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Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement

This Bachelor of Design and Communication Study Plan is for students commencing in the current semester.

Year 1

Year 1

Semester 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
COR109 Computer-Assisted Reporting
CMN102 Crisis and Issues Management
DES101 Media and Community Relations

PLUS select either:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES105 Advertising Campaigns

OR select 1 elective course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN116 Advertising: Copy and Image
CMN120 News Rounds
CMN130 The Writer and the Law

 

Semester 2

Select either:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES105 Media and Promotion: Tourism and Hospitality

OR select 1 elective course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN116 Communication Campaign Planning
CMN130 News Writing: Print and Broadcast
CMN140 Online Journalism

You must select DES105 Project Leadership if you did not select this course in the previous semester.

PLUS select either 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES103 Creative Writing D: Paperback Hero
DES104 Digital Photojournalism and Feature Writing
DES106 Public Relations Events Project

OR select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES103 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
DES104 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
DES106 Creative Advertising

AND select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

PLUS select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Year 2

Year 2

Semester 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN213 Advanced News Reporting

PLUS select 1 required course from the one of the following streams for a major:

Graphic Design, 3D Design, e-Media Design.

PLUS select either:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES102 International Communication

AND select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

OR select 2 elective courses from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

 

Semester 2

Select 2 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) courses from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN222
CMN224
CMN228
CMN231
CMN237
CMN240 Research for Decision Making

PLUS select 1 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) required course from the one of the following streams for a major:

Graphic Design, 3D Design, e-Media Design.

PLUS select 1 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) elective course from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Year 3

Year 3

Semester 1

Select 2 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN214
CMN216
CMN226 Managerial Informatics
CMN227 Managerial Economics
CMN228
CMN237
CMN248
CMN249 Strategic Financial Management

PLUS select 2 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) required courses from the one of the following streams for a major:

Graphic Design, 3D Design, e-Media Design.

 

Semester 2

Select 1 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN222 Managing Human Capital
CMN224 Business Model Development
CMN228 Systems for Measuring Performance
CMN231 Event Leadership
CMN235 Quantitative Data Analysis
CMN237
CMN240 Leading Strategic Change

PLUS select 2 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) required courses from the one of the following streams for a major:

Graphic Design, 3D Design, e-Media Design.

PLUS select 1 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) elective course from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).