Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
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Welcome to your Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies degree program!
Please read this guide before registering for courses.
Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
Media and communication are fundamental to how we live, and vital to every human relationship, industry sector and professional field. The intellectual tools, marketable skills, and practical experience you gain in the B.CoMS will help you to excel in a rapidly transforming world. Students learn how to evaluate a noisy and fragmented media environment; explore the past, present and future of media technologies; and how media industries and communication infrastructures shape the economy, politics, and public life.
B.CoMS is a four-year Honours program. Of the 20.0 credits required, 9.0 must be in Communication and Media Studies (COMS). Eight of your remaining 11.0 credits must be chosen from disciplines outside COMS. The three remaining credits are free electives
First Year
COMS 1001 (Foundations: Media History) and COMS 1002 (Foundations: Contemporary Communication and Media) are required courses that orient you to fundamental questions and issues that are central concerns of the program. You will learn about histories of media innovation and change, how technology shapes politics and culture, and how rules, regulations, and policy come about. You will also learn about current controversies and explore ethical dilemmas in communication through such topics as A.I., social and streaming media, online privacy and surveillance, the circulation of mis- and disinformation, sports, advertising, and alternative media.
Enrolling in a First Year Seminar (FYSM), a small course that only first year students can take, is a great opportunity to meet other students in the program and learn how to navigate university. Our COMS-specific seminar, FYSM 1217, is listed with all current FYSMs on the FYSM webpage.
Digital Media Skills
We recommend that you take COMS 1003 (Digital Skills for Media Studies), an elective course that gets you working creatively with digital tools and platforms that will help you navigate coursework throughout program. Course modules are centred on active, experiential learning, alongside practice-based assignments that help you make the most of a range of apps and digital tools.
Breadth
By the time you graduate, you must show at least one credit from three of the following four groupings of university courses: Culture and Communication; Humanities; Science, Engineering and Design; and Social Sciences. You may select your Breadth courses more appropriately by outlined in the Undergraduate Calendar.
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