In an ‘information society’, a detailed understanding of the dynamics of communication and the skills needed to communicate effectively is highly valued. The Communication Studies major introduces students to a wide range of approaches to the study of interpersonal, social and media-based communication. The Communication Studies major also assists students to develop and apply effective communication techniques in socially relevant settings such as the workplace environment and community organisations. Students can complement their work in other specialisation areas including Writing, Literary Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Gender Studies, and Visual Arts.
For a major study students must complete 96 credit points consisting of:
A full course is made up of several smaller topics or subjects. These are referred to as 'units'.
Most courses have compulsory 'core' units, as well as optional units.
'Credit points' are the value that each unit contributes towards your course.
Most units at VU are worth 12 credit points. You will need to complete the required course credit points to graduate.
Students are required to complete only one pair of capstone units in their degree ACX3005 Graduating Project 1 and ACX3006 Graduating Project 2. Students should replace the capstone units in the second major with 24 credit points of elective units taken from any major or minor offered in ABAB (must be at year 2 or 3 level in a major or minor not already taken)
This unit set is studied as part of the following course(s):