Talk to Arts Student Central on 03 6226 7814 or email to discuss your transfer.
Articulation to
Honours (or fourth) year
To progress to the Honours (or fourth) year of this degree, you will need to achieve a credit average in your 200 and 300 level units. Alternatively, you can apply to exit after your third year with a Bachelor of Media (13T).
Further postgraduate study
- If you successfully complete this degree, you will receive advanced standing (up to 100 credit points) toward the Master of Journalism, Media and Communications (R7J).
- If you successfully complete this degree with sufficient academic merit, you will be eligible to apply for Research Degrees at the University of Tasmania.
Alternative entry pathways
If you do not meet the General Entrance Requirements or course-specific requirements, there are alternate entry pathways to the Bachelor of Media with Honours:
Talk to us on 1300 363 864 or enquire online about your alternative entry pathway.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2021 Total Course Fee (international students): $0 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $29,450 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
Scholarships
Domestic Students
Each year, the University offers more than 900 awards including scholarships, bursaries and prizes to students from all walks of life, including those who have achieved high academic results; those from low socio-economic backgrounds; students with sporting ability; students undertaking overseas study; and students with a disability. Applications for most awards commencing in Semester 1 open at the beginning of August and close strictly on 31 October in the year prior to study.
Find out more about Scholarships & Prizes available.
International Students
There are a large range of scholarships, bursaries and fee discounts available for international students studying at the University of Tasmania.
Find out more about International Scholarships available.
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
- Domestic
- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
- Course.Info@utas.edu.au
- Online
- Online enquiries