C10253v1 Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production) and in International Studies

Overview

The course combines a professional degree with immersion in another language and culture, enhancing professional training and career options. This combined degree seeks to augment the value of media arts and production by broadening students' awareness and understanding of another language and culture. The emphasis lies in recognising that the media and cultural industries are undergoing enormous changes in identities and audiences.

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 in the course 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. Career options are also enhanced by international experience, making students more marketable to prospective employers.

Career options

Career options include directors, editors, film producers, cinematographers, sound designers, new media producers, production managers, scriptwriters, multimedia designers, radio producers, documentary makers, program commissioning editors, arts and cultural administrators, freelance media artists and producers.

Admission requirements

There are no prior language requirements for the International Studies program. Entry level to the various Language and Culture programs depends upon students' prior knowledge of the relevant language. Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific country major, although every effort is made to meet their preferences.

Assumed knowledge

HSC English and computer literacy. There are no prior language requirements for the International Studies program.

External articulation

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has established recognition of prior learning packages with the following institutions for the courses listed:

• Insearch UTS: Diploma of Communication
• School of Communication, Taylor's College, Malaysia: Diploma in Communication (Journalism)
• Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore: Diploma in Media Studies and Management
• Temasek Polytechnic: Diploma in Communication and Media Management
• Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore: Diploma in Mass Communication

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis. Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.

Course structure

A total of 240 credit points is allocated to this combined degree course: 144 credit points to the Communication degree and 96 credit points to the International Studies component.

The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.

Course completion requirements

Course program

The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn semester with the Germany major as the chosen International Studies major and Global Studies as the chosen sub-major.

Other information

Further information on the Communication component is available from the UTS Student Centre on: