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Our Degrees are changing.

In 2014, Part I (first year) units will be introduced with Part II (second year and higher) units becoming available in subsequent years. Detailed information about Part II will be available here from mid-2014.

Find out more about our new degrees, or to get in touch and ask us what this means for you head to AskMurdoch. Continuing students can still access information for degrees commencing 2013 and prior in the Course Handbook.

Speak to the world with Communication and Media Studies

Whether it's traditional media (TV, newspaper and radio) or new media (social media, digital TV, digital radio or mobile applications), this course will give you the critical skills required to understand communications in an ever changing digital global industry.

Understand how communication and media works

You'll be learning from our lecturers who are active scholars, research-leaders and industry experts, and gain both theoretical and real-life insights into the power of communication via traditional and newer forms of media.

You'll learn how to understand and analyse media messages and their impact on society and culture. You'll discover how the media industry operates in a world characterised by rapid change, digitalisation and technological innovation.

Communication and Media: No limits to future opportunities

This major provides students with skills and expertise for work in a contemporary communication and media industry characterised by rapid change, digitalisation and technological innovation. Students are equipped with the knowledge base and skills for analysing and producing both traditional and new media texts, as well as understanding communication and cultural processes in emerging creative industries.

The units in this major cover a wide range of critical communication issues and media concepts, students completing this program are also well-placed to embark on a research career in the global media industry or enrol for further studies at Honours and/or postgraduate level.