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Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
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Location
View in availability
Online students may be required to attend compulsory residential workshops for some units. -
Placements
Yes
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ATAR
60
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Inherent Requirements
No
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Language Requirements
IELTS Overall Score 6.0
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
BDigMed
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Course code
3007084
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Credit points
288
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Equivalent units
24
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Indicative Fee
Overview
Content is key and as creators of content, digital media specialists are in strong demand for communication and marketing roles across Australia.
This course prepares you to tell the stories that matter, while you develop the creative and production skills you need to forge a career in today’s fast-paced media environments.
You’ll develop skills in writing, production, visual and research skills, and gain access to work experience opportunities and networks of industry professionals across the media and communications spectrum.
Southern Cross University is proud to partner with Australia’s premier regional industry association Screenworks to provide mentoring and internship opportunities for our creative arts students. Students have the opportunity to learn from screen industry leaders, building the knowledge and networks they need for successful creative careers.
Learn more about this degree in the digital media showcase.
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GA1: Intellectual rigour Analyse, interpret and evaluate issues, texts, sources and problems through creative, critical and reflective thinking in Australian and global media contexts. |
GA2: Creativity Conceptualise, initiate, develop, deliver and promote industry-standard outcomes,and increasingly complex skills, across a range of traditional and emerging media forms. |
GA3: Ethical practice Learn and apply an understanding of academic skills, ethical values and practices to media production and analysis, and professional practice. |
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline Demonstrate a broad, integrated command of knowledge of media industries, theories and practices in Australian and global contexts |
GA5: Lifelong learning Demonstrate the ability to self-direct and self-evaluate learning. Work independently and collaboratively on media projects in response to project and professional demands. |
GA6: Communication and social skills Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of professional media and community settings. |
GA7: Cultural competence Demonstrate awareness of diverse cultural and Indigenous perspectives in professional practice. |
This course includes a compulsory 100-hour professional placement that allows you to gain invaluable workplace experience across the media and communications spectrum: at radio or television stations, in newspapers and publishing houses, on film shoots, at film festivals or in graphic design or post-production companies.
Students in this degree will learn the core skills required for a future in the digital media industries of today:
- Visual communication and design
- Digital video production and storytelling
- Journalism and news writing
- Media theory and analysis.
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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| Coomera | Term 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Lismore | Term 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Online | Term 1, Term 3 | N/A | N/A |
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Entry requirements
Language requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows
| Category | Score |
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| Overall | 6.0 |
| Listening | minimum 5.5 |
| Reading | minimum 5.5 |
| Speaking | minimum 5.5 |
| Writing | minimum 5.5 |
Course requirements
To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Digital Media, students must complete the equivalent of 24 units (288 credit points) comprising:
- 20 core units (240 credit points), and
- 4 equivalent elective units (48 credit points).
Exit awards
Students may be eligible to exit with an Associate Degree of Digital Media after completing the equivalent of 16 units (192 credit points), comprising 16 core units as per the Schedule of Units.
Students may be eligible to exit with a Diploma of Digital Media after completing the equivalent of 8 units (96 credit points), comprising 8 core units as per the Schedule of Units.
Course structure
Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment.
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Complete the following units to satisfy the Requirements of the Award |
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First Year |
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| WRIT1003 | Written Communication |
Term1,3
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| MDIA1001 | Media Studies |
Term1
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| MDIA1002 | Visual Communication and Design |
Term2
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| CRTV1002 | Create: Innovate: Change |
Term2,4
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| MDIA1004 | Journalism in the Digital Age |
Term3
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| MDIA2006 | Film Studies |
Term3
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| ARTD1004 | Photography and Digital Imaging |
Term4
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| MDIA1003 | Digital Media Practices |
Term4
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Second Year |
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| MRKT1001 | Marketing Principles |
Dual Term2
Term1,3
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| INDG1004 | Aboriginal Cultural Strengths |
Term1,3
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| MDIA2004 | Making Radio and Podcasts |
Term2
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| MRKT2004 | Marketing Communications |
Term2
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| COMM2002 | Screenwriting |
Term3
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| MDIA2002 | Essential Screen Skills |
Term3
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| COMM2003 | Animation Theory and Practice |
Term4
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| MDIA3001 | Advanced Screen Production |
Term4
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| Students may be eligible to exit with an Associate Degree of Digital Media after completing the above sixteen (16) units | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third Year |
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| COMM3002 | Professional Placement |
Dual Term2
Tri Term2
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| ARTD3005 | Advanced Digital Imaging |
Term2
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| MDIA2005 | Video Journalism |
Term5
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| COMM3003 | Media Project |
Tri Term2
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| Unit Code | Unit Title | Notes | |||
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| WRIT1003 | Written Communication | ||||
| MDIA1001 | Media Studies | ||||
| MDIA1002 | Visual Communication and Design | ||||
| CRTV1002 | Create: Innovate: Change | ||||
| MDIA1004 | Journalism in the Digital Age | ||||
| MDIA2006 | Film Studies | ||||
| ARTD1004 | Photography and Digital Imaging | ||||
| MDIA1003 | Digital Media Practices | ||||
| Students may be eligible to exit with a Diploma of Digital Media after completing the above eight (8) units. | |||||
| MRKT1001 | Marketing Principles | ||||
| INDG1004 | Aboriginal Cultural Strengths | ||||
| MDIA2004 | Making Radio and Podcasts | ||||
| MRKT2004 | Marketing Communications | ||||
| COMM2002 | Screenwriting | ||||
| MDIA2002 | Essential Screen Skills | ||||
| COMM2003 | Animation Theory and Practice | ||||
| MDIA3001 | Advanced Screen Production | ||||
| Students may be eligible to exit with an Associate Degree of Digital Media after completing the above sixteen (16) units | |||||
| MDIA2005 | Video Journalism | ||||
| COMM3002 | Professional Placement | ||||
| ARTD3005 | Advanced Digital Imaging | ||||
| COMM3003 | Media Project | ||||
| Plus four university wide electives | |||||