Bachelor of Communication
Understanding your Bachelor of Communication Program
The information below explains some of the terms used and the requirements of your Bachelor of Communication program.
Programs, Courses and Units
At UQ we refer to your degree as a program and a subject as a course.
Courses
Most UQ courses are 2 units in value.
If you are a full-time student you will undertake 8 units (4 courses) each semester.
Units
To complete the BCommun program you must successfully complete 48 units, which usually equates to 24 courses.*
As you progress you will complete courses at Level 1, Level 2 and then Level 3. You can select up to 24 units of courses at Level 1.
*BCommun dual programs contain 32 units
Majors and Minors
Some of the courses you complete will form your extended major, majors or minor.
The key difference between majors, extended majors and minors is how many courses you will need to take from those disciplines to complete them.
Bachelor of Communication. You can choose from either:
- Two majors
- One major and two minors
- One major, one minor and electives
- One major and electives
All structures involve 16 units of Core courses (compulsory for all BCommun students)
*BCommun dual programs include only one major of 16 units
Within your major, there are compulsory courses, which you must pass to complete your major, and elective courses, which you can select to form the rest of your major.
The final element to your degree is general electives. If you choose a structure with electives. You can select individual courses of your choice from the BCommun course list or other undergraduate course lists.
Make sure you read the program requirements to ensure you understand the requirements of your degree.
Still confused? Check out this video made by HASS undergraduate students explaining how to understand your program.
Planning your Program
At UQ, a standard full-time workload is 16 units over the year – this breaks down to 8 units (or four courses) each semester.
Please use the PDF below for the semester in which you commenced your Bachelor of Communication (BCommun) program to draft an enrolment plan. This planner should be read in conjunction with your program requirements (select your year of commencement from the dropdown box).
You don’t have to decide what courses you want to do for your whole program at the start of your first semester – we only ask you to choose courses one year at a time.
So, all you need to worry about at this stage is choosing four courses for your first semester of study and four courses for your second semester of study, taking into account all compulsory core courses.
The Starting at UQ website provides a guide for completing your enrolment.
International Students with Credit Arrangements
Please see the Study Plans section of our International Students webpage.
Bachelor of Communication Dual Degrees
The Bachelor of Communication can be studied as a dual degree with:
- Bachelor of Business Management/Communication
- Bachelors of Communication / Arts
- Bachelors of Communication / Journalism
Make sure to check the program requirements for your dual program as they may be different to the single BCommun program.
- Bachelor of Advanced Humanities (Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts - Dual Program
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Communication
- Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Bachelor of Education (Secondary) - Dual Program
- Bachelor of Humanities/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- Bachelor of International Studies
- Bachelor of Journalism
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Social Science