This Bachelor of Design and Communication Study Plan is for students commencing in the current semester.
Year 1
Semester 1
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
COR109 Computer-Assisted Reporting | |||
CMN102 Crisis and Issues Management | |||
DES101 Media and Community Relations |
PLUS select either:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
DES105 Advertising Campaigns |
OR select 1 elective course from:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
CMN116 Advertising: Copy and Image | |||
CMN120 News Rounds | |||
CMN130 The Writer and the Law |
Semester 2
Select either:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
DES105 Media and Promotion: Tourism and Hospitality |
OR select 1 elective course from:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
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:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
DES103 Creative Writing D: Paperback Hero | |||
DES104 Digital Photojournalism and Feature Writing | |||
DES106 Public Relations Events Project |
OR select 1 course from:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
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
Semester 1
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
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:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
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:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
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
Semester 1
Select 2 advanced level (200 / 300 coded) course from:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
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:
Course | Semester of offer (Sunshine Coast) | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
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).