Career options

Communication and Media Studies courses provide students with highly developed skills in the analysis of communication processes in areas such as the media institutions, government media and communications policy, environment and power. Valuable skills and knowledge are gained in:

script analysis and critique for film and television
film comment for press and magazine publications
media analysis and interpretation and
group and individual communication skills for home and work place.

Students should carefully consider what major is paired with the Communication and Media Studies major:

Second Major	Career outcome
Journalism	In-depth knowledge of the media industry.
Media Production	Careers in film, television or radio industries.
Multimedia Studies	Multimedia production centre offer new and challenging career opportunities in this area.
Public Relations	Understanding of the social communication processes and institutional contexts that underlie the practice of public relations lead to careers involving community building and development, and the new field of communication policy specialisation
Teaching subjects such as English Literature or History	Students can go on to get a teaching degree
International Relations	Careers in foreign affairs
Politics and history	Careers in government policy development

Public and private sector professionals

Business and community organisations have a growing demand for people with the ability to analyse the communication process and develop ways to evaluate and improve the communication within organisations and between organisations and the outside community. If students are planning a career in public relations, they should combine the Communications and Media Studies major with a second major in Public Relations.

Communication policy specialists

People employed in these areas provide advice to communications industries and the government about a range of communication technology and policy issues.

Arts, culture or media industry specialists

The expansion of the Australian film, television and radio industries and the recent proliferation of multimedia production centres have presented interesting new employment opportunities. If students are planning a career in these areas, they should also study the Media Production or Multimedia majors.