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Bachelor of Media and Communications and Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation

Bachelor of Media and Communications and Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

Summary

The Bachelor of Media and Communications will equip you with the skills you’ll need to respond to today’s – and tomorrow’s – rapidly evolving media environment. Whether you’re interested in making your own films or music videos, writing for print and online publications, designing interactive and media-rich websites, producing radio podcasts and broadcasts, streaming live media or managing public relations campaigns, this degree will position you at the heart of content creation. The broad and flexible Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation – which uniquely combines studies in plant and animal sciences, ecology and new remote sensing with environmental and conservation management – will equip you with such specialist skills.

Key features

Gain practical skills while undertaking a media internship

Undertake a media internship – aligned to your career interests – to enhance your employment prospects. Gain the high-level practical skills employers want

Develop production skills relevant to a range of industry practices across diverse platforms. Study in our state-of-the-art facilities and in the field

Enhance your learning by studying in modern labs designed to foster collaboration, and in a number of exciting field settings. Enhance your learning within our unique fauna park

Get hands-on experience in our 11-hectare fauna park, where world-class environmental research is conducted by leading academics.

Career Outcomes

Professions

Academic

Biodiversity informatics adviser

Bioprospector

Conservation policymaker

Cross-cultural worker

Cross-platform producer

Documentary producer

Ecosystems scientist

Entrepreneur

Environmental and social impact assessor

Environmental or geotechnical consultant

Game designer

Journalist

Lobbyist

Media designer

Natural resource manager

Podcast producer or presenter

Research scientist

Wildlife manager

Zoo captive breeding programs manager

Employers

Advertising and media agencies

Agricultural agencies

Australian Museum

Conservation agencies

Educational institutions

Environmental and conservation groups

Environmental protection agencies

Fisheries and forestry agencies

Gaming developers

Media and news outlets

Media, creative or communications agencies

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Production studios – film, TV and sound

Radio and television broadcasters

Research institutes

Self-employment

State forest and national park authorities

Streaming media companies and services

Water and resource management companies

Web design agencies

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Ranked in the top 200 universities in the world, Macquarie University is considered one of Australia’s best universities, producing graduates that are among the most sought-after professionals in the world (ranked #1 in Sydney for graduate employment rate, QS Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022). Uniquely located in the heart of Sydney, Australia’s largest high-tech precinct, Macquarie brings together more than 45,000 students and 3000 staff in one thriving hub of discovery. Our campus spans 126 hectares, with open green space that gives our community the freedom to think and grow. We have recently invested more than one billion dollars in our facilities and infrastructure so our students and staff can thrive on a campus that is dynamic, sustainable, and built for collaboration. Students from over 120 countries are warmly welcomed into the Macquarie community and benefit from special ongoing academic, language and wellbeing support throughout their study. Macquarie has one of the most generous scholarship programs in Australia, providing many opportunities each year for international students to undertake studies here.

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Ranked in the top 200 universities in the world, Macquarie University is considered one of Australia’s best universities, producing graduates that are among the most sought-after professionals in the world (ranked #1 in Sydney for graduate employment rate, QS Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022). Uniquely located in the heart of Sydney, Australia’s largest high-tech precinct, Macquarie brings together more than 45,000 students and 3000 staff in one thriving hub of discovery. Our campus spans 126 hectares, with open green space that gives our community the freedom to think and grow. We have recently invested more than one billion dollars in our facilities and infrastructure so our students and staff can thrive on a campus that is dynamic, sustainable, and built for collaboration.
Students from over 120 countries are warmly welcomed into the Macquarie community and benefit from special ongoing academic, language and wellbeing support throughout their study. Macquarie has one of the most generous scholarship programs in Australia, providing many opportunities each year for international students to undertake studies here.

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