C10247v1 Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production)
Award(s): Bachelor of Arts in Communication (BA)UAC code: 600018
CRICOS code: 033247D
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
External articulation
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Other information
Overview
This course prepares students for a wide range of roles within the media and cultural sectors. Students study the history, contemporary issues and theory of media and culture while developing advanced technical and conceptual skills in film, video, new media and sound. The professional areas within the degree include film, video, television, multimedia, sound, radio, performance and installation, and the interplay among these media forms.
This course explores the history, contemporary issues, theories and challenges of media and culture in society. Students develop sophisticated production skills in video, sound and new media, and enhance their creative innovation in these areas. Students are encouraged to evolve as a creative director and producer of media projects, as well as develop technical proficiency specifically in one media area. By the time of graduation, students should have a professional portfolio of creative production work.
Career options
Career options include arts and cultural administrators, cinematographers, directors, documentary makers, editors, film producers, freelance media artists multimedia designers, new media producers, producers, production managers, program commissioning editors, radio producers, scriptwriters and sound designers.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Any two units of English and computer literacy.
External articulation
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has established credit recognition packages with the following institutions for the courses listed:
- INSEARCH UTS: Diploma of Communication
- 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
The course is offered on a three-year, full-time basis.
Course structure
Students must complete 144 credit points consisting of a 48-credit-point core program, a 48-credit-point major, a 24-credit-point sub-major and 24 credit points of electives.
Industrial training/professional practice
Students undertake production projects each semester. They can elect to participate in professional placement and are encouraged to develop their portfolio and publicly display their works throughout their study through events such as the biennial UTS Golden Eye Awards and other festivals and competitions.
Course completion requirements
| STM90550 Core subjects | 48cp | |
| MAJ10021 Media Arts and Production | 48cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| Total | 144cp |
Course program
Typical course programs are shown below for students commencing in either Autumn or Spring semester.
Students must choose a sub-major from CBK90701 in Year 1, Spring semester.
Students who commenced before 2012 should follow the course program in the archived handbook from their commencing year.
| Autumn commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| Select one of the following: | 8cp | |
| 58101 Understanding Communication | 8cp | |
| 58103 Ideas in History | 8cp | |
| 58113 Exploring Media Arts | 8cp | |
| 58102 Language and Discourse | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| Select one of the following: | 8cp | |
| 58103 Ideas in History | 8cp | |
| 58101 Understanding Communication | 8cp | |
| 58115 Composing the Real | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 58201 Communication and Cultural Industries and Practices | 8cp | |
| 58114 Fictions: Storytelling, Narrative and Drama | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 58202 Regulating Communication: Law, Ethics, Politics | 8cp | |
| 58212 Aesthetics | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 58213 Research and Practice | 8cp | |
| Select 16 credit points from the following options: | 16cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 58301 Communication Practice Project | 8cp | |
| 58311 Media Arts Project | 8cp | |
| Select 8 credit points from the following options: | 8cp | |
| CBK90701 Sub-major choice | 24cp | |
| CBK90702 Electives | 24cp | |
Honours
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication (C09009) is available with an additional year of full-time study for eligible students.
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
