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Description
Development, poverty, inequality and environmental sustainability are some of the most important issues in the world today. The combined Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Media and Communication program will let you develop the capabilities needed to construct and present clear and effective narratives and arguments across written, visual, oral and multimedia forms, allowing you to speak up and record the stories of those who need to be heard. Through the program you will focus on key global issues in local, national or international contexts, while also pushing your creative boundaries, and gaining practical skills with access to the latest media technologies including our multi-camera television studio and radio and sound recording studios.
Program learning outcomes
On successful completion of the program students will have:
- Program Learning Outcomes as per those for the single degree programs
Details
| Information correct as at | May 2, 2024 10:47 am | |||||
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| Program code | 50006 | |||||
| AQF level | Level 7 Bachelor Degree | |||||
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| Assumed knowledge | English (any level) | |||||
| Term type | Semesters | |||||
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| CRICOS Code | 113057K |
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Admission information
Admission requirements
Eligibility for admission to this program is based on applicants meeting the minimum selection rank, or satisfying the requirements for an approved admission scheme.
The University of Newcastle accepts a range of qualifications to determine eligibility for admission. These include, but are not limited to, Australian or overseas senior secondary qualifications (such as the HSC), prior tertiary studies, prior TAFE/VET studies, and completed enabling programs.
For further information on the pathways that are available to you, please refer to:
English Language Requirements
All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy here.
- IELTS Overall Minimum: 6.5
- IELTS Sub Test Minimum: 6
Credit transfer
If you wish to apply for credit for studies completed at another institution, or if you are changing programs within the University and wish to transfer your credit to the new program, visit the University's credit website for more information on applying for credit.
Academic requirements for program completion
Total units required
320 units
Program duration
4 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 10 years maximum.
International students studying this program on campus are required to enrol full time to comply with their student visa requirements and complete their study in the standard minimum program duration. International students requiring enrolment advice should review the program plan corresponding to the semester and year of commencement and can contact their Program Advisor at ProgramAdvice@newcastle.edu.au
Program requirements
The Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Media and Communication requires the successful completion of exactly 320 units comprised of the following:
- 150 units of core courses;
- 10 units from the Media and Communication Career-ready placement course list;
- One 80 unit Development Studies major;
- One 80 unit Media and Communication major.
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Core Courses
Complete the following core courses to fulfil the requirements of this program. | |||
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| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR1110 | Introduction to Aboriginal Studies |
| 10 units |
| CIND1004 | Creative Collaborations |
| 10 units |
| CMNS1100 | Foundations of Media Production |
| 10 units |
| CMNS1234 | Media and Communication Concepts |
| 10 units |
| ECON1002 | Macroeconomics in the Global Economy |
| 10 units |
| ENVS1003 | Environmental Values and Ethics |
| 10 units |
| GEOG1030 | Global Poverty and Development |
| 10 units |
| SOCA1010 | Society and Culture: an Introduction to Sociology |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2000 | Digital Media Engagement |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2510 | Global Media Industries |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2600 | Audience Participation and Interaction |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2130 | Geographies of Development |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3310 | Communication, Creativity and Cultural Production |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3008 | Work Integrated Learning in the Environmental and Development Sectors |
| 10 units |
| GEOG3300 | Rethinking Development |
| 10 units |
Media & Communication Career-ready pla
Choose 10 units from the following Career-ready placement course list to fulfil the requirements of the program. | |||
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| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| CIND3500 | Professional Placement |
| 10 units |
| CIND3510 | Studio Q |
| 10 units |
Development Studies Major
Complete one of the following 80 unit majors to fulfil the requirements of this program.
