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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
General Education Requirements
Honours
Academic Rules
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
Contact: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 3 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 144
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Media and Communications) (Honours)
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Media and Communications) (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Media and Communications) (Minor)
 
 

Program Description

The Science Media and Communication program was offered for the first time in 2000. It leads to a 3 year Pass or 4 year Honours degree aimed at producing students who have a strong grounding in science together with conceptual and practical skills in media and communication studies. Students gain creative, practical experience with digital media in the production of audiovisual and multimedia works in an advanced multimedia laboratory, together with an understanding of the history and social impacts of media technologies. This focus is combined with a Major or two Minors in Science.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please contact the Faculty of Science for information regarding the Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes.

Program Structure

Year 1
24 units of credit from two Science Schools

Electives totalling 12 units of credit

Year 2
18-24 units of credit in a Science Major or 2 Minors (as required by Major or Minors)

Further electives to give a total of 42 units of credit for Stage 2

Plus 6 units of credit of General Education

Year 3
24 units of credit in a Science Major or Minors (continued from stage 2)

Plus 6 units of credit of General Education

General Education Requirements

Students in this program must also satisfy the General Education requirements.
This is usually 12 UOC taken in second and third year studies.
For further information, please refer to "General Education" in the Table of Contents (see left-hand side of page).

Honours

For details please consult the Faculty of Science.

Academic Rules

  1. A student must complete 144 units of credit including 12 units of credit of General Education.
  2. The degree must contain a Media and Communications major sequence and either a second major drawn from those approved within the BSc (excluding those from the Schools of Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science) or two approved minor sequences.
  3. A student must complete at least 36 units of credit and no more than 60 units of credit in Level 1 courses from at least three Schools.
  4. A student must complete at least 24 units of credit at Level 1 from Science schools (as defined in the conditions for the award of the BSc excluding the Schools of Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science).
  5. No student may commence Level 2 courses until 24 Level 1 units of credit have been successfully completed.
  6. A student must complete a minimum of 84 units of credit from Science Schools (see 4 above).
  7. For entry to Honours a student must complete at least 24 units of credit at Level 3 in the relevant Major sequence and have the permission of the Head of School.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


Area(s) of Specialisation

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