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Bachelor of Arts Major Popular Culture
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Commonwealth supported
    AUD 5864
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 15200
Entry requirements
  • OP/Rank: 16/66
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 15280
  • On-campus
    AUD 18080

What will I study?

Program structure

COMBINATION 1
Courses to be studied Units
Core courses 4
plus 1 x 12-unit Interdisciplinary Major  12
plus 1 x 8-unit Major  8 
Total 24
COMBINATION 2
Courses to be studied Units
Core courses 4
plus 1 x 12-unit Interdisciplinary Major 12
plus 2 x 4-unit Minor 8
or 1 x 4-unit Minor plus 4 x Electives
or 8 x Electives
Total 24
Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.
Core courses:
CMS1000Communication and Scholarship
EDC2200Indigenous Perspectives
HMT1000History of Western Ideas
HMT2000Ethical Issues and Human Rights
Popular Culture Major:Select four from the following:
CMS1010Introduction to Communication Studies
CMS1012Introduction to Media Studies
ENL1000Introduction to Literature
ENL1001Australian Stories
JRN1000Journalism Practice
MEA1004Cinematic Language
plus six from the following:
CMS2017Australian Television
CMS2018Audience and Industry
CMS2019Global Hollywood
ENL2003The Art of Storytelling
JRN2010News Literacy
MUI2006Musical Contexts 3: Western Popular Music
THE2002Community and Political Theatre
VSA2000Perspectives in Contemporary Art
plus two from the following:
CMS3013New Media
ENL3005The Australian Novel 1975-2010
HIS3003Contemporary America1

Other majors for the Bachelor of Arts are: Anthropology, Archaeology, Asian Studies, Australian Studies, Communication and Media Studies, Contemporary International Studies, Creative Media, English Literature, History, Indigenous Studies, Indonesian Language, International Relations, Journalism, Language and Culture (German and Mandarin Chinese), Music (Theory & History), Public Relations, Theatre Theory, Visual Arts Theory, Writing and Society.

Footnotes

1 Offered in odd-numbered years (2013 etc).