Media and Culture
From viral moments to streaming giants, from disinformation campaigns to grassroots activism. The algorithms that curate our feeds and the infrastructures that carry our connections. Media is fundamental to life, culture, politics, and history, acting as a tool for information and communication. Our courses equip you to navigate, analyse, and intervene in today's complex media landscape with the critical knowledge and skills needed to become a media change-maker.
Our diverse approaches draw on media studies, cultural studies, critical data studies, science and technology studies, and journalism studies, preparing you to work across industries and fields.
Our courses are taught by internationally recognised scholars whose research directly informs what and how you learn. Their expertise is regularly sought out by major research funding bodies and policy makers, and are frequent commentators in national and international media.
Two Pathways
Our courses can be taken as:
- Specialisation – Media Studies in Bachelor of Media, and can be combined with Arts, Commerce, Design, Fine Arts, Law, and Social Sciences; or
- Major or minor – Media, Culture and Technology (MCT) in Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Sciences, and can be combined with degrees across the university including Law, Education, Science, Engineering, Commerce, Computer Science, Economics, and more.
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Media is everywhere. Learn to read it differently.
Our diverse approach to studying media will guide you in building a firm foundation on how we communicate, what the history of media teaches us, and how we can create a better media landscape for tomorrow. You will explore how media systems shape and are shaped by power, identity, and society – from social media platforms, algorithmic culture, politics of representation, misinformation, AI and emerging technologies to media activism, and the role of media in social change and social justice.
Careers
We prepare you for careers, not just your first job. You'll graduate ready to work across media industries with critical knowledge and transferable skills you need to adapt to different contexts and evolving social and technological futures.
Career pathways include:
- Journalism and public affairs
- Creative industries
- Media production
- Community media and nonprofit organisations
- Technology industries
- Cultural policy and advisory roles
- Education sector
- Advocacy and government communications
- Environmental and social campaigns
- Cultural critic and commentator
- Digital rights and media literacy management
Study
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Media Studies is a specialisation in the Bachelor of Media, and a range of combined degrees.
- Bachelor of Media
- Bachelor of Commerce/Media
- Bachelor of Design/Media
- Bachelor of Fine Arts/Media
- Bachelor of Media/Arts
- Bachelor of Media/Social Sciences
- Bachelor of Media/Law
Media Studies is available as a minor in the following undergraduate single degrees:
MCT is available as a major or minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Sciences, and a range of combined degrees.
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts/Law
- Bachelor of Arts/Education (Secondary)
- Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce/Arts
- Bachelor of Computer Science/Arts
- Bachelor of Economics/Arts
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Arts
- Bachelor of Environmental Management/Arts
- Bachelor of Fine Arts/Arts
- Bachelor of Media / Arts
- Bachelor of Medical Studies/Doctor of Medicine/Arts
- Bachelor of Science/Arts
- Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics)(Honours)/Arts
- Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)/Arts
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An honours degree is an extra year of study that combines aspects of undergraduate study with elements of postgraduate research and is available to students who have a grade average of 70% in a particular degree.
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With a dual emphasis and carefully considered balance between theory and practice, our postgraduate coursework degrees are perfect for those who want to expand their professional opportunities and potential by learning new skills or consolidating their existing knowledge. Our postgraduate degrees are also suitable for those wanting to switch careers and re-skill.
We offer the following Postgraduate degrees in Media:
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Postgraduate research candidates undertake original research, practice-informed and critical research into some of the most pressing questions of our time including how
We offer supervision across the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Masters by Research (MRes) with expertise spanning media studies, cultural studies, journalism studies, and science and technology studies.
The postgraduate research community is dynamic and internationally connected. Candidates contribute to the school's annual postgraduate conference, publish in leading peer-reviewed journals, and present their work at national and international conferences. With a strong culture of mentorship and collaboration, and active links to ARC-funded research projects, this is an environment where ambitious, socially engaged scholars can thrive.
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