Media and Communications

The BA (Honours) (Media & Communications) is an advanced and specialised course of study requiring a higher standard of performance than for the pass degree. It enhances your ability to acquire advanced skills of analysis, to develop original ideas, and to apply innovative solutions to complex problems. The Honours program involves one additional year of study at fourth-year level. Commencement of honours must occur within five years of the completion of your degree course.

The minimum entry requirement for Media and Communication honours is:

• completion of all the requirements of the BA (Media and Communications); or
• completion of Bachelor of Arts with a major in Media and Communications with an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

See course objectives.

Students undertaking the pure honours stream complete:

• MECM40017 Media and Communications thesis (50 points);
• MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (*see note below) (12.5 points);
• two core Media and Communications honours subjects (25 points);
• one optional honours subject (12.5 points)

Double major students may complete one of the following combined honours streams:

• MECM40017 Media and Communications thesis (50 points);
• MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (*see note below) (12.5 points);
• three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points)

OR

• thesis in the combining discipline (50 points);
• research methodologies subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points);
• three core Media and Communications honours subjects (37.5 points)

Please note: students undertaking the second option will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) NOT a Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications Honours).

*Note: Students electing to undertake MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices should undertake this subject in the first semester of their Media and Communications Thesis enrolment.

Compulsory subjects:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Media and Communications core honours subjects:

Media and Communications optional honours subjects: