Bachelor of Communication (Singapore)

Develop the skills to equip you to work in diverse media industries.

Learn to push your creative boundaries. Embrace the changes occurring across today’s complex communication landscape. Choose your major area/s of study and develop work-ready skills, including critical thinking, writing, and producing creative and factual content.

Communication integrates practical experience, critical analysis, and creative thinking with industry opportunities. You’ll be ready to take on a range of exciting careers.

Course options prepare you to create content for many forms of media. These include social, radio, podcasting, broadcast, streaming, and news platforms. You can tailor your skills for specific areas of interest, including drama and documentary, gaming and lifestyle, strategic communications, public relations and corporate communications.

Course overview

This degree provides a solid foundation and in-depth understanding of communication theory and practice. Depending on your chosen major/s, you could study courses in various sectors of media production and theory including:

• cultural studies
• magazine and broadcast journalism
• media interviewing
• media production
• photomedia
• professional writing
• public relations practice
• screenwriting

Eligibility for admission to this program is based on applicants meeting the minimum selection rank, or satisfying the requirements for an approved admission scheme.

The University of Newcastle accepts a range of qualifications to determine eligibility for admission. These include, but are not limited to, Australian or overseas senior secondary qualifications (such as the HSC), prior tertiary studies, prior TAFE/VET studies, and completed enabling programs.

For further information on the pathways that are available to you, please refer to:

• Domestic Applicants
• International Applicants

Overall minimum: 6.5

Sub test minimum: 6

Communication prepares you to work across a wide range of sectors and industries. It also opens pathways for further study and research.

Employment outcomes span exciting, dynamic and growing fields across industries around the world such as media, journalism, public relations, advertising and marketing.

On completion of this degree, you’ll be able to work in roles such as: