A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Common (2 units)	20	Units totalling 20 credit points selected from Common Units available at the time (e.g. units coded with a prefix of "CUC"). Students must complete the compulsory regional and indigenous issues unit (CUC107) and one of the two academic skills units. CUC107 Northern Perspectives (compulsory) Plus either: CUC100 Academic Literacies or CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology Select Common Units to find out more.
Core (4 units)	40	Compulsory Core units totalling 40 credit points from units detailed below: CAI101 Introduction to Multimedia CAI102 Creative Practice BCC202 Communication, Technology and Culture CAI202 Modernity
Specialist Electives (8 units)	80	Specialist Electives units totalling 80 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING BCC101 Foundations of Communications BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies BCC204 Professional Writing PRS101 Principles of Public Relationss PRS201 Practising Public Relations BCC301 Culture and Identity MKT101 Principles of Marketing MKT202 Marketing Communications COMMUNICATION DESIGN BCC101 Foundations of Communications BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies BCC204 Professional Writing BCC301 Culture and Identity SVA103 Introductory Studio (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit) NMD201 New Media Intermediate Studies (10 cp) x 2 (repeatable unit)
Electives (10 units)	100	Units totalling 100 credit points selected from units offered by the University. Students may select additional units from one of the approved sequences as elective if desired: CAI300 Creative and Industries Honours Preparation (last offered in 2008)
	240	Total Credit Points

Of the total 240 credit points:
· Not more than 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units
· A minimum of 40 credit points must be taken from 300 level units
· Not more than 30 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS"

COURSE CHANGES

Students enrolled in this course prior to 2009 will note there have been minor changes to the course for 2009.

CAI300 is no longer offered as of 2009

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010.  2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load.  Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦    ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦    maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

♦    check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level.  200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. CAI202.

Legend:

CU = Common Unit

CO = Core Unit

SE = Specialist Elective

E = Elective

Semester 1		Semester 2
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies OR CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology	CU	CUC107 Northern Perspectives	CU
CAI101 Introduction to Multimedia	CO	CAI102 Creative Practice	CO
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies	SE	BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies	SE
Elective	E	MKT101 Principles of Marketing	SE
Year 2
CAI202 Modernity	CO	BCC202 Communication, Technology and Culture	CO
PRS101 Principles of Public Relations	SE	BCC204 Professional Writing	SE
Elective	E	PRS201 Practising Public Relations	SE
Elective	E	Elective	E
Year 3
BCC301 Culture and Identity	SE	MKT202 Marketing Communications	SE
Elective	E	Elective	E
Elective	E	Elective	E
Elective	E	Elective	E
COMMUNICATION DESIGN SPECIALISATION Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies OR CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology	CU	CUC107 Northern Perspectives	CU
CAI101 Introduction to Multimedia	CO	CAI102 Creative Practice	CO
SVA103 Introductory Studio	SE	SVA103 Introductory Studio	SE
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies	SE	BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies	SE
Year 2
CAI202 Modernity	CO	BCC202 Communication, Technology and Culture	CO
Elective	E	BCC204 Professional Writing	SE
Elective	E	Elective	E
Elective	E	Elective	E
Year 3
BCC301 Culture and Identity	SE	Elective	E
NDM201 New Media Intermediate Studio	SE	NDM201 New Media Intermediate Studio	SE
Elective	E	Elective	E
Elective	E	Elective	E

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is for continuing students enrolled in the Bachelor of Communications.

Legend:

CU = Common Unit

CO = Core Unit

SE = Specialist Elective

E = Elective

Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1
CUC100 Academic Literacies	CU	CUC107 Northern Perspectives	CU
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies	CO	BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies	CO
Specialist Elective 1 (see choices below)	SE	Specialist Elective 2 (see choices below)	SE
Elective 1	E	Elective 2	E
Year 2
MKT201 Consumer Behaviour	CO	BCC202 Communication, Technology and Culture	CO
Specialist Elective 3 (see choices below)	SE	BCC204 Professional Writing	CO
Elective 3	SE	Specialist Elective 4 (see choices below)	SE
Elective 4	E	Elective 5	E
Year 3
BCC301 Culture and Identity	SE	Specialist Elective 6 (see choices below)	SE
Specialist Elective 5 (see choices below)	E	Elective 8	E
Elective 6	E	Elective 9	E
Elective 7	E	Elective 10	E

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010.  2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load.  Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦    ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦    maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

♦    check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level.  200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. CAI202.

Semester 1		Semester 2
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING Calendar Year 1
		CUC100 Academic Literacies	CU
		CAI102 Creative Practice	CO
		BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies	SE
		Elective	E
Calendar Year 2
CUC107 Northern Perspectives	CU	BCC204 Professional Writing	SE
CAI101 Introduction to Multimedia	CO	PRS201 Practising Public Relations	SE
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies	SE	MKT101 Principles of Marketing	SE
Elective	E	BCC202 Communication, Technology and Culture	CO
Calendar Year 3
CAI202 Modernity	CO	MKT202 Marketing Communications	SE
PRS101 Principles of Public Relations	SE	Elective	E
Elective	E	Elective	E
Elective	E	Elective	E
Calendar Year 4
BCC301 Culture and Identity	SE
Elective	E
Elective	E
Elective	E

Semester 1		Semester 2
COMMUNICATION DESIGN Calendar Year 1
		CUC100 Academic Literacies	CU
		CAI102 Creative Practice	CO
		SVA103 Introductory Studio (repeatable unit)	SE
		Elective	E
Calendar Year 2
CUC107 Northern Perspectives	CU	BCC204 Professional Writing	SE
CAI101 Introduction to Multimedia	CO	BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies	SE
SVA103 Introductory Studio (repeatable unit)	SE	BCC202 Communication, Technology and Culture	CO
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies	SE	Elective	E
Calendar Year 3
CAI202 Modernity	CO	NDM201 New Media Intermediate Studio (repeatable unit)	SE
NDM201 New Media Intermediate Studio(repeatable unit)	SE	Elective	E
Elective	E	Elective	E
Elective	E	Elective	E
Calendar Year 4
BCC301 Culture and Identity	SE
Elective	E
Elective	E
Elective	E