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We live in a rapidly changing world, and none more so than the world of media and communications. The rise of digital media, social media and streaming services has seen the landscape change like no other, but the fundamentals of effective communication and storytelling remain constant. At the heart of effective communication is both the ability to tell an engaging story and to ensure it reaches and resonates with its target audience. UNE&#39;s Bachelor of Media and Communications will equip you with the necessary tools to achieve both objectives, and help you forge a career in the media and communications industry, no matter how the landscape changes in the future.This degree will help prepare you for a career in a range of industries, including digital media, advertising, news, the television industry, national and international film, documentaries, rhetoric and public affairs, and publishing and editing.

Get to the core of communication and storytelling, then learn how to adapt it for digital. You’ve got the choice to specialise in media and culture - or - writing and publishing. Get ready for careers in PR, advertising, social media, journalism, and more.

Bachelor of Media and Communications

Web Communications

Academic and Professional Communications

Communication and Media

Introduction to Communication and Journalism

Making Meaning

Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business

Professional and Technical Communication

Coming Into Community

Communication and Culture

Crisis and Disaster Communication

Public speaking is a vital skill in almost every field. Whether it’s a speech to an audience of thousands, a pitch presentation to a client, or a tea room farewell to an office colleague, at some stage in your career you will be required to stand in front of an audience and deliver a coherent speech. The way you present yourself to your audience affects the way they see you. If you are able to express your ideas confidently, you will be seen as a stronger leader, a proactive citizen, and a more valuable employee.In this subject you will be trained in effective, oral communication skills (in English), for public presentation in a variety of “real world” environments and online. You will develop skills in speech writing and analysis, vocal techniques and body language, and the use of appropriate presentation technologies.

Speaking in Public

Health professionals need advanced communication skills to effectively share complex and sensitive information and advice with clients, families and professional colleagues. Studying this subject will help to equip you with the verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills required to succeed as a health or social care professional. With an emphasis on self-awareness and self-reflection, this subject allows you to develop and apply your communication skills for a health and social care context. You will identify goals and strategies for communication in health and social care, and examine the importance of communicating in ethnically and culturally appropriate ways. You will also have opportunities to analyse your personal communication style to better understand how this affects professional communication with both clients and colleagues.

Prepare to communicate professionally with clients and colleagues. Within the setting of health and social care, build your written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Become aware of your own personal style as well as cultural considerations.

Communication for Health Professionals

Businesses rely on people working together to achieve a common goal. This practical subject will equip you with the skills to interact individually, and collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders in professional situations. Studying this subject you will hone your communication skills. You will explore the role of communication, creativity and professional identity in business, and apply this knowledge to business problems. This subject will help you to lay the foundations for developing your own professional identity as a confident, capable and reliable businessperson, ready to respond to opportunities and challenges in the workplace.

Communication for Business

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