Bachelor of Communication (BCommun) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2009

Bachelor of Communication

Part A

Core Courses
#16 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU1010 2 Art of Communication
COMU1030 2 Communication Skills: Spoken Language & Interpersonal
COMU1999 2 Introduction to Visual Communication
COMU2020 2 Communication, Governance & Practice
COMU2030 2 Communication Research Methods
COMU3000 2 Communication Research Project
MMDS1400 2 Introduction to Web Design
WRIT2000 2 Writing for the Professions

Part B

Mass Communication

#14 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU2010 2 Convergent Communication
COMU2233 2 Mass Media and Society
COMU2311 2 Communication for Social Change
COMU3222 2 Mass Media, Spin and Public Opinion
JOUR2221 2 International Journalism & Mass Communication
MSTU1001 2 Introduction to Film & Television Studies
MSTU2008 2 Television & Popular Culture

and #2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU2009 2 Reporting Religion
COMU2011 2 Communication and the Environment
JOUR3290 2 Journalism and Mass Communication Research
POLS2113 2 Political Communication & Public Affairs [1]
SOCY2169 2 Media, Culture & Society

Students considering BCommun(Hons) must successfully complete JOUR3290

Organisational Communication

Ipswich Campus
#2 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS2608 2 Business Communication Across Boundaries

#2-#4 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS3602 2 Managing Workplace Conflict
RBUS3613 2 Business Communication Project

and #10-#12 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS3611 2 Working in Teams
MGTS3614 2 Knowledge, Innovation and Creativity
ORGC2601 2 Influence & Persuasion
ORGC2609 2 Communications, Technology & Change
ORGC2610 2 Corporate Communication
ORGC3609 2 Intercultural Communication & Diversity
RBUS3905 2 Research Methods in Communication

Students considering BCommun(Hons) must successfully complete RBUS3905

Public Relations

#14 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU1052 2 Introduction to Public Relations
COMU1152 2 Public Relations Writing
COMU2005 2 Media and Issues Management
COMU2233 2 Mass Media and Society
COMU3002 2 Public Relations Strategy and Practice
COMU3222 2 Mass Media, Spin and Public Opinion
COMU3800 2 Professional Accountability in Communication

#2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU3801 2 Public Relations Internship
JOUR3290 2 Journalism and Mass Communication Research
JOUR3401 2 Independent Study in Journalism & Communication
POLS2113 2 Political Communication & Public Affairs [1]

Students considering BCommun(Hons) must successfully complete JOUR3290

Communication, Media and Culture

#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU1000 2 Introduction to Communication & Cultural Studies
COMU3005 2 Issues in Cultural Studies
COMU3006 2 Language in Context
MSTU2002 2 Language in the Media

and #8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU2000 2 Communication & Rhetoric
COMU2001 2 Social Strategies, Groups & Language [1]
COMU2002 2 Talk & Interaction
COMU2015 2 Celebrity Culture
MSTU1001 2 Introduction to Film & Television Studies
MSTU2003 2 Ideology, Media and Culture
MSTU2004 2 New Media: Ideas & Uses
MSTU2008 2 Television & Popular Culture

Minors

Advertising

Ipswich Campus

#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
ORGC2602 2 Advertising Media
ORGC3608 2 Advertising, PR & Corporate Identity
ORGC3621 2 Advertising & Consumer Culture
RBUS3905 2 Research Methods in Communication

Health Communication

#8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
HLTH2000 2 eHealthcare
HPRM1000 2 Physical Activity & Health
HPRM3000 2 Health Promotion: Perspectives & Practice
SOCY1030 2 Introduction to Health, Illness and Society
SOCY2350 2 Sociology of Health Communication [1]

Interaction Design

#8 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP2506 2 Human-Computer Interaction
COMP3505 2 Social and Mobile Computing
MMDS1311 2 3D and Interactive Media
MMDS2200 2 Graphic Design
MMDS2201 2 Digital Video Production
MMDS3300 2 Games Design

Public Relations

#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU1052 2 Introduction to Public Relations
COMU1152 2 Public Relations Writing
COMU2005 2 Media and Issues Management
COMU3002 2 Public Relations Strategy and Practice

Communication, Media and Culture

#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU1000 2 Introduction to Communication & Cultural Studies

and #6 from the Communication, Media and Culture major.

Mass Communication

#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU2233 2 Mass Media and Society
COMU2311 2 Communication for Social Change
MSTU1001 2 Introduction to Film & Television Studies
MSTU2008 2 Television & Popular Culture

Organisational Communication

Ipswich Campus

#4 for

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS2608 2 Business Communication Across Boundaries
MGTS3611 2 Working in Teams

and #4 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS3602 2 Managing Workplace Conflict
MGTS3614 2 Knowledge, Innovation and Creativity
ORGC2601 2 Influence & Persuasion
ORGC2609 2 Communications, Technology & Change
ORGC2610 2 Corporate Communication
ORGC3609 2 Intercultural Communication & Diversity
RBUS3613 2 Business Communication Project

End notes

  • [1] Not offered in 2009.