Bachelor of Digital Media
Southern Cross University
CRICOS provider number: 01241G TEQSA provider ID: PRV12043
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
The Bachelor of Digital Media prepares graduates for a career in today’s fast-paced media environments. Students gain skills in writing, production, visual and research skills, and have access to work experience opportunities and networks of industry professionals across the media and communications spectrum. Facilities include digital workstations and labs, radio and television studios and location recording equipment. This degree has strong links to the vibrant creative industries of the North Coast of NSW and beyond. Southern Cross University is proud to partner with Australia’s premier regional industry association Screenworks to provide mentoring and internship opportunities.
This course is also available online with some on-campus residential workshops.
Areas of study
Core studies include visual communication and design, digital storytelling, media theory and analysis, making radio and podcasts, screenwriting, news writing, news and video journalism, animation, photography and digital imaging, and Aboriginal cultural strengths.
Career opportunities
Digital media specialists work in fields such as film, television and radio, newspapers and magazines, online media, graphic design, marketing, advertising and public relations.
Practical experience
Compulsory 100-hour professional placement in a relevant organisation that could include radio or television stations, newspapers or publishing houses, on film shoots, at film festivals or in graphic design or post-production companies.
Fees and charges
Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Assumed knowledge: Any 2 units of English.
Recommended studies: English Extension 1 or English Extension 2.
Other applicants
Refer to Southern Cross University general admission criteria.
Further information
View all details of this course on the SCU website.
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The academic content of all programs is subject to routine review.
ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2023)
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- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
Course updates
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