Communication and Science

This double degree increases livelihood options across communication and science fields. The communication program prepares students for professional roles in the rapidly evolving communication businesses. Students gain exposure to a wide variety of communication literacies and local and worldwide communication platforms through post-secondary instruction, international study experiences and involvement with world-leading research. Students will understand the significance of cultural diversity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, in national and globalised communications environments. The science program offers a wide array of science options and the flexibility to tailor a science degree to satisfy student's individual interests and career ambitions. The real-world method of instruction ensures the course has a substantial practical component providing pupils with the skills sought by employers.

Journalism: Australian Writers' Association (AJA) section of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). Graduates of every Science major qualify for associate or full membership of several discipline-based professional associations.

• Year 12, or equivalent
• Assumed knowledge: English, or Literature, or English and Literature, or English as Another Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
• Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C).