Undergraduate Major

Global Media and Communication

Navigate and equip yourself with all the communication and creative skills you need to succeed in an ever-changing global media industry.

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MJ-GMCC
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Full Time or Part Time
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70
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Overview

Is your dream career in a communication or media role? In this major, you’ll develop new skills and gain experience as you analyse both traditional and digital media texts, learn about the power of communication and its impact on society and culture, and develop research skills that enable you to examine global media issues, cultural and media policies, and audience behaviour.

You will also have the chance to work on a communication project or take on a professional internship placement, to give you on-the-job, real world experience.

3 reasons to study Global Media and Communication at Murdoch

  1. Get more real-world experience in our on-campus student creative consultancy MESH and work on real projects with real companies.
  2. Join professional networks and build valuable connections through our academics and their close relationships with industry.
  3. Led by industry professionals with vast experience and connections in their respective fields. Many of our academics have worked as journalists in major media organisations and have held executive roles in media regulatory bodies and government departments in Australia and internationally.

What you’ll learn

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

  • Social, games and mobile media.
  • Disruptions and innovations in communication.
  • Communicating global issues.
  • Media audiences.
  • Media governance and globalisation.

Your future career

Just about every profession recognises the value of excellent written and spoken communication skills and the practical skills obtained from this degree can be used to build the profile and operational functions of a number of industries, large and small. Some of the examples of the industries you could work in include media, advertising and marketing. Careers could include:

  • Media and Communication Officer
  • Media Researcher
  • Communication Policy and Strategy Consultant
  • Campaign Specialist
  • Web and Media Analyst

For further admission information about this course, please download our Information Pack.

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Total credit points: 21

Unit code Unit name Credit points
Major21 credit points
Required Units21 credit points
COM103Power, Persuasion and Meaning3
COM201Social, Games and Mobile Media3
COM204Global Media and Culture3
COM205Media Governance and Globalisation3
COM302Web Analytics and Digital Story Telling3
COM303Media Audiences3
COM304Communicating Global Issues3
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Entry requirements

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English Requirements

You must meet a minimum standard in English to study at Murdoch, which for most courses can be demonstrated by providing evidence that you have completed Year 11 and 12 in Australia at any level if you are a domestic student, or through either English proficiency tests, university preparation courses, English language courses, previous tertiary study or vocational education.

Advanced Standing

Everyone has a different path to university so if you’ve already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.

Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.

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This information applies to courses offered at our Australian campuses only. Courses offered at our Dubai  and Singapore campuses or delivered by Open Universities Australia may have different requirements.

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Following your successful application, you’ll receive a Letter of Offer which will contain specific course and fee information.

If you are applying for an undergraduate course, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place. Postgraduate programs are full fee paying, unless indicated otherwise in your Letter of Offer.

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