Undergraduate Bachelor of Communication transition arrangements

Undergraduate Bachelor of Communication transition arrangements (2022)

This information is for students who commenced from 2016 in the following courses:

Bachelor of Communication (all majors)
Bachelor of Communication (all majors) Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Bachelor of Communication (all majors) Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Communication (all majors) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

What are the main changes?

From 2022, the School of Communication will be introducing a revised Bachelor of Communication suite of courses which will be offering a mix of 6cp and 8cp subject offerings.
The core subjects will remain the same as they are currently (3 x 8cp subjects).
In the new course version (from 2022), there will be 8 x 6cp subjects in each major.
Elective offerings will be mix of 6cp and 8cp subjects.
There will be change of names for some majors
- Public Communication will change to Strategic Communication
  (with no Public Relations and Advertising split)
- Creative Writing will change to Writing and Publishing
There will be a new Media Business major. (This is not available for students admitted prior to Autumn 2022).
There will no longer be a requirement to meet criteria to continue on in your chosen second major. Students will continue in their chosen second major unless they decide to opt out to complete electives instead.

What does this mean for you as a current student?

We have made changes to ensure that you can remain in your current version of the Bachelor of Communication course but still benefit from the new changes. Therefore, you do not need to take any action. Your course code and course name will remain unchanged.
There is no change to core subjects – they remain the same.
Some of your current subjects have been phased out and will no longer be offered from 2022. They will be replaced by 6cp subject equivalents from the new course.
As the new major subject equivalents are 6cp subject offerings, we have created some 2cp subject offerings to ensure that you don’t have any shortfalls when completing your major. You may also be able to complete an additional 6cp major subject depending on where you are up to in your major.
You will have access to an updated list of elective options which includes some new subject offerings. Elective options will now include the first three subjects from each major (excluding Media Arts & Production).

Revised Programs of Study for Bachelor of Communication Students

Revised programs of study have been constructed for Bachelor of Communication courses to assist current students with enrolling for 2022.

They are based on the assumption that students have been following the typical program for the Year and Session that they commenced in as outlined in the UTS Handbook

Revised Programs of Study – Journalism Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Media Arts and Production Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Public Communication (PR) Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Public Communication (Advertising) Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Social and Political Sciences Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Creative Writing Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Digital and Social Media Courses

Further information

List of major subject equivalents – Journalism

CURRENT MAJOR SUBJECTS		SUBJECT EQUIVALENTS FROM 2022
54020 Stories from the Streets: Local Journalism, Social Media	8cp	52641 News Now	6cp
54021 Narrative Multimedia Journalism	8cp	52642 Multimedia Features	6cp
54022 Digging Deeper: Current Affairs and Longer-form Journalism	8cp	52643 Sound Journalism	6cp
54023 Investigating: Data, Tools and Stories	8cp	52646 Investigations, Data and Collaboration	6cp
54024 The Hive: Collaborative Journalism	8cp	52645 Digital Journalism Research	6cp
54025 Industry Portfolio	8cp	52647 Professional Project	6cp

List of major subject equivalents – Media Arts and Production

CURRENT MAJOR SUBJECTS		SUBJECT EQUIVALENTS FROM 2022
54030 Exploring Media Arts	8cp	52651 Exploring Media Arts	6cp
54031 Composing the Real	8cp	52653 Creating Documentary	6cp
54032 Fictions	8cp	52652 Drama Production	6cp
54033 Aesthetics	8cp	52654 Experimental Media	6cp
54034 Media Arts Specialist Modules	8cp	52655 Media Arts Specialist Modules	6cp
54035 Media Arts Project	8cp	52657 Media Arts Project	6cp

List of major subject equivalents – Public Communication

CURRENT MAJOR SUBJECTS		SUBJECT EQUIVALENTS FROM 2022
54040 The Ecology of Public Communication	8cp	52661 Strategic Communication in Society	6cp
54041 Integrated Communication	8cp	52667 The Agency	6cp

Advertising Stream:
54046 Principles of Advertising	8cp	52662 Creative Advertising	6cp
54047 Advertising Campaign Practice	8cp	52663 Strategic Communication Design	6cp
54048 Brand Advertising Strategies	8cp	52664 Branding and Reputation	6cp
54049 Professional Advertising Practice	8cp	24212 Entrepreneurial Marketing	6cp

Public Relations Stream:
54042 Principles of Public Relations	8cp	52660 Emergent Public Relations	6cp
54043 Strategic Public Relations	8cp	52663 Strategic Communication Design	6cp
54044 Media Writing Production	8cp	52665 Multimodal Storytelling	6cp
54045 Organisational Communication	8cp	52666 Engagement in Organisations	6cp