Cultures and Citizenship
| Compulsory | |||
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Complete the following compulsory course. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR3024 | Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
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Complete 70 units including a minimum of 30 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ABOR1370 | Working with Aboriginal Communities |
| 10 units |
| SOCA1020 | What is Anthropology |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2241 | Aboriginal Political Protest | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| ABOR2244 | Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2440 | Aboriginal Health Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| POLI2200 | The Global Politics of Indigenous People |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2325 | Cultural Worlds of Health and Illness | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCS2300 | Ethics for the Social Sciences |
| 10 units |
| SOCS2400 | Surveying the Social: Applied Quantitative Research |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3021 | Australian Indigenous Language and Cultural Issues Today | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| ABOR3251 | International Indigenous Comparative Studies |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3380 | Human Rights and the World's Indigenous Communities |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3440 | Indigenous Health Around the World |
| 10 units |
| GEOG3090 | Society and Space |
| 10 units |
| POLI3203 | Democracy in the 21st Century: Local Power, Policy and Participatory Politics |
| 10 units |
| SCIE3600 | International Study Experience |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3220 | Youth Culture and Risk |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3230 | Identity and Culture | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA3315 | Bodies in Cultural Perspective |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3666 | Consumption, Technology and Everyday Life |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3790 | Migration, Society and the Media | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA3850 | Rage Against the Machine: Indigenous Activism, Ways of Life and the Future |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3902 | Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society |
| 10 units |
Environmental Sustainability
| Compulsory | |||
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Complete the following compulsory course. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ENVS3006 | Surviving the Anthropocene: Sustainability in the 21st Century |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
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Complete 70 units including a minimum of 30 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ENVS1004 | Social Development and the Environment |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2243 | Indigenous People, Global Warming and the Environment |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2245 | Aboriginal People and Law |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2002 | Environmental Legislation and Planning |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2008 | The Sustainable Society |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
| HIST2065 | A Sunburnt Country: Australian Environmental History | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA2065 | Environment and Society |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3024 | Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy |
| 10 units |
| ECON3006 | Environmental Economics |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3001 | Integrated Impact Assessment |
| 10 units |
| GEOG3090 | Society and Space |
| 10 units |
| SCIE3600 | International Study Experience |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3790 | Migration, Society and the Media | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Globalisation and Economic Development
| Compulsory | |||
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Complete the following compulsory course. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ECON1001 | Microeconomics for Business Decisions |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
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Complete 70 units including a minimum of 40 units at 3000 level, including either ECON3008 or POLI3203, and at least 20 units of ECON courses above 1000 level. Students wishing to complete ECON3008 must complete ECON2002 prior to enrolment in ECON3008. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| ECON2002 | Intermediate Macroeconomics |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
| POLI2200 | The Global Politics of Indigenous People |
| 10 units |
| POLI2203 | International Political Economy and Global Development |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2400 | Future Societies: Beyond Capitalist Globalization |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3251 | International Indigenous Comparative Studies |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3380 | Human Rights and the World's Indigenous Communities |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3440 | Indigenous Health Around the World |
| 10 units |
| ECON3003 | Global Trade and Finance |
| 10 units |
| ECON3006 | Environmental Economics |
| 10 units |
| ECON3008 | International Macroeconomics |
| 10 units |
| ECON3009 | Urban Property Economics |
| 10 units |
| POLI3002 | Power and the State |
| 10 units |
| POLI3140 | The Politics of Globalisation | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| POLI3150 | Issues in International Relations |
| 10 units |
| POLI3160 | Global Power and World Order |
| 10 units |
| POLI3203 | Democracy in the 21st Century: Local Power, Policy and Participatory Politics |
| 10 units |
| SCIE3600 | International Study Experience |
| 10 units |
| SOCA3790 | Migration, Society and the Media | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Urban and Regional Development
| Compulsory | |||
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Complete the following compulsory course. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| GEOG3090 | Society and Space |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
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Complete 70 units including a minimum of 30 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| GEOG1020 | Introduction to Human Geography |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2244 | Reconciling Australia's Colonial Past and Present |
| 10 units |
| ABOR2245 | Aboriginal People and Law |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2002 | Environmental Legislation and Planning |
| 10 units |
| ENVS2008 | The Sustainable Society |
| 10 units |
| GEOG2080 | Cities and Regions |
| 10 units |
| GEOS2161 | Spatial Science |
| 10 units |
| SOCA2020 | Society, Space and Power | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| SOCA2065 | Environment and Society |
| 10 units |
| SOCS2400 | Surveying the Social: Applied Quantitative Research |
| 10 units |
| ABOR3024 | Aboriginal Community Development and Advocacy |
| 10 units |
| ECON3006 | Environmental Economics |
| 10 units |
| ECON3009 | Urban Property Economics |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3001 | Integrated Impact Assessment |
| 10 units |
| ENVS3006 | Surviving the Anthropocene: Sustainability in the 21st Century |
| 10 units |
| GEOS3250 | Advanced Spatial Science |
| 10 units |
| HUSE3006 | Social Policy and Planning in Regional Contexts |
| 10 units |
| POLI3180 | Politics, Policy and Government |
| 10 units |
| SCIE3600 | International Study Experience |
| 10 units |
Media and Communication Major
Complete one of the following 80-unit majors to fulfil the requirements of this program.
