The Bachelor of Arts offers both diversity and focus, and builds informed, skilful and critically aware citizens of the world. The course is built around deeply enriching experiences, and via your elective units, offers you four Professional Futures domains through which to develop your unique graduate profile: Global immersion, Intercultural expertise, Professional experience or Innovation capability. You can choose from local and international internships, professional engagements and entrepreneurial opportunities, and the choice of more than 50 global immersion programs including access to the funded Monash Arts Global Immersion Guarantee, preparing you to live and work in complex and culturally diverse environments, while building a community of like-minded peers.
Whether it’s in our relationships, professions or political and cultural engagement, our lives are increasingly played out in and through media. As the world becomes more connected, there’s an important need for people who can navigate the complexities of the dynamic media landscape.Digital media are changing our world – let’s make it better. Some of the areas we explore are social media; youth media; communications ethics; policy and law; climate change communication; video games; media, race and gender; celebrity; and music industries. Our research has impacted change in a number of areas, including reform to live music regulation in Melbourne. We made significant contributions to a report on Australian attitudes toward online privacy, launched by the Federal
Privacy Commissioner.
Career opportunities
Communications and media studies will enable you to pursue
a career as a: Media planner, Communications and media policy analyst, Multimedia specialist, Researcher, broadcastingfilmvideo
Climate change communications strategist, Public relations officer, Social media manager, Televisionfilmvideo producer
Web content manager, Communications coordinator in government, private or not-for-profit sector
