HSS – Undergraduate courses

Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production) and in International Studies


UTS course code: C10103 UAC code: 609310 Testamur title: Bachelor of Arts in Communication and in International Studies Abbreviation: BA Course fee: HECS (local); $8,250 per semester (international) Total credit points: 240 Course aims Course duration Course structure Typical program Course aims This combined degree seeks to augment the value of media arts and production by broadening students' awareness and understanding of other languages and cultures. The emphasis in Media Arts and Production lies in recognising that the media and cultural industries are undergoing enormous changes in identities and audiences. The course offers students a broad and convergent understanding of this through teaching the integration of historical, conceptual and aesthetic techniques associated with audiovisual media. Students develop their own creative and conceptual work through the production of a range of exercises and projects in film and video, sound and radio and new media (multimedia and online applications). The subjects also place a strong emphasis on the professional context and work practices associated with these areas and the ability to apply them in the national and international production context. Apart from its wider educational goals, the program should also assist graduates to deal more effectively with their work as media arts and production professionals in Australia, or to live and work outside Australia. Course duration This course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis. Course structure The course consists of subjects taken as part of the Professional degree and subjects taken in the International Studies program. A total of 240 credit points is allocated to the combined degree course: 144 credit points to the Communication degree and 96 credit points to the International Studies component. Typical program Year 1 Autumn semester D 50105 Communication and Information Environments 6cp D 50107 Contemporary Cultures 1 6cp D 50109 Power and Change in Australia 6cp D 50116 Media Arts and Production 1 6cp Spring semester D 50106 Media, Information and Society 6cp D 50108 Contemporary Cultures 2 6cp D 50111 Colonialism and Modernity 6cp P 50117 Media Arts and Production 2 6cp Year 2 Autumn semester I 971xxx Language and Culture 1 8cp I 50140 Comparative Social Change 8cp D 5xxxx One subject at 200 level from the Cultural Studies Disciplinary Strand 8cp Spring semester I 972xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp D 5xxxx One subject at the 200 or 300 levelfrom any Disciplinary Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Year 3 Autumn semester I 973xxx Language and Culture 3 8cp P 5xxxx One subject at 200 level from the Media Arts and Production Professional Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Spring semester I 974xxx Language and Culture 4 8cp I 976xxx Contemporary Society 8cp P 5xxxx One subject at 200 level from the Media Arts and Production Professional Strand 8cp Year 4 Autumn semester I 977xxx In-country Study 1 24cp Spring semester I 978xxx In-country Study 2 24cp Year 5 Autumn semester D 5xxxx One subject at 300 level from the Cultural Studies Disciplinary Strand 8cp P 5xxxx One subject at 300 level from the Media Arts and Production Professional Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp Spring semester P 5xxxx One subject at 300 level from the Media Arts and Production Professional Strand 8cp D 5xxxx One subject at the 200 or 300 level from any Disciplinary Strand 8cp E xxxxx Elective subject 8cp D = Disciplinary Studies subject P = Professional Studies subject E = Elective Studies subject I = International Studies subject Note: The maximum number of credit points that can be selected from the Media Arts and Production Professional Strand is 68, which would normally comprise nine subjects including 50116 Media Arts and Production 1 and 50117 Media Arts and Production 2.