Diploma of Communication (3-Trimesters), Leading to Bachelor of Communication and Media in Journalism Navitas Group - University of Canberra College, Australia

If you don’t yet meet the entry requirements for the UC course you’re aiming for, UC College’s diplomas –  also known as higher education diplomas – will provide you with an introduction to your chosen study area. They act as an alternative entry pathway for admission to UC undergraduate courses and prepare you for university study.

Diploma of Communication
Are you interested in advertising, public relations, journalism or media and arts production? Are you an international student? If so, our Diploma of Communication is the perfect pathway to many exciting careers.

By studying our Diploma of Communication you will:

• Be supported in building language and academic skills for further studies
• Get direct entry to the 2nd year of a many bachelors degrees
• Develop a good understanding in key cultural areas
• Develop the professional expertise to enter and confidently contribute to the communication industries.

On successful completion of the Diploma of Communication, you’ll receive up to 24 credit points (one year) of advanced standing into the second year of Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism) at the University of Canberra.

Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism)
With a Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism) from the University of Canberra, you’ll be equipped for success in a media and communications landscape that’s changing faster than ever. In this course you will learn by doing, developing your skills and knowledge in a realistic production environment. You will engage with big ideas and the theoretical underpinnings of journalism, and apply them in your work.

From day one of your degree, you’ll work hands-on as a student journalist for The Owl and UCFM, and by the final year of study you’ll be exercising editorial leadership across the entire course. Along the way, you’ll build the editorial and technical competencies required to produce compelling, accurate and trustworthy journalism for contemporary and future audiences. You’ll graduate as a confident early career journalist who employs the highest standards of professionalism and ethical practice in your work.

Study a Bachelor of Communication and Media (Journalism) at UC and you will:

• Produce compelling and trustworthy multiplatform journalism
• Identify and engage contemporary audiences within complex media and information landscapes
• Work flexibly, autonomously and collaboratively in deadline-driven editorial production environments
• Employ the highest standards of professionalism and ethical practice in your work
• Interrogate the evolving role of journalism in societies and its interaction with power.

Work Integrated Learning
During the course, you’ll gain 100 hours of real-world industry experience through an internship placement at media organisations such as the ABC, the Canberra Times, WIN, and amplifyCBR. There are also exciting year-round on-air and production opportunities for journalism students at the Faculty of Arts and Design’s radio station, UCFM.