The Bachelor of Media Communication will create a new generation of thinkers, future-driven media and communication professionals who will dare to create positive change across all endeavours. With a choice of four specialisations: digital humanities, journalism, media, public relations or screen - the emphasis is on developing your practical experience and work-ready skills, so much so that you will be building a portfolio of real work. You’ll learn to focus on new ways of doing things, to challenge convention, and devise solutions that will take us into the next century. Start of expanded content Throughout your course you’ll learn from leading industry professionals – television anchors and journalists, ward-winning writers and producers, creative directors and social media editors. People who are the movers and shakers of the communication world. Core units provide a thorough grounding in media studies together with a range of practical experiences in the Monash Media Lab. This culminates in your choice of a final year media project or industry internship that can be taken in an approved organisation in Australia or overseas. You’ll develop a rich capacity to tackle the complexities of the media industry with diverse social awareness and a global outlook. Screen industries, technologies and cultures are changing faster than ever before. From Australian, Asian and European screen cultures through to Hollywood, TV and newer screen formats, this specialisation gives you an understanding of the transformations happening that inform contemporary media ecologies. How has the shift from local to global and analog to digital economies affected society? How is the representation of gender, race and class on screen addressed? Develop the ability to tackle these issues alongside conceptual and practical video production skills for a broad range of media platforms and screen cultures.