Bachelor of Communication and Media (Documentary Production)

• Stories are incredibly powerful, and documentary films provide audiences with one of the most thought-provoking and powerful ways to understand the world around them.
• Explore a diverse range of courses and develop technical skills and knowledge to help you stand out in this competitive industry.
• Learn from industry experts and experienced academics who will help you create compelling non-fiction stories via film.
• Develop practical skills in location production, editing techniques, cultural responsibilities, making and managing your career, experimental film and interactive documentary making, reality TV and script writing.

Further study

Depending on your choice of major, students who have competed a Bachelor of Communications and Media may enhance their professional skills by choosing specialised study in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Master of Research.

Pre-requisites

To study this degree we assume you have sound knowledge in:

• English (Units 3 & 4, C) 

We assume that your knowledge is equivalent to a grade C or higher in Units 3 and 4 at high school level (typically studied in Year 12). Find out more about assumed knowledge.

English language requirements

You are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements and this degree requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

Recognition of prior learning or work experience

If you have previously studied in your home country, you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning to reduce the number of courses that you need to study to finish your program.

• Graduates from this field of study have a range of skills to gain employment in roles such as a documentary producer, film director, multimedia officer, camera operator, video editor, video content producer, production assistant, production designer, scriptwriter, post-production producer and the like.  

Your actual fees may vary depending on the courses you select. We review our fees annually so these may be subject to change.