Diploma of Media and Communication
The Diploma of Media and Communication offers a range of choices in communications and journalism subjects. Areas of study include Broadcast Media, Journalism, Screen and Sound Studies, Strategic Communication, Writing and further studies across a range of humanities disciplines.
Your direct pathway to La Trobe University
Fees
Year | Domestic Student | International Student | FEE-HELP |
2021 |
A$24,840 |
A$31,320 |
available for domestic students |
Subjects
Eight units in total:
- The Emerging Journalist
- Writing for Media
- Introduction to Strategic Communication
- The Interview
- Introduction to Screen and Sound
- Rethinking Our Humanity
- Ideas that Shook the World
- Making Media
Entry into 2nd year of
- Bachelor of Arts (Media Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts (all majors other than Media Studies)*
- Bachelor of Media and Communication (Journalism)*
- Bachelor of Media and Communication (Media Industries)
- Bachelor of Media and Communication (Public Relations)
*Students require a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) to progress into second year as listed in the table on the Transferring to University page.
*Students will be credited with 6 to 7 subjects only (90 credit points to 105 credit points) depending on the subjects chosen/available and will have to do additional first-year subjects which may prolong the duration of the course. Diploma of Media and Communications students now receive full credit of 8 subjects (120 points) into 2nd year of Bachelor of Arts (any major).
Potential career paths at the completion of a bachelor degree
- Advertising and Sales promotion
- Government policy research
- Journalism
- Marketing
- Broadcast and online content production
- Media production
- Public relations
- Publishing and editing
- Television and radio production
More programs
- English Programs
- English for Further Studies
- General English
- Foundation Programs
- Foundation Studies for Business, IT and Humanities
- Foundation Studies for Engineering and Computer Science
- Foundation Studies for Health and Life Sciences
- Undergraduate Programs
- Diploma of Bioscience
- Diploma of Business
- Diploma of Engineering
- Diploma of Health Sciences
- Diploma of IT
- Diploma of Media and Communication
- Diploma of Psychology
- Postgraduate Programs
- Postgraduate Enabling Program - Business
- Postgraduate Enabling Program - IT