Bachelor of Media and Communications and Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Bachelor of Media and Communications and Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences
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…
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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 Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences will prepare you for postgraduate study towards a career in a number of professions, including clinical work or research in audiology and speech and language pathology, forensic speech science, the development of associated speech and hearing technologies, or teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).
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. Gain a unique set of skills that employers want
Impress employers with your understanding of how human language works, which you’ll develop via the degree’s linguistic focus. Study the production and perception of spoken language
Learn how we produce speech sounds, how language develops in children, and how computers are used in speech and language analysis.
Career Outcomes
Professions
Academic
Audiologist (after further study)
Cross-cultural worker
Cross-platform producer
Documentary producer
Entrepreneur
Forensic speech scientist
Game designer
Health worker
Journalist
Lobbyist
Media designer
Podcast producer or presenter
Speech pathologist (after further study)
Speech, hearing or language researcher
TESOL practitioner (after further study)
Employers
Advertising and media agencies
Cochlear
Educational institutions
Gaming developers
Hearing Australia
Hospitals
Media and news outlets
Media, creative or communications agencies
Private health sector
Production studios – film, TV and sound
Radio and television broadcasters
Self-employment
Speech and hearing health organisations
Streaming media companies and services
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.