First Year Pathway in English, Media, Drama, and Writing - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Media and Communication

Program Description If communication is of interest to students and wanting to explore how humans use words, stories and images to express their ideas, then an English, media, drama and writing pathway could be fitting. The English and writing courses let students develop their own style of writing and explore facets of English language, literature and linguistics that fascinate them. The film and media courses let students explore the culture of communication, and develop their own style of media production – while focusing on the skills and knowledge valued by employers. In the Media and Communication degree students will develop an in-depth understanding of data-driven society and contemporary media environment. Students will explore issues such as digital media theory, identity and representation, politics and popular culture. They will learn to analyse and debate the latest theories and discover the impact of media on all lives such as the role of ‘Fake News’ and the ethical responsibility of journalism in a 'post-truth' age. Working in specialist facilities, students will also get hands-on and engage with media production including documentary filmmaking, photography, and digital publishing; creating apps, podcasts or new online platforms.