List of major subject equivalents – Social and Political Sciences

CURRENT MAJOR SUBJECTS		SUBJECT EQUIVALENTS FROM 2022
54050 Self and Society	8cp	52670 Self and Society	6cp
54051 Politics, Ideologies and Beliefs	8cp	52673 Political Ideas and Change	6cp
54052 Economy, Society and Globalism	8cp	52674 Global Economies	6cp
54053 Investigating for Change	8cp	52675 Investigating Urban Change	6cp
54054 Intervening for Change	8cp	52676 Policy and Advocacy	6cp
54055 Professional Pathways Project	8cp	52677 Professional Placement	6cp

List of major subject equivalents – Creative Writing

CURRENT MAJOR SUBJECTS		SUBJECT EQUIVALENTS FROM 2022
54070 Fictional Forms	8cp	52691 Writing and Editing Foundations	6cp
54071 Imagining the Real	8cp	52692 Imagining the Real	6cp
54072 Narrative and Theory	8cp	52690 Narrative in Theory and Practice	6cp
54073 Genre Writing	8cp	52695 Adaptations	6cp
54074 Writing Laboratory	8cp	52696 Professional Pathways in Writing and Publishing	6cp
54075 Creative Writing Project	8cp	52697 Major Writing Project	6cp

List of major subject equivalents – Digital and Social Media

CURRENT MAJOR SUBJECTS		SUBJECT EQUIVALENTS FROM 2022
54060 Understanding Digital Audiences	8cp	52681 Understanding Digital Audiences	6cp
54061 Digital Media: Marketing, Metrics and Data	8cp	52682 Digital Media Metrics	6cp
54062 Digital Experience Design	8cp	52683 User Experience Research	6cp
54063 Code as Literacy, Commodity, Infrastructure	8cp	52685 Working with Data and Code	6cp
54064 Digital Publishing for Apps	8cp	52686 Digital Publishing for Apps	6cp
54065 Digital Futures	8cp	52687 Making Digital Impact	6cp

Elective subjects now offered in CBK91119

Students will now be able to choose from a longer list of elective options which include the first three subjects from each major

Elective subjects now offered in CBK91119

Updated list of CBK91119 Electives
52640	Media Law and Ethics	6cp
52641	News Now	6cp
52642	Multimedia Features	6cp
52660	Emergent Public Relations	6cp
52661	Strategic Communication in Society	6cp
52662	Creative Advertising	6cp
52670	Self and Society	6cp
52671	Histories of the Present	6cp
52672	Comparing Indigenous Histories and Politics	6cp
52680	Digital Media Industries	6cp
52681	Understanding Digital Audiences	6cp
52682	Digital Media Metrics	6cp
52690	Narrative in Theory and Practice	6cp
52691	Writing and Editing Foundations	6cp
52692	Imagining the Real	6cp
52699	Government and Political Communication	6cp
52703	Media Influence	6cp
52710	Climate Justice and Climate Policy	6cp
52712	Global Cinema	6cp
52713	Communicating Health and Science	6cp
52714	Professional Internship	6cp
52715	Environmental Communication	6cp
52716	Design Thinking for Social Innovation	6cp
52717	Digital Interactive Documentary	6cp
52718	The Social Life of Technology	6cp
013992	Aboriginal Sydney Now	8cp
036201	Arguments, Evidence and Intuition	8cp
54098	Becoming Australia	8cp
54092	Culture: Plugged and Unplugged	8cp
54094	Environmental Communication	8cp
54097	Online Documentary	8cp
54091	Professional Internship	8cp
54004	The Future of Work	8cp
52900	Active Resilience in the Workplace 2cp	2cp
52901	Navigating Workplace Conflict 2cp	2cp

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Undergraduate Bachelor of Communication transition arrangements

What are the main changes?

What does this mean for you as a current student?

Revised Programs of Study for Bachelor of Communication Students

Revised Programs of Study – Journalism Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Media Arts and Production Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Public Communication (PR) Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Public Communication (Advertising) Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Social and Political Sciences Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Creative Writing Courses

Revised Programs of Study – Digital and Social Media Courses

Further information

List of major subject equivalents – Journalism

List of major subject equivalents – Media Arts and Production

List of major subject equivalents – Public Communication

List of major subject equivalents – Social and Political Sciences

List of major subject equivalents – Creative Writing

List of major subject equivalents – Digital and Social Media

Elective subjects now offered in CBK91119

Elective subjects now offered in CBK91119