Overview

Immerse yourself in the latest tech, surround yourself with the brightest minds and kick-start your career with the Bachelor of Media and Communication. Our refreshed course prepares you for today’s media sector from day one. Through collaborative media production, you'll master the skills demanded by today's dynamic environment, engage in cross-disciplinary media labs and co-create for endless possibilities. Through industry projects, work placements, and internships, we’ll nurture your professional growth and help you discover your true passions.

Our refreshed course focuses on creativity, innovation, and excellence, meaning you’ll gain:
  • hands-on skills and training in augmented, virtual and mixed reality
  • strong connections with industry experts that last a lifetime
  • relevant and robust theory of today's media and communication environment.

Your major

Cinema and Screen Studies

Explore the wide variety of film and TV genres, industry perspectives, and production styles. Build a portfolio of real-world projects to showcase your experience.

Benefit from a range of industry links with leading Screen Culture organisations.

Your industry experience

All our bachelor degrees enhance your employability and include units in which you work on real projects for a range of industry partners. There are also numerous opportunities for elective internships, placements and other industry experiences in media and communication fields. 

Skills you’ll learn

  • Communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Curation
  • Digital literacy
  • Distribution
  • Storytelling

Your career opportunities

  • Broadcast presenter or entertainment journalist
  • Film researcher
  • Production coordinator
  • Community arts worker
  • Film distribution coordinator
  • Film festival manager

Key codes

CRICOS course code
088390J
VTAC Code (IFP)
3400210853
VTAC Code (CSP)
3400210851
International student visa

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Why Swinburne?

Top 200 for Communication

#1 in Melbourne for overall experience

The median income for PG graduates one year out is $86.6K (#1 in Victoria)

  • "Studying Cinema and Screen Studies allowed me to critically look at popular film and television and explore the ways in which they have succeeded and why. I have really enjoyed the chance to learn from experienced tutors and lecturers who were constantly there for support and feedback. Getting advice has really helped me to grow as a writer and feel more confident in my own work."

    Annika , Bachelor of Media and Communication