Media Production
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Complete the following 20 units of compulsory courses | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| CMNS1090 | Media Storytelling |
| 10 units |
| CMNS1240 | Commercial Social Media Production |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
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Choose 60 units from the following directed course list; 20 units at 2000 level and 40 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| CMNS2016 | Interactive Storytelling |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2035 | Cinematography |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2130 | Sound Production |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2180 | Screenwriting |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2900 | Documentary Film Making |
| 10 units |
| CIND3003 | Creative Industries Professional Project |
| 20 units |
| CMNS3440 | Short Film Production |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3490 | Experimental Media |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3560 | Gamified Media |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3620 | Virtual Drama and Documentary | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| CMNS3999 | Advanced Media Production |
| 10 units |
News Media
| Compulsory | |||
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Complete the following 20 units of compulsory courses | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| CMNS1090 | Media Storytelling |
| 10 units |
| CMNS1240 | Commercial Social Media Production |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
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Choose 60 units from the following directed course list; 20 units at 2000 level and 40 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| CMNS2280 | Feature Writing |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2320 | News Media |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2700 | Create Your Own Business |
| 10 units |
| CIND3003 | Creative Industries Professional Project |
| 20 units |
| CMNS3150 | Podcasting and Radio |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3333 | Multiplatform Journalism |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3470 | Data Visualisation in Journalism |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3666 | Contemporary Journalism |
| 10 units |
Public Relations
| Compulsory | |||
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Complete the following 20 units of compulsory courses | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| CMNS1090 | Media Storytelling |
| 10 units |
| CMNS1240 | Commercial Social Media Production |
| 10 units |
| Course List | |||
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Choose 60 units from the following directed course list; 20 units at 2000 level and 40 units at 3000 level. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
| CMNS2140 | Principles of Public Relations |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2530 | Strategic Communication |
| 10 units |
| CMNS2700 | Create Your Own Business |
| 10 units |
| CIND3003 | Creative Industries Professional Project |
| 20 units |
| CMNS3520 | Public Affairs |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3540 | Public Relations Campaigns |
| 10 units |
| CMNS3737 | Social Media Listening and Monitoring |
| 10 units |
Honours
An Honours year is available to students as a separate program in the form of an additional year to those who meet the entry requirements.
For more information about the Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours) please see: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/degrees/bachelor-of-development-studies-honours
For more information about the Bachelor of Media and Communication (Honours) please see:
Additional information
Through the Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre, students can access a free suite of NUPrep preparation courses as well as Academic Learning Support.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can draw on the assistance and support provided by the Indigenous Student Support and Development service through the Wollotuka institute.
International students
All International Students enrolled in the program will be provided with an orientation to familiarise them with the rules, expectations, facilities and services offered by the University. Please visit our International Students website to find out more about the support services available to international students.
Additional support
AccessAbility provides advice and reasonable adjustments to Students with a medical or health condition or disability. If you require adjustments to undertake your program, contact the Student Support Advisors - AccessAbility before semester or early in the semester. They will work with the College or School to ensure that this happens in a timely manner.
Please note: All students must fulfil the inherent requirements of the programs and courses they are undertaking. While reasonable adjustments can be made, these adjustments cannot compromise academic integrity. It is the student's responsibility to check all the requirements of courses, and consider the effects of any medical condition or disability on their ability to complete course requirements. More information is available online.
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