Bachelor of Communication and Media (Sports Media)
University of Canberra
CRICOS provider number: 00212K TEQSA provider ID: PRV12003
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
The University of Canberra (UC) offers a nationally accredited Bachelor of Communication and Media Sports Media degree.
The UC Sports Media program is the alma mater for many of the top people in areas of Australia’s sports media community. As the destination sport media program of study in Australia, the university fosters its strength in impactful sports communications by utilising a mix of learning opportunity in media theory with future thinking practical application. Such application includes the following platforms: audio (radio, podcasts, vodcasts), television, print/ text (magazines/ newspapers), and digital journalism (web platforms, creating video applications, creating and communicating on social media).
A degree in Sports Media will provide critical thinking skills, multimedia storytelling techniques, and align your creativity with specialised skills to support future career choice. Coursework in things like narrative development, reporting, editorial, and publicity will have prepared you for employment at the local, region, state/territory, national, and international levels of sport.
At the Faculty of Arts and Design (FAD) we design and offer courses to ensure that our graduates are job ready and are able to reach the full potential of their career with professional knowledge and skills, critical and creative thinking, and excellent communication, collegiality and ethical practice.
Areas of study
Communication, journalism, sports media.
Career opportunities
Sports journalist (newspaper, magazine, radio, television and online), digital media producer, sports communications officer, sports marketing officer, sports editor, media adviser.
Practical experience
Exclusive Work Integrated Learning opportunities exist thanks to the course’s distinctive location in Canberra and relationships with professional sporting clubs and organisations. You’ll undertake a compulsory six-month internship as both a digital media producer for a sporting organisation, and as a sports journalist in a media newsroom. Previous internship hosts have included the Canberra Times, Canberra Raiders, ACT Brumbies, Capital Football, Basketball ACT, Fox Sports, Cricket ACT and AFL Canberra.
You’ll graduate career-ready with an exceptional portfolio of published work, including news stories, videos, podcasts, photography and even your own website. Past sports media graduates have found employment with companies including FIFA, Swimming Australia, ABC Grandstand, ABC TV news, Cricket Australia, Sky Sports, Cycling Australia, Fairfax Media and Netball Australia, among many others.
Fees and charges
The Australian Government subsidises the tuition fee for this course. The remaining balance is paid by the student. Current UC fee information.
Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Optional portfolio: The Faculty of Arts and Design provides portfolio options for entry. In addition to your UAC application, submit your portfolio by email. Details of portfolio entry.
Other applicants
Refer to the UC general admission criteria.
Student profile
Visit the UC website.
Further information
View all details of this course on the University of Canberra website.
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ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2024)
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- This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
- 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
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Honours
Honours programs are available as an additional year to meritorious students in most UC courses.
Flexible delivery
UC offers a selection of courses through flexible study options including online courses.